Siegel Entertainment
Ottawa/Montreal/Toronto/Vancouver/Victoria

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Musicians, Photographers, Filmmakers Speakers, Writers, Magicians
Caterers, Personal Stylists

Contact: Lois Siegel
(613) 830-2509
lois@siegelproductions.ca

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The Lyon Street Celtic Band
Bell Canada
National Arts Centre
Opera Lyra Reception
Ottawa, Ontario
2006

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Celtic North
150th Anniversary of the City of Ottawa
Being Named the Capital by Queen Victoria

New Year's Eve
Canadian Museum of Civilization Grand Hall

Gatineau, Quebec
2007

Celtic North
Capital Style Magazine 10th Anniversary
Le Cordon Bleu
2008

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Northern Lights
International Psychotherapy Conference
Delta Hotel, Montreal
2010

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Albert Kaprielian, Piano
  Val Suriano, Sax

Mayor's Annual Canada Day Breakfast
Lansdowne Park
2011

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Elmer Deagle, Fiddle, Mandolin
Simon Marion, Guitar

Canadian Museum of Civilization
 Taste of Winterlude
Grand Hall, Gatineau, Quebec
2011

J. J. Chiasson, Fiddle, Piano
Elmer Deagle, Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle
Canadian Horticultural Council
Westin Hotel
2011

Ottawa


©Photo by Paul Jean
 Jennifer Giles (piano),  Jack Surch (mandolin),  Lois Siegel (bodhran)
Steve McCarthy (fiddle), Marie D
éziel (accordion), Dan Perkins (guitar)

The Lyon Street Celtic Band
Irish, Scottish, Breton, French, Christmas/Celtic

Ballydesmond
     Polka

Boolavogue
Bridget O'Malley

Drunken Sailor
Holy Ground
Road to Lisdoonvarna
Swallowtail

Wind That Shakes The Barley
Merry Blacksmith


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Everyone told us it was the best party we ever had.
  Thanks in great part to you!  Thank you so much – we’ve never had dancing before!
Dawn Firestone
Consultant
Community Investment

Bell Canada
National Arts Centre
Opera Lyra Reception
Ottawa, Ontario

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©Photo by Victor Turco
Marie Deziel, Lois Siegel, Dan Perkins
Celtic North

Irish, Scottish, Breton, Welsh
 French, Old-Time, Country, Latin American
Spoons, Ugly Stick, Washboard
Dancing Marionette

La Bastringue
Hangman's Reel
Harvest Home & The Boys of Bluehill

Irish Washerwoman

Maggie in the Woods & The Girl I Left Behind Me

Road to Lisdoonvarna & Morrison's


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I was going to e-mail you and tell you how fantastic you three were.
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. John enjoyed it especially.
 I am going to recommend your band wherever I can.
Jillian Soame
Surprise Birthday Party for Her Husband John
Ottawa

The seniors loved it
R
ésidence de la Gappe
Gatineau

Ottawa
Event of the Year
2007


©Photo by By Charles Frost
Lois  Siegel, Marie Deziel, Dan Perkins, Mike Blakeley

T
he Grand Finale
Celtic North Performed New Year's Eve
at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Grand Hall, Gatineau, Quebec
 for the 150th Anniversary of the City of Ottawa
Being Named the Capital by Queen Victoria

Photos

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Photo by Cynthia Sager
SNAP Ottawa Downtown

Lois Siegel, Fiddle, Spoons, Washboard
Albert Kaprielian Piano
Dan Perkins, Guitar
Country North

Country Tunes
American & Ottawa Valley, Quebec

Home on the Range, Comin' Round the Mountain, Faded Love
Your Cheaten Heart, Turkey in the Straw, 16 Tons, Tennessee Waltz
La Bastringue, Country Waltz, My Darling Clemintine
You Ae My Sunshine, Oh Suzanna, Country Fiddler
Can't Help Falling in Love, Westphalia Waltz

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Children's Music Workshop
Cumberland Village Heritage Museum
Power and Country Festival
2010, 2011


Sarah Hill, Fiddle

Cumberland Heritage Village Museum

Heritage Power and Country Festival
2011


Sarah Hill (fiddle)                                               Lois Siegel (spoons)


Sarah (Bodhran - Irish Drum)


Lois Working with Children (far left)

Jig Dolls


Pierrot

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I would love if you could come back this year and provide another
children’s interactive workshop.
 It was such a hit last year…
Kellie Sarazin
Cumberland Heritage Power and Country Festival
2011

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Children's Fun Percussion Music Workshop
Parties and Entertainment
(613) 830-2509

Uncle Jack and Auntie Lois


Photo by Lois Siegel
Jack Surch



Photo by Paul Jean
Lois Siegel
with Mop Top Jane
Ugly Stick


Children participate and play along with the performers
using a selection of percussion instruments we provide:
Spoons, Shakers, Maracas, Tambourines

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Arlington Session


©Photo by Lois Siegel
Alexis MacIsaac

Alexis has worked with the Grammy award-winning production Riverdance as a fiddle player.  She traveled on tour with  Riverdance to The United States and Ireland as a featured soloist. Irish player Niamh Ní Charra, full-time fiddler with Riverdance, trained Alexis for the show.


