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O CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF s'ay. October 13, 2016 | 54 8 Like many children, Stephanie 5 Caldwell-Anderson had aspirations ‘5 __of being a singer when she grew up. ;At four years old, she "went up to 3 my mom and said, 'I want to be a : shger," she said. E "You know as an adult, you in- 0 zdulge the child, but now my mom < says, 'Wow you actually followed 3 through with that, it' s kind of crazy." 2 Indeed, she followed through and 0 now Coldwell- -Anderson, 34, is o 2about to release her second album -I featuring original composition in E the genre of children and mixed Egenre folk-world music. 8 She will be singing songs off her 5' newest album, set for release Oc- g ‘o‘tober 18, at the Adventurer: CD Re- «I lease Concert on Saturday, Oct. 16, w 7 pm. at Ryerson United Church, 5- 265 Wilson St. E. in Ancaster. Presented by Sakura Melody Music, the concert is intended to bring' joy to the audience "The music is soothing and relaxing and yet it has some fun lyrics as well some of the older children! she said, iadding, "lt‘ s a multi-genre album. mixed together; one song has folk ‘ I and jazz and Is very Celtic, while an- other has a very eastern European feel to it. I "It's a very cultural album to repre- ; sent the different cultures we have 1 in our country," ColdwelI-Anderson ‘ said, adding that she wrote and co- ? wrote the songs with friends. Having a large extended family, ‘ along with her own Nova Scotian family, Coldwell-Anderson said her cousins and their children have pro- vided much inspiration for her songs For instance, her personal favourite on the upcoming release is Dayat the Beach, which is all about fond memoriesofdays spentatthebeach when life was carefree as a child. "My songs are about the innocence of that. That way for an adult to re- member and get that feeling. the she said. ‘ She recalled playing with one of her I younger cousins when he was sit- ting with her playing firefighter. He imagination of being a kid again,‘ Classical folk musrcran By Julie Slack ‘ that really capture the attention of ‘ I i WW, handedherahelmetandplacedone ‘ hisownheadtoaHishadavisorbut ; hersdidn‘tsowhenhesuggestedit; wastimeforthemtoputtheirvisors down, Caldwell-Anderson told him, I thatherhelmetdidn’thaveavisor. i "Aunt Stephanie: he chimed, ’it’s called your imagination." She chuckled and made note of: that moment. "Icandrawonthisinnocencethatwe i puts on family concert ARISQIE allhadandthatweare still abletodo, , a versatile singer who can sing a we Iustforget sometimes," she said. It’s those moments that make her music so enjoyable for adults and that's her goal too. "My goal was to create music with other musicians that makes it apâ€" proachable for the adults too so they’ll want to keep singing." { Unlike some children's songs that can "grate on you", she said her mu- sic is quite the opposite. "I wrote it thinking that it would stimulate a child’s imagination and inspire them that they can do and be whatever they want to be," she said. "Day at the Beach is a country, I I range of genres from classical/folk, musical theatre, to pop/jazz In 2012, Coldwell-Anderson reâ€" leased five classical singles avail- able worldwide. In late 2013, she dove into the world of original composition in the genre 5 of children and mixed genre folk- folk. pop feel to it and the song it- i self is fun and upbeat." Singing at concerts and in choirs since she was a child, Coldwell-An- derson has performed for audiences - throughout Eastern Canada and England as a soloist and choral sing- er in many settings: solo recitals, mu- sical theatre, opera, oratorio, church services, community fairs. music fes- ltivals. weddings and funerals. Though she specialized as a clas- sically-trained lyric soprano, she is I I world music. She released her de- but children's EP, Dreams, in 2015, which is now on air on Funky Kids Radio in Australia. Some of her friends in the band that will be performing on Saturday will also do some solo songs. They’ll be performing on piano, violin, fiddle, cello, and some will play Ukrainian : folk songs. Tickets for the concert cost $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for children or $40 per family. They are available online at Stephanie-cold- well-anderson.bandcamp.com/ merch/ or at the door. Visitors can also purchase an early release digital download card from the concert that can be used on any digital platform, including Google Play and i'l'unes. Shaun Majumder February 23 Laughter Lives Here. O Wingfield’ s Inferno Brent Butt OctObCâ€"r' 29 Modiasponso fi’! \lLlILugn The Milton Contra for the Arts is owned and operated by the Co'po'alion of the Town oi M lton