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 hey ! Check the little Youtube video of us playing here -  An interview on SHAW-TV, and also we have a few live recordings from  Hulbert's and the Uptown Folk Club, lots of fun.

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Upcoming shows for Rick Garvin with Brad Hardstaff - here, there and everywhere!

Taking a break for a while to get to spring!

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 past shows:

 February 17 - 18, 2017 Brad and I played once again at the Edmonton Winterfest in Edmonton, Alberta. We had a terrific time with all the wonderful musicians, good friends and great volunteers. Their website is here: http://www.uptownfolkclub.ca/

May 3, 2014 - Brad and I played the East Coulee Spring Festival, just southeast of Drumheller, Alberta. It was a lovely location and a good time. Here is a link to their website:  http://ecsmuseum.ca/springfest/

February 2014: Yay! Again I got to play a few songs at the Uptown Winterfest in Edmonton Alberta, along with the house band Wendell Ferguson, Shane Chisholm and Gary O'Krainec. I also did the main sound again and had a lot of fun.

January 2014 : The Tongue on the Post festival was fantastic. I did a cafe concert on Friday, and then played two side stages on Saturday. Loads of great music and people.

September 30/13 - Last Saturday I played a new song for the Alberta Heritage Song Project, about the trade in buffalo bones in Alberta in the 1880's. Check it out on Youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQUgxHxnh_g&feature=youtu.be

February 16, 2013 - Once again I played at the Uptown Folk Club Winterfest in Edmonton Alberta, this time a couple of songs with the UptownFoollery set. I also did the main stage sound again. It was lots of fun and I got to try out my newest song, "1885" for the first time.

February 17, 18, 2012-  Uptown Folk Club Edmonton Winterfest - I am very pleased to be playing at the Winterfest for the 3rd time. This year I will have Brad and also the house band, Wendell and Shayne. It was awesome and a lot of fun!!!  There was a wonderful lineup for the weekend. Their website is here: Uptown website

January 27, 2012 - the Medicine Hat Tongue on the Post festival Café Concert series: This will be two 1- hour concerts on Friday afternoon in Medicine Hat, just before the festival begins. The first is at 1:30 pm at From Scratch, 677B S. Railway St. S.E.,  (phone 403-526-5661). The second is at 5 pm at Oly's , 417 - 7 Street S.W. (phone 403-548-6597). Hope to see you there!

September 26, 2011 - 2nd Cup, Gateway Plaza, Edmonton, starts at 7 PM - another visit to the coffeeshop, no cover charge. Their address is #100, 3414 Gateway Blvd, phone: 780-485-3100. Again, a little nice place that we enjoy playing at every few months.

August 22, 2011 - 2nd Cup, Gateway Plaza, Edmonton, starts at 7 PM - another visit to the coffeeshop, no cover charge. Their address is #100, 3414 Gateway Blvd, phone: 780-485-3100. This is a little nice place that we enjoy playing at every few months.

July 16, 2011 - Flower Fest, near Seba Beach Alberta - the best little outdoor micro music festival anywhere! I will be playing for the 4th time at this lovely campground weekend. Website is here: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/bzgregg/flowerfest.html#tickets

May 14, 2011 - I played as a finalist for the Calgary Folk festival songwriters competition on May 14, 2011 at the Ship and Anchor Pub in Calgary . I didn't win, but got a very positive reception and had a lot of fun.

April 8, 2011 - Medicine Hat Folk Music Club, Medicine Hat, Alberta -  I am excited to be returning to Medicine Hat in their lovely coffeehouse setting. Their website is here:  http://www.mhfolkmusic.com/

March 4, 2011 - We will be performing in the Uptown Folk Club concert series that night (doors at 7:30 pm) in Edmonton. We are sharing a double bill with Jim and Jan Baker, a lovely songwriting duo and all-around pleasing performers.  The Uptown is located at Expressionz Cafe, 9938-70th Ave in Edmonton. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. See the Uptown website for more details.

