Calendar

2010
Jan 8 Falconettie's 1812 Commercial Drive with Sayde Davis and Dino Dinicolo
Jan 14 Winter NAMM, Anaheim California
Jan 23 Vancouver Island
Feb 20 – March 4 Winnipeg Rick Hansen Story - Theatre
Mar 10 – 20 Vancouver Rick Hansen Story - Theatre
Mar 23 – 24 Maple Ridge Rick Hansen Story - Theatre
Mar 29 – 30 Penticton Rick Hansen Play
Apr 06 - JSR - Rowing Club with Mark Fortin, Yvonne Mcskimming
Apr 16 - 18 Miami Guitar Show in Hollywood, Florida
Apr 19 - 24 Florida DVD production with TruFire
Apr 27-29 Penticton, Schools and show at Barebones on 28th
May 3 - Music Monday Yale Pub with Luc Doucet and Kinnie Star
May 22 - House Concert with David Sinclair and Doug Towle (3D Guitar Night)
May 28 - Century House on Richards (guest performance with Kat Gillis)
Jun 15 - Massat BC
Jun 23 - J Lounge with Kat Gillis
Jun 30 - Railway Club with Kat Gillis
Jul 06 - JSR - Rowing Club with Mark Fortin, Yvonne Mcskimming Shari Ulrich, Adam Woodall
Jul 31 Sinclair Centre 11:30 -12:15 12:45 -1:30
Jul 31 Harmony Arts Festival Sun 4PM
Aug 21 Langley Festival with Steve Laszcz 1pm
Aug 28 The Bourban, opening for Baby Harry Calaway
Sep 16 JSR at the Yale Club Vancouver
Nov 06 The Bourban, opening for Baby Harry Calaway

2009
Jan 15-18 NAMM SHOW
- Yamaha Main Stage, Behringer, Bugera, Museum of Making Music-Harp Guitar Set
Feb 2 Tues Just Singing Around - Rowing Club
Feb 11 Westcoast Wed at the Backstage Lounge with Michael Friedman
Feb 21 Montemarte Cafe with Michael Friedman
Feb 25 Heritage Grill - Port Coquitlam
Mar 07 Raw Canvas with Colin Bullock Chantal Upshaw 8pm www.raw-canvas.com
Mar. 20 DE - Dresden 8:00 PM Club Passage Double Bill: Michael Friedman & Don Alder
Mar. 22 DE - Chemnitz 8:00 PM Fata Morgana Concert with special guest Don Alder
Mar. 23 DE - Lengenfeld/Vogtland 7:00 PM Musikhaus Engelhardt Guitar Workshop with Michael Friedman & Don Alder Poststrasse 17, Lengenfeld/ Vogtland
Mar. 24 DE - Lengenfeld/Vogtland 7:30 PM Schützenhaus Lengenfeld Michael Friedman & Don Alder
Mar. 28 DE - Berlin 8:00 PM Bräustübl - Friedrichshagen Guitar Festival Michael Friedman & Don Alder
Mar. 29 DE - Hamburg 8:00 PM Music Club Livel: Michael Friedman & Don Alder
Apr. 01 DE - Frankfurt Musikmesse
Apr. 02 DE - Frankfurt Musikmesse
Apr. 03 CH - Basel 8:00 PM Kulturpavillon Double Bill: Michael Friedman & Don Alder
Apr. 04 CH - Basel 10:00 AM Kulturpavillon Guitar Workshop Friedman & Alder
Apr. 05 Switzerland - 9:00 PM http://www.pizlinard.ch/
Apr. 06 Switzerland - Workshop contact Brunner Guitar
Apr. 08 NL - TBA
Apr. 09 NL - TBA
Apr.10 NL - Hilversum TBA Radio Netherlands with Michael Friedman
Apr.11 DE - Menden 8:00 PM Café Orange Double Bill: Michael Firedman & Don Alder
Apr.16 DE - Thyrow (b. Berlin) 8:00 PM Kulturscheune Thyrow - Friedman & Alder
Apr.17 DE - Zehdenick 8:00 PM Klostergalerie Double Bill: Michael Firedman & Don Alder
Apr.18 DE - Lehsten/Mecklenburg 8:00 PM Büdnerei Michael Firedman & Don Alder
Apr 29 Heritage Grill - New West.
May 2- Robin Ridge Winery - Penticton
Jun 10 - Doug Towles "3D Guitar Night" featuring David Sinclair, Don Alder, Doug Towle at the Jazz Cellar
Jul 3-5 Montreal Guitar Show TBA
Jul 7- Just Singing Around Vancouver Rowing Club
Jul 17-19 Summer Namm in Nashville performing at Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night (tba)
Jul 31 - Canadian Guit ar Festival, Lomborough Ont.
Aug 8 - Harmony Arts Festival North Vancouver 4pm
Aug 14-16 Healdsburg Guitar Festival CA
Aug 15 Russian River Brewery CA
Sept 17-20 Western Canadian Music Awards - Brandon MB - Nominee for Instrumental CD of the Year
Oct 6 Belgium - Private Function
Nov 3 JSR with Yvonne Mcskimming and Mark Fortin at the Vancouver Rowing Club
Nov 15 CBC Interview with Sheryl Mackay
Nov 22 Vancouver Guitar Show Clinic
Nov 26 Lord Tweedsmuir School

