Something special will be happening at the Montreal House this Wednesday night (May 23rd).
Veteran Canadian singer-songwriter Pat Temple celebrates the release of his brand-new album “Hi Lo Silver”. The show will be a lively affair featuring Temple’s seamless mix of “rockabilly, jump blues, hillbilly jazz, gypsy swing and roadhouse soul.” Fats Waller, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Bob Dylan are just a few of his influences. Before the first song is finished these influences come alive – great grooves alongside thought provoking songwriting.
Temple will be backed by the Hi Lo Players, an all-star band of “a truly eclectic characters”, including: “Diamond” Dave Russell on bass (Washboard Hank, Catfish Willie), John Climenhage on drums (The Silverhearts), Spencer Evans on clarinet, accordion, and honky-tonk piano (Jeff Healey, Sarah Harmer, and many more), and rounded-out by guitar legend Steve Piticco (Merle Haggard and many more).
Doors open at the Moho at 7:30 p.m., start time is 8:00 p.m. and the door is a very reasonably priced $10 (no advance tickets). This is a show not to be missed, in a city that Temple describes as being “on the cusp of exciting musical times”. Wednesday night will certainly be one of those.
The Montreal House – Map and details
Pat Temple performing ‘Rare Kind of Love’ Live at the Island Folk Festival main stage 2009. From the album ‘Cold Cuts’.
