Two songs of the sea were the offerings from Des, firstly the well-known sea shanty, “John Kanaka”, a great singalong song, and Les Barker’s very short poem, “Disaster at Sea”, to which Des had written a tune to accompany it.Īlan Matthews treated us to the traditional “Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy” and Bruce Springsteen’s “One Step Up, Two Steps Back”. They played 3 tunes: from Galicia, “Canker of Krill” followed by “Finore”, a French tune and “Costa del Morte” (The Death coast – Cape Finisterre).ĭora performed Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” followed by “Crystal Chandelier” written by Ted Harris but recorded in 1965 by Charley Rich. Rick plays guitar and Ricardo an assortment of pipes. Our first guests from afar were Rick and Ricardo, two thirds of “The Portland Coves”.

John Findlay, also in keeping with the suggested royal theme, sang “In the Ghetto”, recorded of course by Elvis “The King” and Carol King’s “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”. Robin, the MC for the evening, with help from Don on guitar, opened proceedings with Roger Miller’s “King of the Road”. Dennis published his first novel TOWARD BEAUTY: Reigniting a Creative Life on the Camino de Santiago In October.It was another well attended evening for WFC’s Coronation Bank Holiday performers night, with 11 different acts on show, two of whom had travelled from Dorset and Sweden respectively.,Ī royal theme was suggested but not mandatory. Recipient of a Calgary Award for Community Achievement in Arts and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Artistic Director of Theatre Calgary from 2005-2016. Other: Artistic Director of the Grand Theatre since 2016. Theatre Credits (Selected): World premiere of musical The Little Prince (Theatre Calgary) Barber of Seville (Florida Grand Opera, Opera Lyra, Vancouver Opera) Timothy Findley's The Wars (Theatre Calgary, Vancouver Playhouse) Director / Adapter of Lost: A Memoir (Theatre Calgary, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Neptune Theatre) Director / Adapter of King Lear (Theatre Calgary, Bard on the Beach) Carmen, La Traviata (Pacific Opera) West Side Story (Bangkok University) Rat in the Skull (Berkshire Theatre Festival) Stratford Festival (four seasons) Shaw Festival (six seasons). For the Grand Theatre: Grow, Home for the Holidays, Cabaret, Timothy Findley’s The Wars, Prom Queen: The Musical (High School Project), Chariots of Fire, Beethoven Lives Upstairs, A Christmas Carol.

The Story Of Santa Claus by Tom Paxton