last update: January 21, 2004
For UPCOMING events, click HERE
For PAST EVENTS in 2004, click HERE
For PAST EVENTS in 2002, click HERE
For Norm's Living Room at Silver Dollar Room (2001-02), click
HERE
For Norm at Tranzac (1999-2001) click HERE
A GLANCE BACK in 2003:
Sunday December
28, 2003 - 4 - 8 pm
Norm's Living Room open stage
Special edition - year-end celebration
Norm hosts and performs a full set
All welcome
NO COVER - basket passed for feature
Oasis Restaurant, 780 Queen St. East
(2 blocks east of Broadview)
Great food reasonably priced - opens at 3 pm
map and venue info: www.oasisrestaurant.ca
Friday December 12, 2003 - 7:30 pm START
Winterfolk II preview concert
Silver Dollar Room
486 Spadina Ave. (at College St.)
doors at 6:30 pm; must end by 11:30 pm
Special ticket price for Winterfolk - only at this concert:
$25 for Winterfolk II festival pass INCLUDING this concert!
(regular Winterfolk II festival passes will be more)
OR $8 for this preview concert only
Yes, Norm's CDs will be available!!
Greg Quill
(7:45 pm), Lynn
Harrison (8:15),
Norm Hacking (8:45), David
Bradstreet (9:15),
Brian Gladstone
(9:45), Wendell
Ferguson (10:15)
more info: www.winterfolk.com
Norm thanks a fabulous audience who came
out in a snowstorm!
Friday November 28, 2003 - 7:30 pm start
Norm Hacking
Orillia Folk Society - concert
opening set by Olivia Duck
monthly FridayFolk series - licensed (beer/wine), accessible,
smoke-free
Swanmore Hall, Stephen Leacock Museum, 50 Museum Dr., Orillia
(approx. 90 minutes north of Toronto, on Lake Couchiching)
Orillia Folk Society members $10 / nonmembers $12
reservations advised: cyberfolkie@hotmail.com
doors at 6:45 pm for "Dinner and Sound Check"
just $3 for Terry's delicious chicken curry or Trish's veggie chili
with bun
Driving: H11 to Orillia then H12 South (east), left (north)
on Forest Ave.,
then right (east) to Museum Drive
Museum area map here
more info on Orillia-area concerts and other folk events here
Friday October 31, 2003 - 9 pm
Halloween!
Norm solo at
The Urban Cafe, Richmond Hill
8763 Bayview Avenue (just north of 407 / H7)
$5 at the door
"Orange Cats" theme - costumes
encouraged
The Urban Cafe is running a Friday evening music series -
come join us at this fine cafe (licensed)
series info, menu, location, etc. all on-line here
Saturday October 25, 2003 - 9 pm
Norm at L'Arte Bar
& Gallery (Cafe L'Arte)
no cover charge
2060 Dundas Street West (about 3 blocks south of Bloor), Toronto
come early - 7 pm photo exhibit (Tomek Rosniak) opening
all welcome
www.larte.ca (location
map, menu, etc)
Sunday October 12, 2003 - 8:30 AM
special repeat performance!
Feature segment on Fresh
Air
CBC Radio One, Ontario-wide
( on-line; 99.1 FM in Toronto, Ontario frequencies here
)
hosted by Jeff Goodes
Norm is interviewed and plays 3 songs in the studio -
Surprise guest - Teapot,
Norm's current feline best friend!
For more about Teapot, see "When Cats Go Wrong" lyrics!
Saturday September 20, 2003 - 8:30 pm
Norm Hacking opens for
Michael Smith
at
Hugh's Room
2261 Dundas St. West, Toronto
(1 block south of Dundas West subway on Bloor line,
free parking across the street)
$20 advance / $22 at the door
Reservations: 416 531-6604
Chicago-based songwriting legend Michael
Smith
makes his second appearance at Hugh's Room in Toronto
(you may also have seen him at Summerfolk 2003 in Owen Sound).
Author of "The Dutchman," "Spoon River" and other
fine songs
recorded by Steve Goodman, Anne Hills and many others,
he began extensive touring only in recent years.
His solo shows also include a generous number of his witty songs,
eg. "Dead Egyptian Blues" (many song lyrics on his website).
He has also written fine music for the theatre,
including the Tony-award-winning play The Grapes of Wrath
and a more autobiographical work.
Norm was thrilled with Michael's moving recording
of Norm's song "John Dale" for
One Voice: A Tribute to Norm Hacking, Vol 1
Sunday September 14, 2003 - 7 pm
Concert for the Angels CD release (no cover)
Cafe L'Arte, 2060 Dundas St. West, Toronto
(at Howard Park Ave., a few blocks south of Bloor)
$20 for 2-CD set - sales benefit Child Find
Recorded May 25, 2003 at Holly Jones Fund benefit concert at L'Arte.
10-year old Holly Jones was the victim of a senseless murder
in early May. This tribute CD is being released on her birthday.
Norm Hacking, one of several performing at the release,
contributed two songs to the double CD project.
Update - CD now available for $20 + shipping at maplemusic.com.
