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Event Description

Eugene Ripper
"Ripper puts spikes back in folk music."
Vancouver Province
"Volleying between punk, folk and rock Ripper jumps all over each style,
stealing from one and reshaping another until he comes up
with a unique sound and vibe all his own."
Now Magazine
http://www.eugeneripper.com
Jody Glenham Band
http://jodyglenham.com
D Trevlon Band
http://www.myspace.com/dtrevlon
Lizard Jamboree
Rounding out the evening will be an appearance by an all star outfit of punk rock folkers who will be sure to kick out the marmalade with some burning' Ripper favorites and super cool songs they dig. If they don't explode with anticipation will land somewhere between John Prine, The Clash and the Ramones - Cheers! The Band features Eugene Ripper, Aaron Chapman, Shane Wilson, Mike Evans and Kyle Taylor.
A Brief history of the Fast Folk Underground
Over the course of the last 20 years at events staged in Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax and New York City, Eugene Ripper and a horde of fellow travelers have sketched truly unique reconciliation of gritty urban post-modern styles: Fast, folk or underground! It's a potent brew including likes of The Sadies, Hard Rock Miners, Nardwuar, Fond of Tigers, Jack Dekeyzer, Herald Nix, Joe Keithley, Peppersands, Harrison Ford (yes, that Harrison Ford), Billy Cowsill, Matthew Good and more...