The Andrew Collins Trio will perform at the next Dinner & Show at The Motley Kitchen on Thursday, Oct. 18.
Andrew Collins is a five-time Juno nominee and seven-time Canadian Folk Music Award winner, and is well known through his work with The Foggy Hogtown Boys, the Creaking Tree String Quartet and the Trio, itself.
His wild inventive approach to folk, newgrass, jazz and chamber-oriented roots music makes it impossible to pin him down to one particular genre.
The trio merges Andrew’s skills on mandolin, fiddle, guitar, mandola, mandocello and smooth vocals with the rich talents of Mike Mezzatesta (guitar, mandolin, fiddle, mandola) and James McEleney (bass, mandocello and vocals).
Bending and blending genres, these musical shape shifters land somewhere between the re-imagined worlds of Béla Fleck and Newgrass invader, David Grisman.
Their new double album, Tongue & Groove has 11 vocal cuts (Tongue) and 11 instrumentals (Groove). It is a fine representation of what the band does best - spontaneity on stage and rapid-fire, improvisational instrumental exchanges.
The Groove CD was just nominated for yet another CFMA for Instrumental Group of the Year. Winners will be announced at the 2018 awards show in Calgary on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
Dinner and entertainment combined is $60. Show-only seats are $25 each. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the buffet dinner served at 6:30 p.m. and the show approximately from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Reserve now to assure good seats and dinner by calling 705-222-6685.
Never heard of the Andrew Collins Trio? You can check out the video for their song "Backburner" below.
