Sat, Oct. 1

12:00 - 1:00

Admission:

$10.00 (Includes HST)

Cookeilidh ( Cook - Kay - Lee )

Cookeilidh is a 4-member Celtic band residing in Victoria, BC. We like to define our music as “Westcoast Celtic”, but our tunes hail from places such as Scotland, Ireland, Cape Breton and Newfoundland.

We are a predominantly acoustic group, playing a variety of instrumental, high-energy jigs, reels, polkas, strathspeys and aires, along with some traditional and original vocal numbers.

Our name hails from the old Gaelic spelling of “Ceilidh” which means “kitchen party” or “musical gathering”, and that is the atmosphere we strive to create.

Sat, Oct. 1

7:00 - 9:30

At Qualicum Beach Civic Centre

Admission:

$16.00 (Includes HST)

AN EVENING IN BRAZIL                                        Featuring Sao Paulo Vocalist FERNANDA CUNHA

With Barry Wedgle-guitar, Ron Hadley-piano, Joey Smith-bass, Dan Brubeck-drums, Jack Duncan-percussion

THE HORNS OF PLENTY will open with compositions from Brazil                                          

Bossa Nova, Samba, Brazilian Pop and More! Don't miss this wonderful opportunity for an enchanting trip to Brazil without the air fare...

Watch a sample of Fernanda in concert

Fernanda Cunha is a Brazilian singer from Rio de Janeiro who now resides in Sao Paulo. Niece of Brazilian
composer Sueli Costa and daughter of singer Telma Costa, she was brought up in a rich musical environment.
Fernanda started her career in 1997. Her first performance was in Vinicius Bar - Rio de Janeiro (favorite bossa nova club in Rio) followed by other performances in Brazil.
In 2000 Fernanda had an opportunity to sing in Cleveland, Ohio with guitarist Michael Manderen (Director of Oberlin Conservatory). Also she performed in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Blossom Summer Festival, Shaker
Jazz Fest, Nightown, and other places in US accompanied by Grupo Brasil (Kip Reed on bass, Gary Aprile on guitar, Matt Perko on drums).
In July 2002 Fernanda decided to record her first solo album . She invited Grupo Brasil and the Brazilian pianist Márcio Hallack to play on the CD. The CD "O tempo e o lugar" was recorded in Cleveland at Clockwerke studios and was released in Brazil ( Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais). The repertoire includes some sambas like "Muito Obrigado"(by Djavan), balads like "Velas Icadas" (by Ivan Lins and Vitor Martins), bossa
novas like "Tim tim por tim tim"(by Haroldo Barbosa), among others.
In January 2004 Fernanda was invited to record a new album “ Dois corações” , a tribute to Sueli Costa and Johnny Alf.
In 2005 Fernanda made her first appearance in Canada, performing at Yardbirdsuite in Edmonton and in Calgary. Since then she has been touring in Canada once a year at the jazz festivals and jazz clubs.
In 2007 she recorded a new album “Zíngaro” with guitar player Ze Carlos, performing songs written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Chico Buarque. The album was released in Brazil, US and Canada.
In 2009 Fernanda recorded an album featuring Brazilian and Canadian songs. The CD “Brasil-Canada” features songs by Sueli Costa, Noel Rosa, Marcio Hallack, Joni Mitchel, Bruce Cockburn, Shelton Brooks, Mike Lent (lyrics written by Fernanda) among others.
She has toured in Brazil, Canada, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Malaysia and Argentina.