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Ticket Prices

Ticket prices vary for each concert and venue.


Tickets

Showplace Box Office
(705) 742-7469 and online at www.showplace.org.

Titles Bookstore (705) 743-9610 and Moondance, Peterborough (705) 742-9425


Venues

Market Hall Theatre

Market Hall Theatre, 336 George St. North, Peterborough
Market Hall Theatre, located at the corner of George St. and Charlotte St. in downtown Peterborough (DISPLAY ON MAP), has been Folk Under the Clock's home since 1986. With 125 seats in tiered moving risers and 200 seats on the floor, the room can become anything the performance requires
This historic site is a 350-seat, intimate, non-smoking, licensed, wheelchair-accessible venue, revered by artists and fans alike.

Showplace Performance Centre

Showplace Performance Centre, located on George St. near King St. in downtown Peterborough (DISPLAY ON MAP).

This venue is licensed and boasts 650 seats, along with excellent acoustics.

The Capitol Theatre

The Capitol Theatre, located on 20 Queen Street in Port Hope.
This venue is licensed and boasts 380 seats.


About Folk Under the Clock

Folk Under The Clock, Peterborough's folk concert series, came to be on September 23, 1986 with its very first concert featuring Scottish singer-songwriter Dougie Maclean (www.dougiemaclean.com), now an international folk legend who has since played the series numerous times.  Over the years, the concert series has featured some incredible acts from Canada and around the world. 

Featured artists have included Tom Paxton, Loreena McKennitt, Eric Bogle, Andy Irvine, Dar Williams, Fairport Convention, Waterson-Carthy, Rawlins Cross, Rare Air, Colleen Peterson, James Keelaghan, Lennie Gallant, The Rankin Family, Archie Fisher, Ron Hynes, The Tannahill Weavers, Martin Simpson, Spirit of the West, Dervish, Danú, Four Men and a Dog, Andy M. Stewart and Manus Lunny, Vin Garbutt, Oscar Lopez, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, Ian Tamblyn and many more.

Folk Under The Clock is a labour of love for artistic director Mike Barker, who started and still runs the concert series, along with his wife Sonja and a dedicated group of friends. Mike has been involved in the folk music scene for over 30 years in Peterborough and Edmonton. He has also been a judge for the 2004 Juno Awards (Roots and Trad. solo), served on many local music committees, and contributes to the yearly "critics choice" selection published by Penguin Eggs, Canada's Folk Roots and World Music Magazine. Mike has also been a judge for the 2005, 2006 Canadian Folk Music Awards.


Contact Info

Mike Barker, Artistic Director
photo with Six String Nation Guitar (at Market Hall, April 2007)

Mike Barker, Artistic Director
(705) 743-3372
folkundertheclock@cogeco.ca


Great Links

We recommend a visit to these great Folk information sites:

  • Canadian Folk Festivals
  • Penguin Eggs
  • Hugh's Room
  • Canadian Folk Music Awards


    Special Thanks

    Market Hall Theatre, Showplace, Soundpro, John Muir, Ben Wolfe, Quid Novis and all volunteers. Cheers, Mike Barker

    Many thanks to our sponsors and to all of our dedicated fans and friends for all their support.

    Thanks to Quid Novis - host and home for Folk Under the Clock since 1996!


  • Folk Under the Clock
    Peterborough's Folk Concert Series presents the
    23rd Season · 2008 - 2009


    Join us in Peterborough for the best of folk, roots and world music in our twenty third season, featuring the return of some of our favourite artists from the past decade. We even go on the road to present Harry Manx in Port Hope.


    DOUGIE MACLEAN (Solo)
    Tuesday, Sept. 23
    HARRY MANX
    Friday, October 17
    ARLO GUTHRIE (& Band)
    Thursday, October 23
    AN IRISH CHRISTMAS
    WITH DANÚ

    Friday, December 5
    DAVID FRANCEY
    Saturday, February 28
    DALA
    Friday, March 27
    BRUCE COCKBURN
    SLICE O LIFE Tour

    (Solo) NEW
    Tuesday, April 21
    ALASDAIR FRASER
    & NATALIE HAAS

    Saturday, May 2

    Dougie Maclean (Scotland)
    Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 8 p.m.
    Market Hall Theatre, Peterborough

    Tickets $35
    Available: Titles Bookstore & Showplace Box Office and online www.showplace.org

    Dougie Maclean

    Scotland’s favourite singer, songwriter and composer returns to the Market Hall to launch the 2008-09 Folk Under the Clock season with one of his intimate and crowd pleasing concerts. Dougie Maclean has built an international reputation as a songwriter, composer and extraordinary performer. His recent appearances have included Culzean Castle (alongside Lou Reed and Eddie Reader); Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (the Premiere of his Rural Image: a SongVision Symphony); and BBC “Proms in the Park.”

