Mark and Tom's Past Dates (selective)
For those of you
who are interested in history, wishing to contact a
club, or merely trying to remember where you were
or what you were drinking when you first heard one
of Mark or Tom's compositions, here's a list of
Mark and Tom's previous performances. Unless
otherwise stated, all of these venues are in
Toronto.
2010
Jan 8 & 9th
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the Barley Room Pub from 6:30 - 11:00 - ish. This
venue is well known for it's award winning cuisine
and they have recently built a hotel on
site.
Jan 10th
"St.
Andrews Presbyterian
Church",
Picton 10:30
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
for Rev. Lynne Donovan's ever interesting service.
All are welcome.
Jan 15 &
16th
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the King Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping.
It's always fun to play there. It's a friendly
Irish pub with good food and great craic. Big Al
Mckinley usually sits in and Rick the manager can
usually be coaxed into singing up some Johnny
Cash.
Jan 21st
"Jake's
Boathouse",
59 First Gulf Boulevard (at Steeles Ave and Highway
410),
Brampton.
(905) 451-9695.
Haines &
Leighton.help
Mike Cuttle and the jakes crew kick off their 30th
anniversary. Mark and Tom will be bringing out
their most eclectic repetoire with lost of
favorites and some surprises. For reservations
905-451-9695 or
<mailto:tracy@jakesboathouse.com>tracy@jakesboathouse.com
Jan 22 &
23rd
"Jake's
Boathouse",
59 First Gulf Boulevard (at Steeles Ave and Highway
410),
Brampton.
(905) 451-9695 It's a reunion of
"Mark
Haines & the
Zippers".
It's an entertaining and VERY eclectic
repetoire, Mostly rock'n roll based. Marks band
used to RULE this place. The Zippers line up will
include Tom
leighton, Mitch Lewis and Rodney St
Amand. 9:00
- 1:00 Very good food and a fun
atmosphere.reservations 905-451-9695 or
<mailto:tracy@jakesboathouse.com>tracy@jakesboathouse.com
Jan 29th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a beautiful room with good food and seems to
be very well run. It's worth the drive ALMOST TO
ACTON!
Feb 5 & 6
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the Barley Room Pub from 6:30 - 11:00 -
ish.
Feb
7th"St.
Andrews Presbyterian
Church",
Picton 10:30
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
for Rev. Lynne Donovan's ever interesting service.
All are welcome.
Feb 13th
Harriston, Ontario, (in the lower auditorium of
the
public
library.)
Tom is in concert with song writing legend
Marie Lynne
Hammond.
concert at 8 pm, Check out Marie Lynne on her
website.
Feb 26th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a beautiful room with good food and seems to
be very well run.
Feb 27th
a DANCE at
St.
Barnabas Church
Hall,
Danforth Ave, Toronto (across the street from
carrot Common).
Tom
Leighton
leads the
amazing combo with
Conrad
Kipping and
Jeffrey Weismiller pm flute, whistle and viol de
gamba. .The
Toronto Country
Dancers are
an absolutely wonderful way to spend an evening.
All dances are explained prior to the music so you
can have fun with little or NO dancing experience.
All the music is uplifting. How can you go wrong???
IF YOU COME OUT AND DON'T HAVE A GREAT TIME - TOM
WILL PAY FOR YOUR ADMISSION!!!! They also give
primany dance coaching at 7:00 The dance starts at
7:30 For more details visit their site:
http://ieee.uwaterloo.ca/~tcd/
Feb 28th
"St.
John's
Church"
Tom
plays the
service with
Anne
Lederman.
It's probably the most ecentric congregation in
Toronto, and one of the friendliest and most
interesting. 10:30 am.
Mar 5 & 6
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the King Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping.
It's always fun to play there. It's a friendly
Irish pub with good food and great craic. Big Al
Mckinley usually sits in and Rick the manager can
usually be coaxed into singing up some Johnny
Cash.
Mar 10 & 11
the annual Wexford Variety Show details to
come.
Mar 17th Come
and celebrate
St. Paddy's
Day with
Haines -
Leighton
in a rare
Toronto appearance by the duo, and it's
at
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W.
PHONE:
531-6604
with Special
Guests: CONRAD KIPPING! Everyone's favorite concert
venue. It should be BIG fun and NO
GREEN
BEER!!
Mar 24
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm.
with.
Tom Leighton & Conrad
Kipping
and all of
their
instruments.
The food is fantastic and the room is warm and
intimate. It's a long time favorite venue for Tom
and Conrad.
Mar 26th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a beautiful room with good food and is very
well run.... and NO TV to distract from the craic.
Tom just realized that the Crook has it's name
because the owner is a pastor for one of our
reserve regiments.
Mar
27
Toronto Contra
Dance
with Anne
Lederman & Tom
Leighton at
St.
Barnabas Church Hall on the
Danforth.
It's across the road from the Carrot Common and the
Chester Subway stop. Tom LOVES these dances. The
Toronto Dance gang are very welcoming, they offer
beginner classes prior to each dance, and they walk
through each dance before the music starts ......
AND the music is all UP!!! It's a wonderful
night.
Mar 28th
"St.
John's
Church"
Tom
plays the
service with
Anne
Lederman.
It's probably the most ecentric congregation in
Toronto, and one of the friendliest and most
interesting. 10:30 am.
Apr 9 & 10
Want to
sing with
Tom
Leighton???
Join
us
for:
Sing
7 at
Eaglewood,
Pfferlaw,
Ont with Tom
Leighton and
Carol
Hasek.. This
excellent choral weekend is organized by
Margaret
Almack and
we've really had a ball these past 6 years. It's
very informal with lots of singing. You don't HAVE
to have choral experience to enjoy yourself.
Singing always makes you feel good and doing it
with like minded people makes you feel even
better!! There will be more master classes with
Carol but this year will concentrade on coaching
ensembles. That will be an interesting change from
laswt year. That really puts the "theory" into a
more relevant context. We perform a VERY informal
concert followed by an open stage - mostly for
ourselves though we make a CD which sounds pretty
damn good considering the amount of practice time!
Anyone who have been to the grounds at Eaglewood
will remember how beautiful the site is, aaaaand
it's still too early for bugs!! Here is
Margaret's address for more information:
rothalma@mail.ils.net
Apr 24
House
concert
with Marie
Lynne
Hammond
accompanied by
Tom
Leighton.
George
& Monica
Auerbach
host this Concert@AUER-House! Starts at 7:30,
Contact:
auerworld@gmail.com
Apr 25th
"St.
John's Anglican
Church",
288 Humberside Avenue Toronto, (near Bloor and
Keele), Tom
plays the
service with accordionist
Jaroslaw
Czerwinec.
It's probably the most ecentric congregation in
Toronto, and one of the friendliest and most
interesting. 10:30 am.
Marie-Lynn
Hammond is a true Canadian folk icon. The
co-founder of the 70s band, Stringband, Marie-Lynn
is also a playwright, author, radio personality,
bi-lingual singer/songwriter with a wide repertoire
of songs funny, personal, intelligent, &
biting. Tom is a long time fan and is looking
forward to playing her wonderful songs. Address: 41
German Mills Road, Thornhill (just north of Don
Mills and Steeles).
May 1st a fund
raiser at the
Hilton
Hotel,
London
for
Bethany's
Hope
Foundation.
with Mark
Haines &
the Zippers
(with Tom L. Mitch Lewis & Rodney St. Amand).
Google the
foundation for details.
May 13th
Mark Haines
& Tom Leighton in
concert at
"St.
John's Anglican
Church",
288 Humberside Avenue Toronto, (near Bloor and
Keele), time: 7:30 Tickets will be $15.00 for
adults and $5.00 for kids under 12. For advance
tickets or more info contact
Debbie
O'Connell
416-622-9388 or
mail to:
debbie_o@sympatico.ca>debbie_o@sympatico.ca This
is a church that Tom has played at as part of the
regular church service. It's a wonderful building
with great sound and atmosphere.
May 21 & 22
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the King Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping.
This is a real Irish Pub with great food and great
craic. It's a favorite of Tom &
Conrad's.
May 26 - 29th
(plus a
matinee,.Wexford
Music
Theatre
presents their production
of RENT
(Tom
Leighton and
Bob
Johnston are
the musical directors and orchestrators,
Anne
Merriam
continues to direct each show and
Honey
Frid is the
choreographer). A Wexford Production is hard to
describe. The company is made up of 150 dedicated
kids that include their own pit band and the
production numbers are breathtaking. NOBODY could
afford to do BIG the way Wexford does!!
Wexford
School for the
Arts is
located at
1176
Pharmacy Ave
(just north
of Lawrence). ph 416 - 396 - 6874. Show times are
at 7:30. You will NEVER get a better deal than a
show at Wexford.
June 9th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm.
with.
Tom Leighton & Conrad
Kipping
and all of
their
instruments.
The food is fantastic and the room is warm and
intimate. It's a long time favorite venue for Tom
and Conrad.
June 19th
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the Barley Room Pub from 6:30 - 11:00 -
ish.
June 20th
St.
Andrews Presbyterian
Church",
Picton 10:30
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
for Rev. Lynne Donovan's ever interesting service.
All are welcome.
June 26th
private funciton.
June 27th
St.
Andrews Presbyterian
Church",
Picton 10:30
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
for Rev. Lynne Donovan's ever interesting service.
All are welcome.
June 30th
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
a PRE CANADA DAY lunch hour. 1 Queen St. (South
east corner) We'll pay a musical visit to as many
parts of theCountry as good taste
permits!!
July 4th
St.
