6th Annual
Frost & Fire: A Celtic Christmas Celebration! &
Tradition
The holidays are a great time to revive family traditions. RMR began
hosting their Frost &
Fire Tour five years ago,
and it didn’t take long for both the musicians and their fans to realize how
much the holiday season was becoming an inspiring tradition for them
all. “Now, the holiday season doesn’t seem like it’s
here, until we share it with our fans and friends that have grown with
us throughout the years,” says the band’s fiddler Lindsay Schindler.
“It will be a special evening for the entire
family, including my family,“ added Lindsay Schindler, whose three children will
be in the front row of the church with their tiny feet keeping beat to the
band’s music, particularly mom’s
fiddle.
Rant Maggie Rant will welcome in the holiday
season with an eclectic program of
music with repertoire
that ranges from Early Music, ancient and
traditional Celtic melodies, blazing jigs and reels, contemporary songs given
full Celtic treatment (including the band's delightful arrangement of David
Francey’s “Skating Rink”), classic carols and lesser known seasonal fare,
original compositions and a few quirky surprises!
Based in Stratford, Ontario, Rant Maggie
Rant showcases the talents of Lindsay Schindler (fiddle,
background vocals), Glen
Dias (lead vocals,
recorders, percussion) and Barry James
Payne (guitars,
harmonica, background vocals). Joining them this season will be guest musicians
Rob Larose (drums, percussion) and Steve Clark (bass), who hail
from London; Toronto’s Daev Clysdale (Irish whistle, Irish flute and
accordion); as well as Dan Stacey (champion fiddler and
step dancer); Graham Hargrove (percussion), Lucinda Jones
(vocalist); and Rosanna Vito (harp).
Rant Maggie Rant took home hardware at the
2013 Jack Richardson Music
Awards gala on April
14, 2013. The band received a Jack Richardson Music Award in the Traditional
Folk/Roots category. The awards recognize musical excellence in the City of
London, Ontario, where all of the members of the band have London connections,
and continue to contribute to the vibrant music scene in that
city.
The hard-working trio has covered a lot of ground over the last two
years performing throughout Newfoundland, on Canada’s west coast, in Quebec and
south of the border in Chicago, Illinois and Saline, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo,
Michigan and many venues in between. Earlier this year the band performed in
Sarnia and Port Huron, Michigan with the International
Symphony Orchestra;
Ottawa’s National Arts Centre; London’s Home County Music & Arts Festival;
Goderich Celtic Roots Festival; and most
recently with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra.
A
joyful explosion of sound, Rant Maggie Rant is loved
by traditionalists, who enjoy their
time-honoured approach and style, while listeners of other musical
genres are drawn to the band's fusion of punchy roots/blues/rock guitar and the
syncopated World influences of hand drumming spiced
with Latin, Middle Eastern and African rhythms.
The band has
three CDs available: self-titled (2013), Frost &
Fire: A Celtic Christmas Celebration (2011)
and World’s
Edge (2009).
JUST THE
FACTS
Event: Rant
Maggie Rant’s 6th Annual Frost & Fire: A Celtic Christmas Celebration!
Concert
Date: December 13, 2014
Time: 7:00 pm
(doors open), 8:00 pm (concert)
Location:
Knox
Presbyterian Church, 142 Ontario Street, Stratford,
ON
Admission:
$25 in advance / $30 at door
Tickets: Stratford’s Fanfare Books, Knox
Presbyterian Church or online at: www.rantmaggierant.com
More
information: www.rantmaggierant.com
ACCOLADES for live perfomance
“Lovely arrangements and solid musicianship with a blast
of warmth and energy – It was a wonderful performance!” -
Simone Deneau, Producer,
NACPresents, National Arts Centre, Ottawa,
ON
"And there was a terrific Celtic band, Rant Maggie Rant, that I should (have) heard ages ago — boy, they are GOOD!” - Richard Flohil, Richard Flohil & Associates, Toronto, ON
"Frost & Fire consolidates their reputation as fine musicians and makes for great holiday season musical fare ..." - Rod Nicholson, Scene Magazine, London, ON
"And there was a terrific Celtic band, Rant Maggie Rant, that I should (have) heard ages ago — boy, they are GOOD!” - Richard Flohil, Richard Flohil & Associates, Toronto, ON
"Frost & Fire consolidates their reputation as fine musicians and makes for great holiday season musical fare ..." - Rod Nicholson, Scene Magazine, London, ON
“RMR is a great band. They packed the house
and the audience left dancing. I can't wait to have them back.” - Holmes Hooke, Hugh's Room, Toronto,
ON
ACCOLADES for
latest, self-titled (live) CD
“... a
solid reputation for razor-sharp stage shows... Happily, both their current
and future fans can enjoy this crystal-clear document of the beautifully
performed show RMR put down that night (at Hugh's Room, Toronto)... the
level of delighted engagement by the audience is obvious throughout.
Recommended.
- Rod Nicholson, Scene Magazine, London, Ontario
“... an album brimming with high energy...
If you want a taste of Rant Maggie Rant live, this is the sonic dram for you.”
- Robert Reid, Waterloo Region Record, Kitchener-Waterloo,
ON
“Rant
Maggie Rant CD is
the BEST live Recording in Years! They play
so tightly and perfectly that you would wonder if this is really a live
recording. Only when you hear the enthusiastic cheering of the audience then you
know it’s really live.” - Baxter Labatos, The Celtic Music Fan,
On-line Review, The Philippines
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