SHINE!
Jim Fay was a local (west-end Toronto from Ireland) musician who died a year ago. To honour his memory his family and friends have initiated SHINE! The Jim Fay Music Scholarship for Youth concert.
SHINE! a concert at Hugh's Room
5-10PM on February 21st 2010.
The concert will headline ANDREW CASH, MICHAEL JOHNSTON and ANDY MAIZE (of the Skydiggers), Juno Award winner JULIAN FAUTH, JERRY LEGER, LORI YATES, and JON BROOKS, with Shine! houseband featuring David Woodhead, Jason Fowler, Christine Bougie, David Matheson and Ayron Mortley.
With special guest appearances by October Browne, Michelle Rumball, Michael O’Grady, Mary Rankin, Shelley Coopersmith, Pat Simmonds, The Warped 45s, and more...
Call Hugh's Room to book your tickets: 416-531-6604. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at door, $10 for children under 16, free for children 5 and under. Doors open at 5PM, show begins at 6PM.
If you are unable to attend, you can donate directly to the Jim Fay Music Scholarship.
The Jim Fay Music Scholarship for Youth will be awarded annually to those selected:
- who are youth (16-24);
- who are or were homeless or who are “at-risk”;
- who live in the GTA or PEI, and;
- who want to further their study or practice of traditional, folk or roots music.
In 2010 a minimum of $2,000 will be awarded.