ALL proceeds to Child Find (listed under "c" for album title)
Tribute site / more info www.hollyjones.ca
August 22-24, 2003
Eaglewood Folk Festival
Pefferlaw, Ontario (off H48, approx 1 hr NE of Toronto)
Norm performs Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th
advance weekend price only $45 (in Toronto & elsewhere)!
Map, driving directions, public transportation options, camping info
at Eaglewood
Folk Festival website.
update: detailed festival schedule is now posted here
2003 performers:
Blain Fullbrook,
Marianne Girard,
Eve Goldberg,
Norm Hacking,
Joe Hall, Holmes
Hooke, Enoch Kent,
Harry Manx,
Scott Merritt,
Trevor Mills,
Naffin
& Wright, Orion
Drums, Mark
Reeves, Don Ross,
Mose
Scarlett / Jackie
Washington / Ken
Whiteley,
Tannis Slimmon,
Alfie
Smith, Kristin
Sweetland,
Liam Titcomb,
Nancy White,
Alfie Zappacosta
Sunday August 10, 2003 - 8:15
- 11 pm
Concert at Renaissance
Cafe
1938 Danforth Ave. (1 block west of Woodbine subway)
Norm, Michael Laderoute, Peter
Verity, Jim Bearden
no cover, hat to be passed (for Norm)
also celebrates the vibrant watercolours of artist Irene Mottadelli
and bids farewell to Jim Bearden who is moving to B.C.
Friday August 1, 2003 at 8:30 pm
"Norm's Living Room" open stage
special edition for Norm's birthday!
featuring
Norm Hacking and Mikel
Miller (Whitehorse, Yukon)
no cover - basket passed for feature performers
Oasis Bar
& Restaurant, 780 Queen Street East
(2 blocks east of Broadview, late night transit service)
Thursday July 3 & Monday July 28, 2003
&
Monday June 16, 2003 - 12:00 - 1:00 noontime
cancelled if rainy day
Summer in the Park free noon time concerts
Metropolitan United Church
Queen Street at Church (near subway), Toronto
Norm is now the season opener as well as performing July 3 &
28
This fine series runs Mondays through Fridays June 16 - Aug 22 except
holidays
Note concerts are cancelled if it rains or threatens to rain
if in doubt about status call 416 363-0331 x44
The full 2003 schedule is at Metropolitan
United Church
The Church has fully booked the series.
Saturday June 28, 2003 - 2 - 10 pm
PEACE, LOVE
and FOLKSONGS
Festival for Peace - FREE FESTIVAL!
Mel Lastman Square (North York, Toronto, subway stop)
webpage at www.FolksingersForPeace.com
Performers in addition to NORM:
David Bradstreet
/ Roger Ellis / Brian
Gladstone /
Howard Gladstone
/ Shelley Gravelle / James
Gordon /
Lynn Harrison
/ Danny Marks /
Ray Materick
/ Jennifer
Noxon /
Miranda Stone
/ Tony Turner
Norm plays at 5:30 pm
Many fine songwriters - schedule & photos on festival website!
Hope we didn't miss anyone -
Norm's time was changed to 5:30 pm after we arrived.
Note slight location correction!!
Wednesday June 18 - 5:30 - 9 pm
(Norm at 6 pm)
Steet Fun Fair
East Toronto Community Legal Services
1320 Gerrard St. East at Glenside (which will be closed off)
2 blocks east of Greenwood, across from Coffee Time (Toronto)
5:30 pm - Kris McKhool (fabulous fiddle)
6:00 pm - Norm Hacking
more music follows Norm
also features bands, food, kids' activities
Saturday May 24 - 7:30 pm
house concert - SOLD OUT
(Norm solo, about an hour NE of Toronto)
email info@normhacking.com for concert / reservation info
This was a lovely evening - thanks, everyone!
click on logo above
to view / print page size
b&w event poster by Tracy Harrison
Sunday May 4, 2003 - 8 pm
FURRY FOLK FESTIVAL
An evening of poetry & song
in support of our Furry Friends at the Ontario
SPCA
HUGH'S ROOM 2261 Dundas St. West
(1 block south of Bloor / Dundas West subway,
free parking across the street,
main room is nonsmoking)
$17 advance at 416 531-6604 or $20 at the door
Host Musician: Danny
Bakan
Poets: Holmes
Hooke
Robert Priest
and Stuart Ross
Musicians: Don
Bray NORM HACKING
Marie-Lynn
Hammond
Magoo Trevor
Mills
Ariel Rogers Scott
Cameron Smith
House Band: Chris McKhool (fiddle),
Tom Leighton (keys, accordion), Adam David (percussion),
Pete Johnston (double bass)
Door prizes, special Furry Folk items, CDs!
Presented by Just Canadian Folk Eh!
More details: Hugh's
Room
Saturday May 3, 2003 - 8:30 AM
Feature segment on Fresh
Air
CBC Radio One (Ontario-wide)
hosted by Jeff Goodes
Norm was interviewed and played 3 songs in the studio -
23 minute segment plus 1 recorded song played the previous hour..