February 18 - 20, 2011 -  - Uptown Winterfest, Edmonton - I will be doing the main stage sound with Brian Parsons again at the 3rd annual Winterfest folk music festival on February 18. Like last year, it should be a really great time with lots of wonderful performers. Their website is here: Uptown website

February 7, 2011-  2nd Cup, Gateway Plaza, Edmonton, starts at 7 PM - another visit to the coffeeshop, no cover charge. Their address is #100, 3414 Gateway Blvd, phone: 780-485-3100. This is a little nice place that we enjoy playing at every few months.

November 22, 2010 - 2nd Cup, Gateway Plaza, Edmonton, starts at 7 PM - another visit to the coffeeshop, no cover charge. Their address is #100, 3414 Gateway Blvd, phone: 780-485-3100. This is a little nice place that we enjoy playing at every few months.

November 7, 2010 - Homefest, Edmonton - at the Arts Barns in old Strathcona - This is the second time I have played at the Homefest, a wonderful one day festival to raise funds for the homeless. Their website is here:  http://www.homefest.ca/  November 8, 2010 - Wow, the Homefest was a blast! Brad and I played on a stage with Dennis Lakusta and Paul Lepage, and their backup players. It turned into a big jam with some cool performances, especially on my song "the Family of Man".  A great time for a worthy cause.

September 12, 2010 - Kaleido Family Arts Festival - this should be really fun, I am playing at 4 pm on the Sunday at the Carrot Cafe venue. The details are on the website here:  http://artsontheave.org/festivals/kaleido-festival-2010/kaleido-2010-lineup/

August 23, 2010 - - 2nd Cup, Gateway Plaza, Edmonton, starts at 7 PM - yet another visit to the coffeeshop, no cover charge. Their address is #100, 3414 Gateway Blvd, phone: 780-485-3100. This is a little nice place that we enjoy playing at every few months.

July 17, 2010 - Flowerfest, Seba Beach Alberta - the 5th annual Flowerfest, we will again be playing Saturday at 3 pm, we had a great time last year and look for another this time. Tickets available at: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/bzgregg/flowerfest.html

June 26, 2010 - Kokopelli singathon - Bogani Cafe, 2023 - 111 St NW, Edmonton, AB  - no cover charge - a fundraiser for the choir - we play at 2:00 pm on Saturday.

May 31, 2010  - 2nd Cup, Gateway Plaza, Edmonton, starts at 7 PM - yet another visit to the coffeeshop, no cover charge. Their address is #100, 3414 Gateway Blvd, phone: 780-485-3100. This is a little nice place that we enjoy playing at every few months. .

March 20, 2010 - Normally I don't put open stage performances on my list, but last week I had two interesting experiences. First, I was down in Calgary on a Wednesday night, so I went and played at the Ironwood Stage and Grill weekly open stage that night for the first time. They have a pub-type atmosphere and I enjoyed playing for a new audience.

Then, on Friday night, I played at the Uptown Folk Club monthly open stage, as I do most months of the year. This time was different  because I played a solo banjo set, with a home made stomp box subbing in as a kick drum. In more than a thousand live gigs (not counting open stages and such) over the past 30 years, I have never played a solo banjo show before, so it was exciting for me. It was also my first time trying out the stomp box, which I made at home about a week ago. I was short of banjo songs and didn't want to do all bluegrass, so I wrote two songs in the three days before the show and played them too (which made it even more intimidating). It went over very well, and I will now have to give serious thought to making a banjo portion of my regular sets in gigs. The stomp box also added a lot, as it gave me a steady pulse that I could work overtop of. Life on the edge, but it worked out.

February 22/10 - 2nd Cup, Gateway Plaza, Edmonton, starts at 7 PM - Another visit to the coffeeshop, no cover charge. Their address is #100, 3414 Gateway Blvd, phone: 780-485-3100.

February 13-14, 2010 - Uptown Winterfest, Edmonton - I have been asked to play a few songs at the 2nd annual Uptown Winterfest folk music festival on February 14. Like last year, it should be a really great time with lots of wonderful performers. Their website is here: Uptown website

I also did the sound mixing for the main stage at this year's Winterfest. It went well and we were able to give all the performers the best sound to showcase their talents. It was a lot of fun for me, as I used to do sound at festivals and clubs back in the 80's and 90's but haven't had much chance to do live sound since I moved to Edmonton in 1999.

