Known as “The Heart of a Peterborough Christmas”, the annual In From The Cold concert returns for its 17th year on Friday, December 9th and Saturday, December 10th at 8 p.m. at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in Peterborough.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and children (the ticket price includes all surcharges and taxes) and are available at Moondance (425 George St. N.) or from the Market Hall website at www.markethall.org.
In From The Cold was launched in 2000 by John Hoffman, Susan Newman, Rob Fortin and Curtis Driedger, a group of accomplished Peterborough roots musicians who came together to establish an annual Christmas concert that would be unlike any other. In a few short years, In From the Cold had become the hot ticket of the Peterborough Christmas season, selling out the Market Hall for two nights every year and raising over $100,000 for Peterborough’s Youth Emergency Shelter over the years.
This year’s show will again be anchored by the acts that developed the unique In From the Cold sound: folk/vocal group Carried Away, Enrique “Roy” Claveer (aka. Curtis Driedger), The Convivio Chorus, fingerstyle guitarist Michael Ketemer, and Celtic harpist Tanah Haney.
Here’s what you will see and hear at this year’s concert:
- Christmas carols and seasonal folk songs from Ireland, England, Appalachia and The Basque Country, presented in In From the Cold’s signature Celtic style
- Several new songs including The Roches’ “Star of Wonder”, “White Winter Hymnal” by the Fleet Foxes, and “Bethlehem Down”, a little-known but beautiful carol written in the early 20th century
- The sweet sound of instruments rarely heard at Christmas concerts: Celtic harp, hammered dulcimer, banjo, concertina, tin whistle, fiddle and bouzouki
- The lush harmonies of the Carried Away and the Convivio Chorus, featuring original choral arrangements by Susan Newman and John Hoffman
- More Christmas originals from Enrique “Roy” Claveer and his band of intrepid local youngsters.
Concert Sponsors
As always, In From the Cold and the YES Shelter for Youth and Families are grateful for the generous support from the Peterborough community. Sponsors for this year’s concert are:
Gold Sponsors
- Bell Media (Country 105, Energy 99.7, BOB FM 91.9)
- Camp Ponacka
- Kawartha Credit Union
- kawarthaNOW.com
- LLF Lawyers
- Monkman Gracie & Johnston Insurance Brokers
- Teachers for Kids
- Wild Rock Outfitters
Red Sponsors
Green Sponsors
- Ashburnham Funeral Home and Reception Centre
- Cameron Cycle
- Long & McQuade Peterborough
- Moondance Music
- Sadleir House Facility
Past comments about In From The Cold
“In From the Cold is the start of the real Christmas season.” – Concert patron
“The Yuletide cheer was enhanced by a cadre of talented Peterborough musicians presenting a charming and laudable program for the capacity house … A great cause, a great crowd and another outstanding night for Peterborough, the Youth Emergency Shelter and our plentiful local talent.” – Jonothan Fiddler, The Peterborough Examiner
