Toronto concert: The Revival Tour

The Revival Tour in Toronto on 03 April,2012 Lee's Palace, Toronto Folk music was born from a rich tradition of giving and openness—and no one has done more to bring that original spirit back to the genre in recent years than Chuck Ragan has with The Revival Tour. “It’s an age-old idea and the way that families and communities have shared music for hundreds of years,” Ragan explains when asked where the inspiration for the Revival Tour came from. “At the end of most tours I went on, everyone would end up on stage together anyway so I thought why not communicate more before hand so we can share the old way collaboration onstage from the onset as the folks that came before us all did in the past?’” Ragan—who is well-known as both a solo recording and touring artist as well as guitarist/vocalist for the legendary punk act Hot Water Music—conceptualized the idea for the Revival Tour in 2005 along with his wife Jill Ragan, however it didn’t come to fruition until 2008 when Ragan hit the road with Avail’s Tim Barry, Lucero’s Ben Nichols and a cast of revolving guests—including Against Me!’s Tom Gabel—for the tour’s inaugural year. “On the first tour we did 52 shows in 57 days. It was a long haul, took a lot of work and time to pull together but once we got on the road it was well worth it,” Ragan reminisces from his Northern California home. Ragan is also quick to stress that despite the caliber of the musicians traveling alongside him, the Revival Tour is a place where camaraderie overflows. “There’s no hierarchy; it’s about sharing music together and bringing it to people in an extremely honest and grassroots fashion,” he explains, adding that the musicians on the tour all open the show together, join each other throughout the event and close it with a grand finale all together again. “It’s apparent that simple songs of folk music has been rising in popularity and it’s a joy to bring known artists that people already love but very important to us to expose lesser known artists to the world who play exemplary music and live by ethics we admire whether they’re solo musicians, groups or a singer of a band.” For more information please visit: http://www.concertboom.com/toronto/2012/april/the-revival-tour-in-toronto/ Click here to see more events similar to "The Revival Tour"

Published on Wed, 23 May 2012 14:44:49 -0700 by Toronto Star

Doors Open 2012: Explore Toronto's spaces and places The Beaches Branch was built in 1916 as one of three identical libraries in Toronto funded by a $50000 Carnegie Grant. Designed by Eden Smith Architects, it was renovated in 1981 and again in 2004. Tour times: 10 am and 1 pm Tour length 2 hours.

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