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Celtic Music Performer Lizzy Hoyt Plays Shambhala Hall

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October 28th, 2014

Lizzy Hoyt, an award-winning Canadian vocalist and songwriter who ranks among the top Celtic instrumentalists in the country, is coming to the West Kootenay next month.

Hoyt will be appearing November 10 7:30 p.m. in the Shambhala Hall in Nelson.

This is the second show in the Selkirk Pro-Musica 2014-2015 concert series.

With the voice of an angel, Hoyt delivers music and stories with soaring melodies rooted in Celtic and folk traditions. And, she will dazzle you with her talents on fiddle, guitar, mandolin, harp and step-dance.

Hoyt’s recently released fourth album, New Lady on the Prairie (produced by John Reischman and Lizzy Hoyt) demonstrates a mature and refined ‘transatlantic’ sound that blends influences from Celtic, bluegrass and folk traditions.

The title track, inspired by Lizzy’s great-great aunt immigrating to Canada from Ireland in the early 1900s, demonstrates her ability to craft songs that are touching, poignant, and lyrically rich. Her arrangements are detailed and atmospheric, and her talents as a multi-instrumentalist are featured in spades.

The album also features some of Canada’s finest musicians including John Reischman, Ivan Rosenberg, Joe Phillips, Christine Hanson, Jeremiah McDade and more. Hoyts music has been recognized on both the national and international level.

She won “Best Female Artist” at the Eighth International Acoustic Music Awards (a contest that saw over 11,000 applicants), was a Canadian Folk Music Award Nominee for “Traditional Singer of the Year” and has been named a finalist in both the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and the USA Songwriting Competition.

In addition to these, Lizzy was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Governor General of Canada for her outstanding contribution to commemorating Canadian veterans and history through music.

In addition to her November 10th concert, Lizzy will be performing in the Selkirk Pro-Musica Youth Engagement school concert series, sponsored by the BC Touring Fund, at J.V, Humphries School in Kaslo on November 7.

Hoyt also is offering a Workshop for advanced fiddle players November 10th at 1:30 pm. (location TBA).

Tickets for the November 10 shot are available at Otter Books or at the Door for$15.

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