Fri, Mar 27th, 8-10pm, Concert – Greg Simm with Newfoundland’s Dave Panting 
Greg Simm, a mainstay on the Nova Scotia music scene for over 30 years.  Dave Panting performed for many years with seminal NL folk rockers "Figgy Duff" and has toured extensively as a member of the Maritime celtic-rock unit "Rawlins Cross". He has also recorded some great original and traditional acoustic music over the last few years . He plays guitar,mandolin, sings and tells great stories about his musical adventures.  http://www.gregsimm.com/  http://www.davepanting.com/ 
Advance Tickets $10 at Char’s Landing, Gayle’s Fashions & Rollin Art Centre.  out-of-towners call 250-730-1636 to purchase via Visa/MC/Debit
TX@door $13 FMI http://alberni.ca/events/12671   Char’s 19+ Lounge opens M-F 4pm, S-S 1pm www.charslanding.com Char’s Landing, 4815 Argyle @5th. Port Alberni V9Y 1V9
Dave Panting & Greg Simm -Bios
Detour – A string driven side trip down the musical back roads of Britain, Ireland and North America.
 
Dave Panting has been a key figure in helping define the “East Coast” sound for over forty years. From his early work with the seminal folk rock band “Figgy Duff” to his recent success with Celtic-rock band  “Rawlins Cross” Panting has cast a lasting impression on the music scene of Eastern Canada. Currently residing in St John’s NL, Dave can be heard performing regularly with the “Forgotten Bouzouki” a group dedicated to preserving traditional Greek music.
Greg Simm is based in Dartmouth NS and has been associated with a long list of performers from that area for over forty years. Growing up playing clubs across the Maritimes and Ontario was his introduction to the music scene. As well as performing for many years with some of Atlantic Canada’s best loved performers such as Gordon Stobbe, John Gracie, and Kendra MacGillivray he also toured five years with Grammy Award winner Denny Doherty of the 60’s super group “The Mamas & Papas”
 
 
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