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SHANTERO PRODUCTIONS
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Ian Thomas is “the complete entertainment experience.”
He is a film composer with 22 feature films to his credit, an author, an actor, much sought after as a voiceover artist and recognized for roles such as Dougie Franklin on The Red Green Show, and, of course, a Juno-award-winning singer-songwriter whose songs helped form the bedrock of the Canadian musical landscape, a contribution recognized by SOCAN when Ian was honoured with a National Achievement Award for Songwriting.
Ian Thomas first garnered major radio airplay in 1973 with the top-40 single, Painted Ladies, followed by a string of hits throughout the ’70s and ’80s, and on into the ’90s with his band, The Boomers.
Whether performed by him or covered by artists including Santana, Chicago, Manfred Mann, America, Bon Jovi and Bette Midler, Ian’s many hits continually achieved heavy rotation on radio across Canada and around the world — recordings such as Come the Sun, Long Long Way, Right Before Your Eyes, Coming Home, Pilot, Hold On, Time is the Keeper, Liars, Wishes, The Runner, Levity, Back to Square One, Love Ya Too Much, You Gotta Know, One Little Word, Dirty Love, To Comfort You, and, of course, Painted Ladies.
In the new millennium, Ian joined fellow singer-songwriters Murray McLauchlan, Marc Jordan and Cindy Church to form Lunch at Allen’s, touring coast to coast for the past two decades, and now with five albums to their credit.
Of his art, Ian says: “The song remains the most satisfying creative experience for me. Songs are interactive and, with over 50 years of writing, I have spent many hours with each one and they with me. When I listen to one of my old albums, I remember where I was and the people I made them with, some living, some now dead. I think about who I am, who I used to be, and who I thought I was. These albums are like flags stuck in the road behind me that wind back, into the past, almost out of view.”
Ian Thomas, with his stellar four-piece band, brings past to present recreating the original sound of all the hits — ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and beyond.
Ian Thomas ... Not Gone Yet: Reserved seating tickets are $66.50 (tax and facility fees included, additional surcharges may apply), and are available from the box offices listed below. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. For more info, pics and music clips, visit www.shantero.com or www.ianthomas.ca.
Tour schedule
April 27 — Meaford Hall Arts and Cultural Centre; box office: 519-538-0463
April 28 — Orillia Opera House; box office: 705-326-8011
April 29 — Peterborough, Showplace Performance Centre; box office: 705-742-7469
April 30 — Kingston, Grand Theatre; box office: 613-530-2050
May 3 — Guelph, River Run Centre, main stage; box office: 519-763-3000
May 4 — St. Catharines, Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre; box office: 905-688-0722
May 5 — London, Aeolian Hall; box office: 519-672-7950
May 6 — Belleville, Empire Theatre; box office: 613-969-0099
May 7 — Oshawa, Regent Theatre; box office: 905 721-3399, ext. 2
May 9 — Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre, Peller Hall; box office: 905-304-3232
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