Roots for the Sky

Join us on January 10 to raise money for one of Ottawa’s truly dynamic climate action organizations, Community Associations for Environmental Sustainability, otherwise known as CAFES.

 

Brother Bones is back at the Red Bird to celebrate the work of their favorite climate action champions. The band has been gigging around Ottawa for twenty years, offering a lively blend of original material from three songwriters whose influences range from The Band and Tom Waits to Elvis Costello. Brother Bones are:  Dave Munroe, acoustic guitar, vocals; David Paré, acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocals; Paul Paré, electric guitar, vocals; Richard Pinet, drums, vocals; Paul Skene, electric and upright basses.

 

Maria Hawkins brings her powerful vocals to an eclectic repertoire of blues and soul music. For three decades, Maria has been a major force in Ottawa’s music scene and a champion of arts education. She co-created the Ottawa Blues Society and Blues in the Schools alon with her own programs, Blues 4 Kids and Stop the Bullying.

John Sobol is a spoken word wizard who happens to play blistering sax in just about any genre you throw at him. At 15 he was playing five nights a week in Montreal jazz clubs and in the decades since he's performed in hundreds of venues across Canada and internationally, as both a performance poet and musician. A tirelessly smart and wry wordsmith, John alternately provokes and inspires audiences while getting their hearts thumping and their feet tapping.

Vince Halfhide is a veteran of the Ottawa blues scene with a long resume—a master guitarist and inspired songwriter who started making waves in Heaven's Radio, the legendary Ottawa blues and reggae band fronted by Terry Gillespie. Vince has played sideman with artists like Sneezy Waters, Missy Burgess, the Toasted Westerns and the Mighty Popo (recipient of the 2007 Canadian Folk Music Award for Best Group - World Music).  Most Thursdays you’ll find him performing in the All-Star Blues Jam house band at Irene's Pub in the Glebe. 

 

CAFES is a network of local environmental and climate leaders in the city of Ottawa. The network includes over 200 individual and organizational representatives from all wards and over 50 neighbourhoods in the city. CAFES’ mission is to address the climate crisis at the local level, and to support effective environmental action towards creating and safeguarding a more healthy and livable city. 

 

There will be a silent auction at the event.