"Their enthusiasm and
love of this music is so encompassing & pervasive that the audience is swept up in a contagion of joy!"
- Acoustic Harvest Folk Club
Mark Haines
& Tom Leighton established themselves as a duo in
1992 with the release of their first CD, "Foot To Floor (repeat on beat)".
They perform an original and traditional repertoire influenced by their
Celtic and North American folk roots.Their engaging humour and personality
has made them popular performers in theatres, festivals, concerts, corporate
events, and clubs. These Borealis Recording Artists have rambled along Canadian highways from Ontario to the
Maritimes, into the mountains of New York, and across the seas to Britain,
Sweden and Taiwan.
Tom Leighton also performs regularly with
Conrad Kipping who provides lively accompaniment on guitar, fiddle and
mandolin as well as backing vocals and accompanies Mark and Tom on many of
their shows, tours and albums.
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Their Sound: Mark's voice "is a one of a kind".
Add Tom's superb harmony and arranging skills, and the stories and images
come vividly to life. These multi-instrumentalists combine the traditional
"tug at your heart strings" sounds of the fiddle, accordion, guitar,
bouzouki, and bodhran, with the "turn on your ears" new technology of
synthesizers, tone generators and processors. Tom sometimes plays FOUR
instruments AT ONCE; left hand pumping the accordion and bass, the right
hand thumping the drum, while his feet deftly work the pedals of the
keyboards. These two guys can create a HUGE sound!
Their
repertoire includes (but is not limited to) numerous down home
jigs, reels and songs made popular by notable "Down Easteners" such
as Stan Rogers, Lenny Gallant, David Stone, Stompin' Tom, Nancy White,
Jim Fiddler, and Ron Hynes. They also perform LOTS of Canadian music by
such songwriters as Gordon Lightfoot, Murray MacLaughlin, and David Wilkie, as well as lots of pub songs like Irish Rovers, Reilly's
Daughter, Black Velvet Band, and Wild Rover plus some pop/dance songs.
What Others Say >>>
"Absolutely fabulous!"
- CFB Borden - "Down Homer" Night (2007)
"Gentlemen: Your Chicago
area performances were nothing short of fantastic.
Thanks for gracing us with your music"
- Rich Warren, host of WFMT Radio - 98.7 FM's folk music show
"Their enthusiasm and
love of this music is so encompassing and pervasive that the audience is swept up
in a contagion of joy"
- Lillian Wauthier, Acoustic Harvest Folk Club
"A two man folk
festival!"
- Grit Laskin, Borealis Records
"Driving the crowd insane
with pleasure!"
- Chronicle Herald, Halifax
"Absolutely the hit of
the White Oak Folk Festival Last July!!"
- Jim Marino, host of the Freewheeling Folk Show on 93.3 CFMU in Hamilton
Ont.
"I had the breath sucked
right out of me by the fantastic musicianship of Mark Haines & Tom Leighton,
they sound at times like a symphony..."
- Nancy White, Toronto Sun
Awards >>>● Song of the Year, PEI Music Awards for the title track
● Song Writer Of The Year (to Mark Haines) PEI Music Awards
● Nomination for Roots Group of the Year, East Coast Music Awards
● Steve Fruitman's Porcupine Awards
● The CEC McECHERN AWARD (to Tom Leighton) for outstanding musical
accompanist.
Selected Festivals >>>(Partial Listing)
● The Vara World Music Festival (Sweden)
● Red Rock Folk Music Festival
● Summerfolk, Owen Sound
● Fox Valley Music Festival
● Ottawa Folk Festival
● Almaguin Music Festival
● Mariposa
● Festival Of The Islands
● Grass Roots
● Stan Rogers Folk Festival (Canso, N.S.)
● East Coast Music Awards
● Eaglewood Folk Festival (Pefferlaw, Ontario)
● Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival (Lunenburg, Nova Scotia)
● Octoberfolk, Brantford (Ontario)
● Miramichi Folk Song Festival (Miramichi, N.B)
● Home County Folk Festival (London, Ontario)
● Blue Skies Music Festival (Clarendon, Ontario)
● Brampton Folk Festical (Brampton, Ont.)
● DeCoste Centre (Pictou, N.S)
Selected RADIO Features >>>● "WFMT Radio - 98.7 FM
(Chicago), Rich Warren, host.
● "Madly Off in All Directions" (hosted by Lorne Elliot - CBC National Radio)
● "Sounds Like Canada" (hosted by Sheila Rogers - CBC National Radio )
● "Back to the Sugar Camp" (hosted by Steve Fruitman, CIUT - FM)
● "Fresh Air" (hosted by Jeff Goodes - CBC Regional Radio)
● "Nova Scotia Kitchen Party" (CBC National Radio)
● "Swingin' On A Star" (hosted by Murray McLaughlin - CBC National Radio)
● "Later The Same Day" (hosted by Catherine O'Hara)
● Host band for C.B.C.'s Nati
K&M
Productions represent Haines-Leighton
for Corporate & Special Events.For more information and to book
Haines-Leighton
simply contact us.
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