On
Saturday night, Cormier takes another step into new ground,
headlining the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium for the first time.
The 1000 seat venue is the prime listening room in the province,
and a benchmark in an artist’s career.
“The
stage show at the Cohn is going to kick some serious ass
– it’s shocking even to me. There’s a
brand new energy and new texture in the band.”
While
Cormier has guested many times on the Cohn stage, this is
his first time topping the marquee. Opening the show is
New Brunswick guitarist and singer Matt Andersen, “and
we’ll likely be tinkering around together at the end,”
says Cormier.
“It’s
gonna be a doozy. I’ve got the best band I’ve
ever had.”
Cormier
teams up with his wife and pianist Hilda Chiasson-Cormier
and multi-instrumentalist Russell Sawler, one of the best
banjo players in Canada, who also doubles on bass and sings
harmony vocals.
The
Moncton-raised Sawler was key in helping produce on of Cormier’s
recent projects, a detailed transcription book of the guitar
work on his 2002 CD Primary Color.
The
guitar learning book, Primary Color: The Owner’s Manual
unravels some of the mystery of Cormier’s blazing
guitar work on the album.>>
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