Scott Nolan with Chris Carmichael: August 11
Scott Nolan with special guest Chris Carmichael: Thursday August 11, 8 p.m: $15 door. $10 students/artists: 
Armed with a guitar and harmonica, and joined by drummer/singer Joanna Miller, Winnipeg’s Scott Nolan will give Hamilton music fans a real treat when he plays his infectious form of country, rock ‘n blues. Showcasing his tunes about life on the road, good friends, “bad livers” and broken hearts, his speak-easy form of songwriting has earned Nolan two Western Canadian Music Awards nominations (Best Songwriter and Best Roots Album), and an honourable mention at the 2011 International Songwriting Competition (ISC).
Fellow Winnipegger and well-known alt-rocker Chris Carmichael will open the show which Nolan says is never formulaic or predictable. “Every night there’s a real freewheeling aspect. I don’t go by a set list, so every evening is pretty unique.” www.scottnolan.ca “Drive Day” is a song paying homage to the late Canadian folk singer Willie P. Bennett. Nolan wrote the song on the road as he was traveling through Kansas en route to Canada in the pouring rain. Nolan had just heard the news Bennett had a heart attack, and was 16 miles from Wichita when the song literally poured out of him. Bennett’s impact on Nolan is tangible: “He had almost like a medicine man type spirit to him – no airs,” says Nolan. “He left every audience he came across better than he found them.” Exactly the sort of impact Nolan hopes to have in his live shows!