Andrews Presbyterian
Church",
Picton 10:30
Tom Leighton
play for
Rev. Lynne Donovan's ever interesting service. All
are welcome.
July 5 - 10 Tom
is part of a musical team working with young
musicians and singers in Prince Edward County. For
more information contact: Suzanne Pasternak.
suzannepasternak@gmail.com or phone at (613)
476-6143
July 11th
St.
Andrews Presbyterian
Church",
Picton 10:30
Tom Leighton
play for
Rev. Lynne Donovan's ever interesting service. All
are welcome.
Aug 20 - 22
Summerfolk,
Qwen Sound,
Ont.
Want to
perform Tom
Leighton??
Join the
Summerfolk
Choir. Tom
will be leading this community choir for the 7th
straight year. It's fun, musically "friendly" and
you will perform with us, a professional rhythm
section.
....... and
we present on the Mainstage Sunday night.
Aug 23
Zeke AID,
Regent
Theatre,
Picton. Tom will be one of many performers at this
fund raiser for fiddle great Zeke Mazurek who has
had his performing carreer ended due to life
threatening illness. Sylvia Tyson, Prarie Oyster,
Sneezy Waters and Georgette Fry are some of the
talent donating their talents for this event. If
you would like to contribute to Zeke in his time of
need, please contact Suzanne Pasternak at 613 476
6143 or e-mail her at
suzannepasternak@gmail.com
Sept 11th 11:00
am
Wellington,
Prince Edward County, outside the library,
Tom
will provide music for an unveiling of a public art
piece. It was commissioned by
Paul
Lang to
honour his late wife Les. The artists and the mayor
will be on hand as well.
Sept 11th
at 7:30
there is a DANCE at
St.
Barnabas Church
Hall,
Danforth Ave, Toronto (across the street from
carrot Common).
Fiddle
Great Anne
Lederman and Tom
Leighton
play for the
Toronto Country
Dancers.
These dances are absolutely wonderful. All dances
are explained prior to the music so you can have
fun with little or NO dancing experience. The
caller this dance will be Tom Calwell. All the
music is uplifting. How can you go wrong??? IF YOU
COME OUT AND DON'T HAVE A GREAT TIME - TOM WILL PAY
FOR YOUR ADMISSION!!!! For more details visit their
site: http://ieee.uwaterloo.ca/~tcd/
Aug 28th
Haines &
Leighton are in concert on
PEI. There
is a new venue in downtown Souris! It's
the
Souris Show
Hall.
It's been a long time since the duo has performed
on Mark's home terf so they will have a lot of
catching up to do. Admission is 12.50, show time is
7:30 but please check with the hall for
confirmation of time.
IF YOU'RE GOING
TO BE ON P.E.I.,
Mark
Haines is
part of a production of "MESA"
at the
Victoria
Playhouse,
Victoria. he is an on stage musician but is also
several characters .... AND he is playing PIANO in
addition to guitar and
mandolin!!!
Check the venue for dates.
Sept 17
& 18
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the Prince Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00 This will be
Tom Leighton
with Conrad
Kipping.
It's an authentic Irish pub and you can't get more
downtown than here!!
Sept 22th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm.
with.
Tom Leighton & Conrad
Kipping
and all of
their instruments. Chances are they will be out on
Don and Carols wonderful patio. It's worth driving
there just for the worlds greatest bread pudding.
Sept
24th
POSPONED DUE
TO FAMILY
EMERGENCY!
Haines &
Leighton are
in Concert 7:30 p.m. @
the
Millpond
Centre,
106 Victoria St., Alliston On, just a short country
ride north of 401/400. Come enjoy great music in
our pure air ! This is a return engagement for
Mark'n Tom. It's a lovely venue with no bad seats
and excellent acoustics. For more details ph. The
Cafe 705-435-7045 or
www.millpondgroup.net
Sept 25th
,POSPONED
DUE TO FAMILY
EMERGENCY!
8pm. It's
Folk Night at the
Registry,
thanks to
David
Leask and
Jeff
Wiseman who
have swithched their date in January with
us.
Sept 26th
Haines &
Leighton are
in concert at
St.
Andrews
Place,
111 Larch St., Sudbury. This is the first in the
Dairy Queen
Out Of The
Cold fall
concert series with all profits going to the hot
meal program. Show time is 7:00, Tickets are $20
available at the door or call Bob 523-6200 to
reserve. bobbale@sympatico.ca
Oct. 3
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W.
Tom Leighton
is part of
the band for
Sootara's
fundraiser for the Daily Food
Bank giving
them $5 from the door.. Showtime: 8 pm.
Also in the band is
Bill Candy,
Gene Falbo, Bob de Salle and Don Englert
Call for dinner
reservations and priority seating. Advance tickets
$20 www.hughsroom.com or
http://www.sootaramusic.com/fr_home.cfm
Oct 7th
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W.
Tom Leighton
is part of
the band for legendary singer/songwriter
Ron
Hynes's CD
release party for "Stealing Genius".
Showtime: 8 pm.
Paul
Mills leads
the band that includes
Pat Carey,
Al Cross and Alex
Fraser. This
is a fantastic CD by a performer at the very top of
his craft.
Oct 10th
St.
Andrews Presbyterian
Church",
Picton 10:30
Tom Leighton
play for
Rev. Lynne Donovan's ever interesting service. All
are welcome.
Oct 15th Picton,
7:30 p.m
Marie Lynne
Hammond in
concert with
Tom
Leighton
Location:
upstairs at Books &
Company,
289 Main Street, Picton, ON, K0K 2T0 Tel: (613) 476
3037. Admission: $12 waged, $10 unwaged. Tickets at
the door only; doors open at 7:00 p.m. Part of
proceeds to benefit Zeke Mazurek (a former
Stringband fiddler battling cancer) & family.
No reservations needed -- its a big
space!
Oct 16th Ottawa,
Marie Lynne
Hammond in
concert with
Tom
Leighton
Location: house concert (three cheers for Antonia,
who volunteered to host!) in the Westboro area
Phone or email for address: (613) 761-1279
<mailto:anmorton@rogers.com>anmorton@rogers.com
Seating is limited, so please RSVP before Oct.
12.
Suggested
donation: $15 waged, $12 unwaged. And feel free to
bring drinks & snacks to share at the break
à la great house concert
tradition!
Oct 22 & 23
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the Prince Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
with Conrad
Kipping are
back! It's an authentic Irish pub and you can't get
more downtown than here!!
Oct 24th
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W.
Tom Leighton
is part of
the band for
Sue
Lawrence's
CD release party for "Lawrencetown". details TBA
www.hughsroom.com
Oct 29th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a beautiful room with good food and is very
well run.... and NO TV to distract from the craic.
Tom just realized that the Crook has it's name
because the owner is a pastor for one of our
reserve regiments.
Oct 30th
at 7:30
there is a DANCE at
St.
Barnabas Church
Hall,
Danforth Ave, Toronto (across the street from
carrot Common).
Tom Leighton
& Conrad Kipping
will
play for the
Toronto Country
Dancers.
2009
Jan 8th
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W.
Tom
Leighton
accompanies
Paul Mills
and Joanne
Crabtree in
their CD release.
Jan 23
"Jake's
Boathouse",
Walkers Line,
Burlington
(you can see
it as you cross the 403). (905) 451-9695 Mark and
Tom will be there in some form of "Mark Haines
& the Zippers". It's an entertaining and
VERY eclectic repetoire, Mostly rock'n roll based.
Marks band used to RULE this place. 9:00 - 1:00
Very good food and a fun atmosphere.
Jan 24
"Jake's
Boathouse",
59 First Gulf Boulevard (at Steeles Ave and Highway
410),
Brampton.
(905) 451-9695 Mark and Tom will be there in some
form of "Mark Haines & the Zippers".
It's an entertaining and VERY eclectic
repetoire, Mostly rock'n roll based. Marks band
used to RULE this place. 9:00 - 1:00 Very good food
and a fun atmosphere.
Jan 25
Jake's
Boathouse
59 First Gulf Boulevard (at Steeles Ave and Highway
410),
Brampton.
Celebrate Robbie Burns night with Mark, Tom in some
form of "Mark Haines & the Zippers". The
1st set will be Scottish influenced complete with a
damn good hagis! The rest of the night will be
Zippers repetoire.7 - 10:00 Very good food and a
fun atmosphere.
Jan 30th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a beautiful room with good food and seems to
be very well run. It's worth the drive ALMOST TO
ACTON!
Feb 27 & 28
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the King Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad Kipping
Mar 7th
"St.
John's
Church"
4:00 a benefit titled 'Songs of Hope'. for a
wonderfully nonconformist congregation. with
Tom Leighton
&
Anne
Lederman,
Ken Whiteley
and
others.
Mar 8th
Anne
Walker's CD
release party at
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W.
Tom Leighton
gets to
join Paul
Mills and
others as we
help launch
Anne's new CD
"Labyrinth".
Mar 11 & 12
The
Wexford School for the
Arts
Variety
Show,
1176
Pharmacy Ave
(just north
of Lawrence). ph 416 - 396 - 6874. Show time is
7:30. You will never be able to afford a show with
this large a cast and talent pool. Lots of music,
dramatic scenes and dance, with a live stage band.
Tom and Bob Johnston are the musical directors.
It's a LOT of fun.
Haines &
Leighton are heading north for a short tour. Short
BUT powerful!!
March 13th
Espanola
Culing Club, 58 Mead St.
Espanola ON. Contact: Cheryl Kennelly 705 869
1961
March 14th Mark 'n Tom return to
Cafe In
The Woods, Little
Current, Manitoulin Island, ONContact: Kerrene
Tilson 705 368 2193 This is a wonderful venue,
everyone is very friendly and the place is rustic
and intimate.
