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Sat, May 7th, 8-10pm, Concert – Award winner Ross Douglas - folk eclectic with ukulele
Ross spent 8 winters as musician, writer and musical director of the very popular Willie and the Wassailers and 9 summers as writer, musical director and performer at Theatre Royal in Barkerville, BC. This spawned a vast and truly eclectic writing output and 4 albums of original song. His song Lovin Time was Runner up in the Jazz category of the John Lennon Song Contest and he was Special Jury Award winner in the Mid Atlantic Song Contest for the song Kokanee Canary Canoe. He's also been Folk Alley's "Folk Artist of the Month" Julie Fowler of the Artswells Festival of all things Art described him as “A one man vaudevillian whirlwind … a consummate and versatile entertainer…a crowd pleaser with astute songs that blend history, comedy, theatre, a variety of musical genres and a litany of instruments …a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend him.”
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PRESS
Ross Douglas The Very Good Time Tour
After hearing Ross Douglas for the first time
the common sentiment seems to be
“ That guy was really entertaining - and he sounds a lot like Stan Rogers!”
Said Shari Ulrich -Canadian popular music icon
after hosting him at Vancouver’s Bluebird North
“The audience loved you!” SO Musical! I loved every minute of it!”
Audiences are delighted by the variety of musical styles , the intelligence , humor and heart of the songwriting - and Mr. Douglas’ voice – that while changing depending upon the various characters he seems to adopt during an evening , does draw continual comparison to Stan Rogers.
Julie Fowler of the Artswells Festival of all things Art described him as
“A one man vaudevillian whirlwind … a consummate and versatile entertainer…a crowd pleaser with astute songs that blend history, comedy, theatre, a variety of musical genres and a litany of instruments …a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend him.”
Mr. Douglas will be playing a lot of new places this year.
Be prepared for a very good time.
BIO
Ross Douglas heard the Beatles late one night and that was it.
Initially drawn to theatre, he played piano in the satirical band The Choke Sisters; fronted by future multiple Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff. He played "Brad Majors" in the first ever Canadian stage production of the ROCKY HORROR SHOW and for 3 years saw much of the world as Piano Player / Narrator in the second-ever cast of the seminal BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR. He was in the original Vancouver production ANGRY HOUSEWIVES for which he also received a Jessie Award for "Outstanding Musical Direction'
Then a lot of songwriting kicked in. He spent 8 winters as musician, writer and musical director of the very popular Willie and the Wassailers and 9 summers as writer, musical director and performer at Theatre Royal in Barkerville, BC.
This spawned a vast and truly eclectic writing output and 4 albums of original song.
His song Lovin Time was Runner up in the Jazz category of the John Lennon Song Contest and he was Special Jury Award winner in the Mid Atlantic Song Contest for the song Kokanee Canary Canoe. He's also been Folk Alley's "Folk Artist of the Month"
At last count, he has fans in 115 countries and territories around the world
