Jun 5 2016

A Little Bit of Universe Alignment

A little universe alignment for two friends. 

Without scheming or calculation, Pete and Paul played gigs on the same night in the same town, a block away from each other. The proximity made for some welcome party crashing. Pete…

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Jun 2 2016

Gord Downie

Like so many Canadians, I've been feeling the sucker punch of the news of Gord Downie's brain cancer prognosis.  For those of you who aren't Canadian, he's the frontman, poet, towering creative powerhouse of The Tragically Hip, a much beloved…
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Mar 3 2016

L'Arche Creative Hands Studio

An honour to play in support of L'Arche Hamilton's Creative Hands Studio on Mar.04 at 541 - Eatery & Exchange.

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I'm a fan of the L'Arche Community and the way they choose to live. Also lucky enough to co-create…

Feb 22 2016

+11 and -30

Thank you music lovers in eastern Ontario for coming to shows in Kingston, Kemptville and Ottawa area. Thank you Musiikki Café, Job and Jacqueline van Hartingsveldt, The Branch Restaurant and Texas Grill, Ben and Christina Stapper and Mike Hogeterp for…

Jan 4 2016

2015

 Low Country Hill is thankful for...  

-the year gone by.   
-meeting incredible people in cozy music gathering spots all over Ontario (and Montreal too).  
-learning to live a little more poised in performance skin and ordinary skin (which are…

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Dec 10 2015

Syrian Refugees Arriving in Canada

Of course it's not news to most Canadians that Canada is welcoming about 25000 Syrian refugees within the next few months.  World Vision Canada has been responding to the humanitarian needs of Syrians who have fled from conflict within their…

Dec 5 2015

Last shows of 2015

Good times at Except For Kenneth in Hamilton on Thursday eve. Thank you Susan for your warm welcome. Vocal mics and PA speakers were set aside (after some initial tech issues), the formality factor turned down a notch or two…

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Nov 23 2015

Mahtay Café in St. Catharines

Thank you everyone for coming out to my show at Mahtay Café & Lounge on Saturday in St. Catharines. A joy to play music in a full room. Thank you Chris Lowes and the kind staff at the café.

A…

Nov 16 2015

Robert VanHartingsveldt Memorial Bursary

Had the great joy of playing Low Country Hill and Immigrants songs with my good friend Peter Zantingh on Saturday, November 07. Thank you Dave King, Mark McIntyre, and Jimmy Hayes III for pulling out all the stops. What a…

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Sep 28 2015

Roll over Jack Kerouac

Thank you to Chris and Alex et al at Musiikki Café for a great night on Friday. Your little hole in the wall holds some enchantment. With a max capacity of 30 people, the room is friendly to vocal and…
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Sep 14 2015

Oct.03 (2015 and 1987)

Thank you Station One Coffeehouse for the invitation to play on Saturday.  And thank you to everyone who came to listen.  It's a big deal to me that you made the choice to go out for the evening to take…