March 15th
Bob Bales
House Concert Series, 59
Eden Point Drive, Sudbury ON Contact Bob Bales
705705 523 6200
March 17th Come celebrate
St. Patrick's Day!!
at
Grumbler's,
1620 Regent St., Sudbury ON Contact: Grumbler's 705
522 1200
Mar 18th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm.
with.
Tom Leighton & Conrad
Kipping
and all of
their instruments. I'm sure the green will be gone
from the beer by then, but NOT from the
music.
Mar 19th
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W.
Tom Leighton
& Paul
Mills
accompany
Rodney
Brown for
his CD release.
Rodney is a
wonderful singer/songwriter who hails from
ThunderBay. Most of his material is inspired by
historical events from that
area.
Mar 27 & 28
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the Barley Room Pub from 6:30 - 11:00 - ish. This
is the
Maple
Sugar
weekend
in Prince Edward County.
Mar 20 & 21
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the King Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad Kipping
Apr 3 & 4th
Want to
sing with
Tom
Leighton???
Join
us
for:
Sing
6 at
Eaglewood,
Pfferlaw,
Ont with Tom
Leighton and
Carol
Hasek.. This
excellent choral weekend is organized by
Margaret
Almack and
we've really had a ball these past 5 years. It's
very informal with lots of singing. You don't HAVE
to have choral experience to enjoy yourself.
Singing always makes you feel good and doing it
with like minded people makes you feel even
better!! Last years master classes with Carol were
a BIG hit. They're sort of like eave dropping on a
specific music lesson. That really puts the
"theory" into a more relevant context. We perform a
VERY informal concert followed by an open stage -
mostly for ourselves though we make a CD which
sounds pretty damn good considering the amount of
practice time! Anyone who have been to the grounds
at Eaglewood will remember how beautiful the site
is, aaaaand it's still too early for bugs!!
Here is Margeret's address for more information:
rothalma@mail.ils.net
Apr 25th
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the Barley Room Pub from 6:30 - 11:00 -
ish.
Apr 29th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm.
with.
Tom Leighton & Conrad
Kipping
and all of
their instruments.
May 29th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a beautiful room with good food and seems to
be very well run. It's worth the drive ALMOST TO
ACTON!
Oct 16
& 17th
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the King Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping.
It's always fun to play there. It's a friendly
Irish pub with good food.
Oct 18th
Tom
gets to play with
Marie Lynn
Hammond as
part of
Whistle
Radio's second House
Concert
Sunday Oct 18. This is a Sunday afternoon concert
starting at 3:00pm (doors open at 2:30) at
19 on the
Park.
Marie-Lynn Hammond, now a Stouffville resident, has
been called one of Canada's best songwriters.
Co-founder of Stringband, one of Canada's seminal
folk groups and indie-record pioneers, she is known
for her brilliant lyrics in both English and
French, which range from hauntingly personal to
wickedly hilarious. She has five full-length
recordings to her credit, and an EP of horse songs
(yes, she rides!). At the WhiStle concert, she'll
be accompanied by fabulous keyboardist Tom
Leighton. And look for some surprise special guests
as well! Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at
the box office, Barthau Jewellers, 410 Auto,
Candlelight and Memories, and Cedar Beach Grill.
www.whistleradio.com
2008
Jan 19th a
contradance
"Erskine
Presbyterian
Church",
19 Pearl St. North, Hamilton. 8:00 -
11:00
Hamilton
with Bev
Birnbaum
calling and
Tom Leighton
and Conrad
Kipping as
the band.
$10.00 admission for non members. THESE DANCES ARE
WONDERFUL AND THE BEST DATE YOU CAN GET FOR THE
PRICE. It's fun and the callers make it VERY
accessible.
Jan 24 & 25
Haines &
Leighton
"Jake's
Boathouse",
59 First Gulf Boulevard,
Brampton.
(at Steeles Ave and Highway 410), (905) 451-9695
We'll be celebrating
Robbie Burns
night with
some haggis, Burn's address, Mark UNdress and a
tremendous hit of music Scottish plus at great hit
of Zippers music as well. Starting time THURSDAY -
is 8:00 and FRIDAY start is 9:00 and will include
Mitch
Lewis on the
drums and guitar - yes, ... at the same
time!
Jan 26
Haines &
Leighton
take the show to
"Jake's
Grill & Oyster
House" ,
Burlington.
This will be a great reunion for Mark & Tom and
Jake's. It's a great, friendly atmosphere with
fabulous food. ph 905 639 4084.( It's at Walker's
Road and the QEW.) The music goes from 9:00 -
12:15, no cover charge. They will also
have
Mitch
Lewis on the
drums and guitar - yes, ... at the same time!
WHAT A
BARGAIN!!
Feb 8 & 9th
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the Prince Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping You
can't get more downtown than here!! Tom and Conrad
have been playing there with great regularity -
Bonus: BIG
Al McKinley
often sits in. A VERY friendly Irish
pub.
Feb 13th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm. It's
Haines &
Leighton.
The food here is wonderful and Don Owen and Carol
have really instilled a tradition of great music.
It's definitely a favorite venue to
play.
Feb 16
Haines &
Leighton
perform at
the Green
Bank Folk
Society.
A dandy venue in quaint hamlet north of Toronto.
For info call Mogans at 905 985 8351. Buy your
sweetie a ticket for Valentine's Day! It's held in
the
Greenbank Centennial
Hall.
which is located 30 minutes north of Whitby on
Highway 12. The location is small, only 95 tickets
available per concert and usually sold out, so
calling ahead for tickets is important
http://www.globalserve.net/~ynot/grnbnk.htm
Feb 17
Haines &
Leighton
perform at
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W.,
Toronto.
PHONE:
531-6604
Cabaret style style dinning with a concert
atm
ospher.
One of the best folk venues ever! 416 531 6604 Come
to the concert and we'll give you MONDAY
OFF!!
Feb 27th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm. It's
Tom Leighton
and
Conrad
Kipping.(singing,
mandolin, fiddle and guitar). I'm looking forward
to it already!!
Feb 29th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a friendly room with good food. It's worth
the drive ALMOST TO ACTON!
Apr 5th ,
Kerosene
Lamp concert
series
at the
Black Creek
Chapel,
Black Creek, Prince Edward County. A reading of a
new musical
"Ship of
Fire" about
the Ocean Crest disaster off Long Point. It
features
Suzanne
Pasternak, Marion DeVries, Natasha Pasternak, Mike
O'Hara, Bernie
Gaw with
musician/co-composer
Tom
Leighton and
violinist
Zeke
Mazarek.
This venue is a treasure. It's heated by a wood
stove and the lighting is by candles and kerosene
lamps. NO MICROPHONES OR AMPS!! 8:00 start. To
reserve tickets contact Suzanne Pasternak 613 - 476
- 2973
Apr 6th House
Concert in Stouffville with
Tom
and
Marie-Lynn
Hammond.
This is a rare concert for Marie - Lynn. She is a
WONDERFUL singer and one of the top songwriters in
Canada including EVERYONE. Details to come or go to
her website.
Apr 11 &
12th Want
to sing with Tom Leighton??? Join us
for:
Sing
6 at
Eaglewood,
Pfferlaw,
Ont with Tom
Leighton and
Carol
Hasek.. This
excellent choral weekend is organized by
Margaret
Almack and
we've really had a ball these past 5 years. It's
very informal with lots of singing. You don't HAVE
to have choral experience to enjoy yourself.
Singing always makes you feel good and doing it
with like minded people makes you feel even
better!! Last years master classes with Carol were
a BIG hit. They're sort of like eave dropping on a
specific music lesson. That really puts the
"theory" into a more relevant context. We perform a
VERY informal concert followed by an open stage -
mostly for ourselves though we make a CD which
sounds pretty damn good considering the amount of
practice time! Anyone who have been to the grounds
at Eaglewood will remember how beautiful the site
is aaaaand it's still too early for bugs!!
Here is Margeret's address for more information:
rothalma@mail.ils.net
Apr 20th
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W.
DARE THE
DEVIL PHONE:
531-6604 Starts at
1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Anne
Lederman,
with Special Guests: TBA
Apr 25th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a friendly room with good food. It's worth
the drive ALMOST TO ACTON!
Apr 26th a DANCE
at St.
Barnabas Church
Hall,
Danforth Ave, Toronto (across the street from
carrot Common).
Tom
Leighton
leads the
amazing combo
of
Ian Bell,
Geoff Somers and Alison
Lupton play
for the
Toronto Country
Dancers.
These dances are absolutely wonderful. All dances
are explained prior to the music so you can have
fun with little or NO dancing experience. All the
music is uplifting. How can you go wrong??? IF YOU
COME OUT AND DON'T HAVE A GREAT TIME - TOM WILL PAY
FOR YOUR ADMISSION!!!! For more details visit their
site: http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/~tcd/
July 15, 16, 17
Summerfolk,
Qwen Sound,
Ont.
Haines & Leighton
are back
again this year. They will be doing workshops
throughout the weekend but their mainstage concert
will be on Friday night.
Want to
perform with Mark and Tom??
Join the
Summerfolk
Choir. Tom
will be leading this community choir for the 5th
straight year. It's fun, musically "friendly" and
you will perform with us, a professional rhythm
section. The bonus is special guests will be
Bill
Candy and
Eve
Goldberg.......
and we present on the Mainstage Sunday night.
Sept 1
Tom and
Conrad
Kipping are
in concert at
Upper
Canada
Village,
Ont.
