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lighthead2toe · 06-26-2015, 01:04 PM

Hi Friends.

Sorry to take so long getting back on this one. Lots of stuff happening on the Summer Side Of Life these days.

A Scott Shea night is was indeed.

Getting tickets for events these days is just too much of a hassle for me to deal with so the best piece of advice I picked up on was just to go there early and take a chance which I did and it worked out fine.

This was one event I really wanted to see and was hoping as well to maybe bump into someone I knew there.

As has happened with me on many occasions in the past concerning anything connected to Gordon Lightfoot's music, telepathic stuff keeps propping up.

While walking along Queen St West on my way to Cameron House I happen to glance in a windowpane of an eating establishment and sitting at a table there is my close friend and big time Gordon Lightfoot, Red Shea aficionado, Kenyon Wallace.

Kenyon was having dinner with a friend and did not know anything about the Scott Shea gig.

There are six million people in Toronto my friends and this happened.

He saw me and ran out to greet me. There were hugs extended and we all ended up at Cameron House to see Scott Shea perform.

The show was brilliant!

Scott played a six string acoustic Gibson which produced a very rich bottom end sound and sang his own material which just swept me off the map. I honestly couldn't pin it down. It was just loaded with intricate chord progressions and throat lumping lyrics.

He had a fantastic lead guitar player who delivered the "Shea" style licks on a seasoned Martin. I'm not sure which model it was as I get lost after they pass D18.

His bass player was versatile and quite selective in his style. He bowed as well as playing individual string notes.

The drummer was Glenn Milchem from the very popular group "Blue Rodeo" and with that combination of musicians the audience in Cameron House that night sure got their money's worth.

An interesting note to mention is that Scott announced that they were off shortly to New York to do a show in Central Park with Carole King.

Getting onto a gig like that would require a certain caliber of musical accomplishment.

I did get the opportunity to meet Scott and found him to be a very dignified gentleman. We had a great chat.

He thanked us for coming and I mentioned there would be something on Corfid regarding the gig and he said he would watch for it.

06-26-2015, 01:04 PM	#11
lighthead2toe Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada Posts: 920	Re: Scott Shea-son of Red-new CD Hi Friends. Sorry to take so long getting back on this one. Lots of stuff happening on the Summer Side Of Life these days. A Scott Shea night is was indeed. Getting tickets for events these days is just too much of a hassle for me to deal with so the best piece of advice I picked up on was just to go there early and take a chance which I did and it worked out fine. This was one event I really wanted to see and was hoping as well to maybe bump into someone I knew there. As has happened with me on many occasions in the past concerning anything connected to Gordon Lightfoot's music, telepathic stuff keeps propping up. While walking along Queen St West on my way to Cameron House I happen to glance in a windowpane of an eating establishment and sitting at a table there is my close friend and big time Gordon Lightfoot, Red Shea aficionado, Kenyon Wallace. Kenyon was having dinner with a friend and did not know anything about the Scott Shea gig. There are six million people in Toronto my friends and this happened. He saw me and ran out to greet me. There were hugs extended and we all ended up at Cameron House to see Scott Shea perform. The show was brilliant! Scott played a six string acoustic Gibson which produced a very rich bottom end sound and sang his own material which just swept me off the map. I honestly couldn't pin it down. It was just loaded with intricate chord progressions and throat lumping lyrics. He had a fantastic lead guitar player who delivered the "Shea" style licks on a seasoned Martin. I'm not sure which model it was as I get lost after they pass D18. His bass player was versatile and quite selective in his style. He bowed as well as playing individual string notes. The drummer was Glenn Milchem from the very popular group "Blue Rodeo" and with that combination of musicians the audience in Cameron House that night sure got their money's worth. An interesting note to mention is that Scott announced that they were off shortly to New York to do a show in Central Park with Carole King. Getting onto a gig like that would require a certain caliber of musical accomplishment. I did get the opportunity to meet Scott and found him to be a very dignified gentleman. We had a great chat. He thanked us for coming and I mentioned there would be something on Corfid regarding the gig and he said he would watch for it.