Laurie Murphy and Amanda Mark invite you to join them and their fellow PEI artists in a show that presents music, song and writings of indigenous and settlement stories in their heritage award-winning (2019) show, Ebb & Flow: Tides of Settlement of the Island.
PEI's famed Poet Laureate Julie Pellissier-Lush (storyteller, singer, author), Victor Cal Y Mayor (vocals, dance, percussion), Tim Hamming (piano, vocals), Laurie Murphy (singer, actor, percussion), and Amanda Mark (flute, bass, vocals) are the ensemble members. They, along with weekly guests, such as singer Luisa F. Güiza (July 25), storyteller Dutch Thompson, and singer-songwriter Shane Pendergast (August 1), pipa player Tiffany Liu (August 8), and singer-songwriter Scott Parsons (August 15), and weave tales of comedy and tragedy, the told and the untold stories of the Island and its peoples, through art and artifacts. Technical direction is by Acting Badly's Pat Caron with Joseph Tardif.
The music of Ebb and Flow 2022 draws on many cultures and creators from Bach to Billy Strayhorn, Irish, Norwegian and Swedish Traditional, Original Folk, Latin Jazz, and beyond to create an expressive backdrop and supportive framework for the personal and community stories, poetry and visual creativity of PEI’s inhabitants, past and present. Ebb & Flow is a show for all ages. Tickets are $25 regular, and are $20 student 16- & 65+. Book tickets in advance at https://marram.ca/shop as seats are limited for the five Monday evening shows in the 2022 season: July 18 (sold out) & 25 and August 1, 8 & 15. Or buy tickets at the door, opening at 7:30pm, for the show, which starts at 8pm.
PEI Hand Pies are available for purchase at the intermission at 9pm. Concert usually ends by 10pm. Bar service is available for 19+. Enjoy air-conditioned comfort in Farringford House, a beautiful heritage building housing The Haviland Club, at 2 Haviland Street, Charlottetown. Street parking is available.
(See media release)
Here's our show history:
The Summer 2019 show was produced at the Beaconsfield Historic House's Carriage House. The ensemble included Laurie Murphy, Amanda Mark, Luis Anselmi, Tiffany Liu, Julie Pellissier-Lush, Ava Brooks Murphy, and Shannon Mullally. Additional writing was by Margie Carmichael, Yvette Doucette, Emily Nasrallah, and Jason Kun, with audio recordings by Mona Nasrallah and Tamara Steele. Weekly special guests included performers (Teresa Kuo, Victor Cal Y Mayor,Margie Carmichael, James Mark, Jim Hornby, Alika Komangapik and Aiji Komangapik, Olivia MacPhail), and community leaders (Melissa Mullen, Dr. Edward MacDonald, Jenine Woolridge, Georges Arsenault, Dr. Jim Sentance, Callum Beck, Stella Shepard, Reg Phelan, Sally Cole, Linda Berko, Craig Mackie). Lights and sound were provided by Wink Audio with additional equipment from Film PEI and Long & McQuaid. Ebb & Flow won a 2019 Heritage Recognition Award from the PEI Museum & Heritage Foundation, thanks to a nomination by Ian Scott. (See media release)
The show was produced inSummer 2020 at the Carriage House, Victoria Playhouse and Georgetown Kings Playhouse. The ensemble included Laurie Murphy, Amanda Mark, Haley Zavo, Tiffany Liu, Julie Pellissier-Lush, Teresa Kuo and Daniel Butterfield (a.k.a. Vince the Messenger). Additional writing was by Margie Carmichael, Yvette Doucette, Emily Nasrallah, and Jason Kun, with audio recordings by Mona Nasrallahand Tamara Steele. Weekly musical guests included Victor Cal Y Mayor, Mark Douglas, Colin Jeffrey, Dutch Thompson, Margie Carmichael, Mi'kmaq Heritage Actors, Belle Âme Buddhist Youth, Shane Pendergast, and Robert Pendergast. Animation of the artist segments and transitions was by Teresa Kuo. Technical direction was by Dylan Smith. Though hampered by Covid-19 realities, everyone adhered to Health PEI safety policies. Ebb & Show received audience acclaim from the mask-wearing folks in attendance, and received critical acclaim from The Buzz. (See media release)
The Summer of 2021 saw a move from Beaconsfield Historic House to The Haviland Club Historic House. Performers were storyteller and drummer Julie Pellissier-Lush, vocalist and dancer Victor Cal Y Mayor, singer-songwriter Nadia Haddad, keyboard player Tim Hamming, flutist and bassist Amanda Mark, and vocalist and bodhran player Laurie Murphy. The show included video animations by Teresa Kuo. In addition to the ensemble of storytellers and musicians, Ebb & Flow: Tides of Settlement on PEI features special guests each week: singer-songwriter Shane Pendergast, singer-songwriter Scott Parsons, guzheng player Dingyi Feng, Vince the Messenger, and storyteller Dutch Thompson. Chef Robert Pendergast provided an Acadian culinary treat for an additional $15. A musician and storyteller, he led a PWYC music jam session post-show in the licensed Haviland Club Tap Room. Technical direction was by Dylan Smith. Health PEI Covid-19 safety measures were followed in the venue: masks, sign in, and social distancing. (see media release).
Tickets are $25 regular per person and $20 per student and senior 65+ (ID Required).
Check out this fun video of the cast running around before an Ebb & Flow: Tides of Settlement on PEI show at Beaconsfield Historic House/Carriage House in Charlottetown.
Video is by Mitsuki Mori, 2019.
Check out Teresa Kuo's intro title artwork for Ebb & Flow's 2020 show. Her original artwork supports all of the artist segments and the transitions. They are beautiful!