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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-07-19, Page 8i lE ►r:RID/Jary{y'di(IVIi110ERME Fordwich lass making sweet Celtic tunes oWINE Ar 'WM MS n CD Carole said her family was hesi- tant. "They were afraid for me, but they were very proud when I fi- nally finished it." Carole said her parents were very quiet when they visited the studio and first heard Raven, When my, mother heard "Lan'o of the Gaels", she asked me if I had written it. When I said yes, she just nodded; ,I .think she was very movedby it." SNEAKED BACKSTAGE This year Carole moved closer to home, living in Stratford and working with the Stratford Festi- val's membership office. Stratford is also the home of Ms. McKennitt, and Carole says the Celtic artist has been "abso- lutely wonderful to me, offering me encouragement, and sugges- tions." Asked how she first contacted Ms. KcKennitt, Carole laughed. "I went to see her performance at the Avon Theatre, and after- wards sneaked backstage to meet her." Loreena McKennitt is one of the "big sisters" Carole refers to, when speaking of those who give her as- sistance and inspiration. Other mu- sical "sisters" are Mary Anderson of Fergus, "one of the top Celtic harpists in the world," from whom Carole takes lessons, and Jacqueline Brown at Soundworks. ' They keep telling me I've come so far, in such a short time," she said. "I know I'm going to have to be patient." VOICE COACH . , While her experiences at Sheridan weren't happy, Carole Naedel isn't one to dwell on the past. In fact, her vocal coach is one of her Sheridan teachers, Christina James of Oakville. Carole makes the trip weekly for her training. "As far as I'm concerned, she's the best," Carole said. "I took a hard look at myself and told myself, I'd better get on with it; then I picked up the phone and called her and said I wanted to take lessons from her." Raven...Carole Naedel's debut compact disc features the talented Fordwich lass. Carole is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hohenadel and has been performing most recently as one of five musicians selected to entertain in Niagara Parks. By MARION DUKE Special to the Advance -Times Unless one is a child prodig born under a lucky star, succe the music world seldom Yap overnight. Even so, making it as a fe Celtic music artist seems to take longer than is the norm for other popular music entertainers. The few in the field tell younger musi- cians they can count on at least 10 years before becoming known well enougfroto start earning a decent living. • At least that's what her "older sisters" are telling Carole Naedel - and the young entertainer isn't the least bit discouraged. "I'm in this for the long haul," she says. While they might not recognize her name - because she's changed it - many in this area know Ms. Naedel. They know her as Carole Anne Hohenadel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hohenadel of RR 1, Fordwich. They also know her as a former Miss Paddyfest. "It seems such a long time ago - about 1986, I think. I was only 17 and 1 enjoyed myself at that year's competition. I had been a contestant the year before and lost. I didn't think I would win," Ms. Naedel said of her experience as Miss Paddyfest. As the reigning queen of Listowel's Irish festival -,Ms. Hohenadel will be remembered for not only appearing at the man functions Miss Paddyfest has to at tend, but for often singing an Iris song. At the time, she stated her ambi tion was to study voice. And that' exactly what she did. Now, she' into music full-time. This summer she is one of five musicians selected by the Niagara Parks Commission to entertain as a busker in the city's parks. It's considered a top location for a busker, and the money, according to Ms. Naedel, "can be quite Her brother, John 'caul Hohenadel, one of her strongest supporters, noted recently that y, or Carole is making some money for ss in • the first time in her life. pens She will also entertain at sum- mer festivals in Elora and at the i male Fergus Highland games. CUTS OWN CD With her dark hair and creamy h complexion, Carole Anne Naedel is everyone's image of an Irish lass. Playing her Celtic harp and o singing in her clear, three -octave d coloratura soprano voice, she en- c hances that image to the point of f reality. "But my family name is a lot w Carole was encouraged by her employer to pursue her dream and in 1993 she began composing and copyrighting her music. Influenced by. Enya harper Andreas Vollenwieder and "my dol, Loreena McKennitt," she de- ided to pick up the instrument and in June of 1993 she obtained er first Celtic harp. BIT BY BIT Working on her music every pare moment she had, in