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COULSON CONCERTS
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Allison Lupton’s balance of strong composition and sensitive musicality makes her a fine contemporary songwriter and interpreter of the tradition and the works of her fellow songsmiths.
Born and raised on a second-generation dairy farm in rural Ontario, Allison Lupton has always been immersed in Canadian folk life, but it took a love and intense study of Irish and Celtic music for her to find her way to the Canadian folk music tradition that she has grown up around.
Allison brings to life the best of the contemporary folk music scene in Ontario, while incorporating the Celtic influences that have been such an important part of the Canadian immigrant story as well as her own musical path.
Allison will be joined at Coulson by Shane Cook and Kyle Waymouth.
A Canadian and U.S. national fiddle champion, Shane Cook is a multi-instrumentalist who captivates audiences with technically thrilling and adventurous performances. While Shane enjoys playing and arranging everything from traditional Irish and Scottish music to pop and bluegrass, he has distinguished himself as a master of the Canadian old-time fiddle tradition.
Kyle was an on-stage guitar player for the 2016 Stratford Festival production of As You Like It. Currently, Kyle teaches music and dance at Judy’s School of Dance and performs with numerous groups including The Fitzgeralds, Shane Cook, and Dan Stacey.
Located at 301 Horseshoe Valley Rd. W., the little white church has stood watch at the top of Coulson hill on Horseshoe Valley Road for over 140 years. The church, built in 1881, was closed as a place of worship in the 1960s and recently restored preserving many original features, including an ornate Victorian tin ceiling, pews, plank flooring, a cast-iron and nickel-plated stove, and the original pulpit. Coulson Church provides an enchanting setting in which to enjoy authentic Canadian music.
The show is Sunday, Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 at annewalker.ca/the-coulson-concerts.
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