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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-07-13, Page 44 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, July 13, 2016 www.lucknowsentinel.com The Lucknow Sentinel PUBLISHED WEEKLY P.O. Box 400, 619 Campbell Street Lucknow Ontario NOG 2H0 phone: 519-528-2822 fax: 519-528-3529 www.lucknowsentinel.com [p] POSTMEDIA 710 JOHN BAUMAN Group Manager, Media Sales john. bauman@sunmedia.ca JOY JURJENS Office Administrator I ucknow.senti nel@sunmedia.ca TROY PATTERSON Editor 519-396-2963 ext. 104 TPatterson@Postmedia.com DARRYL COOTE Reporter 647-869-7720 DCoote@postmedia.com CURTIS ARMSTRONG Group Director of Media Sales - Grey, Bruce and Huron County Postmedia carmstrong@postmedia.com P: 519-376-2250 x514301 Publications Mail Agreement No. 40064683 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO SENTINEL CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT P.O. 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The Sentinel is available on microfilm at: GODERICH LIBRARY, (from 1875) 52 Montreal Street Goderich ON N7A 1 M3 Goderichlibrary@huroncounty.ca KINCARDINE LIBRARY, (from 1875 to 1900 & 1935 to 1959) 727 Queen Street Kincardine ON N2Z 1Z9 The Lucknow Sentinel is a member of the National Newsmedia Council, which is an independent ethical organization established to deal with editorial concerns. For more information or to file a complaint go to www.mediacouncil.ca or call toll free 1-844-877-1163. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. Canada Aocna Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association Sideliners put on spirited show for Kingsbridge Centre's summer concert series Sheila Pritchard Contributor The Kingsbridge Centre wel- comed local Irish -Country trio the Sideliners for an evening of music and merriment. The Goderich-based group, who has been performing together for 10 years, treated the all -ages audience to a mix of con- temporary Country covers, mod- ern Irish melodies, and tradi- tional Irish tunes on July 8, 2016. The group has nearly five dec- ades of musical experience between them and features Dave McKee, Mike Crocker, and Finola MacGinty. Mckee, who started playing mandolin at the age of four, began classical piano lessons at age six and took up the guitar by the age of nine, has since added Celtic harp to his roster of instru- ments. McKee began singing at an early age and is also a song- writer and has a catalogue of close to 100 songs. In the Side - liners, McKee plays piano, acoustic guitar, bass guitar and sings back-up vocals. Crocker, who plays guitar and mandolin for the Sideliners, is also a multi -instrumentalist and discovered guitar as a teenager in the 70s after several years of vocal choir and piano training. It was guitar that carried him through to cover bands and songwriting, Little Theatre musi- cals and private music instruc- tion. Over the years, Crocker has added bass, banjo, and ukulele, along with other instruments, to his arsenal and continues to play in rock, folk and choral groups. Sideliners singer Finola McGinty moved to Goderich from Northern Ireland in 1988. She has been singing actively Sheila Pritchard photo Goderich's Sideliners, made up of Mike Crocker, Finola MacG nty, and Dave McKee, perform last Friday night at the Kingsbridge Centre. They are the second group to perform in an ongoing summer concert series at the Centre. since she was 10 years old when she began singing at weddings and parties, and later at pubs and house concerts in Northern Ireland. McGinty has been a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church choir for almost 28 years and has performed at the Celtic Roots festival. She has also entertained at local coffee house events, house concerts and for various fundraising activities. For Friday's performance, guests at the Centre first enjoyed a 45 -minute set of toe -tapping tunes, song dedications, and light- hearted humour and banter exchanged among the noticeably close-knit band, followed by a 20 -minute intermission during which visitors and friends min- gled and helped themselves to refreshments and snacks. Artwork by local visual artists was also on display for viewing and purchase. Then, as the evening's light slipped away behind a backdrop of century -old stained glass windows, the energetic and engaging second set was closed with a traditional Irish blessing and a standing ovation from the captivated crowd. "It was really a wonderful, warm, appreciative audience," said MacGinty after the show. "We totally enjoyed it; such a great response. We didn't know what to expect really, but it was very casual, very laid back, and everybody was very supportive." "It was the first time I've got a standing ovation," said McKee. "It was a fun gig," added Crocker. All three musicians agreed that the restored, 100 -year old historical church made for an "excellent" venue. "The building has a nice sound," said McKee. "There are wonderful acoustics in this building." Sideliners were the second performers in the Centre's free summer concert series, hosted by Kingsbridge on 21 and St. Joseph's Kingsbridge Commu- nity (SJKC). The summer con- cert series was kicked off on June 24th, with a performance by Goderich's Kim and Travis Teed, a husband -wife duo that entertained with their inspired performance of favourite clas- sics from the 50s and 60s, along with country classics and folk songs. On July 23rd the Kingsbridge Centre's concert series continues as Reynolds, Robinson & Lodge return for their second perfor- mance at the Centre since it's reopening last year, bringing their eclectic blend of original acoustic folk music, with influ- ences from Bluegrass, Jazz, Celtic and Country. For more information about the summer concert series or for inquiries about booking the Centre for an event, visit www. stjosephskingsbridge.com or visit the St. Joseph's Kingsbridge Community Facebook page. LUCKNOW NEWS Dave Farrish Day a great success for Lucknow Ruth Dobrensky This past weekend Lucknow celebrated Dave Farrish Day in a big way. Dave and Pat Hickey were in town to help raise money for Lucknow Minor Hockey and to unveil a room at the Sports Complex named for Dave. The turnout and response from the community was great and it was inspiring to see and hear from Dave and Pat. Congratula- tions to all the organizers for a job well done. Celebrating their 65th wed- ding recently were Willa and Rev. Donald Albrecht of St. Hel- en's. Congratulations to you both. There was an ALS walk held recently in Wingham. Many locals participated in the walk, helping to raise money for a very worthy cause. For any of you who haven't been to the Kingsbridge Centre (formerly St. Joseph's) to take part in volunteer work or to enjoy a show, there was another opportunity this past Saturday night. The Sideliners performed a variety of Irish and country music. If you missed this show, check out their cal- endar for upcoming performances. The Centre holds an open house every Saturday in July and August between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Check it out. Point Clark celebrated their 70th anniversary of the Point Clark Beach Association this past weekend. The Lucknow Community Christian Reformed Church began their Vacation Bible School this week. There are lots of things hap- pening in Ripley starting next week, a mushball tourna- ment, firefighters breakfast and the youth group of the Ripley Horticultural Society are meeting at Bruce Botani- cal Gardens. Keep busy, but keep cool or as cool as you can. Happy summering. Sympathies of the commu- nity to the family of Rodger Hallman, 62, Amberley Beach.