Garnet Rogers, Lynn Miles performing in Barrie in September

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BARRIE FOLK SOCIETY
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BarrieFolk is excited to host two very talented Canadian icons — Lynn Miles and Garnet Rogers — on Friday, Sept. 20.

Coming from a country renowned for having outstanding singer-songwriters, Miles is considered Canadian songwriting royalty. With a Juno Award in 2003 for Roots Traditional Album of the Year, Lynn subsequently scored Juno nominations in 2011 and 2006. She has taken home six Canadian Folk Music Awards including three for Songwriter of the Year.

Miles has the ability to instantly convert listeners into lifetime fans. On her newest album (her 16th), TumbleWeedyWorld, she sings about the differences between people, which ultimately only demonstrates how we are so much the same. As always her ever-emotive voice carries each lyric with breathtaking clarity and heart-wrenching honesty. This album has been nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award for Album of the Year.

She has also produced albums for five other singer/songwriters and given talks on ‘artists and mental health.’ Miles is a performing artist, public speaker, teacher, producer and imperfect human with an open heart, and a good sense of humour.

Born in Hamilton, Ont., to parents of Nova Scotian descent, Garnet Rogers spent many hours in front of the old floor model radio listening to Grand Ole Opry broadcasts and harmonizing with his brother, the late folk legend Stan Rogers.

At 18, Garnet was on the road as a full-time working musician with brother Stan. Together they formed what has come to be accepted as one of the most influential duos in the history of North American folk music. Garnet acted as producer and arranger for his older brother from 1973 to 1983, when Stan died tragically in a plane crash. Since then, Garnet has courageously established himself as a formidable solo artist.

With his “smooth, dark baritone” (Washington Post), his incredible range and thoughtful, dramatic phrasing, Garnet is widely considered by fans and critics alike to be one of the finest singers anywhere. His music, like the man himself, is literate, passionate, highly sensitive, and deeply purposeful. Cinematic in detail, his songs give expression to the unspoken language of the heart.

As memorable as his songs, his over-the-top humour and lightning-quick wit move his audiences from tears to laughter and back again. Garnet has been a headliner at concert venues and festivals such as Wolf Trap, Lincoln Center, and Art Park, sharing the stage with performers such as Mary Chapin Carpenter, Billy Bragg, Bill Monroe, Ferron, Greg Brown, and Guy Clark.

The concert starts at 8 p.m. and takes place at Burton Avenue United Church (37 Burton Ave., Barrie). Tickets are $30 (plus $3.64 surcharge), $35 at the door (cash only). Tickets can be purchased at www.barriefolk.com. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

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