La Montanara: A Remembrance & Liberation Tea and Musical Performance

Guelph Museums

A musical remembrance featuring Mike Ford and Murray Foster

Guelph Civic Museum

Commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the Liberation of Europe with a special performance of La Montanara, a new musical remembrance performance by <a href="https://mikeford.ca/" title="https://mikeford.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mike Ford</a> and <a href="http://www.murrayfoster.ca/about/" title="http://www.murrayfoster.ca/about/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Murray Foster</a>, served with tea and Italian-inspired treats.There are two seatings - 12:30pm &amp; 3:30pm.La Montanara, an original song-cycle performed by Mike Ford and Murray Foster, explores Canadian soldiers’ involvement in the Italian campaign of 1943-45. Inspired by the writings of Farley Mowat, Fred Sederberg, Mark Zuehlke, Caroline Moorehead, Tim Cook and others, this performance presents a musical tapestry that spans various styles, with masterful guitar work and soaring harmonies that evoke the passion, sacrifice, camaraderie and challenges central to the Italian Campaign.Ford and Foster bring a wealth of musical achievements: their diverse projects (including as members of Great Big Sea and Moxy Früvous) have sold well over half a million albums, garnered numerous songwriting awards, received nominations for multiple Juno and Canadian Folk Music Awards, earned a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and have created critically acclaimed musicals, films, and internationally performed historical plays.