Sept 3
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm. It's
Tom with
Conrad Kipping.
Sept 12 & 13
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the Barley Room Pub from 8:00 - 12 - 00
Sept 20th
"Knox
Acoustic
Cafe".
Haines and
Leighton at
Knox United Church, 890 4th Avenue East, Owen
Sound. 8:00 start. Get your advanced tickets at
www.knoxacousticcafe.ca
Sept 24
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm. It's
Haines &
Leighton.
Yahoo!!
Sept 26th
"the
Brampton Folk
Club",
Sanderson Hall, St. Paul's United Church, 30 Main
St. South 7:30 p.m,
Haines &
Leighton get
to play their concert series opener. opening act:
Chris Dube
Ticket prices: adults - $12, students and seniors -
$10, (except where noted) Season Tickets: $65!
Tickets are available at the door, at the St.
Paul's church office, through reservations by
calling 647-BFF-FOLK (647-233-3655), or by emailing
us at
bramptonfolkclub@sympatico.ca/
or
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bramptonfolk/clubevents.htm
Oct 17 & 18
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the King Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad Kipping
Oct 31st
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a friendly room with good food. It's worth
the drive ALMOST TO ACTON!
Nov. 5th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm. It's
Tom Leighton
and
Conrad
Kipping.
Nov 7 & 8
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the Barley Room Pub from 8:00 - 12 - 00
Nov 21 & 22
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the King Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad Kipping
Nov 27th, 2008,
Haines
& Leighton
go back
to school for a fundraiser in the
Aurora
Montessori
Gymnasium,
330 Industrial Parkway N., Aurora. Tickets: $15
(adults), $12 (children) Ordering deadline is
Wednesday November 19th, '08s
Nov. 29th
The
Newmarket Folk Society
presents
Haines
& Leighton in
concert
at:
"theOld Town
Hall",
460 Botsford Street, Newmarket. Performances start
at 8:00pm.
http://www.newmarketfolksociety.org
2007
Jan 10th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm.
with.
Tom Leighton & Conrad
Kipping
and all of
their instruments.
Jan 12 &
13th
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the Prince Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping You
can't get more downtown than here!! Tom and Conrad
have been blaying there with great regularity -
usually with some firiends such as
BIG Al
McKinley
sitting in. A VERY friendly pub.
Jan 20th
Tom
Plays a
dance with fiddle whiz
Anne
Lederman in
Hamilton
Jan 24th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm.
with
Mark Haines
& Tom Leighton.
Jan 25th
"Jake's
Boathouse",
59 First Gulf Boulevard (at Steeles Ave and Highway
410), Brampton. (905) 451-9695 Mark Haines &
the Zippers used to RULE this place.
Mark Haines
and Tom
Leighton
return there and always have a ball - especially
this time because they're bringing
Conrad
Kipping and
all his instruments along. Hmmm - 2 fiddles and
even the Ricky 12 string. It's a very friendly
place with a great kitchen - esp. their
ribs.
Jan 26 & 27
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the
Barley Room
Pub from
8:00 - 12 - 00 There food is becoming legendary, as
is their cooking school. Come to THE
COUNTY.
Jan 27th
"the
Lighthouse
Theatre"
, Market St., Port dover, Ont. There is
a
dance there
featuring
Mark
Haines,
Ian Bell, Patio Dave and the
Lanterns and
Diane Carter
and Richard
Dupp. 8:00pm
Tickets: $10 advance, $15 at the door. Ph the box
office at 519 - 583 - 2221 or contact David Bowen:
dbowen@businesslore.com
Jan 28 & 29
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W.
Tom
Leighton
participates in a
benefit
for Marie Lynn
Hammond
who sustained setious injuries after being thrown
by her horse. The Sunday show is already sold out.
The cast is loking stellar. Check it
out.
Feb 3rd -
Tom
Plays a
dance with fiddle whiz
Anne
Lederman in
Owen Sound.
Feb 9 - 11
Tom and Anne
Lederman
play at a Winter Festival in beautiful Golden,
B.C.. Much of the dance music will be in the old
Metis style while the locals dance. It's probably
the most original of the Canadian fiddle
styles.
Feb 16 & 17
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the Prince Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping You
can't get more downtown than here!! Tom and Conrad
have been blaying there with great regularity - and
as always bring lots of instruments to colour their
show.
Feb 23rd
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a beautiful room with good food and seems to
be very well run. It's worth the drive ALMOST TO
ACTON!
Feb 24th a DANCE
at St.
Barnabas Church
Hall,
Danforth Ave, Toronto (across the street from
carrot Common).
Tom
and
Anne
Lederman
play for the
Toronto Country
Dancers.
Mike
Jones is the
caller. These dances are absolutely wonderful. All
dances are explained prior to the music so you can
have fun with little or NO dancing experience. All
the music is uplifting. How can you go wrong??? IF
YOU COME OUT AND DON'T HAVE A GREAT TIME - TOM WILL
PAY FOR YOUR ADMISSION!!!! For more details visit
their site:
http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/~tcd/
Mar 2, 3, &
4 "the
North Texas Irish
Festival",
Dellas,
Texas. Once
again
Tom has been
invited to play with Dellas singer/ songwriter
Jed
Marum.
Tom got to record with Jed while he was in Toronto
recording his latest 2 CD's with Paul Mills. Lets
say they "made beautiful music together"..... at
least Jed thinks so. Just think - Tom will be
"clap, clap, clap DEEP IN THE HEART OF North Texas!
Yahoo, or is it YEEHAW??
Mar 6 and 7
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W.
Tom
Leighton
participates in a CD release for singer/songwriter
Michael
Cavan. David
Woodhead
is also in
the band. The Wednesday night is already SOLD OUT.
Michael is a 1st class singer/songwriter. Tom is a
big fan.
Mar 11
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W. At 2:00pm Cellist and
singer-songwriter
Alyssa
Wright takes
the plunge into Dark Waters with her
CD
Release
&emdash; Tickets are $12 in advance, $14 at the
door, and may be reserved by calling (416)
531-6604. Reservations are suggested for Sunday
brunch before the show, with the doors opening at
noon. Alyssa will be joined on stage by co-producer
Don
Bray
(guitars, vocals),
Tom
Leighton
(keyboards),
Pat
McPhail
(bass),
Aaron
Howes
(percussion), and a number of other special guests
who performed on the album.
http://www.alyssawright.com
An amazingly
talented musician
sweet, sweet cello
has brought a tear to my eye many times- Mose
Scarlett
Mar 14th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm. It's
Tom Leighton
and
Conrad
Kipping.(singing,
mandolin, fiddle and guitar). The food here is
wonderful and Don Owen and Carol have really
instilled a tradition of great music. They really
make you feel like you're part of the "in crowd"
when you're
there. Tom
and Conrad will play their PRE ST. PADDY'S DAY
repetoire.
Mar 16 & 17
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the Prince Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping will
be camping out here for
the St.
Patrick's
Weekend.You
can't get more downtown than here!!
Mar 18th pm
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W.
DARE THE
DEVIL
Hughs
Room,
2261 Dundas Street West, Toronto. PHONE:
531-6604 Starts at
1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Anne
Lederman,
with Special Guests: Country/City Mash-up: Kemble
meets Queen Street with
Tyler
Beckett and Drew
Jurecka.
Backup by
Ian Bell
(guitar) and
Tom
Leighton
(piano/accordion). These concerts are informative,
energy pacxked and fun. There is time set aside for
a slow jam with any fiddlers wanting to sit in.
It's very inclusive.
Mar 18th evening
- the
Flying Cloud
Room,
Transac Club on Brunswick at Bloor Street. Tom gets
to play with
Ian
Bell for his
latest CD Release.
Tom
Leighton -
piano, accordion,
Geoff
Somers -
mandolin, fiddle,
Denis
Rondeau -
string bass and
Chris
Schiller -
snare
Mar 22
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W.
Tom
Leighton and
Conrad
Kipping
support
Johnny
Blue for his
CD release party. For more details phone Johnny at
416 - 265 - 3957
Mar 23 & 24
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping play
the Barley
Room Pub
as part of
their 2nd
Maple Sugar
weekend.
They
participated last year as well and really had a lot
of fun.
Mar 26th
the
Regent
Theatre,
Picton, On., 2:00pm Fiddle festival to celebrate
Maple Sugar
weekend in
Prince Edward County.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping,
Jaime
Snider, and
The Found
Brothers are
joined by
Zeke
Mazarek and
the plus
dancing greats
the Maracle
Sisters.
Mar
30
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a beautiful room with good food and seems to
be very well run. It's worth the drive ALMOST TO
ACTON!
Apr 13 &
14th SING 5
Want to
sing with Tom Leighton??? Join us for:
Sing
5 at
Eaglewood,
Pfferlaw,
Ont with Tom
Leighton and
Carol
Hasek.. This
excellent choral weekend is organized by
Margaret
Almack and
we've really had a ball these past 4 years. It's
very informal with lots of singing. You don't HAVE
to have choral experience to enjoy yourself.
Singing always makes you feel good and doing it
with like minded people makes you feel even
better!! Last years master classes with Carol were
a BIG hit. They're sort of like eave dropping on a
specific music lesson. That really puts the
"theory" into a more relevant context. We perform a
VERY informal concert followed by an open stage -
mostly for ourselves though we make a CD which
sounds pretty damn good considering the amount of
practice time! Anyone who have been to the grounds
at Eaglewood will remember how beautiful the site
is aaaaand it's still too early for bugs!!
Here is Margeret's address for more information:
rothalma@mail.ils.net
Apr 15th
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W.
another of
Anne Lederman's dare the Devil fiddle afternoons.
details to come, though you can check out Annes
website.
