Joey and Sarah at Folkfest
 MMMusicworks guitar instructor Joey Wright performed this years Ottawa Folk Festival with Ontario singer/songwriter Sarah Harmer. What an honour to play after Colin Linden - how sweet is that. The first kick at the can I gave to Sarah to get under my skin, I must admit, it went kinda by me. I gave one of her records a full spin, but it didn’t hook. But after seeing her live, what can I say? I’m a fan! And what an evening! Smack dab in the middle of a summer that feels like it’s been heralding the next great flood, lo! and behold! a pristine evening on the Ottawa River. Everything, frankly, was perfect. Dunno who was doing sound, but kudos to them. Sarah’s clever tongue was clear as a bell and not a word was lost on us, and standing in the sweet spot as we were, it was the kind of evening we’ll treasure forever. The stage lighting was deep and covered by a wide-eyed August moon. Very dramatic. The rivers pulse was a lazy dragon enjoying the show, the breeze was slender fingers in our hair, and Joey got to strut some of his stuff on mandolin, which gave the audience a rise. And on the last number he got to chicken out and deliver for fans of the guitar chop. Makes me think we should carry Sarah’s records in the store… gimme a couple of weeks…
For those who missed it, Shelley Montreuil and gang were at it again in Almonte this past Friday holding court at JR’s for a great night of Jazz. Be sure to go to 