January f 1994 she booked her first stu- io session at Soundworks Re- ording Studio in London. It was or four hours - all she could af- ford on her regular income as a aitress. more German, than it is Irish, which is the reason why I changed b it, shortening it to Naedel," she said. "I thought about it for quite a h while before making the decision. s I didn't know how the family would take it." st her obvious talent as a av musician, the characteristic of this young entertainer that sets her w apart is her determination. She is s so focused on becoming a Celtic uf it's a bit intimidating. Besides her busking job, and pr festival appearances, this year he Carole released her first compact co disc, titled Raven. The way it Inc came about is quite a story. Following secondary school, M Carole studied voice at Sheridan wi College Oakville. It turned out to Caro be one of worst experiences of her wa When she got that paid, she ooked another four hours and proceeded in this manner until she ad compiled and produced nine ongs. While she managed to pay the tudio bills, there was no money ailable for duplication. Finally, in p fro her 1994, wi some he p fro her father, he was able to get loan to mail - Carole said it has cost her ap- oximately $20,000 to produce r own CD through her own t mpany, Nevaraven Productions h a Raven was released this past r arch and has become a favorite v th people who first heard li le perform as a child, and tched her doing stage work at P A veteran of the British stage, Ms. James, a contralto, performed the role of Katisha for the Stratford Festival's production of The Mikado in 1982, and also in 1991 When she was trying to work through her voice problems, Carolesaid she probably tried too hard to get her breathing correct. "It has to be natural. When I was living in Burlington, there was a baby in the building. I'd watch the baby when it cried. It's little lungs would fill up, and all this sound would come out - naturally. It was so effortless; I was frustrated I couldn't do it." Now, after 14 years of studying voice, "it's coming together," Carole says. Marty of her friends from college are working on the stage, but Carole isn't the least bit envious. "That's such a tough life. It's so/ competitive,' and there is a lot of back -stabbing. It just isn't for me." Making it as a Celtic performer, writing her own music, will take more time, Carole said, but it's what she wants. And as her family and friends have found out - when Carole Anne Naedel makes up her mind to do something, it gets done. Raven is being retailed in various stores throughout southwestern Ontario. Locally it can be purchased at Tracks and Tracts, 154 Main St. West, Listowel. It can also be obtained through Carole's company: Nevaraven Productions Inc., P.O. Box 21167, Stratford, Ontario, N5A 7V4. Braemar residents enjoy bingo during heat wave By Charlene Toltc$r Activation coordinator "Hot, hazy and humid'° are not the only words on everyone's lips at the Braemar Retirement Centre this month. The thrill of being able to holler "bingo" was eagerly antic- ipated by the residents, staff volun- teers and families. July 3 marked the first day of a series of daily draws for our "Share the Wealth, 50-50 Bingo". Since then, many have been seen huddled around the checking chart daily in the hope of filling their cards. On July 10, many residents joined together to make bread in an automatic breadmaker. During the taste -testing, a discussion arose about traditional bread making. Mother Nature wason our side July 12 as we enjoyed a garden par- ty on the patio. Sun, fun and social- izing all were a part of the agenda for the afternoon. We were treated to the musical antics of "Old Time Tunes" courte- sy of Harold and Dorothy Steffler on July 14. For the remainder of July, we will be participating in a picnic lunch and fishing trip, barbecue lunches and musical entertainment provided by McBurneys and `But- tons & Keys". SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. 'ESM 4. TET 7. Sheba I'_'. Era 13, Aka 14. Coral 15. Coroner 17. Acari• 18. Ica 19. Tab 21. Ton 22, Etna 24. Pal 25. Sone 26. SBE 27. Maraca _9: Career 31. Mocked 35. Piano, 37. Had 38. Soca 41. Das 42. Hers 43. Icy 44. REM 45. End 46. Garda 48. Eddying 52. Iliac 53. Loa 54. Vac 55. Lally 56. Yarn 57. Ernf SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. EEC 2. SRO 3. Mariner 4., Tari,,. 5. Eke 6. Tartar 7. Scab 8. Hoc 9. Erato 10. Baron 11. Aline 16. OCA 20. Alamos 22. ESC 23. TBA 24. Parade 25. Sac 27 Mei 28: Cos 30. EPA 32. Khedive 33. Ear 34. DDS 36.