    His songs have been covered by a host of major artists, including Mary Black, Dolores Keane and Grammy award winning U.S. country singer Kathy Mattea.

    Maclean’s song “Caledonia” has topped the Scottish charts, and become one of Scotland’s most popular contemporary songs.

    His music has been used in Hollywood films (e.g. Last of the Mohicans), TV drama (BBC’s A Mug’s Game) and he has been the subject of three BBC TV specials (The Land- Songs of Dougie Maclean, Songroads and Clann na Mara (Children of the Sea).


    Harry Manx
    Friday, October 17, 2008 at 8 p.m.
    Capitol Theatre, Port Hope

    Tickets $35
    Available: Capitol Theatre, Port Hope.

    Harry Manx

    Harry Manx fans gave him four sold out nights at the 2008 Montreal Jazz Festival. Such is the popularity of this “Mysticssippi” blues man, who has been called an essential link between the music of east and west, spinning musical stories that wed the blues with classical Indian ragas. Harry is a prolific artist, with eight albums in seven years. His 2007 collaboration with Kevin Breit, In Good We Trust, won two Maple Blues Awards, for Songwriter of the Year and Acoustic Act of the Year. His latest album, Harry Manx & Friends Live at The Glenn Gould Studio, was released in March, to wide acclaim. His concerts are thrilling. This concert at the unique Capitol Theatre in Port Hope will be another “Harry Zone” experience!


    Arlo Guthrie (USA)
    Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 8 p.m.
    Showplace Performance Centre, Peterborough

    Tickets $47
    Available: Showplace Box Office and online www.showplace.org

    Arlo Guthrie

    Arlo Guthrie is back (after a sold-out solo show last year) with his new Lost World tour, which features his son Abe, and The Burns Sisters. For four decades, Arlo has toured worldwide, winning a broad and dedicated following. In addition to being an accomplished musician — he plays piano, 6- and 12-string guitar, harmonica and a dozen other instruments — Arlo is a natural born (son of Woody Guthrie) storyteller whose hilarious tales and anecdotes are woven seamlessly into his shows. Arlo’s first release of new songs in 12 years, Lost World, will hit the streets in October. “I’ve been waiting to make this record for many years” Arlo says, “It is based on an old story my father used to tell…”


    An Irish Christmas with Danú
    Friday, December 5, 2008 at 8 p.m.
    Showplace Performance Centre, Peterborough

    Tickets $43
    Available: Showplace Box Office and online www.showplace.org

    Danu: An Irish Christmas

    Danú returns for a very special Irish Christmas Tour, marking the release of their new album An Irish Christmas with Danú. Their last performance here, in 2005, was for the 20th Anniversary concert of Folk Under The Clock — and what a concert! Based in County Waterford, Ireland, Danú has toured the world bringing a unique energy and passion to the concert stage. Their wild spontaneity and breathtaking musical power have made them one of the most sought out touring bands to emerge from Ireland in the past decade. Danú will be accompanied by an Irish dancer to add to the festivities.

    “The finest Traditional band in Ireland” – Irish Herald.


    David Francey
    Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 8 p.m.
    Market Hall Theatre, Peterborough

    Tickets $25 advance / $30 door
    Available: Moondance, Titles Bookstore & Showplace Box Office and online www.showplace.org

    David Francey

    We are very pleased to present David again at the Hall. He was recently awarded his third Juno (Roots & Traditional solo) for his superb album Right of Passage. His list of achievements and fans keeps growing. David recently won the USA Songwriting Competition, Golden Quill Award, and was voted one of the top 100 folk artists of the past 25 years by WUMB Boston. His song “Skating Rink” is the official theme song for the yearly Hockey Day in Canada. (He also plays goal for the Juno cup team). David will be accompanied by Craig Werth (guitar, bouzouki, mandolin and vocals).

    “One of Canada’s best loved troubadours.” - Toronto Star


    Dala
    Friday, March 27, 2009 at 8 p.m.
    Market Hall Theatre, Peterborough

    Tickets $25 advance / $30 door
    Available: Moondance, Titles Bookstore & Showplace Box Office and online www.showplace.org

    Dala Girls

    The talk of Canada’s folk festivals this year, Dala had the highest CD sales at the 2008 Ottawa Folk Festival. Sheila Carabine and Amanda Walther are impressing audiences across Canada. They recently opened for Matthew Good, Tom Cochrane and were featured on Stuart McLean's Vinyl Café Tour. Dala released their second album, Who Do You Think You Are, in 2007, and recorded Neil Young’s “Ohio” for a tribute album called Borrowed Tunes II. With vocal harmonies to give you the chills, the girls also play guitar and piano, and have an energetic and charming stage presence.