Lisa
MacIssiac
and James
Stevens.
Apr 18
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm.
with
Mark Haines
& Tom Leighton
Apr
21st The
Registry
Theatre,
122 Frederick St. Kitchener 519.745.6565,
info@registrytheatre.com
Mark Haines
& Tom
Leighton
play for the
Merrick Jarrett Memorial
Concert,
Ticket price is $17 in advance, $15 as part of a
series ticket, $19 at the door. More on Merrick at
http://www.mgl.ca/~jhcole/jan06.htm
Apr 22nd
"Glasgow
Celtic
Supporters"
Clubhouse, 2155 Steeles Av East, Unit 5B, Brampton,
2:00 start. it's open to the public. It's wacky,
friendly and fun - plus most of the folks roll
their "r's".
Mark &
Tom have
played their many times before, both as part of the
Zippers and as a duo. It's worth the drive up to
Brampton. (Southwest corner of Steeles and
Torbram.) ph 905 - 458 - 0034 There will be a small
admission.
Apr 27th Tom and
Conrad are NOT at
"The
Shepherd's Crook
but
are at PJ O'Brien's.
Apr 27 &
28th
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the Prince Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping.
May 3rd
"Jake's
Boathouse",
59 First Gulf Boulevard (at Steeles Ave and Highway
410), Brampton. (905) 451-9695 Mark Haines &
the Zippers used to RULE this place.This will be
Tom Leighton
and Bill
Candy's 1st
timethere. Bill is an amazing guitarist with a
great voice and huge repetoire including some great
originals. It's a very friendly place with a great
kitchen - esp. their ribs.
May 4 Spring
Fling dance weekend in Owen Sound.
Tom
plays with
Ian Bell and
Geoff
Somers. The
dancing goes on all of Sat as well but Tom can olny
enjoy the fun on the Friday night. For more info
contact Kris
Rosar
<krosar@bmts.com or by phone 519-376-3755 (H) or
519-376-1932 x226 (W)
May 9
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm.
with.
Tom Leighton & Conrad
Kipping
and all of
their instruments. They will probably be out on Don
and Carols wonderful patio by then.
May 11 & 12
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the
Barley Room
Pub from
8:00 - 12 - 00 There food is becoming legendary, as
is their cooking school. Come to THE
COUNTY.
May 17 Private
function
May 18th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a beautiful room with good food and a very
friendly group of patrons. It's worth the drive
ALMOST TO ACTON!
May 23, 24 (plus
a matinee), 25, and 26 (singalong matinee plus an
evening
show).Wexford
Music
Theatre
presents their production of
Grease is
STILL the
Word.
(Tom
Leighton and
Bob
Johnston are
the musical directors and orchestrators,
Anne
Merriam
continues to direct each show and
Honey
Frid is the
choreographer). A Wexford Production is hard to
describe. The company is made up of 150 dedicated
kids that include their own pit band and the
production numbers are breathtaking. NOBODY could
afford to do BIG the way Wexford does!!
Wexford
School for the
Arts is
located at
1176
Pharmacy Ave
(just north
of Lawrence). ph 416 - 396 - 6874. Show times are
at 7:30. You will NEVER get a better deal than a
show at Wexford.
June 7
"Jake's
Boathouse",
59 First Gulf Boulevard (at Steeles Ave and Highway
410), Brampton. (905) 451-9695 Mark Haines &
the Zippers used to RULE this place.
Mark Haines
and Tom
Leighton
return there and always have a ball. It's a very
friendly place with a great kitchen - esp. their
ribs.
June 8
"Jake's
Boathouse",
Walkers Line, Burlington (you can see it as you
cross the 403).
Mark Haines
and Tom
Leighton
return there for a very rare appearance. Like Jakes
in Brampton, the food is great.
June 20th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm.
with.
Tom Leighton & Conrad
Kipping
and all of
their instruments. They will be out on Don and
Carols wonderful patio by then. It's worth driving
there just for teh worlds greatest bread pudding.
June 22 & 23
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the
Barley Room
Pub from
8:00 - 12 - 00 There food is becoming legendary, as
is their cooking school. Come to THE
COUNTY.
Tom
Leighton is the musical
director and accompanist for
Picton
Papers,
written by
Leslie
Arden. This
is a musical tour of Prince Edward County through
the eyes of several historical residents from
Champlain throught the Loyalists, to the 20th
Century. There has never been a shortage of
colourful characters living here and the 3 person
cast do a great job bringing them to life ......
and they never leave the stage!! The actors are:
Tara
Baxendale, Natasha Pasternak and Michael
O'Hara. For
all the details visit
http://www.countysummertheatre.com/
June 30, July 1,
11 (matinee), 12, 13, 15 (matinee) it's
dinner
theatre
at the
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Ticket holders can enjoy a
pre-show meal at a special price! Reservations
required! Call The Waring House directly at
613.476-7492 or call
Alyson
Cranshaw 613.471.1991 or go
on line:
boxoffice.cst@bellnet.ca
July 4, 5, 6, 8, 18 (matinee),
19 and 20th at
The Henry
Osterhout Hall,
Wellington. It's a beautifully converted old barn
with very high ceilings and great acoustics. Call
Alyson
Cranshaw 613.471.1991 or go
on line:
boxoffice.cst@bellnet.ca
Meanwhile,
Mark
Haines is once again part of
the pit band for
the musical
Anne & Gilbert. It
starts July 15th and plays through to September.
It's a brilliantly written sequel to Anne of Green
Gables with a large energetic cast and terrific
arrangements by
Bob Johnston
and Tom Leighton. July 15
through September 2007
Harbourfront
Jubilee
Theatre,Summerside, PEI
Canada For tickets call: 1-800-708-6505 Order
online: www.jubileetheatre.com
For revues and accolades visit:
http://www.anneandgilbert.com/
July 21st
The
Registry
Theatre,
122 Frederick St. Kitchener 519.745.6565, 7:30
info@registrytheatre.com
Tom Leighton
and
David Woodhead backs up
singer/songwriter
Michael
Cavan. Both david and Tom
have performed on Michael's CD "In a Hundred
Years" It remains a favorite of Tom's. Visit
Michael's site:
http://www.michaelcavan.com/
Aug 17, 18 & 19th
Summerfolk.,
Owen Sound, Ont
Haines &
Leighton
return to one of their favorite
festivals.
This is a double
bill for Tom
Leighton who
will conduct
the
community
choir for
the 5th year in a row. Everyone can join and
it's a wonderful opportunity to experience chorale
singing though we're counting on you experienced
singers on showing up as well. We practice for 3 or
4 hours over the weekend and then
perform on
the mainstage to open the Sunday night
concert!!
Just think of how long some musicians work to get
on the same stage!!!
Mark
Haines has
agreed to join the choir and sing a solo. Plus
there will be stellar musicians providing musical
accompaniment for the main stage.
Aug 24 &
25th
Eaglewood
Folk
Festival,
Pfferlaw, Ontario.
Tom
Leighton
gets to accompany singer/songwrite/cellist
Alyssa
Wright.This
is a wonderful festival, small and intimate, it's a
perfect venue to get up close to some terrific
talent.
http://www.eaglewoodfolk.com/
or
visit
Alyssa's site http://alyssawright.com/
Sept 7th -
"100
Georges",
North Bay, Ont.
Tom
accompanies sinder/songwriter
Michael
Cavan. Tom
is featured on Michael's CD "In a Hundred Years".
Check out his website
www.michaelcavan.com.
Friday Sept. 21,
Haines &
Leighton are at
"Respect
is Burning" Dinner Club,
82 Durham St., Sudbury. Contact Bob Bales
705-523-6200 bobbale@sympatico.ca
Saturday Sept. 22,
Haines &
Leighton are at
"Cafe In
The Woods", Little
Current, Manitoulin Island, Contact Kerrine Tilson
705-368-2193
Sunday, Sept. 23
Haines &
Leighton are at
"Boogie
Mountain Hiliside Cafe",
Espanola, Contact Cheryl Kennelly 705-869-1961
ckennelly@town.espanola.on.ca
Sept 26
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm. It's
Tom Leighton
and
Mark
Haines. The
food here is wonderful and Don Owen and Carol have
really instilled a tradition of great
music.
Sept 27
"Jake's
Boathouse",
59 First Gulf Boulevard (at Steeles Ave and Highway
410), Brampton. (905) 451-9695, Tom Leighton is one
of the
Desparet
Sidemen
fronted by
Bill
Candy (check
his website - www.billcandy.com) with drummer
Gary
Taylor and
guitar whiz
Bruce
Langeman.
These guys are a joy to be on stage with. Start
time is 8:00 (I THINK).
Sept 28th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
Sept 29th
"Jeff
Healey's
Roadhouse",
56 Blue Jays Way.
A Gathering
to celebrate the life of Brian
Kipping
(Conrad's Brother). Performers at the concert are
all musicians who were very close to Brian: The
Paul James Band, with which Brian played bass for
27 years. Cousin-in-law Paul Reddick of The Sidemen
fame, the dynamic duo of brother Conrad Kipping and
Tom Leighton. Mary De Keyzer will be MC for the
evening. Flamenco guitarist Jorge Miguel, long-time
friends and singers Lee Whalen, Kate Metaxas and
Sue Chater, Brian's wife.
Admission is
$10.00 to
raise funds for the Brian Kipping Endowment Fund,
which will award 500 dollars each year to a
mid-career artist to travel to Pouch Cove,
Newfoundland to stay for a month in the artist
residency program, run by James Baird. Brian
visited Pouch Cove in 1997.
