burt neilson band 10 year anniversary photo story

vil and schwampy


burt neilson band - opera house


mike and vince spilchuk


serena southam (w/ jeff in background)


mike filipowitsch


mike and peter elkas


josh williams and jer


todd gilles and jeff


jeff heisholt (w/ gavin mcguire in background)


mike filipowitsch (gavin in background)


danny simmons (banjo) and b jay nathans (mandolin)


the bass laser


mark crissinger


mke and mark


scott farmer


jer little


mark crissinger hitting it!


from L - R: danny simmons, jeremy little, josh williams, mike filipowitsch, matt barber, shelby kerr, steve "elmo" murphy, mark crissinger, jeff heisholt


SET ONE

By the Door
These Days >
The Bench >
Yellow Pants (1)
Finer Than Fine Print (2)
Holes
Stop Draggin My Heart Around (3)
Full Tilt (4)
Hungry Heart (5)
Rotan (6)
Waves (7)
St Andrews
In the Belly


SET TWO

Distraction
Fresco Lopez >
Revolution Blues > (8)
Fresco Lopez
Stuck Inside (9)
Down with the Sound (10)
Glad Tidings (11)
Whipping Post (12)
Martian
Stop 28

E1

Acadian Driftwood (13)
Funkin Shoes (14)

E2

Don't Do It


(1) w/ Vince Spilchuk on trumpet
(2) Bodega song, w/ Andrew Rodriguez on guitar/lead vocals
(3) Steie Nicks & Tom Petty cover, with Serena Southam on lead vocals
(4) w/ Serena Southam on backing vocals and Vince Spilchuk on trumpet
(5) Bruce Springsteen cover, with Peter Elkas on lead vocals/guitar, Serena Southam on backing vocals, Robbie Grunwald on organ
(6) Fat Cats cover, with Todd Gillies on guitar/lead vocals, and Josh Williams on vocals/harmonica
(7) with Todd Gillies on guitar


(8) Neil Young cover
(9) with Danny Simmons on banjo and B Jay Nathans on mandolin
(10) with Shelby Kerr on backing vocals and Mark Crissinger on guitar
(11) Van Morrisson cover, with Scott Farmer on lead vocals and Peter Elkas on acoustic guitar
(12) Allman Brothers cover, with Mark Crissinger on lead vocals/screaming guitar


(13) The Band cover, with Matthew Barber, Shelby Kerr, Steve Murphy, Scott Farmer, Mark Crissinger, Todd Gillies on lead vocals, plus lots of people on stage... all the other performers and friends, and Danny Simmons on fiddle
(14) with Shelby Kerr on vocals, Robbie Grunwald on clavinet, Vince Spilchuk on trumpet


what an incredible show!! cheers to the burt neilson band and congrats on 10 years - cant wait for the 20th anniversary!

once the boys settled down and stopped worrying about playing a great show, and just started playing, i thought they put on an amazing show. some great guest appearances - it was nice to see these guys going off and challenging the bnb boys... gilles, andrew rodriguez, crissinger, particularly... they werent novelty guests, they obviously came to play. the 2nd set was an absolute monster highlighted for me by the fresco > revolution blues > fresco - they destroyed that neil cover! what a heavy hitting beast that was. stuck inside followed, and that was a real treat for me - it's been a favourite of mine since i first heard By The Door, and i dont believe i'd ever seen it live.. but when picked up the acoustic and the harmonica, i mean, i didnt know it was comin'.. but i knew, y'know? sweet tune. the crowd picking up the down with the sound vocals was tingle worthy and whats to say about crissinger on whipping post??!! martian makes me move exactly the way i love to move, and the encores were fantastic.

quite a rager afterwards, and the whole night was just a big celebration. so great to see some old faces and meet some new ones. thanks to everyone involved, it certainly was quite a night.

these guys are canada's premier "jamband", but they're truly the definition of "indie"... having crisscrossed this vast country a good 15 times, on their own, released 4 albums independantly, and developed a legion of fans across canada by word of mouth, the sharing of music, and keeping it entirely grassroots, these guys are the real deal and we're lucky they keep doin' it for us.

long live the bnb!!