Stephen Fearing is coming back to Eden Mills at 8pm on Nov. 27 for a performance at the community hall.
A musician of national and international stature, Fearing is known for his mastery of the guitar and his evocative songwriting. The Halifax Chronicle Herald called him “a king amongst minstrels,” and Stephen Foster, of the BBC, proclaimed him to be “without a shadow of a doubt, one of the best songsmiths on the planet … quality albums… stunning shows.”
Alone on the stage, he is a force to be reckoned with, an artist of rich imagination without technical limitations.
The consistent quality of Fearing’s work over his two-decades-plus career has earned him a West Coast Music award for best folk music recording, five Juno awards and seven Juno nominations.
Fearing has strong ties to Guelph, where he lived for many years, and where he continues to record.
Born in 1963 in Vancouver, he spent most of his boyhood and teenage years in Dublin. There, he picked up the guitar and traces of the Irish and English musical traditions that have informed his music ever since.
After a short stint in the American midwest, he returned to Canada, and is now long-established as a regular and popular fixture on the folk club and festival circuit in North America and the U.K. He is also a member of the highly successful Canadian roots rock trio, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings.
Fearing’s most recent albums are Yellowjacket (“feels overwhelmingly human and honest” Maverick Magazine, UK) and The Man Who Married Music, a compilation of some of his favourite songs.
The Nov. 27 concert is Fearing’s fourth appearance in Eden Mills. The community hall provides a relaxed ambiance which enhances his personal connection to the audience.
The doors open at 7:30pm and he show starts at 8pm. The Eden Mills Community Hall, is at 108 York Street. Tickets are $20 and there is a cash bar open. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Ground Floor Music, 13 Quebec Street, Guelph, 519-827-1444 or from Kit Bresnahan, 519-856-1188 or kitbresnahan1@gmail.com.
The next fundraising concert for the Eden Mills Community Club and Eden Mills Millpond Conservation Association is Carlos Del Junco on Feb. 11.
