Don Ross & Brooke Miller

Performing Live at the Gramohone

Oct 13, 2009 Rock

Don’s been touring the world long enough now to have become an influence on a generation of guitarists and other musicians. He feels fortunate to have grown up sheltered from the influence of too many other acoustic guitarists, as it had made it easier for him to focus on the composing and playing of music, rather than focusing on technique-based pyrotechnics. That said, he has still managed to be the only player to win first place twice at the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship (’88 and ‘96). He has released close to a dozen solo albums as well as collaborative CDs with Andy McKee and Men of Steel (Beppe Gambetta, Dan Crary, Tony McManus and Don).

Born in Montreal to a Scottish immigrant father and a mi’kmaq aboriginal mother, Don has been touring full-time since 1989.

Hailing from Prince Edward Island on Canada’s east coast, Brooke’s abilities as a singer-songwriter and guitarist have been showcased across North America and Europe over the past several years. Her first recording, lending an hourglass, was released in 2003. Recognized and signed by the mavens at Sony Music Publishing in New York, Brooke released her gorgeous second CD, You Can See Everything, in 2007. She counts Ricki Lee Jones, The Police, Bruce Cockburn, Tom Waits and Lenny Breau as influences on her style, which is characterized by smoky vocals and impeccable fingerstyle guitar work. Winner of the 2007 Colleen Peterson songwriting award (conferred by the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals), Brooke is destined for recognition as one of Canada’s strongest new crop of writers of acoustic music.

Brooke has lived in the Toronto area since 2005 and has performed across Canada, the United States and Germany.

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Doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m. $15