January 23, 2010 - Tongue-On-The-Post Winter Festival, Medicine Hat, Alberta- What a great way to beat the January blahs! Their website is here: http://www.mhfolkmusic.com/topfest.htm

November 30/09 - I will be appearing on CBC Radio on the "Edmonton AM" show at 8:20AM on Monday morning - a short interview and a couple of songs.

November 30/09 - 2nd Cup, Gateway Plaza, Edmonton, starts at 7 PM - Another visit to the coffeeshop, no cover charge; this is beginning to be a regular show every few months. Their address is #100, 3414 Gateway Blvd, phone: 780-485-3100

September 21/09 - 2nd Cup, Gateway plaza, Edmonton. - A return visit to the coffeeshop, no cover charge, it will be a relaxing evening as usual. Their address is #100, 3414 Gateway Blvd, phone: 780-485-3100

July 18/09 - Flowerfest, Seba Beach Alberta - the 4th annual Flowerfest, we will again be playing Saturday at 4 pm, we had a great time last year and look for another this time. Tickets available at: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/bzgregg/flowerfest.html

June 26/27 - 09 - Revelstoke Music Festival, Revelstoke BC. - I love playing festivals, this one looks fantastic! See their website for more details here: http://www.revmusicfest.ca/

June 13/09 - Kokopelli singathon - Bogani Cafe, 2023 111 St NW, Edmonton, AB  - no cover charge - a fundraiser for the choir - we play at 10:30 AM on Saturday.

June 6/09 - another charity dance gig for the Big Rubber Band. This is again a benefit for Cancervive at the U of Alberta.

March 28, 2009 - Hulbert's Cafe (7601 - 115 St., Edmonton) from 8 - 10 pm. - a return show at Hulbert's restaurant, a replacement for the postponed November concert. Hulbert's has become a hub of original independent music in Edmonton.  The Hulbert's website is here: http://hulberts.ca/portal/index.php

March 16/09 - Second Cup - Gateway Plaza - this will be the first time I have played here, and I am told it is a nice friendly place to play. 7 - 9 pm. - no cover charge - more details to follow.

February 20-21, 2009 - The first annual Uptown Winterfest, a two-day indoor (thankfully) folk festival put on by the Uptown Folk Club. Lots of great performers, both local and national. See the Uptown website for more details.

January 9, 2009 - We will be performing in the Uptown Folk Club concert series that night (doors at 7:30 pm) in Edmonton. We are opening for Wendell Ferguson, 6-time CCMA guitar player of the year, and all-around awesome performer. Wendell is also playing lead guitar on my upcoming CD, which sounds terrific. It will be a memorable concert. The Uptown is located in the Norwood Legion auditorium, corner of 82 St. and 112 Ave in Edmonton. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. See the Uptown website for more details.

November 14, 2008 - the Uptown Folk Club will be holding a CD release party for their new compilation CD. I am on the CD with the new song "Nothing Comes From Nothing", and we will be doing a couple of other songs at the party too. Lots of good music from 9 different performers that night. The Uptown is located in the Norwood Legion auditorium, corner of 82 St. and 112 Ave in Edmonton. Show time is 8:00, admission is $12 in advance or for members, $15 at the door. The Uptown website is here:  http://www.uptownfolkclub.ca/

November 22, 2008 - Hulbert's Cafe (7601 - 115 St., Edmonton) from 8 - 10 pm. - This show was postponed until spring 2009, due to my father's severe illness and eventual passing. God bless you, Dad. The Hulbert's website is here: http://hulberts.ca/portal/index.php

November 2, 2008 - Wow, that was fun! We had an enthusiastic audience and a great time. We were appearing at the Homefest, a one day festival to raise money and awareness for homelessness in Edmonton. check out the website at http://www.homefest.ca/.  I hope we can do that again next year.

October 25, 2008 - the Big Rubber Band's annual Halloween costume dance, at the Sherbrooke Hall in Edmonton. Already sold out, it was another fun time.

