Sunday April 20th, 2008: The Brian Pickell Band

$20/18

Brian's tunes are traveling the world, and he and the high-powered Brian Pickell Band have recently launched a second CD. Although Brian has been on the roots music scene for three decades, the past three years have been the most exciting. Brian's compositions are now being played and recorded widely: Deaf Shepherd (Scotland), Tony McManus (Scotland), Liz Doherty (Ireland), The Halali Fiddle Band (USA), Oliver Schroer (Canada), Nicholas Williams (Canada), Pierre Schryer (Canada) and many others. The Brian Pickell Band features the combined fiddle-power of Shane Cook and Mark Sullivan, both multiple winners of the Canadian Open and Grand Masters Fiddle Championships. Also driving the music are Ottawa legend James Stephens on fiddle, mandolin and viola, combined with the incomparable tandem of Pat O'Gorman on flute, pipes and whistle and Julie Schryer on keys. Brian stirs it up with guitar, mandolin, banjo and vocals.

website : www.brianpickell.com