16 Independent & Free Press,Thursday, April 1, 2010 ENTERTAINMENT Eclectic trio of musicians are special guests at Source of the Song 15 Source of the Song 15 will feature three special roots music songwriters performing their own songs on Saturday April 10 from 2-5 p.m. in the Glen Williams Town Hall, together with host songwriter Bruce Madole. The routes taken by each of these artists in their musical journey to the Glen Williams Town Hall all began in different and more distant spaces. For David Leask, his journey began in Edinburgh, Scotland, and he has since forged an accomplished musi- Three songwriters/musicians will join host Bruce Madole at the 15th Source ofthe Song, cal career in Canada that includes a a celebration of the songs as sung by their original writers at the Glen Williams Town Juno nomination, an award as Mis- Hall on April 10. From left, Eve Goldberg, David Leask, and Bunmi Adeoye. sissauga's Established Performing Eve Goldberg photo by Graham Powell, www.evegoldberg.com, David Leask, www. Artist of the Year, three CDs released davidleask.com and Bunmi Adeoye, www.myspace.com/bunmisings (and another in progress), as well as multiple international songwriting berg grew up in Boston, steeped in Washington, DC. A recent Goldberg composition, awards, including the International a tradition of folk and roots music. Songwriting competition, the John Since beginning her performing ca- The Streets of Burma, was picked up Lennon and the Unisong competi- reer in Toronto in 1990, Goldberg re- by Amnesty International. leased two CDs under her own label Guest artist Bunmi Adeoye (protion. The latest of these awards was (Sweet Patootie Music) before the nounced boo-mee a-day-oh-yeh!) last year's win of the Songs from the release of her latest CD with Borea- lived in Europe for several years, Heart Galaxie Rising Stars of the lis Records. Writing in widely diverse working as a studio and backup CBC award, for a song co-written styles, from jazz to bluegrass to folk singer. She was a semi-finalist in the with Source of the Song host Bruce and blues, Goldberg's touring career London-based Perrier Young Jazz has ranged from small house concerts Musician competition. Strongly inMadole. Borealis recording artist Eve Gold- to the prestigious Kennedy Centre in fluenced by artists like KT Tunstall, Sade, and George Michael, Adeoye's jazz roots, dramatic lyrics and gutsy vocals have drawn comparisons to artists like Tracy Chapman, Carol King and Joan Armatrading. "All of us write and perform, at our best, when we're drawing on the things we feel most deeply," says host songwriter Bruce Madole. "That includes the places we've been, the things we've seen, and all the things that bring us to a given moment in front of a page or at the front of a stage. Each of these artists digs deep, and that is the most mysterious and deeply moving aspect of the songwriter's craft-- that is roots music at its best." For information or ticket orders, call: 905-459-9753 or email brucemadole@sympatico.ca. Advance tickets ($15) are available at Marlene Madole's Studio/Gallery (Friday and Saturday, 12-5 p.m.), Williams Mill Visual Arts Centre in Glen Williams, and at Reeve & Clarke Bookstore (Friday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) in Glen Williams. On the day of the show, tickets will be $18 at the door.