©Photo by Lois Siegel
Paul Hawtin, guitar


©Photo by Lois Siegel
John Dahms (fiddle)

Celtic Music

Weddings, Dances, Concerts, Private Parties, Corporate Events

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Magicians


©Photo  by Lois Siegel

Elliott Smith

Magician for over 39 years, Elliott offers a wide range of interactive magic 
from children's parties to company events.
Elliott's comedic style of magic brings lots of fun and excitement and will create many hilarious moments
your guests are sure to remember.



Elliott in Nunavut

Video

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Goopee Fun Family Entertainment
Close-Up Magic, Face Painting, Balloon Sculpting

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The seniors loved it
R
ésidence de la Gappe
Gatineau

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Graham Costain


Photos by Lois Siegel

Since the age of eight, Graham Costain has been entertaining kids
and adults with his magic. He has performed at the Ottawa Spirit Awards
and worked with various non-profit and charitable organizations,
 including The Ottawa Food Cupboard, Doctors Without Borders,
and Do More Canada.



Graham also volunteers regularly at a magic camp for kids.
His blend of magic, comedy and audience participation
will make your party one to remember.


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Photos by Victor Turco

 Lois Siegel and Albert Kaprielian

December
 Music for All Occasions

Lois Siegel
Fiddle/Violin, Spoons, Bodhran (Irish Drum), Snare Drum, Washboard

Albert Kaprielian
Piano/Vocals, Harmonica

Old-Time, Standards, Jazz, Blues, Classic Rock/Pop, Celtic, French
House Parties, Corporate Events, Weddings, Anniversaries, Birthdays
Children's Parties, Christmas, Mardi Gras

Imagination
Take the A Train

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The residents enjoyed the entertainment. It was a really nice touch
to the Christmas Fair. Definitely thinking about having you over again next year.
Nathalie Bartlett
Activities Director, The Rockcliffe Retirement Residence
Ottawa

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Photo by Lois Siegel
Marie Déziel  

            
Photos by Victor Turco

 Albert Kaprielian and  Lois Siegel

Celtic Jazz

Marie Deziel, Albert Kaprielian and Lois Siegel
Celtic, Jazz, Old-Time, French, Popular Standards, Klezmer, Cajun

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Sing-Along-With-Jack


Photo by Lois Siegel
Jack Surch

Guitar & Vocals
Mandolin, Lap Steel, Bass
          Old-Time Favorites, Popular Tunes, Blues, Beatles, Eagles
Seniors Residences & Private Parties 

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Normand Rivard
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
English and French tunes

 1920's to 40's
Blue Skies
Ain't Misbehavin'
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Waltzing Mathilda

La java bleue
Sous les ponts de Paris
Les nuits de Montréal
Voulez-vous danser grand-mère?


Waiting for a Train
Vous qui passez sans me voir
In the Jailhouse Now

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Photo by Jamie Day Fleck
The Musettes
Folk trio comprised of three lovely ladies and their instruments.
Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele, Melodica, and Fiddle
Fun melodies and lots of harmony.

Popular covers, classical & traditional, fiddle medleys, as well as original tunes. 
Festivals, Weddings, Parties, Events 

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Woody  Johnson
Blues, Folk, Americana, Roots
Gospel, Hymns, Spirituals
Children's Songs

Music from late 19th, early 20th Century
Field recordings, musical arrangements of words and poems
 by Paul Laurence Dunbar, Joel Chandler Harris


Freight Train, You Are My Sunshine, The Ballad of Jesse James,
 The Red River Valley," "In Christ There Is No East or West,
Oh God, Almighty Father, Jesus on the Mainline

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Paddy G & The Mennie Man

Celtic
Irish and Scottish Music

Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle, Vocals

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Accordion


Laurino Pagliarello
Accordion
, Keyboard
Italian, German, French, Latin American
 Jewish, Christmas
Music for All Occasions
35 Years Experience

