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Event Description

Expect plenty of holiday cheer, laced with overtones of Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, jazz and more, when Allison Crowe brings "Tidings" to Victoria’s Fairfield United Church Concert to aid Artemis Place and HepCBC ~ with, special guest, Bob Benvenuti ( http://www.reverbnation.com/bobbybsoloacoustic )

Bob Benvenuti a native of Niagara Falls Ontario, has gone back to the origins of his musical career. He has spent the... past twenty years as lead vocalist in various bands throughout Canada, in the classic R&B and Soul flavour. Now after a two year hiatus in Canada's Arctic, Bob has returned to British Columbia and his roots, as a solo acoustic performer with powerful and soulful song interpretations, delivered with the intimacy of the singer/songwriter tradition.

"Music for the season and all time." Tidings stirs together traditional Christmas carols and holiday favourites with an organic blend of rock, jazz, folk, gospel and soul. "The Yuletide find of the year," says The Record. "Be prepared to be amazed," chimes ChristmasReviews.com Longtime NPR broadcaster Ross Hocker calls Allison Crowe's show, "The most honest, heartfelt, and directly intimate concert in my entire life."

Tidings tickets (starting Friday, November 12) @: Lyle’s Place (770 Yates); Larsen Music (1833 Cook Street); Ivy’s Bookshop (2188 Oak Bay Ave.); and online in Allison's Box Office http://www.allisoncrowe.com/shoptickets.html

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