    BRUCE COCKBURN
    SLICE O LIFE Tour (Solo)

    Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 8 p.m.
    Showplace, Peterborough

    Tickets $39 inc. at Showplace Box Office
    Available: Showplace Box Office and online www.showplace.org


    Over 35 years, the Ottawa-born musician has recorded almost as many albums while earning respect for his charitable and activist work. “My job is to try and trap the spirit of things in the scratches of pen on paper, in the pulling of notes out of metal”. Cockburn said when he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2001. He was also made an Officer of the Order of Canada and has been the recipient of honorary degrees in Letters and Music from several North American universities including Berklee and Toronto’s York University. His many other awards have included the Tenco Award for Lifetime Achievement in Italy and 20 gold and platinum awards and 11 Junos in Canada.

    The best live albums create the illusion of being there, witness an artist in a memorable performance. Bruce Cockburn has recorded three previous live recordings: Circles in the Stream (1977), Live (1990) and You PayYourMoney and you Take your Chance (1997), each critically acclaimed and featuring Cockburn in concert with a backing band. Now the celebrated musician-activist delivers something new: his first ever live solo album, SLICE O LIFE, set for release in Canada on March 31, 2009.

    Recorded last spring over a series of dates in the northeastern United States and one in Quebec, Slice O Life is a double CD that showcases a cross-section of Cockburn’s finest songs and some of his dazzling guitar work. The album, produced by longtime associate Colin Linden, also includes one new song, The City is Hungry, three tracks recorded at  sound checks on the tour and some between-song banter that show Cockburn to have both a quick wit and an engaging storyteller.

    Slice O life features such hits as Cockburn’s controversial, If I had a Rocket Launcher, his classic Lovers in a Dangerous Time and his breakthrough Wondering Where The Lions Are which he rightly quips may be the only song ever to make the Billboard chart that includes the word “petroglyph”. Originally recorded with a full band, these and other songs like World of Wonders have been rearranged and performed on acoustic guitar-often with stunning results. In particular, the polyrhythmic solo on Rocket Launcher,full of complex, cascading notes is especially mesmerizing.

    Cockburn has often cited the influence of the blues on his music especially the work of country-blues pioneers like Mississippi John Hurt. The blues tinge shines through in several other performances on Slice O Life, including Cockburn’s gut-wrenching rendition of Blind Willie Johnson’s Soul of a Man. The City is Hungry, an hypnotic urban blues number in which Cockburn warns “ hear that rumbling underground/better think twice before you go downtown”.

    Meanwhile, the sound checks and introductions to songs reveal another side of the award- winning artist. One sound check involves Cockburn jamming wildly on his 12 string guitar before segueing into The Trains Don’t Go There Anymore, a rare track he co-wrote in the 1960’s with Ottawa poet Bill Hawkins. Cockburn’s humour comes across in anecdotes about panhandlers who claim to know his music and a mercenary who once offered him a summer job as a gun-runner while he was student at Boston’s prestigious Berklee School of Music.  

    As a songwriter, Cockburn is revered by fans and musicians alike. His songs have been covered by such diverse artists as Elbow, Jimmy Buffet, Judy Collins, The Skydiggers, Anne Murray, Third World, Chet Atkins, k.d.Lang, Barenaked Ladies, Maria Muldair, and the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia. As a guitarist, he is considered among the world’s best. The New York Times called Cockburn a “virtuoso on guitar”, while Acoustic Guitar Magazine placed him in the esteemed company of Segovia, Bill Frisell and Django Reinhardt. With Slice O Life, Cockburn’s formidable gifts are on full display.


    ALASDAIR FRASER & NATALIE HAAS
    Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 8 p.m.
    Market Hall Theatre, Peterborough

    Tickets $30 advance / $35 door
    Available: Moondance, Titles Bookstore & Showplace Box Office and online www.showplace.org

    Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Has

    Scottish fiddle and cello music of unrivalled beauty, eloquence, and passion. Master fiddler Alasdair Fraser, one of Scotland’s premier musical ambassadors, links bows with vibrant young cellist Natalie Haas, in an exciting weave of rocking, reeling rhythms and poignant melodies. This duo’s debut CD, Fire and Grace, won the 2004 Scots Traditional Album of the Year award. Alasdair’s film credits include the soundtracks of Titanic, The Last of the Mohicans and Disney’s Treasure Planet. Natalie is also a member of American fiddler Mark O’Connor’s Appalachian Waltz Trio.

    “Fraser, one of the most respected of all exponents of the Scots fiddle, would look long and hard to find a more appropriate cellist as a partner.” - The Scotsman




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