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SUMMARY:The Breakmen
URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/the-breakmen/
LOCATION:Waverley Hotel :: 2692 Dunsmuir Ave Cumberland, 
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:What started out as adventurous bluegrass quartet has fast become a sharply focused roots music outfit that owes as much to The Band and Blue Rodeo as it does to John Hartford and Bill Monroe.=0D=0A=
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With a strikingly original repertoire, and a lively on-stage show, the band made a strong name for itself at festivals and clubs across the country. Last year the group earned two nominations at the Canadian Folk Music Awards — for Emerging Artist(s) of the Year and for Vocal Ensemble of the Year — and won the Vox Pop Award for “Americana Album of the Year” at the Independent Music Awards.=0D=0A=
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Now, with Heartwood, the band’s signature sound remains, but members Matthew Lawson, Archie Pateman, Ben Rogalsky and Lee Watson are moving in a new, exciting direction. Now you’ll also hear touches of soul, classic R & B, a bit of old country and a solid taste of roots rock and roll.=0D=0A=
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The band’s new record fits perfectly into the roots/rock “Americana” / “Indie Folk” genre, There are 10 original songs by band members Pateman and Watson. — and a song from the reclusive Toronto singer Mary Margaret O’Hara, which the band found on her only album, released in 1988. Heartwood debuted at #1 on Earshot’s Folk/Roots/Blues charts for November of 2010.=0D=0A=
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Like Ben Franklin with his kite, The Breakmen are messing with electricity — and in fact Lee (who is a guitar builder) has made two Telecaster-styled electric guitars for the band — new directions can be challenging and inspiring at the same time.”=0D=0A=
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http://www.thebreakmen.com/=0D=0A=
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Tickets available at Bop City, the Waverley Hotel or by phone at (250) 336-8322
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