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The Bard's Corner
Some may know Ken Tizzard as the lunging bass player
from The Watchmen; others may remember him as the Mohawk toting bassist from
rock band Thornley. If you delve further you may know him as DjObscene, Shadrak, Audio Playground High +
Wide or a multitude of other monikers that Ken has worked under.
With more than a decade and a half in the Canadian music scene Ken Tizzard, through his work with the Watchmen, Thornley and now his solo material, has received numerous Juno nominations, Much Music Awards, six gold and platinum records and has had music licensed to major television shows including CSI and Fashion Television. From dark cabarets in northern Russia through to the Air Canada Center ken has performed in front of vast audiences in many variations sharing the stage with performers as diverse as Randy Bachman and the Toronto/Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Performance Time TBA
Torontonian,
Raynaʼs music is fueled by life
experience, her powerful, introspective lyrics speak of pride, love, change and
loss and keep her audiences enthralled and connected. Fluid, stirring melodies
and a deep vocal range make for a sound that is passionate and strong, yet
distinctly feminine.
She
completed documenting her work by recording a three-song demo. Originally
intended as pre-production demo for her Empty Room CD, the recordings
unexpectedly caught the ears of the 2005 Toronto Independent Music Awards and
earned her a nomination in the
"Best Female Acoustic" category.
Performance Time TBA
Thoth Ganesh is a Toronto-born Pagan Musician whose Musical style is
Alternative , with influences of folk, rock, blues and Pagan music
genres.
Thoth Ganesh has a unique sound; he blends his folk-rock
guitar styling with his intriguingly haunting voice. His ability to
re-arrange known Pagan songs and chants is a gift. Writer, Composer,
Arranger and Producer, Thoth has been playing music for over 30 years
to the delight of audiences’ young and old alike. He sings and plays
guitar, and by being a multi-instrumentalist, in the studio he also
plays Saxophone, Keyboards, Harmonica, Drums and the Tin Whistle. Thoth
Ganesh has recently performed concerts at The Enchanted Mountain
Goddess Conference, The Sudbury Pagan Pride Day Harvest Event, The
Harvestfest Festival, The Toronto Pagan Conference, Paganfest 2008, and
Wiccanfest.
Thoth Ganesh is also very involved in the Pagan
Community, as he is the Founder and Moderator of The GTA Pagan Network,
an active member of Sourcefire Circle, and Facilitator of a 9-week
Paganism 101 course.
The Dragon Ritual Drummers, local Ontario pagan performers with a global following. Featured in New Witch magazine, Pan Gaia, Twisted Dreams, Paganspace.net, and numerous pagan and mainstream media.
They have performed and headlined top
pagan festivals in Canada and the U.S.
The DRD made North American pagan music history in July of 2008 when they hit
number one on the Canadian myspace music charts for their genre.
Performing at 6pm.