Oct 5 & 6
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the Prince Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping You
can't get more downtown than here!! Their 1st time
back this fall. A VERY friendly pub.
Oct 10
"Fionn
MacCool's"
on the Esplanade (at Church St) more details to
follow. Tom
Leighton and
Conrad
Kipping are
back! It's been almost 2 years since they've been
on stage there so will have some time to make up!!
9:30ish - 1:00
ph 416 -
362 - 2495
Oct 12th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a beautiful room with good food and seems to
be very well run. It's worth the drive ALMOST TO
ACTON!
Oct 13
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the
Barley Room
Pub from
8:00 - 12 - 00 There food is becoming legendary, as
is their cooking school. Come to THE
COUNTY.
Oct. 14th
Attention all sinners!!!!
Tom and
Conrad will
play as part of the service at St. Andrew's Pres.
Church, Picton.
Nov 23 & 24
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the
Barley Room
Pub from
8:00 - 12 - 00 There food is becoming legendary, as
is their cooking school. Come to THE
COUNTY.
Nov 30th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a beautiful room with good food and seems to
be very well run. It's worth the drive ALMOST TO
ACTON!
Dec. 1st
Kerosene
Lamp concert
series
at the
Black Creek
Chapel,
Black Creek, Prince Edward County.
Tom
with
Bango-ist
Danny
Bakan. Danny
is a terrific song writer. Check him out at
dannybakan.com. 8:00 start. To reserve tickets
contact Suzanne Pasternak 613 - 476 -
2973
Dec 7 & 8th
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the Prince Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping You
can't get more downtown than
here! It's a
very friendly club and fun to play
there.
Dec 9th
the 16th
Riverdale Share Christmas
Concert,
Danforth
Music
Hall,
147 Danforth Ave at Broadview. 3:00pm. This is a
WONDERFUL old fashioned variety show that features
talent from the east side of the Don Valley. There
is a superb house band and lots of music. Once
again TOM
LEIGHTON is
the music director. This year's line up already
boasts Murray McLauchlan, Lorraine Segato
(Parachute Club), Theresa Tova, Cindy Church, Jory
Nash, Jian Ghomeshi, Michael Brennan, Wendell
Ferguson, The Bad Dog Theatre Company, The Bebop
Cowboys, Chinese Lions, Russell deCarle, Tara
MacLean and that's just the beginning. For all the
details go to http://riverdaleshare.com/2007/ OR
buy through Ticketmaster.
Dec 14th
"Galway
Arms", 838 The
Queensway, ph 416 - 251 0096
Tom Leighton
& Conrad Kipping
Dec.17th
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W., (416) 531-6604.
www.hughsroom.com
A Benefit
Concert For Utah Phillips
Featuring:
Danny Bakan,
David Francey, Eve Goldberg, Sharon Hampson, Tim
Harrison, Holmes Hooke, Bram Morrison
Faith Nolan,
Rose Tattoo member Rik
Palieri The House band is:
Ken
Whiteley, Tom Leighton, David Woodhead
Utah Phillips
(http://www.utahphillips.org) is a labor organizer,
folk singer, storyteller, and poet who has been a
major supporter of social causes for decades.
Phillips has become an elder statesman for the folk
and labour music community and a keeper of stories
and songs that might otherwise have passed into
obscurity. Utah not only entertains and enlightens,
but also tells of the struggle of labor unions and
speaks to the power of direct action. Utah has long
been a member of the Industrial Workers of the
World. His heart beats with a fierce love for all
people and all good causes - especially
peace.
Now
Utah is in
need. Due to congestive
heart failure, he is unable to travel, making it
impossible to follow his trade as a singer of songs
and a teller of tales. The doctors have closed him
down. An international grassroots movement of
friends and fans is actively fundraising to help
Utah and have unofficially proclaimed December 2007
as "Utah Phillips Month". Many venue owners and
other activists are planning benefit concerts
andother fundraising events leading up to the
holiday season of giving. The Toronto concert will
be one of many events occurring across Canada and
the United States, and it will be one of the best.
The evening will bring you a splendid line-up of
acoustic and folk artists who have known Utah and
his work over the years, as well as younger singers
who live the principles that Utah
embodies.
Tickets are $22 dollars in
advance and $25 dollars at the door. Any
contributions over and above will, of course, be
welcomed. Checks for Utah will be collected on site
and forwarded directly to him.
Dec 21 & 22
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the
Barley Room
Pub from
8:00 - 12 - 00 There food is becoming legendary, as
is their cooking school. You can expect some
Christmas music and might even want to sing
along!!
Dec 23rd
St.
Andrew's Presbyterian
Church,
Picton. Tom
Leighton & Conrad Kipping
have
performed for 2 previous services and really
enjoyed the experience. The congregation is
friendly and Rev. Lynne Donovan is a delight. All
Christmas carols, mostly for singing
along.
Dec. 31st
"the
Glasgow Celtic Supporters
Club",
Bramalea.
Haines 'n
Leighton
return!! This is a great club with a great
membership a fab atmosohere and real Guinness on
tap!!! The promises to be a grand time as we will
be joined by former "Zippers"
Mitch Lewis
and Rodney St. Amand.
call 905 458
0034. $45.00
Yes, those
Scots just keep on going:
Jan
1st.
New Year's
Day, "the
Glasgow Celtic Supporters Club",
Bramalea
Haines 'n
Leighton & Mitch Lewis
do it all
over again from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. !!! Talk about
Party Hearty! Scots Wha' Hai!!! For more
information about either of these dates, call 905
458 0034.
2006
Nov 17th
Tom Leighton
& Conrad Kipping are in
concert as part of the Quinte Arts Council's
Festival
of the Trees,
Belleville, Ont.
at
the
Wally Dever Arena
(upstairs)Just south of
Hwy. 401 on Cannifton Rd., Belleville Their set is
from 4:00 - 5:00 For more information ph:
613-962-1232 ext. 26
Nov 18th
"J.P.
Fitzpatrick &
Sons"
CANCELLED!! THEY ARE GOING R'n B. (oh
goody!!
Nov 24 & 25
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the Barley Room Pub from 8:00 - 12 - 00
Dec 1 & 2nd
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the Prince Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping.
Dec 2
Want to sing
with Tom
Leighton????
AND get in the Christmas spirit as well??? Come out
to the
Second
Cup (on
the Danforth across from the Big Carrot) for
the carol
sing. Sat
from 11:30 - 1:00. We'll have Carol Sheets and some
help from Riverdale musicians......... AND Second
Cup will donate money for all the coffee sold
during that time.
Dec 8th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
Perhaps they should chance the club's name for the
month to the
Sheperd's
Quake!!!
Hmmmmm
- I bet they'll be thrilled with my
suggestion!!
Dec. 10th
Riverdale
Share Christmas
Concert,
Danforth
Music
Hall,
147 Danforth Ave at Broadview. 3:00pm. This is a
WONDERFUL old fashioned variety show that features
talent from the east side of the Don Valley. There
is a superb house band and lots of music. Once
again TOM
LEIGHTON is
the music director,
Russ Boswell
is the band
leader. They've been working on arrangements. All
the $$$ raised stays in the Riverdale area to help
our own needy. It's the 15th annual. (doors open at
2:30) Tickets are $8.00 in advance or $10.00
at the door with a food donation. Tickets available
until the day of at: Treasure Island Toys - 581
Danforth It's My Party- 423 Danforth The Cooks
Place- 488 Danforth The Big Carrot-348 Danforth
Kidaroo - 348 Danforth Ralph Thornton Centre-765
Queen Street East Guests include Murray McLaughlin,
Russel de Carle and Arlene Duncan plus an all star
house band - and I'm not exaggerating.
Dec 29 &
30th
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the Barley Room Pub from 8:00 - 12 - 00
Dec 31st
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm.
with
Tom Leighton
will be part
of Don
Owen's HOUSE
BAND,
Sept 29th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a beautiful room with good food and seems to
be very well run. It's worth the drive ALMOST TO
ACTON!
Oct. 4th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm.
with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
Oct. 6
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the Prince Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping You
can't get more downtown than here!!
Nov 10
& 11th
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the Prince Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping.
Oct 10 -
30th
Haines &
Leighton
are
back in
Britain - by
popular demand. Our British agent is Jacey Bedford:
http://www.jacey-bedford.com
Wed 11th Oct
Llantrisant
Folk Club, Windsor
Hotel, Pontyclun, S. Wales ph 01443
226892
Saturday 14th October 2006
Davy Lamp
Folk Club Biddick Farm
Arts Centre, Washington, Tyne and Wear
http://www.fman.freeserve.co.uk/ Phone: 01914
166999
Tue 17th Oct
Black
Horse Folk & Blues,
Nettleham, Lincolnshire ph: 01522 752008
Wed 18th Oct
Music at
the Clarence, Preston
New Rd. Blackpool, Lancashireph: ph: 01772 683
027
Thu 19th Oct
Musa Art
& Music Cafe, 33
Exchange Street, Aberdeen ph: 01224
638510
Sat 20th Oct
Red Lion
Folk Club, Birmingham
(with Tom Lewis) ph: 0121 202 5000
Sun 22th Oct
Wee Folk
Club, Royal Oak,
Infirmary Street, Edinburgh ph: 0131 650
2458
Tue 24th Oct
Montrose
Folk Club, Links Hotel,
Mid Links, Montrose ph: 01674 830 658
Wed 25th Oct
Edinburgh
Folk Club, The Pleasance
(with Cockersdale) ph: 0131 650 2458
Thu 26th Oct
Live at
the Star, St Andrews in
the Square, Glasgow ph: 0141 563 0454
Fri 27th Oct
Georgian
Theatre Royal, Victoria
Road, Richmond, N. Yorks ph: 01748
825252
Sat 28th Oct
Helmsley
Arts Centre, Old Meeting
House, Helmsley, N. Yorks ph: 01439
771700
Mon 30th Oct
Stirling
Folk Club, Rugby Club,
Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling ph: 01259
218521
Sept 9th
St.