Speaks: English, Italian, French, Spanish


Photo by Roger Lalonde
Mayor's Seniors Summit
City Hall
2011

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Larry was wonderful.
Michale LeMoine
Director of Recreation, Landmark Court Retirement Residence
Ottawa

We were extremely pleased with Larry's performance. 
You were right on target with your recommendation for this event.
Larry was really professional, and we all loved his music. 
He was most sensitive to the audience (seniors in a long-term facility).
His musical offerings were varied and most suitable for the occasion. 
He even played a few songs from World War II (Lili Marlene, etc.)
which were much appreciated by the seniors as these songs mean a great deal to them.
Larry  interacted well, moving around the room
and making eye contact and communicating with the guests.
Frances Wesley
Le Foyer du Bonheur
Gatineau, Quebec

The seniors loved it.
R
ésidence de la Gappe
Gatineau

The evening went very well.  Larry was congenial, flexible and entertaining;
 the perfect mood/background music for the start of the evening.
40th Surprise Birthday Party
Patrick Martel
Ottawa

Larry was absolutely fantastic.  The residents just loved him.
Staci Kufsky, T.R.S.
Activity Coordinator
Belcourt Manor
Ottawa

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Sergei Chechui
Accordion
International Popular Tunes, Polkas, Oktoberfest, and Folk Music

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The Diplomats
Barry Willbond, Gary O'Meara, Pat Willbond

Rock & Roll, Country, Celtic, Reggae, French 

Polkas, Comedy, Sing-a-Long, Halloween, 
Christmas
New Years Eve, Robbie Burns Day, Valentines, St. Patrick Day 
Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings, Funerals, Mass, Services
Stag & Doe:
Similar to a combined Bachelor
 and Bachelorette Party, it acts as a fundraiser for the wedding

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David’s very memorable 65th birthday was one that none of us will ever forget! 
Barry & Pat are a credit to their profession, and I would hire them again. 
Everyone enjoyed them, and I look forward to seeing them
 wherever and whenever they are entertaining elsewhere.

Mary Cassetta
Ottawa

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©Photo by Lois Siegel
Laura Lynn Eggleston
Caricatures



Black & White Caricatures with a Theme:
Work, Hobby, and Sports 
Clowns


Face-Painting and/or Balloon-Twisting


Bunky the clown is a female, non-scary clown
available for children's birthdays, company picnics, and store openings.



Green Cat



 Laura has a menu of face-painting, balloon-animals
and interactive story times with puppets and mini-costumes.
Mini-costumes include a dragon hat, sword and cape, princess crown,
and fairy
crinoline
and wand, to be used in the story:
 A Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munch and the song, Little Bunny Foo
-Foo.



Caricatures can be included with other activities.
 Insured.
Uses professional, safe paints.
She has been clowning for 20 years.

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Kyle Burghout

Violin, Viola, Fiddle
Celtic, French, Old-Time, Classical
Seniors Residences, House Parties
Corporate events

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Kimberley Dunn
Singer/Pianist/Flute

Contemporary, Jazz and Classical

Elegantly styled popular cover music for Weddings, Cocktail Receptions
Dinners, Private Parties, Corporate Events, and Galas

Kaleidoscope of Hope Gala, Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Awards Gala
F.A.B. Women Gala 

Fire and Rain
Hallelujah
Let It Rain
Press Kit

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Photo by Lois Siegel

Hughie Scott

Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame
Inductee 1987
Guitar, Fiddle

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Doug Martin
Jazz Sax

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Trio Pleiade

Anna Baksheeva, Violin
 Ioulia Blinova, Piano; Jean-François Marquis, Cello

Classical Music
Haydn, Debussy and Brahms

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Photo by Lois Siegel

Cécile Desrosiers
Piano, Harpsichord
Music for all Occasions

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Steve Groves
Jazz Guitarist
Jazz, Blues, Celtic
House Parties, Corporate Events, Weddings, Anniversaries
Children's Shows, Birthdays
Saggy Baggy Elephant

Video Demo

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Don Little

Vocals & Guitar

50s & 60s Classics

Corporate Events, Private Parties
 Seniors Residences
Don't be Cruel

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Photo by Lois Siegel
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Taste of Winterlude
Grand Hall, Gatineau, Quebec
2011
Elmer Deagle, Fiddle, Mandolin
Simon Marion, Guitar
Elmer recently moved to the Ottawa/Gatineau area from Prince Edward Island.
He is a member of the renowned Chaisson family of musicians
in Prince Edward Island


