Artist Announcement: GUITAR FEVER

DATE: Sunday July 26th, 2015
STAGE: The Garrison House
ADDRESS: 111C, Unit 2 Garrison Village Drive, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0
TIME: 12:00PM – 3:00PM
TICKET PRICE: Free

BAND MEMBERS:
Rayburn Blake – Guitarist
Frankie Hart – Guitarist

ARTIST BIOS:
Rayburn, founding member and guitarist of Mashmakhan, Riverson and The Lisa Hartt Band. Toured on The Festival Express Train (Janis Joplin, The Band, The Grateful Dead. Opening act for Gino Vanilli, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Kris Kristofferson

Frankie Hart, vocalist and guitarist, has shared many a stage with Rayburn Blake along their musical journey. From early recordings with such notables as Graham Lear on drums to current appearances at Toronto’s Musideum, Frankie’s performances are always the real deal. “I love the honesty in her vocals” says Rayburn, “For years it’s kept me coming back for more”

HISTORY:
Guitar Fever is a newer entity on the Niagara music scene. Led by guitarist Rayburn Blake, the duo presents a repertoire of jazz standards and tunes from the 30’s and 40’s to the present day.

You can hear the influences in the music, a love for what has come before, from blues to country all wrapped in a jazz attitude.

AWARDS:
Rayburn Blake – SOCAN award for outstanding contribution to Canadian music. Writer ‘Old Time Movie’.

Rayburn Blake – Juno for work on the Willie P. Bennett album ‘Heartstrings’

ABOUT THE SHOW:
Once described as guitar jazz with an attitude.