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lighthead2toe · 03-05-2009, 02:08 PM

Just a follow up on this show for the folks who are thinking about attending.

This is gearing up to be quite an event and being familiar with most of the performers there will be some cool instruments of different varieties and folks who know how to play them.

Apart from being blessed with a fine voice, Rick Fielding also was a very versatile musician and the sounds are all there in his recordings

On a recent visit to Toronto my friend Lillian invited me to join her for a "song circle gathering" at the home of Paul Mills, who is on the bill for this event. Paul played lead guitar for the late Stan Rogers.

Needless to say I was quite honored to be there and when my turn came to sing in the circle, my choice of song was. "If You Could Read My Mind" and Paul backed me up on lead guitar.

In the midst of the song the thought of "I'm going to turn into a pumpkin any moment now" kept buzzing around in my head but instead I turned into gold.

That was an experience like no other, believe me.

So Paul and Joanne Crabtree will be performing together at this event as will a host other very talented entertainers.

Lillian has invited me on as a guest performer so I'm hoping to arrange something with my son Liam to help me out in order to keep the butterflies out of the stomach.

Hope to see a few familiar faces and maybe a few new ones as well.

Cheers, RJ.

03-05-2009, 02:08 PM	#3
lighthead2toe Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada Posts: 920	Re: Acoustic Harvest-Toronto -Rick Fielding Memorial Just a follow up on this show for the folks who are thinking about attending. This is gearing up to be quite an event and being familiar with most of the performers there will be some cool instruments of different varieties and folks who know how to play them. Apart from being blessed with a fine voice, Rick Fielding also was a very versatile musician and the sounds are all there in his recordings On a recent visit to Toronto my friend Lillian invited me to join her for a "song circle gathering" at the home of Paul Mills, who is on the bill for this event. Paul played lead guitar for the late Stan Rogers. Needless to say I was quite honored to be there and when my turn came to sing in the circle, my choice of song was. "If You Could Read My Mind" and Paul backed me up on lead guitar. In the midst of the song the thought of "I'm going to turn into a pumpkin any moment now" kept buzzing around in my head but instead I turned into gold. That was an experience like no other, believe me. So Paul and Joanne Crabtree will be performing together at this event as will a host other very talented entertainers. Lillian has invited me on as a guest performer so I'm hoping to arrange something with my son Liam to help me out in order to keep the butterflies out of the stomach. Hope to see a few familiar faces and maybe a few new ones as well. Cheers, RJ.