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November eDITIoN 2014
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celtic Music in RosslAnd! The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture annual Performance Series continues on Saturday, November 8.There is an updated time and venue for this performance: 4 pm at the Rossland Art Gallery.
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audience with her soulful performance.” Lizzy’s music has been recognized on both the national and international level. She won “Best Female Artist” at the 8th International Acoustic Music Awards, was Through the Performance Series RCAC aims a Canadian Folk Music Award Nominee to continuously present a wide variety of for Traditional Singer of the Year and has high calibre artists with a variety performing been named a finalist in both the John arts styles. This year is no exception, with Lennon Songwriting Contest and the USA performances ranging from Celtic music to Songwriting Competition. In addition to masked theatre. The second performance these, Lizzy was awarded the Queen’s of the 2014/15 series will be Lizzy Hoyt, Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Governor a multi-award-winning Canadian vocalist General of Canada for her outstanding and songwriter who ranks among the contribution to commemorating Canadian top Celtic instrumentalists in the country. veterans and history through music. Lizzy delivers music and stories with The performance will take place on soaring melodies rooted in Celtic and folk Saturday, November 8, 2014 at the traditions. Her mastery of the fiddle, harp, Rossland Art Gallery. Doors open at 3:30 and guitar combined with the voice of an p.m. and the show will start at 4 p.m.Tickets angel keep the audience hooked, body and are $20 and can be purchased in advance soul, throughout her entire performance. at Out of the Cellar on Columbia Ave. in “Lizzy Hoyt is exactly the kind of show Rossland or at the Charles Bailey Theatre we love to present,” says Renate Fleming, box office in Trail. Information on the RCAC president of the Rossland Council for Arts Performance Series and upcoming shows and Culture, “an award winning, unique, can be found at rosslandartscouncil.com. Canadian artist who will delight the