`Namely 38. Sigil 39. Ocala 40. Cyril 42. Hny 44. Racy 45. Edam 47. DAL 49, DOA 511.. Nam 51. GCF woman -singing ging songs of 'Pats in tributey show A Belmore-area woman is bring- ing her story about the life and times of Patsy Cline "home" to Mildmay this Friday night, July 21. Virginia O'Brien -Harkness re- sides on a farm outside Belmore, but was raised near Mildmay. Sing- ing has been a part of her life since she was a child when she used to sing along to Barbra Streisand re- cordings. As she grew older, her love music grew, particularly the "bi band" music of the 1940s, popular ized 'by singers such as Judy Gar land and Billie Holliday. However, when she attende singing competitions, provincial o Canada -wide, she would notice tha many of the singers favored th timeless country music of Pats Cline, county's first great femal star and its first artist to "cros over" onto the pop charts. Cline's faultless voice and stir- ring renditions of songs such as "Crazy", "I Fall to Pieces" and "Sweet Dreams" made her a house- hold name in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Her tragic and untime- ly death in a 1963 airplane crash at the age of 30 has done little to di- minish her star. If anything, it ele- vated her to a cult -like status with an ever -stronger following even to- day. Virginia became fascinated with he singer and started to research er life and her music. She read bout Cline -- only authorized biog- aphies - her early years, her two olatile marriages, the woman who ved and loved hard. What she has found over and over again is that atsy Cline was no saint, but she ad a heart of gold. Virginia also played Cline's mu- sic over and over and studied rare videotape footage of the singer. Several years ago, Virginia and her husband Jim were vacationing at Hyannis, just off Cape Cod on the Atlantic seaboard of the United States. One night they went to see "Legends in Concert", a show that now plays in Las Vegas. The show, which featured impersonators do- ing entertainers who died at the peak of their popularity, held the audience mesmerized. "It was almost as if those people of g_ d r e y e s budding career. the age of 15 with The Grey- h llington Theatre Guild in Har- m est described as Folk/New , the CD is approximately 38 utes in length. Six of the nine gs are original and three are itional Irish and Scottish piec- including Carole's ' own ar- ement of "The Skye Boat g" which she included espe- y for her father. f the original songs, all were arole except one, "Smokey" Y They were too much into play- We ing psychologist," Carole says rist h bluntly. The results for her were B anything but good. She developed Age - a blockage in her voice and for al- min s most three years didn't sing a note. son s She was working as a dental as- trad sistant in a practice near Niagara, es, and was sent on a two-day man- rang agement training course. During Son the course, the qu'isstion was cial] raised: if you knew you could riot O fail, what would you do" by C "1 wrote on my paper, cut an al- whic good bum,' and that was it - that's how Mo it started." h was written by Lindsay Mor of Mount Forest. In the beginning of her venture, As Patsy Cline tribute...Virginia O'Brien -Harkness of the Belmore area will be presenting her tribute to Patsy Cline,. "Sweet Dreams: The Fantasy Tour", this Friday night at Mildmay. (Photo by Janet Anderson) were allowing themselves to be- weeks in April and spent one week lieve they were seeing their favorite in Parry Sound last month. Virginia artists," said Virginia. "I thought, is delighted by the reaction of those 'What a great idea."' who have seen "Sweet Dreams: So, five years ago, Virginia put The Fantasy Tour". pen to paper and wrote a concert - style show about Patsy Cline. In the If a show is to become a success, meantime, she appeared in a Thun- it must be seen by as many people der Bay production of a show her as possible. That is the reason Vir- sister, Marlene O'Brien, was star- ginia approached the Mildmay ring in on Prince Edward Island, Chamber of Commerce earlier this entitled "A Closer Walk with Patsy month to see if it would be interest - Cline". The two sisters were even ed in staging the show as a fund - interviewed on the CBC national raiser. They agreed and the whole news about their twin shows. thing came together in a few short Late last year, Virginia got to- days. gether with some representatives of "Sweet Dreams: The Fantasy the fledgling Union Theatre at Wa- Tour" plays this Friday evening at terloo, who were looking for a the Mildmay -Carrick Community show to produce, They chose Centre starting. at 8 p.m. Virginia "Sweet Dreams. The' Fantasy Tour" even promises a "mystery guest," and the rest is history. impersonator. Tickets are available The show played to sell-out in Wingham at King's Music and crowds at Kitchener for three Hillside Hearing.