October 4, 2008 - the Haven Social Club, 15120A Stony Plain Rd., Edmonton, phone 756-6010. 9 p/m/, $10 cover. Hey, we had a small but very enthusiastic and receptive crowd, and a good time. We were once again the opening act for Barry Greenfield from Vancouver. Chad and Brad played as well as I have ever heard them. It is such a nice room; a lovely venue for live music.   Their website is here: http://www.thehavensocialclub.com/

July 26, 2008 - the Haven Social Club, 15120A Stony Plain Rd, Edmonton, phone 756-6010. We were the opening act for Barry Greenfield from Vancouver. It is such a nice room; the staff and sound guy were great and a good time was enjoyed by all present. I am looking forward to returning there in the future. Their website is here: http://www.thehavensocialclub.com/

July 20, 2008 - I was once again the substitute host for the Sunday night open stage at Hulbert's Cafe. The podcast of the show is available at the Hulbert's website here: http://hulberts.ca/portal/index.php

July 18 - 20, 2008 - the 2nd annual Flower Fest micro music festival near Seba Beach, Alberta. This should be a fun outdoor weekend. Email Brian Gregg at bzgregg@telusplanet.net for details and tickets.

June 12, 2008 at the Urban Lounge, 10544 - 82 Ave. Edmonton - an upstairs lounge on Whyte Ave, they have acoustic nights on Thursday starting at 9:30 pm. No cover charge for this one. It was a bit of a sparse crowd, but we and those in attendance had fun.

June 8, 2008 - I was the substitute host for the Sunday night open stage at Hulbert's Cafe. Rhea, the normal host, couldn't make it and I was happy to be of service. The podcast of the show is available at the Hulbert's website here: http://hulberts.ca/portal/index.php

June 6, 2008 - another charity dance gig for the Big Rubber Band. This was a benefit for Cancervive at the U of Alberta. It was a ton of fun as usual, and the 400+ dancers worked up a good sweat.

May 10, 2008 at Hulbert's Cafe (7601 - 115 St., Edmonton) from 8 - 10 pm. - We returned for a spring show at Hulbert's, a lovely restaurant with great people, food and drink. We had a wonderful time there last fall, and a great time this time. the band was cookin' and the audience was lively. Their website is here: http://hulberts.ca/portal/index.php

March 29, 2008 at Jeffrey's Cafe & Wine Bar - (9640 - 142 St. Edmonton ph 451-8890) from 9 - 12 pm. This is a funky little cafe with great atmosphere, food and service. It was lots of fun, in spite of me being deathly ill and almost unable to sing. We will do it again later this year! Their website is here.

November 14, 2007 at the Blue Chair cafe in Edmonton (9624 - 76 Ave.- phone 989-2861).  We had a great time, playing with Kayley Bird and Geof Wybenga. It was a nice crowd and we will plan to do it again next spring Their website is here.

November 5, 2007 - We had a wonderful time at Hulbert's last Saturday. A good crowd, great staff, lots of fun. We will look forward to returning there next spring! See their web page at http://hulberts.ca/portal/index.php

October 22, 2007: We had an interesting show playing at the Pawn Shop (a new room above the Bar Wild) on Whyte Ave. We were opening for Hey Rosetta!, a young band from Newfoundland. Although it wasn't our normal style of music, we were treated very well and had a good time.

Update May 27, 2007:  the Blue Chair Cafe was a great time in May. It is a nice small restaurant venue, with good sound, friendly staff and a fun crowd. Brad and I had a good time and will be back there again in the next few months.

Update June 15, 2007: Our June 13 show, a free noon-hour performance for National Public Service Week, was great fun . It was a beautiful day on the lawn outside the Canada Place building in downtown Edmonton . Along with Brad on Tubano drums, my daughter Courtney played bass and our friend Kim Gowin added vocals, which added a lot.

I am available to play live shows, anything from a half hour to a full evening. I can play a show within a few hours' drive of Edmonton without difficulty, or anywhere in the western provinces with enough lead time. I love to play concerts, festivals, folk clubs and community events and am happy to be part of a show or an opening act or a headliner, whatever suits your needs. I am open to charities and good causes.

Although I play some songs written by others, I am not a "cover band" or "pop" type of singer. You can expect an enjoyable and sometimes thought-provoking evening of music presented in an engaging acoustic roots/swing style.

I book myself at present, so please contact me directly at my email address below.

Click here to email Rick

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