Tiny Tent Show • Episode 43 • 7pm Friday
Live from StageNorth:
Warren Nelson & Ric Gillman
Live from StageNorth:
Warren Nelson & Ric Gillman
This Friday's Tiny Tent Show will feature the "Leo Kottke style" finger picking of Madeleine Islands Ric Gillman and the incredible songwriting and performance of Warren Nelson, both accompanied by cellist Ed Willett.
For Ric's part, he has been musically intertwined with the Big Top and several of the BCO players for many years. His first tent show collaboration was in his duo with band leader Don Pavel called "Nothin' to it", (Ric will tell us more about this in his upcoming performance). Years later, and also with Don Pavel, he then started another Big Top spin off group with the "Great Lakes Boys", a quartet that added BCO bassist Cal Altman and cellist Ed Willett. In recent years he toured with his duo, "Barefoot Wonder" with the late, great, Bruce Bowers. His set with Ed will include tunes he's performed and written with each of these memorable groups.
Warren Nelson is in the DNA of the Big Top Chautauqua. His gifts are at the core of the artistic vision that we've all come to know and it's fair to say that the tent would not exist today if it were not for his songwriting talent and tent show dreams. In his performance this week he draws a half dozen tunes from his "song hat" that contains more than 500 originals to choose from. And so, from his shows "Riding the Wind" and "Song for the Wild" and some other unexpected places, comes a set from Warren Nelson.
For Ric's part, he has been musically intertwined with the Big Top and several of the BCO players for many years. His first tent show collaboration was in his duo with band leader Don Pavel called "Nothin' to it", (Ric will tell us more about this in his upcoming performance). Years later, and also with Don Pavel, he then started another Big Top spin off group with the "Great Lakes Boys", a quartet that added BCO bassist Cal Altman and cellist Ed Willett. In recent years he toured with his duo, "Barefoot Wonder" with the late, great, Bruce Bowers. His set with Ed will include tunes he's performed and written with each of these memorable groups.
Warren Nelson is in the DNA of the Big Top Chautauqua. His gifts are at the core of the artistic vision that we've all come to know and it's fair to say that the tent would not exist today if it were not for his songwriting talent and tent show dreams. In his performance this week he draws a half dozen tunes from his "song hat" that contains more than 500 originals to choose from. And so, from his shows "Riding the Wind" and "Song for the Wild" and some other unexpected places, comes a set from Warren Nelson.
Tiny Tent Show is supported by:
Jim & Joy Perry • Mary Lou & Pat Irvine • Northern State Bank • Edward Jones, Cole F. Nichols, ADPA
We can offer Tiny Tent Show to you only because of our wonderful supporters and sponsors. All of your donations for Tiny Tent Show go to our BCO musicians and the creative team that makes this production possible.
Jim & Joy Perry • Mary Lou & Pat Irvine • Northern State Bank • Edward Jones, Cole F. Nichols, ADPA
We can offer Tiny Tent Show to you only because of our wonderful supporters and sponsors. All of your donations for Tiny Tent Show go to our BCO musicians and the creative team that makes this production possible.
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All episodes are available on YouTube and Facebook. If you missed us "LIVE" for any episode, please tune in any time on Facebook or YouTube channels as all videos are still posted! Subscribe on both to receive notifications of when we post new content.
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We are so grateful that our Tiny Tent Show has been embraced by fans of Big Top and the Blue Canvas Orchestra as we all stay closer to home and try to keep our families healthy. We launched the first show on April 3rd for what we thought would be a 6-week run. Here we are in week 43. Through your support we have paid over $30,000 to our musicians and TTS creative team. This money has come from our amazing sponsors and all of your generous donations. To keep Tiny Tent Show going, we are setting another goal of $10,000. For now, the shows continue weekly, and we have some very special programs scheduled with the BCO live from the tent stage. Who said Big Top would have no shows? They're just coming to you instead of you coming to the shows this year. Thank you for helping to keep the Tiny Tent Show virtual programs sustainable through your contributions as we strive to offer quality entertainment and connection with members of our Big Top Family!
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