2008 (most sundays at the coppertank or mondays at the backstage lounge testing out new tunes)
Jan 12 Gibsons, BC
Feb 7-8 Penticton
Feb 15-17 CBC taping in Regina for Bob Evans Guitar Show
Feb 21 MC for the VAMS CD Release Party.
Feb 27 Westcoast Wednesdays with Mike Wetering at the Backstage Lounge
Mar 3-17 GROOVE BROTHERS TOUR see schedule and info at www.groovebrotherstour.com
Mar 3 The Lime Restaurant - Kickoff BC tour Commercial Drive (make early reservation) starts 8pm
Mar 4 Just Sing Around Showcase with Masa Sumide
Mar 5 Gibsons "Groove Brothers Tour" with Masa Sumide BC Tour
Mar 6 Penticton Fibinatchi's "Groove Brothers Tour"
Mar 7 Creekside Theatre Winfield, BC "Groove Brothers Tour"
Mar 8 Cawston "Groove Brothers Tour"
Mar 9 Salmon Arm "Groove Brothers Tour"
Mar 10 Day Off
Mar 11 Kamloops "Groove Brothers Tour"
Mar 12 Williams Lake "Groove Brothers Tour"
Mar 13 Quesnel "Groove Brothers Tour"
Mar 14 Williams Lake "Groove Brothers Tour"
Mar 15 Valemont "Groove Brothers Tour" with Masa Sumide
Mar 16 Vanderhoof "Groove Brothers Tour"
Mar 28,29,30 Pacific Contact 2008
Apr 2 Eric Hamber Secondary (Workshop)
Apr 3 Cascadia Bell Choir, Mark Fortin, Don Alder - (Presentation House theatre in North Vancouver)
Apr 18 - Fraser Valley Guitar - Workshops
Apr 20 - Wine Cellar with Steve Dawson, Bill Coon, Kent Hillman - (organizer Ron Forbes Roberts
May 7 Backstage Lounge - Westcoast Wed.
May 15 - Eric Hamber School
May 18 - BC Wheelchair Sports Gala
May 30-June 1 Workshop Plus in Vancouver details here
Jun 1-5 Yamaha Clinics - Ontario
Jun Wheels In Motion
June 19 Showcas with Mark Fortin at the Ironworks
June 21 Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night (Victor Wooten, Larry Carlton Richard Gilowitz, many others)
June 27 Wheelchair Rugby World Championships
Jul 6 Victoria Folk Society, Norway House, 1110 Hillside Ave. 9PM
Jul 8 Fundraiser for Wheels in Motion The Libra Room (Commercial Drive) opens 6pm show at 7:30
July 24 Williams Lake Summer Series 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Jul 31-Aug 3 ArtsWells Festival
Aug 9 Harmony Arts Festival (Fountain Stage 3pm)
Aug 16 Langly Festival
Aug 18 Vancovuer City Limits at the Beaumont Stage
Aug 23 Bonfire Festival Saturday
Aug 24-26 MIAC - (Yamaha) - Toronto
Sept 27 Willams Lake Wheels in Motion Fundraiser
Oct 4 Bridging Worlds: Visionary Artwork by Simon Haiduk and David Heskin, The Fall 644 Seymour 8pm
Oct 11-12 Harp Guitar Gathering - Oregon
Oct 23 recording
Oct 25 and 26 Concert on Mayne Island Community Centre, workshops on the 26th.
Oct 29 Whistler Performance Series. Will be opening act for Matt Anderson (www.myplacewhistler.org)
Oct 30 Yamaha All Access Magazine
Nov 4 JSR
Nov 6 "Not A Planet" CD Release Party at the Jazz Cellar with guests details tba
Nov 9 Vancouver Guitar Show performance at 12:00
Dec 3 Minstrel Cafe & Bar "Not a Planet" CD release party
Dec 4 Schools in Penticton
Dec 5/6 Penticton 2 nights venue TBA
Dec 12 Radial Engineering (Tonebone) Xmas Party.
Dec 25 Backstage Lounge with Dino and Mike Wettering

