On June 28 at 8pm, “Silence: Guelph’s Portal For Adventurous New Sound Events” is hosting a concert called Audio Book with Charles Spearin and Tamara Williamson.
Both Spearin and Williamson have had active and influential musical careers in Canada since the 1990s, profoundly shaping the landscape of Toronto’s music scene, organizers say.
Each will be sharing new works, ideas, and music in this intimate live performance.
The Silence Guelph show will take place at 8pm with doors opening at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $20 and available in advance on Eventbrite.ca.
For more information, visit www.silencesounds.ca or email info@silencesounds.ca. For more information call 519-831-4670.
Spearin is a multi-instrumentalist primarily known as a founding member of the instrumental post-rock ensemble Do Make Say Think and an original member of the indie-rock collective Broken Social Scene. His most recent work – and first solo album – innocently titled The Happiness Project centers around recorded conversations with his downtown neighbours and plays with the cadence of their voices as though they were songs.
Well-known for being a member of the band “Mrs. Torrance” before embarking on a solo career in 2000, Williamson has been featured on Much Music and The New Music Show, voted fourth best concert of the year in 2003.
For Audio Book Williamson will be joined by the other members of the band Mrs. Torrance, who will be playing together again with new material.
Also joining will be Sarah Fazackerley, a blues/rock singer based out of the GTA.
This concert will include a blending of instrumental music and spoken word into a moving, experimental, and thoughtful style. Charles Spearin’s work discovers and plays with the musicality of everyday life. For Audio Book, audiences will also hear Spearin play the nickelharpa, a traditional Swedish string instrument that combines the fiddle and the hurdy-gurdy.
Williamson’s gentle yet commanding vocal style moves with unexpected grace, often covering subject matter that is personal, evocative, and humorous all at once.
Williamson’s performance will include readings from one of her books, infused with live dramatic songs that showcase her incredible talent for storytelling and musical performance.
