gigs & events

Sunday January 4th, 2009, Wakefield Quebec, The Blacksheep Inn Lucky Songs! 4 pm

Fall 2008 BC Tour dates:
Sat Sept 27th, 8:30 pm, Galiano Island, Galiano Grand Central http://grandcentral.ca/ , 2470 Sturdies Bay Rd.
Sun Sept 28th, 8 pm, Duncan, Duncan Garage http://www.duncangarageshowroom.ca/
Nelson House Concert (TBA)

Fall Feldenkrais Teaching with Open (Body) Spaces:
Thursday Oct 2nd, 7:30 pm, Dovercourt, Ottawa, http://www.annesyoga.com/obs.html (click on ‘fall schedule’)

Sunday January 4th, 2009 Lucky Songs, 4:20 pm, Wakefeild Quebec, The Blacksheep Inn http://www.theblacksheepinn.com/

Songwriters’ Circle and Art Sale, National Arts Centre Fourth Stage, Saturday March 8th, 8 pm Featuring Jenny Whiteley, Jennifer Noxon, and Christine Graves, 5 Women and Some Art, plus special guest Artists. Tickets $25 available from the NAC box office, ticketmaster.ca and Compact Music. Proceeds to aid the fight against Uranium Exploration in Eastern Ontario, see ccamu.ca.

Jazz at The Goodwood Oven, 40 Foster St. Perth ON (613 267 2888). Thursdays 6pm. Clay Young on piano. Standards from Duke Ellington to Cole Porter and Miles Davis. Enjoy live music and a drink or a fantastic meal from the new menu. New desserts from Sunflower Bake Shop.

SELECTED PAST GIG DATES AND VENUES: 

2007 

BENEFIT AGAINST uranium mining in Eastern Ontario, Ottawa ON, MONDAY SEPT 10, 2007, 6pm,  Green Door Restaurant. Concert features Jennifer Noxon, Phil Lafreniere and Steve Patterson (People Project), a special Green Door Dinner (!), guest speaker presentations, and a silent auction. The tickets are $50 and all proceeds go to the fight against Uranium Mining and Exploration threatening Frontenac County west of Ottawa.

STEWART PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL, Perth On., JULY 20, 21 & 22 With her unique and understated take on jazz vocals, Graves’ forms a trio of acoustic swing featuring Joey Wright on guitars and Biron Brunelle on guitars and upright bass. Saturday Night at Goodwood Oven and Sunday afternoon Mainstage 2 pm.

WORKSHOPS AT BROOKE VALLEY SUMMER SCHOOL OF CREATIVE LIVING JULY 17, 18 , & 19

Tuesday July 17, 11:00 am-4:00 pm ’Singing with the Whole Self’  in beautiful Brooke Valley, 10 minutes west of Perth. Visit Brooke Valley Summer School of the Arts and click on ‘Summer School of Creative Living’ for more information and to register.

Wednesday and Thursday July 18-19, 10:30 am-3:00 pm ’The Art and Science of Songwriting’  in beautiful Brooke Valley, 10 minutes west of Perth. Visit Brooke Valley Summer School of the Arts and click on ‘Summer School of Creative Living’ for more information and to register.

Thursday May 24th, Factory Grind, 1 Sherbrooke E., Perth ON, 7:30 pm, $10 . (Call to reserve seating 613 264 5555). Full band with Malaika back-up singers and Fred Guignion on guitars. Hear songs from ‘wreckless daughter’ and a few select covers.

Saturday March 3rd 8pm, NAC Fourth Stage, Ottawa . Advance tickets available through Ticketmaster, NAC Box Office and Compact Music in the Glebe

2006

Sunday December 3, 4 pm The Black Sheep Inn, Wakefeild Quebec, $15/$12 in advance at Compact Music, Ottawa Folklore Centre and The Blacksheep Inn. See the show in the beautiful Gatineau Hills. Children under 12 free. Full band featuring Dave Draves on Piano.

Saturday November 25th, Mt Tabor Playhouse, Milford ON, $15/12 in Advance at Books on the Bay. Appearing as a trio with special guest Biron Brunelle on upright bass. 

Friday November 10th, Maberly Hall, 8 pm $20/$16 Don’t miss this double bill CD release with Jenny Whiteley for her third CD ‘Dear’.

Elphin Fest, Elphin, Ontario July 22, 2006 with luther wright, david francey, joey wright, dan and jenny whiteley

Recording ‘wreckless daughter’ at Little Bullhorn Studios, Ottawa, April-August

Vancouver Island Tour opening for Ian Tamblyn, March 10-15 

Christine was in Mexico playing and busking january-march

 christine was mostly on hiatus from 2002-2005 to study

2005

  • Blue Skies Music Festival, Clarendon 
  • Shelbourne Yact Club, Shelbourne, NS
  • The Harvest Festival, Waupoos
  • Mt Tabor Playhouse, Milford 
  • Rasputin’s, Ottawa
  • The Regent Theatre, Picton
  • Brampton Folk Festival, Brampton, (with Malaika)

2004

  • Blue Skies Music Festival, Clarendon
  • The Waring House, Picton
  • The Regent Theatre, Picton
  • The County Cider Company, Waupoos

2003

  • NAC Fourth Stage, October 14, Ottawa, Ontario
  • NAC Fourth Stage, March 3, Ottawa, Ontario
  • dates with Malaika to release ‘A Malaika Christmas’

2002

  • dates with Malaika to release ‘to paradise’ 

SUMMER tour 2002

  • Calgary Folk Festival, July 22-24
  • Filberg Arts and Music Festival, Comox BC August 1-3

2001

  • SING OUT!, Nashville Tennessee, May 12,  conference showcase with Malaika

‘STRAY‘ CD RELEASE TOURS 2001

  • 23 DATES, Sept 14 - Oct 16, cross Canada tour (trio to Calgary, duo in BC)
  • OCFF Showcase Oct 20, Toronto, Ontario
  • Gordon Best Theatre, March 14, Peterborough, Ontario
  • Baby Grand Theatre, March 2, Kingston, Ontario
  • NAC Fourth Stage, February 14, Ottawa Ontario  

2000

  • 21 DATES in Ontario 
  • Recording  ‘stray‘ at home and in Fred Guignion’s basement, March-November

1999

  • Eastern Canada, September-October, 14 DATES, in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick to support CD ‘Facing Me’
  • CKCU Ottawa Folk Festival Mainstage
  • Peterborough Folk Festival
  • Vancouver Island, March, 14 DATES, tour with Ian Tamblyn

1998

  • Alberta & BC, September-October, 21 DATES (travelling by greyhound), ‘Facing Me’ CD Release Tour
  • Eastern Canada CD Release concerts, Toronto, Peterborough, Kingston, Ottawa, Perth
  • Recording ‘Facing Me’ at Sound of One Hand, Ottawa

…trying to remember…not accessible from my old sites…i will be updating this page and posting old tour details soon…..

1997

1996

1995

  • Rasputins, November 14, CD Release Concert
  • Recording ‘piece by piece’ with Ian Lefeuvre, May-July (started this whole thing!)