Bath, Le Vent du Nord, Chocolate Church, Folk Festivals... (Bangor: homes, restaurants)

[Boomerang]

Wow. What a day we had today! Just have to share it with you.

Yesterday I noticed in the PPH "Events Calendar" that the Quebecois folk group, "Le Vent du Nord", would appear at the Chocolate Church tonight.
Right away I called for tickets! These guys are fantastic. (Two of them used to belong to the group "Montcorbier" with Daniel Thonon - if you ever get a chance to hear their CD "Le Piano de Sarah" - it's to swoon for, so beautiful)

Anyway, we did see them tonight, and had a magnificant time. The crowd went wild for the catchy French Canadian and Brittany tunes, played on piano, accordion, bass guitar, guitar, fiddle, and hurdy-gurdy, with outstanding vocals and humorous showmanship tossed in for good measure. At the end of the show the group got standing ovations and played an extra 3 tunes. then stayed around to talk with the fans and sign CDs. Very personable group of guys.

Some fans told us to be sure not to miss the Bangor Folk Festival in late August (?) --- 7 stages and the kind of festival that musicians go to, to learn from other musicians, we were told. And it's free (?) Well, I just had to look this up because it sounds way too good to be true. It's not; check out
American Folk Festival | home The guys from Le Vent du Nord also told us to come to Montreal on December 30th for their traditional street party. Sounds good too!

If you've never been to the Chocolate Church, don't hesitate to go if you see an event interesting to you. It's a relatively small venue with excellent seats all round; beyond the first half dozen or so rows, the seating rises stadium-style, so you can easily see over the heads of the patrons in front of you. There are balconies behind as well. And the folks working there, and the visitors, are very nice. A swell time had by all

We decided to go into Bath a couple hours early and walk around the historic and downtown districts around the church. If you've never been, do go! The streets are lined cheek-by-jowl with beautiful old homes of all architectural styles, with water views, and downtown Front Street has wonderful shops (books, shoes, antiques, furniture, clothing....) as well as restaurants, old-fashioned street lamps, brick sidewalks, etc. Eh...and a brand-new Irish pub on Centre Street that was packed to the gills with people of all ages that appeared to be very happy with the food and drink and the company.

As we had no plans for tomorrow we've decided to return to Bath for Easter brunch and walk around with the cameras for awhile again, if the weather's nice.

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter.

[island mermaid]

Originally Posted by Boomerang

Wow. What a day we had today! Just have to share it with you.

Yesterday I noticed in the PPH "Events Calendar" that the Quebecois folk group, "Le Vent du Nord", would appear at the Chocolate Church tonight.
Right away I called for tickets! These guys are fantastic. (Two of them used to belong to the group "Montcorbier" with Daniel Thonon - if you ever get a chance to hear their CD "Le Piano de Sarah" - it's to swoon for, so beautiful)

Anyway, we did see them tonight, and had a magnificant time. The crowd went wild for the catchy French Canadian and Brittany tunes, played on piano, accordion, bass guitar, guitar, fiddle, and hurdy-gurdy, with outstanding vocals and humorous showmanship tossed in for good measure. At the end of the show the group got standing ovations and played an extra 3 tunes. then stayed around to talk with the fans and sign CDs. Very personable group of guys

Some fans told us to be sure not to miss the Bangor Folk Festival in late August (?) --- 7 stages and the kind of festival that musicians go to, to learn from other musicians, we were told. And it's free (?) Well, I just had to look this up because it sounds way too good to be true. It's not; check out
American Folk Festival | home The guys from Le Vent du Nord also told us to come to Montreal on December 30th for their traditional street party. Sounds good too!

If you've never been to the Chocolate Church, don't hesitate to go if you see an event interesting to you. It's a relatively small venue with excellent seats all round; beyond the first half dozen or so rows, the seating rises stadium-style, so you can easily see over the heads of the patrons in front of you. There are balconies behind as well. And the folks working there, and the visitors, are very nice. A swell time had by all

We decided to go into Bath a couple hours early and walk around the historic and downtown districts around the church. If you've never been, do go! The streets are lined cheek-by-jowl with beautiful old homes of all architectural styles, with water views, and downtown Front Street has wonderful shops (books, shoes, antiques, furniture, clothing....) as well as restaurants, old-fashioned street lamps, brick sidewalks, etc. Eh...and a brand-new Irish pub on Centre Street that was packed to the gills with people of all ages that appeared to be very happy with the food and drink and the company.

As we had no plans for tomorrow we've decided to return to Bath for Easter brunch and walk around with the cameras for awhile again, if the weather's nice.

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter.

Boomerang, I've attended numerous events at The Chocolate Church, it's a wonderful place! Downtown Bath has changed so much within the last 10-15 yrs. Front St is now a nice little area great for visiting, and offers quite a few nice restaurants and cafes.
Have a lovely Easter brunch!