Rise Up Singing - Hamilton
Annie Patterson & Peter Blood, the creators of Rise Up Singing and their 2015 sequel Rise Again are coming to Hamilton at The Pearl Company Arts Centre! This will be a singalong concert with Annie & Peter performing and leading songs out of Rise Again. Annie & Peter will be joined by beloved Canadian singer songwriter James Gordon, whose anthem "Frobisher Bay" is included in Rise Again.
This concert will celebrates the life & work of Pete Seeger (next year will be the 100th anniversary of his birth) and the many great musicians working to build a better world through music. Seeger worked closely with Annie & Peter in bringing their songbooks to birth. Concert participants will have the opportunity to purchase a large array of Pete Seeger CDs along with his autobiography, Where Have All the Flowers Gone: A Singalong Memoir (which Seeger asked Peter to edit for him) - as well as their own songbooks.
The artists will be teaching and leading songs out of Rise Again during the concert. If you have a copy of Rise Again, bring it with you. Copies will be available to borrow or buy at the concert.
This a chance to meet the people who "wrote the book" and experience group singing with two of North America's most widely loved songleaders.
- Annie is a widely respected folk and jazz performer and recording artist. Playlist on Youtube.
- Praise for Annie's performances
- Rise Up Singing has created a quiet revolution in group singing across North America with a million copies in print. Praise for RUS.
- Rise Again contains 1200 more songs (including many by Canadian singer songwriters) in the same format as RUS. Praise for Rise Again.
Tickets will be available on the Pearl Company website or at the door (for cash only).
