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September '24 Newsletter

Happy September, you lovely members of the James Gang.

I'm writing to you from the stern of the Eramosa Belle on the Severn River near Georgian Bay .. catching the end of the summer season. On the water in front of me it seems like the Canada geese have started flight training school for the fall journey south. They swoop in to the bay here in a raggedy V formation, then the swim back down river a bit and try it again. There's a group of them watching from the sidelines assessing their success and heckling.

It's feeling autumnal all round.

My September is mostly getting ready for the Praise the Ward Festival, Sept. 21st all day here in Guelph. I'm the artistic director of this celebration of Guelph's grooviest neighbourhood that I call home. We have 26 acts, almost all living here in the Ward, ( the others just WISH they lived here and have a ward connection)- in 16 different venues including front porches, galleries, bars, churches, and more, This is the second year for this really fun event. I wasn't going to perform at it too, but when I asked the Unitarian Congregation if they would provide their excellent space as a venue, they said they would if I did a show. So there you go- my concert is at 2 pm at said congregation .... tickets at praisetheward.com where you can also check out all the many activities and concerts held during the day.

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then... sticking around town...

On Sept 21st I'll be the special guest for Guelph's Immigration Services AGM at 5:30. How could you even thinking of missing that? :)

Sneaking into October, on the 1st I'll be at City Hall at noon in Guelph offering tunes and support for a new org called Seniors For Climate Action Now. Cuz, well climate emergency and I'm a senior. It's a nation-wide organization and you can check them out at https://seniorsforclimateactionnow.org/​

And looking later into October since I know tickets go fast for this,

I'll be in Ottawa performing at the awesome Redbird with Katherine Wheatley in a rare matinee concert October 10th Here's the ticket link.https://www.showpass.com/james-gordon-with-katherine-wheatley/​

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In other news: Still adding shows to a Canadian Maritime tour in late October. If you know any house concert or small hall venues let me know!

November finds me on a British Columbia tour... details soon

I also should mention that the platform that sells my CDs, books, and other merchandise, Bandcamp, is having one of their "Bandcamp Fridays"- tomorrow, Sept. 6th- where they waive their revenue share of your purchases to help recording artists in this challenging time. If you were thinking of topping up your JG collection, now's your chance, and I appreciate your support in advance.

​https://jamesgordonmusic.bandcamp..com/​

Always something to check out at http://jamesgordon.ca

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https://www.showpass.com/james-gordons-rather-exceptional-ensemble/

Wednesday May 29th, 2024

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Ends: 10:30 PM EDT

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