2009
April/May Germany Tour with Michael Freidman
Aug 14-16 Festival of Guitars, Healdsburg, Performance, Workshops and mini concerts details tba

Previous Dates click here

2007 (most mondays - testing new tunes at the backstage lounge open Mic)
Dec 27/06 Backstage Lounge Westcoast Wed with Rebecca Ramone 10PM
Dec 28/06 few songs at Chin Indetti's final Dynomite Show at the Railway Club 9pm
Jan 8 Urban Rush TV show
Jan 20 BC Guitar Night at Duncan Garage Showroom with Doug Towle, Steve Lasczc
Jan 22 Backstage Lounge
Jan 23 Lynnewood Pub North van starts at 8:30
Jan 31Backstage Lounge with Weterings West Coast Wed.
Feb 4 The Cellar (granville st) 3 song set.
April 01 House Concert - Ft Langley, BC - 3 pm with Steve Slade and Jude Pelley reservations here
April 04 Backstage Lounge Westcoast Wednesdays 10pm
April 20 Fraser Valley Guitar Festial - workshops
April 21 Dancing Bean -Chemanis with Michael Chapdeliene
April 23 Wired Monk on 4th ave 9pm-10pm
April 27,28 Penticton BC - The Can Coffee Company reservations call 250-493-3044
May 1Just Sing Around (JSR Showcase)
May 5 Williams Lake House Concert
May 9 Backstage Lounge 10pm
May 15 River Rock Casino Burnaby, Private Function
June 12 Eldorado - Vancouver
June 23-26 Private Function
June 27 Backstage Lounge Westcoast Wed
July 3 Just Sing Around (JSR Showcase)
July 20-22 Canadian Guitar Festival
Aug 1 Backstage Lounge Westcoast Wed
Aug 3 Trees (granville st) 8pm
Aug 5 -1pm - Harmony Arts Festival - North Vancouver
Aug 17-19 Healdsburg Guitar Festival
Aug 18 Russian BreweryPub Santa Rosa, CA
Aug 25-27 Robson Valley Festival
Sept 9 Annual Garden Party
Sept 12-16 Winfield, Kansas
Oct 8 Five Point on Main St. 30 min set at 11PM
Oct 12 Daniel Pearl Benefit - Kamloops 9:30PM
Oct 13 Navigate the Streets - downtown Van 2:40-3:20
Oct 17 Private Function (Mission, BC)
Oct 23 Lord Byng Secondary School (Private Function)
Oct 24 Backstage Lounge
Nov 1-10 Okanagan Tour for more info contact annalorene@hotmail.com, Yamaha Clinics
Nov 14 Railway Club (Super Robinson Show)
Nov 20 Baru Restaurant in Kits with Cody Westman starts 9pm
Nov 24 Rose and Crown Pub, 1239 56 st Tsawwassen 9pm shared bill with Cody Westman
Nov 27 - Dec 7 Malaysian Guitar Festival (Kuala Lumpur) http://www.migfest.com
Dec 7 BC Ferries Xmas Party
Dec 16 The Penthouse with John Pippus and Dan Mangan - Vancouver
Dec 22 Private Function Langley
Dec 26 WestCoast Wed at the Backstage Lounge with Mike Wetterings and Dino