Hey, you want to be in my movie?

I have been making a documentary about Sorry Cousins (hot new Toronto band!) and I need your input. I want you to be in the doc!

The idea of this documentary is that it keeps changing (growing?) Version 2.0 (below) has followed us and all our gigs up until now including performing with a 30 piece choir. Now I want you to record your impressions of the band and/or the film and I will put you in the movie! You don't have to be positive. I can take some criticism (I think).

I want version 3.0 to star YOU. So...record a quick soundbite of your impressions of this little movie, the music etc. and send it to me at: tim@guildwoodrecords.com

Watch for the updated version in the next few weeks.

Did a funny internet tv interview today. Amazing how much time this type of thing eats up. Oh well, it was kind of fun in quirky, weird way. I find you always learn something from things like this.

I did love that some of my peers from the US on the banjo hangout website tuned in and most importantly; my Dad watched it. Yay Dad!!

Here is the press release for the big Mothers Day show that I was pushing online today. I have much work to do as the banjo part is quite interesting. Lots of shifting time signatures and interesting banjo writing.

A Canadian Premiere

THE WORLD BELOVED: A BLUEGRASS MASS



The Eastminster Choir presents the Canadian Premiere of The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass by Carol Barnett on Sunday, May 8 at 7:00 p.m. at Eastminster United Church 310 Danforth Avenue (at Jackman) in Toronto.



The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass is a ground breaking work that mashes sacred classical choral tradition with the sparkling down home bluegrass sound of mandolin, violin, guitar, banjo and string bass. The inspired result is spirited new music - the perfect entry point for choral music lovers to the infectious energy of bluegrass, and for bluegrass fans to the beauty of choral singing.



The work features the Eastminster United Church Choir under the musical direction of Jacqueline Sadler with special guests, Tim Posgate and Sorry Cousins.



Eastminster is a Danforth Avenue United Church rightly proud of its thirty voice adult choir – a combination of professional singers and dedicated amateurs who not only raise their voices on Sunday mornings, but have also raised thousands of dollars for a variety of worthwhile causes at fundraisers throughout the city – singing everything from Bach to the Beatles and from Mendelsohn to Motown.



The choir is joined by Sorry Cousins, a new string band fronted by Canadian banjo player and multi-instrumentalist Tim Posgate. This is a quintet that prides itself on being bluegrass one minute and Zappa-inspired the next. The five members bring eclectic individual musical histories to bear on the collective “freak out” they call, Sorry Cousins. They are: Tim Posgate, banjo, Victor Bateman, bass, Adrian Gross, mandolin, Darryl Poulsen, guitar, and James McKie, fiddle.



The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass is the work of award-winning American composer, Carol Barnett. Barnett is a long-time fixture on the Minnesota music scene, whose work has been called “audacious and engaging” – having scored works for solo and choral voice, piano, organ, wind ensembles, string bands and steel drums.



Admission to The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass is by donation.



For more information, visit the Eastminster website at www.eastminsteruc.org or call Eastminster at (416) 463-2179.

It occurs to me that some people (hi Dad!) really like advance notice on gigs etc. I thought I would let you know about some really interesting gigs I have coming up in Toronto. The details will follow but this is just the early warning:

Electric fiddle player Jaron-Freeman Fox and I have a new duo called FREAK FLAG! (I play electric guitar) We are making our world debut at a benefit for Clay and Paper Theatre on April 18 at the Annex Theatre on Brunswick ave.

I have been writing music for a string quintet that I lead (and play banjo in) called Sorry Cousins. We are playing a fun double bill with the Roofhoppers at the Freetimes Cafe. Great spot to eat drink and hear music. This will be May 26, 9pm. (one long set!)

Also, Sorry Cousins has been invited to perform a Bluegrass "Mass" with the Eastminister United Church choir on May 8, 7pm. this is right at the Chester subway stop on the Danforth. (if you are really into long term planning this show will be re-staged in Vaughan at the Vaughan playhouse on October 15)

If this wasn't enough fun already; Monday June 13 the Tim Posgate Horn Trio (w/ Lina Allemano and Quinsin Nachoff) will be playing a gig my neighbourhood pub The Emmet Ray. We will be playing all the Hornband hits and there will hopefully be some special guests.

Stay tuned here (or Facebook if you do that kinda thing) for more details.

tim