A great big THANK YOU to....
Derek Olive (performer)
Barb & Robert Hanington from Pleasant Pear Orchard B&B (Host)
Sponsored by Kelowna Arts Council (formerly the Artists for Creative Alliance)
And all the wonderful people that came to enjoy this evening. It was a great success.
Derek Olive (performer)
Barb & Robert Hanington from Pleasant Pear Orchard B&B (Host)
Sponsored by Kelowna Arts Council (formerly the Artists for Creative Alliance)
And all the wonderful people that came to enjoy this evening. It was a great success.
Derek Olive & the Blue Dot Music Cycling Tour
Sunday August 9th, 2015 - @ 6:30 pm
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It was a lovely entertaining evening of modern folk music, classically trained fingers and pedal powered hope. Derek shared stories from the first leg of his tour shared with his lovely fiance Diane and their friend Emily. We were very grateful that their friend Jasmine drove them in from Westbank as I am pretty sure that they would not have made it up Dilworth Mountain as their day had already been long and extremely hot!
Here is a little about Derek & what he is doing on this tour:
What does a guitar, a bike and an olive have in common? This August singer songwriter Derek Olive embarks on a 10-city, 3 000 km music cycling tour across much of Canada in support of the Blue Dot movement. With a Masters in Music and as an Emergency Room nurse, Olive isn't just driven, he's pedal powered to make a change.
Circling the shadows, Derek Olive digs into his guitar and sings songs to find where the light comes from. His second CD Mystery & Dust is a daring collection of songs that blend Olive’s fingerstyle mastery with lyrics and impassioned vocals that make us smile at our own imperfections. Creating his own style that feels refreshingly familiar, Olive’s music teeters somewhere between folk and jazz, on occasion hiding behind the blues and pop.
For more information please visit www.derekolive.com
Here is a little about Derek & what he is doing on this tour:
What does a guitar, a bike and an olive have in common? This August singer songwriter Derek Olive embarks on a 10-city, 3 000 km music cycling tour across much of Canada in support of the Blue Dot movement. With a Masters in Music and as an Emergency Room nurse, Olive isn't just driven, he's pedal powered to make a change.
Circling the shadows, Derek Olive digs into his guitar and sings songs to find where the light comes from. His second CD Mystery & Dust is a daring collection of songs that blend Olive’s fingerstyle mastery with lyrics and impassioned vocals that make us smile at our own imperfections. Creating his own style that feels refreshingly familiar, Olive’s music teeters somewhere between folk and jazz, on occasion hiding behind the blues and pop.
For more information please visit www.derekolive.com
Reviews
"Derek Olive is an innovative picker. Fingerstyle guitar married to melody and lyric with well thought out arrangements. A great combo."
Stephen Fearing
"A talented young musician...a pleasure to have on stage and listen to."
Peggy Seeger
"Derek Olive is an innovative picker. Fingerstyle guitar married to melody and lyric with well thought out arrangements. A great combo."
Stephen Fearing
"A talented young musician...a pleasure to have on stage and listen to."
Peggy Seeger
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The Blue Dot Movement:
The Blue Dot Movement is simple.
It is a group of volunteer Canadians who believe in our inherent right to a healthy environment – clean water, fresh air, healthy food and a say in decisions that affect us.
Kelowna has a group of these volunteers who are happy to share information with you, they can be reached through their Public Facebook Group
It is a group of volunteer Canadians who believe in our inherent right to a healthy environment – clean water, fresh air, healthy food and a say in decisions that affect us.
Kelowna has a group of these volunteers who are happy to share information with you, they can be reached through their Public Facebook Group
