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.
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/
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
Hugh‚s
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.</