Surprise guest - Teapot,
Norm's current feline best friend,
made her on-air debut when Jeff phoned from the studio!
For more about Teapot, see "When Cats Go Wrong" lyrics!
Thursday May 1, 2003 - 7 pm
17th Annual Socialist May Day Celebration
Stop this Bloody War!
Free Times Cafe (Toronto)
320 College St. (just west of Spadina)
$10 waged, $5 non-waged or pay what you can
Entertainers: Norm Hacking
with Michael Laderoute,
Glen Hornblast, Linda Saslove, Steve Paul Simms,
Trevor Hutchinson (of Big Eddy and the Trailer Park 5)
Speakers: John Clarke, organizer, Ontario Coalition
Against Poverty
Amina Sherazee, lawyer & immigrants' rights, anti-war activist
Wendy Forrest, Socialist Alternative candidate for city council
Barry Weisleder, spokesperson, Socialist Action
MC: Elizabeth Byce
Sponsored by Socialist Action
Saturday April 19, 2003 - 9 pm (earlier
for dinner!)
BABA GANOUSH in ORANGEVILLE
232 Broadway, Orangeville
NORM HACKING & JEREMY WOODLAND
tickets: $12 advance reservation / $15 at the door
concert / dinner reservations: 519 940-8291
suggested time if dining: 7 or 7:30 pm
international cuisine - priority seating to diners
In his early 20s, Orangeville native Jeremy Woodland
has been playing guitar for a dozen years,
absorbing country blues, ragtime, bluegrass and classical styles.
He is already a veteran of Mariposa's main festival
More info about Jeremy and
his solo CD What You Hear... Is What You Get
of his original songs and arrangements of trad material
at www.mp3.com/jeremyjwoodland
Directions from Highway 10
(one hour northwest of Toronto):
turn left (west) into Orangeville - you'll be on Broadway
Baba Ganoush is downtown on the left (south side)
WAKEFIELD PQ (Ottawa area)
Th March 27, 2003 - 9 pm - $15
753 Riverside Drive, Wakefield PQ
THE BLACK SHEEP INN
MICHAEL SMITH
and NORM HACKING
(nonsmoking concert)
Tickets / info: The
Black Sheep Inn
819 459-3228
or tix@theblacksheepinn.com
Rare Ottawa-area appearance
of Michael Smith.
Author of "The Dutchman," "Spoon River" and other
fine songs
recorded by Steve Goodman, Anne Hills and many others,
this Chicago-based artist began extensive touring only in recent years.
He has also written fine music for the theatre,
including the Tony-award-winning play The Grapes of Wrath
and a more autobiographical work.
His most recent album There was released in 2001.
Norm was thrilled with Michael's moving recording
of Norm's "John Dale" for
One Voice: A Tribute to Norm Hacking, Vol
1
Note: Norm regrets he was unable to appear
and
thanks Ron Nigrini for filling in at Convocation Hall
and Michael Laderoute, Jeremy Woodland & Glen Hornblast
for filling in at Rancho Relaxo Saturday
Watch for this festival in 2004 - a terrific 1st year in 2003!
TORONTO - January 31 - February 2, 2003
WINTERFOLK FESTIVAL
Ontario's newest folk
festival - it's indoors!!
in 5 venues at College & Spadina Friday /
Satuday
and Convocation Hall (University of Toronto) Sunday
$35 + service charge for full weekend, daily tickets also
full details at www.winterfolk.com
Norm Hacking performs (confirm
on Winterfolk website):
Saturday February 1
at Rancho Relaxo, 300 College Street (west of Spadina)
11:30 pm - 12:30 am: Norm Hacking
12:30 am - closing: Norm hosts a folksingers jam with invited guests
Sunday February 2
Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, King's College Circle
3:15 - 4:00 pm: Norm Hacking
5:00 - 6:00 pm: session: Tom Rush, Norm Hacking,
Ian Tamblyn, Brian Gladstone
TORONTO - Tuesday JANUARY 28, 2003
8 - 10:30 pm (doors 7:30)
Songwriters Association of Canada
BLUEBIRD NORTH
where writers sing & tell
The Rivoli, 334 Queen Street West
(between Spadina & Soho)
$12 general admission / $10 S.A.C. members
Erica Ehm, host
Keith Glass (Prairie Oyster)
Don Bray
Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies)
Paul Dakota (Lost Dakotas)
Norm Hacking
Tim Thorney
More details on S.A.C.
website
Past events in 2002 - click here
TORONTO - Tuesday DECEMBER 3, 2002, 8 pm start
CD RELEASE CONCERT!!
"Orange Cats Make the
Very Best Friends"
by Norm Hacking & Kirk
Elliott
with very special guest
Marie-Lynn
Hammond
The Tranzac, 292 Brunswick Ave., Toronto
(just south of Bloor, 3 blocks west of Spadina)
$10 at the door
A portion of CD sales to Annex
Cat Rescue, Toronto
Treats for your feline friends:
handmade organic catnip toys that cats love
for a $3 or more donation to Annex Cat Rescue.
Click here for album
details!
and LYRICS are HERE
