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After a 14 year hiatus, the CarltonShowband will be reassembling toreprise their success in the 1960s and1970s.
The band originally found fame
with both top 10 hits and their
regular appearances on CTV’s The
Pig and Whistle from 1967 to 1977.
Two of the group’s members,
Freddy White of Brampton and
Gregory Donaghey of St. John's,
spoke to The Citizen.
Both White and Donaghey were
excited for the tour, and have fond
memories of their years playing
together. They also had fond
memories of playing in Blyth’s
Memorial Hall.
“It’s one of the best theatres in the
entire country,” White said. “It’s like
Savoy Theatre [in Glace Bay, Nova
Scotia] or The Imperial Theatre [in
St. John, New Brunswick]. We love
to be there.”
“There are great acoustics there,
and the theatre is just brilliant,”
Donaghey said.
Fans of the Carlton Showband will
feel right at home with this show,
according to Donaghey and White,
who said they will be reprising many
of their old songs.
“It’s basically a nostalgia tour,”
White said. “We don’t have any new
material yet, so we’ll be playing a
similar show to those people
remember.
“So many people have come up to
us over the years and told us what
their favourite songs were, so we’ll
be doing a lot of those,” he said.
The group has heard from other
fans who have expressed an interest
in coming to their shows for their
own nostalgia.
“We have people contact us who
say they can’t wait for us to do more
shows, but it hasn’t been really
viable until now,” White said.
“When we stopped playing, we
had to go out into the real world and
get real jobs,” he said with a laugh.
Fans have been anxious to see
their shows not only for their ownenjoyment, but to continue a line offamily enjoyment, according toWhite.“People have talked to us whowant to come to our shows becausetheir parents or grandparents brought
them, and they want to bring their
children,” White said.
Donaghey said that being on the
road with the band and spending
time together has caused him some
restless nights.
“I’m so excited [about the tour]
that I can’t sleep at night,” Donaghey
said. “Everyone looks and sounds
great and it will be great to get
together and have the old laughs we
used to.”
“When we got together two
months ago [for photos and to
discuss the tour], I laughed so hard
that my sides were sore,” he said.
While many things will be the
same, White and Donagey said,
some parts of their tour will be new
to them. “It’s going to be fantastic
not having to haul our gear,”
Donaghey said.
“With Rocklands [Entertainment]
it’s first class all the way,” White
said. “We used to have to carry our
equipment, set up the gig and
then load our equipment back up, but
now everything will be
taken care of and we can focus on
playing.
Originally, the Carlton Showband
was almost all Irish, with the
exception of White, and now only
has one Irish member (Donaghey),
but White said that, while it may be
noticeable, the show will still be
great.
“The makeup of the band does
have a bearing,” he said. “We have
guys from Newfoundland who can
do all sorts of stuff, including celtic
music and we have people from all
over now.”
The group will be visiting the
Memorial Hall on Monday, October
4 for a 7 p.m. show.
For more information, call
1-800-465-7829, or visit
www.rocklandsentertainment.com
Carlton Showband returns
After a 14 year hiatus, the Carlton Showband will be returning to the stage with a 22-stop tour,
including a show at Blyth’s Memorial Hall on October 4. (photo courtesy of Rocklands Entertainment)
By Denny ScottThe Citizen
PAL presents ‘Stratford
Miscast’ fundraiser
Performing Arts Lodge (PAL)
Stratford is thrilled to present its
fifth annual “Expect the
Extraordinary” fundraising event –
Stratford Miscast: Extraordinary
Talent, Unexpected Roles.On
Monday, Sept. 13, at the Avon
Theatre, this exciting musical event
will hit the stage. The doors open at
6 p.m. for a silent auction and
refreshments. The show starts at 8
p.m.
Based on an extremely popular
idea born and bred in New York
City, the musical evening takes the
shape of a cabaret with an added
twist. Members of the Stratford
Shakespeare Festival’s acting
company will present their favourite
Broadway numbers – numbers that
traditionally they would never be
asked to perform because of age, sex
or other personal traits.
Performances will include songs
from Gypsy, West Side Story, Into
the Woods, Camelot and Guys and
Dolls.
Conceived by Kyle Golemba and
Steve Ross, the production will be
directed by Golemba and Ross with
Musical Directors Michael Barber,
Franklin Brasz, Laura Burton and
Marilyn Dallman, and Stage
Manager Melissa Rood – all of
whom are donating their time and
talent to PAL Stratford.
A group of acting company
members are also giving their time
and talent, including: Mary
Antonini, Sean Arbuckle, Jordan
Bell, Nigel Bennett, Jay Brazeau,
Evan Buliung, Shane Carty, Juan
Chioran, Laura Condlln, Naomi
Costain, Stephen Cota, Lindsay
Croxall, Victor Dolhai, Bruce Dow,
Martha Farrell, Keisha T. Fraser,
Barbara Fulton, Nicko Giannakos,
Kyle Golemba, Douglas E. Hughes,
Scott A. Hurst, Robin Hutton, Mike
Jackson, Cyrus Lane, Claire Lautier,
Lorena Mackenzie, Josie Marasco,
Nathalie Nadon, Paul Nolan,
Stephen Patterson, Jennifer Rider-
Shaw, Stephanie Roth, Jaz Sealey,
Julius Sermonia, Vince Staltari,
Kristian Truelsen, Rudy Webb, Ari
Weinberg, Sandy Winsby, Abigail
Winter-Culliford and Josh Young.
Some gifted students from
Stratford Central Secondary School
will also perform.
Silent auction items include a
“Dinner with the Gangsters” – Steve
Ross and Cliff Saunders from Kiss
Me, Kate – an original Stratford
Shakespeare Festival costume
sketch, a trip to Montreal, an
overnight at Langdon Hall, and an
original script for Do Not Go Gentle
signed by Geraint Wyn Davies and
Leon Pownall.
Advance tickets are priced at $45
and $20 and are available through
the Festival box office, in person or
by calling 519-273-1600 or 1-800-
567-1600. Tickets will also be
available at the door for $50 and
$25.
Carlton Showband returns to stage after 14 years