Warm up your November with Isabel & the Uncommon band featuring Rebecca Campbell, Rachel Melas, Conny Nowe and Zoe Thiessen guesting with us on fiddle. Together you will here original, genre blending songs from country, jazz, blue grass, a bit of rocknroll and some tasty covers. The songs explore themes of connection, urban life, love, loss, family, and the mysteries of nature. This month we have a special guest artist Zoe Thiessen. Like Zoe's fiddle playing, your ears will perk up when she sings her songs. Zoe has a regular residency at the Painted Lady where she plays with her band the Grey Swans. Earlier this year she released a new album that she will be sharing with us. Promises to take the blues away from the greys in November!
Isabel and the Uncommons is a trio, featuring songwriter, singer, and guitarist Isabel Fryszberg, Steve Briggs (Russell DeCarle, Sylvia Tyson) on lead guitar, and Rebecca Campbell (the SPECIAL INTEREST group, Sultans of String, Lynn Miles) on harmonies, percussion, and harmonica .
Visual artist and singer songwriter Isabel Fryszberg has written or co-written a diverse repertoire, inspired by traditional folk, country, blues, bluegrass, and jazz. For her Tranzac residency, there will also be a tasty, ‘uncommon' cover or two brought to the mix. Some songs are matters of the heart, or stories that only a song can tell. Others are philosophical, and raise questions about our current urban landscape and life. But don’t be fooled - there will also be songs that will make you laugh or smile.
All faithful to an old tradition, while definitely walking the other side of the street
- John Apice, Nodepression Music Journal.
Over the course of Isabel’s residency, ‘uncommon’ guests will introduce new sounds - fiddle, mandolin, pedal steel - to the Uncommons mix. And to share the opportunity to play in the storied Southern Cross, special guest singer songwriters will also share the bill from time to time.
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