Barnabus
Church,
Danforth at Hampton Ave.
Tom
accompanies fiddle whiz
Anne
Lederman as
they play for the Toronto country dance society.
Fiddle, keys & Accord. and a different called
each dance. THese things are a riot/ The dancing is
fun. the music is joyous and the admission is
CHEAP.
Sept 15 - 16
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the Prince Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping are
back by popular demand. You can't get more downtown
than here!! Last time we had several talented
friends show up including
Dave Murphy
and BIG Al
McKinley.
Sept 20th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm. It's
Tom Leighton
and
Mark
Haines.
Sept 21
Haines &
Leighton
return
to
"Hugh's
Room",
2261 Dundas Street West, Toronto. PHONE: 531-6604
It's going
to beTom
and
Mark's
1st time
there since New Year's eve 2004. .... You better
believe that they're looking forward to it!! Tom
says that it's his favorite venue in Toronto.
wonderful sound and audience vibe. We'll be doing
two sets and there WILL be an admisson but details
will follow. Admission is $14. advance and $16 at
the door.
Sept 22
Haines &
Leighton
are
back with
the Elmer
Isler
Singers.
What a thrill this is going to be. One of the
world's best choirs sharing the stage with us. It
will be a mixture of us, them and all together.
Imagine the sing-a-long sections!! - Come out and
support us on one of our most thrilling nights
ever. Where
you may ask??
"First
Christian Reformed
Church",
33Shirley Street,
Barrie,
Ont. 8:00 pm. Here is the site for directions.
http://coloursofmusic.ca/pages/venues.htm#2
For booking
information
go to this site:
http://coloursofmusic.ca/pages/tickets.htm or check
the choir's
website:www.elmeriselersingers.com
Sept 23rd
Tom Leighton
and
Mark Haines
will be
playing at
"J.P.
Fitzpatrick &
Sons",
75 Consumers Drive Whitby. (Directions: 401 to
Thickson rd. North on north west corner in the AMC
complex) TIME: 9.00 to 1am. This will be their
premier time there. Conrad and tom played there in
July and we're very pleasantly surprized how good
the sound in the room was. Also the staff were very
friendly.
Aug. 3rd
Haines &
Leighton
are at
theWaterside
Summer Series,
St.
Paul's Presbyterian
Church, Amherst Island,
Ont. at 7.15 pm. Ph 613 384-2407 Contact Bill and
Bev Harris: bill.harris@sympatico.ca
www.amherstisland.on.ca
Aug 4 - 6th
Haines &
Leighton
are
at
Blues Skies
Folk Festival,
Clarendon,
Ont. (just about everyone's favorite festival. -
Tom has been there 8 years in a row but it's been
awahile since the dynamic duo played the
mainstage.) This will be a BIG deal for them both.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060617.SUMMERFOLK17/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Music/
Aug 18 & 19
& 20th
Summerfolk.,
Owen Sound, Ont
Tom
Leighton
conducts the community choir for the 2nd year in a
row. Anyone can join and it's a wonderful
opportunity to experience chorale singing though
we're counting on you experienced singers on
showing up as well. We practice for 3 or 4 hours
over the weekend and then
perform on
the mainstage to open the Sunday night
concert!!
Just think of how long some musicians work to get
on the same stage!!! Once again the festival has
brought in
Carol Hasek
by Tom's
request to accompany and help out. Carol is a dream
vocal coach and the choir is in for a treat having
her there. Also
Michael
Hasek will
be playing harmonica and
Mariaane
Girard will
be workd premiering as new
July 22
Tom Leighton
& Conrad Kipping
will be
playing at
"J.P.
Fitzpatrick &
Sons",
75 Consumers Drive Whitby. (Directions: 401 to
Thickson rd. North on north west corner in the AMC
complex) TIME: 9.00 to 1am. This will be their
premier time there. The club's mandate is
exclusively for celtic music. Should be fun. ... of
COURSE it'll be fun!!
July 28th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a beautiful room with good food and seems to
be very well run. It's worth the drive ALMOST TO
ACTON!
July 8th
The
Canterbury Folk Festival,
Ingersol, Ont. (near London). This is a 3 day
festival but
Haines &
Leighton will only be there
on the Sat. They will participate in 3 afternoon
workshops plus an evening mainstage concert. A full
schedule and directions are on their website:
http://www.canterburyfolkfestival.on.ca/
July 19th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm. It's
Tom Leighton
and
Mark
Haines.
Apr
29
Music at
St.
Mark's.
A special
Fiddlesong
Concert
with
Anne
Lederman,
Tom
Leighton
(piano and accordion), and special guest, the
unbelievable
Loretto
Reid on
Irish flute, tin whistle, concertina, accordion.
St,
Mark's Presbyterian
Church,
1 Greenland Road, Donway East and Don MIlls Road.
7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15 for adults, $8 for Children.
anne.lederman@sympatico.ca or phone 416 - 622 -
9388
May 5 & 6th
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the Prince Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping are
back by popular demand. You can't get more downtown
than here!! Last time we had several talented
friends show up including
Dave Murphy
and BIG Al
McKinley.
May 7th
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W. A benefit for
singer/songwriter
Nicole
Edwards with
Tom Leighton
&
Toronto's own
David
Woodhead.
May 12th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a beautiful room with good food and seems to
be very well run. It's worth the drive ALMOST TO
ACTON!
May 17th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm. It's
Haines &
Leighton.
Yahoo!!
May 18
Cuckoo's
Nest Folk
Club,
London, Ont. with
Haines &
Leighton
Chaucer's
Pub
(upstairs), 122 Carling St., London $15 Advance
<> $18 Door For more details visit
http://www.cuckoosnest.folk.on.ca/
MAY 19TH finally
- an "in
Toronto"
concert with
Haines &
Leighton:
ALBION
GARDENS PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH,
80 THISTLE DOWN BLVD, TORONTO, ON contact: Debbie
O'Connell debbie_o@sympatico.ca or phone Home (416)
622-9388 or Work (416) 743-3326 ext233 start time
will be 7:30
May 28
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W. CD release for
singer/songwriter
Rob
Young.
Details to follow, BUT
Tom
Leighton and
Curly
Boy
Stubbs
will be there.
June 9 & 10
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the Barley Room Pub from 8:00 - 12 - 00
June 10
AFTERNOON
"Ear Candy
Music
Festival",
Belleville, Ont.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
a concert. details to follow.
June 14th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm. It's
Tom Leighton
with the
lovable and
talented Ron
Nigrini.
Yahoo!!
\June 17th
"Brampton Folk Festival", Brampton, Ont.
Tom
accompanies
Ron
Nigrini
and
others TBA
Feb 3rd.
WinterFolk
Festival on
the Danforth, Toronto. Tom will be playing with
multi-instrumentalist Conrad Kipping.
"Dora
Keogh's"
(near Broadview) 10:30 - !:00
www.winterfolk.com/WFIV/WFIVScheduleIV.htm
Feb 4th
Georgetown
Theatre,
Georgetown, Ont. 7:30pm Singer/songwriter
Michael
Kelly is in
concert accompanied by
Tom
Leighton and
David
Woodhead.
for details ph. Michael at 519 - 576 - 5039. Both
of us are part of his new CD. His material and
performance is first rate.
Feb 5th
WinterFolk
Festival on
the Danforth, Toronto. Tom will be playing with
multi-instrumentalist Conrad Kipping.
"The
Black
Swan"
4:00 - 4:45
www.winterfolk.com/WFIV/WFIVScheduleIV.htm
Feb 11
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Rick
Bauer get to
play in one of Ontario's nicest venues. Great
sound, food and people. Special guests will be
BIG Al
McKinley to
lend his voice to some pre-St. valentine's Day
romance and
Catfish
Willie who
will be coming from Peterborough.
feb 16th
"The
Crown &
Anchor",,
389 Main Street North, Brampton Tel: 905-451-5549
Tom
Leighton is
the special guest with
Ken
Harris
Feb 18th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 This will be the 1st time there for
Tom
&
Conrad
Kipping,
though Tom sat in with John Ecleston in October and
really had a ball. It's a beautiful room with good
food and seems to be very well run. The stage is
tiny so it might be worth the drive to Georgetown
just to see if Tom can play the accordion with
Conrad playing fiddle on his shoulders!! Hey -
don't forget that Georgetown is Stompin' Tom
territory. Let's hope that their S.T. repetoire is
up to local standards!
Jan 11th
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm. It's
Tom Leighton
and
Conrad
Kipping.(singing,
mandolin, fiddle and guitar). The food here is
wonderful and Don Owen and Carol have really
instilled a tradition of great music. They really
make you feel like you're part of the "in crowd"
when you're there.
Jan 14th
Hamilton Country Dance with Anne
Lederman
Jan 15th
DARE THE
DEVIL
Hughs
Room,
2261 Dundas Street West, Toronto. PHONE:
531-6604
1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Anne
Lederman,
with Special Guests:
Sarah
Peebles
(Swedish fiddling),
Duncan
Cameron
(Celtic) Backup by
Ian Bell
(guitar) and
Tom
Leighton
(piano/accordion/cittern). These concerts are
informative, energy pacxked and fun. There is time
set aside for a slow jam with any fiddlers wanting
to sit in. It's very inclusive.
