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If variety is the spice of life, The Campfire Poets are loaded with flavour.
Hailing from Dufferin County, Ontario, ‘The Poets’ now call Canada their playground after a successful East Coast tour in '06. Most of the time however, you'll find these guys roaming the province of Ontario in search of another great party.
Great parties need great music and this band delivers 5 decades of classics from several genres. Bedouin Sound Clash to Chuck Berry to AC/DC to Stompin' Tom Connors to Bob Marley to Johnny Cash to Pink Floyd. Rock to blues to reggae to country to celtic, all cooked up by a dynamic, high energy 4 piece band.
The Campfire Poet's all groove, dance floor filling rhythm section features Erick Bruck on drums and Ryan Hancock on bass. Guitar fans love Rob Van. Enthusiastic and charasmatic Geoff Canlett fronts this vocally strong act that usually manages to recruit the entire audience as back up singers.
And their audiences have been growing. From their start in small pubs, 'The Poets' have become a favourite of the summer festivals including Caledon's Canada day celebration, Woodbridge Rib Fest, Inglewoodstock, Orangeville blues fest and founder's day celebration.
Clubs, weddings, arena's and a growing list of corporate clients, including HSBC and Telus Mobility, add to their almost 100 performances a year.
So why have The Campfire Poets made so many friends and fans?
Because they're fun and it's contagious.
Including: Steve Miiler, Great Big Sea, Sublime, Tragically Hip, Blue Rodeo, Queen, Shaggy, SRV, CCR, U2, ZZ and more ...
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2008 News Update
NEW ! Members page will include more photos of the band, and jammers, whatever else we can think of. It's a work in progress. Got any ideas ?
So...."The Poets" have now spent the last 5 years making new friends and fans, and playing many of the hottest spots in Ontario (and East coast). Thanks for the great times !
So what's new ?. Introducing Rob Van on the guitar. After a lengthy search, Rob joins our family and delivers a new dimension to the band.
Great chops and a whole lotta show.
Hey Buddy !
Also, check out Erick's debut album "Porterfield" It sounds great and will be out very soon.
Bad news is, one of our founders, Neil, has to take a break for family reasons.
He'll be missed but hopefully not for long. Not the last we've seen of Neil and "The Poets".
"So...we've decided to change direction yet a little further".
The full band will now be limiting ( not stopping, there was some confusion) the number of club dates they will perform. Expect to see the band at more festivals, weddings and corporate functions. Same hot line up.
For the bar and pub goers,
Ryan and Geoff will be reviving the bands roots with an updated duo act named
R n G.
But thats not all. What else does the future hold?
It's still a bit of a secret, but the boys are working on the biggest Campfire Poets show you've ever seen. There will be more new faces, lots of laughs and of course, great music. Stay tuned for more info later this year.
P.S. Summer's here ! Get outside, light a fire and sing your ass off !
See ya there
Sitewide music player (bottom) now features "CFP in Session" a 6 minute sampler of the band in the studio
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check out "R n G Live" on DUO page. ( 8 mins.)
Plus more on the Audio Video page
Thanks to all for some really fun nights.
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