{"id":30393,"date":"2021-12-02T16:33:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T21:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=30393"},"modified":"2021-12-02T16:39:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T21:39:27","slug":"warm-up-this-winter-with-craig-cardiff-and-a-cozy-cabaret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/warm-up-this-winter-with-craig-cardiff-and-a-cozy-cabaret\/","title":{"rendered":"Warm up this winter with Craig Cardiff and a \u201ccozy\u201d Cabaret"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Warm up this winter with a \u201ccozy\u201d cabaret next Friday night as the Aurora Cultural Centre hosts Juno-nominee Craig Cardiff in an evening of folk and roots music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardiff takes the stage at 7.30 p.m. on December 10 overlooking Town Park\u2019s Christmas lights at the Armoury, which has served as the Cultural Centre\u2019s live music venue since the historic Church Street School was closed for the duration of Town Square construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWinter Tunes with Craig Cardiff\u201d will include cabaret seating and virtual options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCardiff sings songs that expose the human condition, putting a magnifying glass to the clumsier and less proud moments,\u201d says the Cultural Centre. \u201cHe can turn any setting into an intimate affair, infusing his music and lyrics with uncompromising humanism. Cardiff makes it a point to keep the relationship with his fans personal, inviting and accepting any opportunity to make his audience as much a part of the experience as he is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These chances to connect with audiences and make them a part of the experience have been few since the start of the global pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since venues were allowed to re-open, he and his band have notched just a few in-person performances under their belts, but they\u2019re eager to hit the ground running next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt feels like we\u2019re to be of service and useful again,\u201d Cardiff tells The Auroran. \u201cI have only done a handful of events in person and I have never experienced anxiety before. At some of these events, I am breaking out in a cold sweat like, \u2018What is happening?\u2019 Speaking to friends, they have said that it is probably a panic attack or anxiety, but it is one of the things of getting to come back and do what you have always done, in some new ways. I am working through it, it passes quickly, and I am so excited about these opportunities because it is like you have to keep doing them to move through the rust.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the cabaret, Cardiff will be sharing selections from his new album \u201cAll This Time Running,\u201d one which was written and recorded during live tour dates just before the pandemic, and produced and completed during quarantine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will be one of the first shows in Ontario where they have been able to present the record, one he says he is very proud of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know it is very un-Canadian to brag, but I want people to hear it,\u201d he says. \u201cPart of that is touring and connecting with audiences and being on stage and there is that extra excitement when we get to start. [The album] gave us focus when there was all this uncertainty. I felt like we were all in a bit of a snowstorm. It was like we were holding onto each other working our way through a snowstorm and that was the focus of finishing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In creating his work, inspiration is boiled down to \u201cpeople and stories.\u201d The more people you connect with, the more you learn about them, he says. It might not shed insight on \u201call the joy, the aches that makes their internal universe,\u201d but the simple act of connecting can help tell that story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what it is like for carpenters and people who do really fine craftsmanship, but it is the element of bringing out this really unique idea or story that is perfect and beautiful with just the right number of words,\u201d he says. \u201cEven talking about it I get excited.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am mad about lyrics and I love words, first and foremost. With this album, it is the beautiful skin, muscles and bone of musicians who made the songs into something far bigger than I would have achieved just doing an acoustic release. This will be our test: I want the words to stick in [audiences\u2019] heads and when people come to the show, providing we\u2019re meeting with local health directions, I want everybody singing along with me because I have missed that immensely, the energy and vibe of a room where everyone is singing together and connecting is one of the most special things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about December 10\u2019s Winter Tunes with Craig Cardiff, including ticketing options for both the in-person and live-streamed performances, visit auroraculturalcentre.ca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir<\/strong>
Editor
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/em><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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