Jan 20th
Haines and
Leighton do
Manitoulin
Island!!
It's a concert at the ski club just outside of
Little Current. for details contact: Kerrine 705 -
368 - 2913
Jan 21st
Cobalt
Classic
Theatre,
30 Silver Str., beautiful COBALT, ONT. 8:00 with
Haines and
Leighton
have performed here before and are keen to back to
this venue. Great sound this hall should be teh
pride of the north. contact Larry Aquino 705 - 679
- 8080 or aquino@nt.net
www.classictheatre.net
These next three
gigs are with banjo pickin', song writin'
Danny
Bakan and
Tom
Leighton.
Tom has performed both live and on Danny's CD's.
He's a talented performer with interesting songs.
Thursday January
26, 2006,
LopLops
Gallery
651 Queen St.E., Sault St. Marie, Ontario ph.
705.945.0754
http://www.loplops.com/index.html>www.loplops.com
Danny
Bakan and
Tom
Leighton
Saturday January
28, 2006
Cobalt
Classic
Theatre,
30 Silver Str Cobalt, Ontario.
http://www.classictheatre.net/> Hmmm, this is
Tom's 2nd visit here in 2 weeks. What does THAT say
about this venue??
Danny
Bakan and
Tom
Leighton
Sunday January
29, 2006
The
Townhouse
Tavern,
206 Elgin Street, Sudbury,
Danny
Bakan and
Tom
Leighton
Ontario<http://www.thetownehouse.com/>www.thetownehouse.com
Feb 22nd
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm. It's
Tom Leighton
and
the musical
great Bill
Candy. Bill
as about as good as it gets. This will be a night
of fun with some 1st class jamming. The food here
is wonderful and Don Owen and Carol have really
instilled a tradition of great music. They really
make you feel like you're part of the "in crowd"
when you're there.
Feb 25th
"the
Galway
Arms",
838 the Queen's Way, Toronto, 9:00 - 1:00 ph 416 -
762 - 5435
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping
Their 1st time here.
Feb 26th
DARE THE
DEVIL
Hughs
Room,
2261 Dundas Street West, Toronto. PHONE:
531-6604
time:1:00 - 3:30
p.m. Anne
Lederman, ph
Anne at
(416) 531 -
6604
On February
26th, the ninth Dare the Devil program at
Hughs Room, Anne is joined by
Jamie Snider
and Kim
Vincent as
well as a special appearance by
soon-to-be-leaving-Toronto fiddler
Erynn
Marshall.
The regular house band is the musical phenomenon
that is Tom
Leighton
(keyboard,
accordion and bodhran all at once!) and master
guitarist
Ian
Bell.
Jaime
Sniders
fiddling is one-half Saturday night square dance
(at least as heard in Matawatchan, Ontario in the
1950s) and one-half the older tradition as learned
from legendary players such as Emile Benoit and
Rufus Guinchard (Newfoundland), Leo Browne (Ottawa
and Ireland) and Ambrose Gannon of Low, Quebec.
Snider was a founding member of Figgy Duff, a
member of the legendary Wonderful Great Band of
Newfoundland which enjoyed three television
seasons, and now plays with The Puffins. He can be
heard on soundtracks for two Global Television
productions, Blackfly and Antique
Hunter plus a McCains juice
commercial featuring a lithe young maiden fiddling
from a rooftop. Jamies original compositions
include pieces that are now Maritime and
Newfoundland standards: Babylon Mall,
U.I.C., Evangeline and
Paddy When You Die. Signed copies of
Sniders Dance Music of Canada
Book I, a collection of 340 rare tunes and
settings from the Canadian dance tradition, will be
available for the first time at Hughs
Room.
Kim
Vincent
provides an opportunity to hear genuine Irish
fiddling of the County Sligo style. Sligo music is
fast with driving rhythm and plenty of
ornamentation by the left hand. Vincent learned
from the best mentors in New Brunswick, Halifax and
Prince County on PEI, including the great Eddie
Poirier. These were the musicians who preserved the
old ways while othersmoved to more commercial
styles. A superb family event featuring traditions
which are an irrepressible expression of the human
spirit, the voice of fiddling will continue to grow
at Dare the Devil.
Mar 10 & 11
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the Prince Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00 This will be the 1st time that
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping will
be at this venue. You can't get more downtown than
here!!
Mar. 17th St.
Paddy's night in Chicago with
Haines &
Leighton !!
It's a house concert at Peter Clark's, Oak Park,
Chicago. Phone Peter for details, ph 708 - 848 -
2205 $10.00 start time 8:00
Mar 18th 8 p.m.,
Haines &
Leighton in
concert at
the
Congregational Unitarian
Church,
221 Dean St., Woodstock, IL. Contact: Judy Matzen
Off Square Music, karlandjudy@stans.com,
www.offsquaremusic.org
<http://www.offsquaremusic.org
Mar 24 &
25th
"Waring
House",
Picton, Prince Edward County. (613) 476-7492.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping play
the Barley Room Pub Fri night and host a special
maple sugar dinner fiddle night. Guests will
include Anne
Lederman, Jaime Snider, and The Found
Brothers.
Mar 26th
Regent
Theatre,
Picton, On., Fiddle festival to celebrate Maple
Sugar weekend in Prince Edward County.
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping,
Anne
Lederman, Jaime Snider, and The Found
Brothers are
joined by
Zeke Mazarek and the Wakimi Wailers
plus dancing
greats the
Maracle Sisters.
Apr. 1st
Oakwood
Village
Library,
Toronto, Tom
accompanies
singer/songwriter
Marie Lynn Hammond
Apr. 7 & 8th
Want to
sing with Tom Leighton??? Joinn us for:
Sing
4 at
Eaglewood,
Pfferlaw,
Ont with Tom
Leighton and Carol
Hasek.. This
excellent choral weekend is organized by
Margaret
Almack and
we've really had a ball these past 3 years. It's
very informal with lots of singing. You don't HAVE
to have choral experience to enjoy yourself.
Singing always makes you feel good and doing it
with like minded people makes you feel even
better!! Last years master classes with Carol were
a BIG hit. They're sort of like eave dropping on a
specific music lesson. That really puts the
"theory" into a more relevant context. We perform a
VERY informal concert followed by an open stage -
mostly for ourselves. Anyone who have been to the
grounds at Eaglewood will remember how beautiful
the site is aaaaand it's still too early for
bugs!! Here is Margeret's address for more
information:
rothalma@mail.ils.net
Apr 9th
afternoon:
"Dare the Devil" series
at
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W., Show time is 1 p.m.
(416) 531-6604.
Tom
Leighton and
Ian Bell
accompany
Anne
Lederman
plus special
fiddle guests. This will be a grand one, with our
usual complement of 2 guests increased to 4 for
this event. And what fine fiddlers they
are: Mark
Sullivan, Rose Bolton,Kirk Eliott AND John
Showman, all
on the same stage at the same time! Tom loves
these afternoons. last time there must have been
over 30 fiddlers of all ages and ability playing
for the slow jam and the concerts were
breath-taking. Well done Anne Lederman. Children
$7, Adults $10 with Reservations, $12 at the Door
For more details contact Anne:
anne.lederman@sympatico.ca or visit her
website.
Apr 9th evening
"Lula
Lounge",
1585 Dundas St. West, Toronto,
8:00 - 10:00
pmTom
accompanies
singer/songwriter
(again)
Marie Lynn
Hammond as
she participates in
the Toronto
Fest. of
Storytelling.
There will be7 performers. $15/ $10 students and
seniors in advance, $20 & $15 at the
door.
Apr 7th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a beautiful room with good food and seems to
be very well run. It's worth the drive ALMOST TO
ACTON!
Apr 8th
"the
Anchorage",
Niagra on the Lake, Ont.
10:00pm.
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping, are
special guests of
Steve
Goldberger,
bass and
Dave
Norris,
drums.
Apr 26
"The
Oasis",
31 King St., Coburg 905 - 372 - 6634 7:30pm. It's
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping. The
food here is wonderful and Don Owen and Carol have
really instilled a tradition of great music. They
really make you feel like you're part of the "in
crowd" when you're there.
Apr
29
Music at
St.
Mark's.
A special
Fiddlesong
Concert
with
Anne
Lederman,
Tom
Leighton
(piano and accordion), and special guest, the
unbelievable
Loretto
Reid on
Irish flute, tin whistle, concertina, accordion.
St,
Mark's Presbyterian
Church,
1 Greenland Road, Donway East and Don MIlls Road.
7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15 for adults, $8 for Children.
anne.lederman@sympatico.ca or phone 416 - 622 -
9388
May 5 & 6th
"P.J.
O'Brien's",
39 Colborne St. Toronto (behind the Prince Edward
Hotel), 9:00 - 1:00
Tom Leighton
& Conrad
Kipping are
back by popular demand. You can't get more downtown
than here!! Last time we had several talented
friends show up including
Dave Murphy
and BIG Al
McKinley.
May 7th
"Hugh's
Room",
Toronto. 2261 Dundas St. W. A benefit for
singer/songwriter
Nicole
Edwards with
Tom Leighton
&
Toronto's own
David
Woodhead.
May 12th
"The
Shepherd's
Crook"
86 Main Street South, Georgetown Ont., 8:00 pm ph
905 702-0456 with
Tom Leighton
&
Conrad
Kipping,
It's a beautiful room with good food and seems to
be very well run. It's worth the drive ALMOST TO
ACTON!
E-mail
Mark
or Tom