A Townships Noel
$10.00The assistance of Townshipper’s Foundationis gratefully acknowledged. Proceeds from the sale of this CD go entirely to support artistic projects in the Eastern Townships.
Donald Patriquin
All the Way Home
$20.00After a too-long hiatus, Montreal-based singer songwriter Jim Robinson is very much back on the music scene. His latest album All the Way Home, in particular the eco-inspired and time goes by, is currently getting airplay on CBC stations across Canada. A collection of bright, out-going, up-tempo songs, it was released just before Christmas (2006). This is Jim’s third CD, all three of which have been produced by talented multi-instrumentalist Jason Lang, Penny’s son, who has worked with (among others) Isabelle Boulay, Amanda Marshall and Roch Voisine. All three of Jim Robinson’s Cd’s are listed with us and if you would like to buy two or more there is a special price of $15.00 each.
Jim Robinson
AMOS J. Now – extended play single
$10.00Amos Joannides
at the CaféRouge
$10.00Gail Klinck and Keith Whittall have been taking their brand of music around the Townships and the Montreal area for the past twenty years. Whether they’re playing covers or their own material, their harmonies and interpretations are part of a distinctive style that reflects their experience in folk, country, pop and jazz.
Gail Klinck & Keith Whittall
Canadian Harmonists/Quatuor à Médée
$15.00A quartet from Sherbrooke, Quebec. Three of us are french Canadian and most of our repertoire is in english.
Tim Doherty
Choromondo
$20.00The women in Choromondo have been singing together since 1999. Their world music repertoire leads us to experience the poweful common ground all humans share when making music together. Their concerts benefit world communities in need. Choromondo is based in North Hatley,Québec,Canada and is directed by its founder, musician and composer Allyn Harris. The songs on this album include Balkan love songs, Spanish ballads, a South African protest song, songs of reconciliation from Korea and Cuba and a traditional Georgian riding song, originally for men’s voices. Allyna Harris
Country Blues Collection
$20.00Jim Robinson
Festival Folkmass Christmas Gloria
$15.00Music for a Festival Folkmass and the Season of Christmas performed by the Island City Singers and Instrumentalists with the Canadian Brass Quintet
Donald Patriquin
First Frost, Kehler Williams
$20.00
Gotta Come Easy
$15.00Betty Piette was born and raised in the rolling hills of the Eastern Townships, near the village of Dunham, now popular for its vineyards. Born into a francophone/Anglophone family, her early musical influences were early western swing and her dads fiddle music which was a typical Quebec style. In 2003 Bette started pursuing her passions in Swing/blues both acoustically and electric. She was soon joined by some top musicians and a sound was born! Her 1st CD.
Betty Piette
Heading South
$15.00Jim Robinson’s first CD, Heading South, (2003)is a spirited blend of folk and country songs rooted in the musical and story telling traditions of rural life in Quebec’s Eastern Townships where Jim grew up, singing and playing guitar in a local dance band with his dad, performing in schools, community halls and barn dances as well as on local radio and television shows. Fans of the 70’s & 80’s Montreal-based road bands J.W. FISH and THE ROBINSON FOWLER BAND will remember Jim—band leader, vocalist, guitar and bass player—along with band mates Susan Fowler, Rich Hammond, Bill Davis and Ed Kaye, from their performances in clubs and hotels in the greater Montreal area, Ontario, the Maritimes and northern Vermont. It was during this time he started writing and performing some of his own material, which won recognition from the American Song Festival and a first television appearance on the national CBC series, “Who’s New.”
Jim Robinson
Healing Piano: The Aramaic Prayer
$15.00Threads of jazz, Western classical and Middle Eastern music interweave to create a tapestry of inspiring beauty and calm. This recording has been listened to in homes, schools and healing environments across the world. Its benefits are easily accessible, whether played in the background while doing other activities, or listened to in a more focused way during quiet reflective moments.
Akbar Eric Manolson