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LINDA SINGS "A MILLION TIMES A CIRCLE"

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LINDA DEMPSTER, Award-winning writer and resident of Durham Region Ontario brings to life music and song that evokes peoplehood through her lyrical renditions of traditional and contemporary folk songs and ballads. When Linda weaves a tune with her lyrical soprano voice, her guitar, bodhrán, mountain dulcimer or folk harp, storytelling, laughter, toe-tappin’ and fond reminiscence are a sure thing. Through her music, Linda has shared her rich multi-cultural heritage to audiences far and wide - from the Glenn Gould Atrium Luncheon Series at Toronto’s Roy Thompson Hall, to live radio and television broadcasts across Canada. 

Performances include both acoustic and amplified: concerts, conferences, dinner receptions, benefits/fundraisers, live radio & television, heritage celebrations & festivals - as a soloist, and in collaboration with other artists. Collaborations often include long-time friend and Ontario Ladies Fiddle Champion, Laura Heighway, performing as the duo L’n L.

 

AWARDS/RECOGNITION

  • Certificate of Achievement for "A Million Times A Circle", included on Linda's Indie Label & CD entitled Folklore in Song2,  from the UNISONG International Song Competition spanning 4,200 entries from over 45 countries. 
  • Award of Excellence for "A Soul Full of Sundays", published by the Canadian Poetry Institute, "Sketches of Memory: Anthology of Creative Writing", 2014.
  • Published winner in Scarborough Arts Council poetry contest in 1991, for "His'Tree" - later set to music and song and re-released on Folklore in Song2.

PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES

IN CONCERT, LIVE RADIO, TELEVISION

  • Fridays at the Foster: Thomas Foster Memorial Temple, Uxbridge, Ontario
  • Highland Creek Heritage Festival, Toronto
  • Highland Creek Fall Festival in the Valley, Toronto
  • Pub at the House (UofT Miller Lash House), Toronto
  • Port Hope Probus Club
  • Lynde House Museum, Whitby, Ontario - Craft Show & Sale, Music Night, Fundraisers
  • Gift of Art Gallery Show and Sale, Newcastle, Ontario
  • Ajax Seniors Centre Without Walls
  • Sandford United Church Musical Fundraising Gala, Uxbridge
  • Toronto Gourmet Food & Wine Show, Jackson Triggs Tribute to the Arts, Toronto Metro Convention Centre
  • Artsweek, Harbourfront
  • Royal Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
  • Roy Thomson Hall Luncheon Concert Series
  • First Night Toronto
  • Black Creek Christmas by Lamplight
  • Innis College, University of Toronto
  • Opening Ceremonies for the Ontario Summer Games
  • CBC and CIUT Radio
  • John Bassett Threatre National Telecast, Canadian Women’s Entrepreneur Awards
  • Ontario Genealogical Society Convention
  • Themed Christmas Concert & Reception with John Arpin, The Consilium Group, Scarborough
  • Edith Dymond Simpson Concert Series (CNIB)
  • Il Fornello (Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic Fundraiser)
  • The Donalda Club
  • Club 801 Lion’s Club International
  • Humber College Multicultural Week
  • Scarborough Civic Centre Sunday Concert Series
  • Jane Austen Society, in collaboration with the late Norman Campbell
  • Metropolitan United Church Chancel Concert Series, Toronto
  • Casa Loma Summit on the Homeless
  • One of a Kind Canadian Craft Show, Toronto Metro Convention Centre
  • St. Volodymyr’s Cultural Centre, Mississauga
  • Common Knowledge Books – Sunday Concerts & Readings,Toronto
  • George Ignatieff Theatre – Federated Health Campaign Benefit.
  • St. Lawrence Lounge United Way Fundraiser, Toronto
  • Garbo’s Bistro
  • Groaning Board Restaurant

PREVIOUS performances & reviews

Previous Performances & Reviews

PORCHFEST, Belleville 2019

Café E "That was a great performance from these folks."


Pearson Pub, Whitby 2019

"Some sweet folk music at open mic night - thanks Linda and Laura!" - John Reid


  • Pub at the House (Miller Lash House) Highland Creek, Toronto
  • Seniors Centre Without Walls, Ajax, Ontario
  • Port Hope Probus Club, Ontario
  • Highland Creek Village Festival, Heritage Day, Toronto
  • Autumn Festival in the Valley - Miller Lash House, Highland Creek, Toronto
  • Lynde House Museum, Whitby, Ontario - Fundraisers, Music Night, Craft Show & Sale
  • Cottage Life Show and Sale, International Centre
  • Fridays at the Foster, Thomas Foster Memorial Temple, Uxbridge
  • Warrior's Hall, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
  • Sharon Temple, Spirit Fest, Sharon Ontario
  • St. Andrews Seniors' Centre, Ajax
  • Gift of Art Show & Sale, Newcastle
  • Brooklin Horticultural Society, Whitby
  • Middle Night Celebration of Ontario Winter Games, Cobourg
  • Steeps & Sweets Garden Tea, BOAA, Bowmanville
  • Art on the Fringe - Uxbridge Museum & Historical Centre
  • TransCare Community Dining Program, Toronto
  • Riverdale Hospital, Pub Night
  • Arts Naturally at the Guild Inn – Scarborough Arts Council
  • Arts Quest – Conference of Arts Councils of Ontario
  • Ramada Renaissance Hotel – Scarborough Arts Council Fundraiser
  • Canadian National Exhibition, Heritage Village
  • Pope John Paul Highschool, International Gala
  • Unionville/Markham Spring & Fall Festivals in collaboration with “Laura Heighway & Country Friends”
  • Markham Heritage Museum
  • Markham Outdoor Living Show and Rodeo


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