Unity Behind Diversity » hero http://blaise.ca/blog Searching for beauty in the dissonance Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:35:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ca/ Kevin Fox is my hero http://blaise.ca/blog/2008/09/10/kevin-fox-is-my-hero/ http://blaise.ca/blog/2008/09/10/kevin-fox-is-my-hero/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:43:13 +0000 Blaise Alleyne http://blaise.ca/blog/?p=323 In March 2006, the Hart House Chamber Strings had their first pops concert (photos). I play bass with the chamber strings, and I’ve since taken over as administrator for the pops concert, but that first concert really left an impression on me.

Especially Kevin Fox.

He closed the night and played a song called “Phone Booth” off his upcoming album, Songs for Cello & Voice. Unreal.

I’ve since run across Kevin many times. He worked as musical director with Shaye for a while, and I met Damhnait Doyle through the Humber Summer Songwriting Workshop, so I saw him perform with them. I swear I saw him in a Jann Arden music video, and I saw him play with Andy Kim at Hugh’s Room. He also played cello on some of Robyn Dell’Unto’s recordings.

As a songwriter and cellist, he’s doing exactly what I’m trying to do with songwriting and violin. Kevin Fox is my hero.

I’ve had Phone Booth stuck in my head for years, and yesterday I finally got to hear it again. After finding his Facebook Musician Page, I came across this YouTube video and found more tracks from his upcoming album on his website.

Definitely worth a listen.

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