‘INSIDE’
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apvihm Light Dave weir, Chris brockhurst,
Neiss Ashby
During the month of February, hills of Kentucky and Tennessee as

Deenak Mathews introduced his instru- an accompaniment to blue Grass msic
ment ~- the sitar - anc his music to A brief interlude, spaced by the
the neonle of Cassiar. The occasion solicitous plea of emcee Mac Walker,
Was Ctssiar's first Coffee House - to check the special on doughnuts,
NINS TE" - and more than seventy ended with the arpearance of THE
reople responded to the invitation GHUUP (as yet unnamed). During

to come "Inside", their two sets, the Nortnern Blues

The curtoes who ventured into voice of Chris Brockhurst, the

tre upstairs room of the Community guitar stylings of Neils Ashby and
Centre on February llth, encountered Dave weir, and the wailing harmonica
a rancrama of sight. aut sound. The of Jean Ulaude Grotean entertained
resourcefulness and creativity of the audience with traditional folk
Erse Yagan and Jenn Claude Creteau, and blues music. This of course,
were resvonsible for the colored included the famous ASBESTOS Blues;
and ruleating bilbe, silhouetted whether it's down at the tailings pide,

tack Lieht pesters anc mirple-hazed Or at the bagging machine,

errtains, that envelored the walls Everywhere vou look

aud ceiling. Randomly rosit.joned It.'s green, green, Zreen...e.
tabres, draped hy the non-nroverbial By 9:30 "Insise" was packed as
white tablecloths formed a trianmolar Deepok Mathews took the stage.
seri-rircte around the stage. Candles After a brief explanation on the
creurading from wine bottles ensured structure of his instrument and the
Lie presence of 4 ectassiec Coffee nature of his music, he proceeded
Horse atmesnhere., Tucked away in the te justify the allure and enchantment
eorner amidst cums unc saucers and of Bastern vibrations. The power
Lots of bolling water . toiled of his ragas, pathetic in mood,

tohally enraptured the aucience as

Patti Garret? anc Tim C'Carol)
they followed the soft plaintive

rrovidinge a Bil! 6f Fare that ine

cluded Jasmine ani Crane Pekoe Tea, wails of his msiecal questions and
farce Espresso and Turkish Uoffee, the louder more dominant responses.

Pop 320 minutes, tre room was silent
Siar save for the souncs of the sitar,
4 yY Uprern 32 b : °
SEAS ie POR WAS And coon it. was over. The brief

and doughnnts}

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Around As:15, ¥.

intmduced ta "Inside" and for the tnt completely enjoyable appearance
next, 3C mimites the rapidiv Sill ing of woodi Niller and Kenny Pete,

room was soothed by tie innovatery rounded out, tre evening 6d. 107% the
sounds of nis coleimer, The doleimer audience anticinating future version
as nalty eyplained, war popular in of "IWSIUE", Congratu lat ions and
hnglunn suring tae Middle aces and thanvs to everyone involved.

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