FOR 1 NIGHT ONLY! PATRICK WATSON with his full band!

Patrick Watson, Montreal base folk/chamber pop four piece band that won the 2007 POLARIS prize (http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/2007/)
will be performing live at Grappa’s cellar on 15th January as part of the world tour to promote their latest album, WOODEN ARMS (beautifully crafted).

The critically acclaimed debut 'Close to Paradise', which sold over 100,000 copies, vaulted the man and his band to international stardom in 2007.

The world started paying attention to this dark horse band when they won the award over favoured contenders such as Feist and the Arcade Fire.

In many ways, the Polaris prize nominated 'Wooden Arms' is the story and sound of a band waking up in strange places all around the world after touring for two years, playing everywhere from a huge festival in Iceland to a curated event in which the four musicians attempted to recreate their epic songs while trundling down a Paris street.

Despite the internationally demanding schedule, Watson himself also found time to contribute to Cinematic Orchestra’s 2007 album, 'Ma Fleur', and to compose scores and songs for a number of films—something he has always had a passion for. It should come as no surprise then, that the band’s music is often described as cinematic and wildly eclectic.

This aspect of their sound can be traced back to Watson’s earliest musical days. While he was honing his angelic voice at age seven singing in local churches on the West Island of Montreal, he also grew up studying classical and jazz piano performance, arrangement, and composition. His first recording project was an experimental suite of music set to a series of photographs by Quebec artist, Brigitte Henry. To this day you can still hear a composer’s ear behind even the band’s most accessible pop songs.

Just Another Ordinary Day was self-released in 2003 as a result, and stands as a kind of snapshot of a band in formation, highlighting the bands penchant for dreamy soundscapes (echoing Sigur Ros, Bjork and Radiohead), with Watson’s voice as the centerpiece. Through 2004 and 2005 buzz on the band’s live shows lead to performances with an impressively diverse group of artists, from Phillip Glass and Steve Reich, to Feist. In the summer of 2006, they even invited on a European tour with the late James Brown, a fitting last leg to the first chapter of their story. Close to Paradise was released immediately after, in September 2006.

Watson and his band have been closely compared to Rufus Wainwright, Andrew Bird, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley and Pink Floyd for their experimental musicianship for his blend of folk, cabaret pop and experimental soundscape.

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More information on ticketing will be provided....
.... in the meantime, we invite you to rejuvenate in the sound of Watson's voice and orchestration....

http://www.patrickwatson.net/
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