Canadian Horticultural Council
Westin Hotel
2011


Photo by Lois Siegel
J. J. Chiasson, Fiddle, Piano
Elmer Deagle, Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle

Elmer Deagle
Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar
P. E. I. Style

Mandolin

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Sweet N Lo

Brett Carey, Guitar/Vocals
Stephanie Zersch, Vocals
Popular Standards

Satisfaction (Stones), Don't Worry, Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin)
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan)

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Polaris
Barbershop Quartet

The Sweetheart Tree

Head O Hair
Visa Visa

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Capital Soul Duet


©Photos  by Lois Siegel
Anna Baksheeva
Classical Violin, Tangos, Jazz, , Celtic, Popular and Movie Tunes
Weddings, House Parties, Receptions


Alexander Rybydailo
Guitar

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Tanya Renaud
Solo Viola, Duos, Trios, Quartets
Weddings, Jewish Music, Background Music
Classical, French, and Jazz

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©Photo by Lois Siegel

The Two Paddy's
Paddy Kelly and Pat Maher
Irish Duo

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Meaghan LaGrandeur
Fiddler

 Canadian Old Tyme, Cape Breton, Irish and Scottish
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Guy Nadeau
Bagpipes

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Photo by Victor Turco

Albert Kaprielian
Jazz Piano/Vocals
Old-Time, Standards, Jazz, Blues, Classic Rock/Pop
House Parties, Corporate Events, Weddings, Anniversaries, Birthdays

Imagination
Take the A Train

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Photo: Shaughnessy Photography
Joanne Griffin
Harp



Photo: Shaughnessy Photography

Zephyr Harp Duo
 Joanne Griffin, Heather Flinn,
Celtic, Classical,  Latin,  Pop Music
Harp

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They were FABULOUS. Very well done :)

Michale LeMoine
Director of Recreation, Landmark Court Retirement Residence
Ottawa

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Funk Factor

Left to Right: Gary O'Donnell, Drums;  Jack Surch, Guitar
Tony Garbish, Bass, Keith Thoms, Keyboards
Front: Darlene Hall
Everyone Sings

Funk & Disco Music
60's to Present

Uptight, Superstition, Coming Up, Thriller
Ain't No Sunshine, Don't Let the Sun
Take Me To The River

Funk Factor is  a Dance Party Band
Corporate Events and Private Parties

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Photo by Dayle Reynolds

Doug Martin Duo
Jazz
Yves Laroche, piano; Doug Martin, sax

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Doug and Yves Laroche were amazing,
 and we received rave reviews of their performance.
Karly Ali
Cumberland Heritage Village
Canada Day
2011

The duo was fantastic.
And we look forward to working with you in the future!

Sarah Welch
Office of Protocol
City of Ottawa
Canada Day
2011

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Photo by Dayle Reynolds

Robert Reynolds & Friends
 Classic Folk 

Carole Laprise & Xavier Sotelo

Cover Songs

Hotel California 
Blowin' In the Wind
Lean on Me
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
I Can See Clearly Now

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Fiona Noakes

Vocals
Original Compositions

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Photo by Jeffrey Pierre-Louis

Jenna Glatt
Pop, Jazz, Musical Theatre and Classical
House Parties, Corporate Events, Weddings, Anniversaries

Take Time

A Story of Our Own

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Danny Rembadi
Latin, Spanish, Popular, Classical, Folk, Blues, Country, Irish, Rock n' Roll
Sings in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French
Guitar and Vocals

Disk Jockey Services
Guantanamera

Danny Boy

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Photo by Richard Desmarais

May-Jun
An eclectic singer songwriter with an ethnic fusion
has incorporated beat boxing, Inuit throat singing
and slap dancers to her live performance mix.


My Summer
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©Photo by Dwayne Brown Studio
Brant Pethick
Pop/Rock, Singer, Songwriter
Original Tunes

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Music with a message! Guitar-driven,
his collection of original tunes is strong on anthemic melodies,
infectious hooks and emotional delivery!

Patrick Langston
The Ottawa Citizen

Inspiring words...a tuneful 11-track collection
that is most rare of popular music lyrical offerings:
Something positive!

Allan Wigney
 The Ottawa S
un

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©Photo by Lois Siegel
Nubia Cermeño
Gustavo Saavedra
Latin American Music
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Natalia and Montuno

Natalia Leonor Cabrera - Vocals
Anthony Peter Cook -Guitar
Kurt Walther - Classical and Pedal Steel Guitars 
Ken Kanwisher - Cello and Upright Bass
Alvaro de Minaya - Percussion
Latin, Jazz , Blues, Soul, Country
Elegant and Exotic

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©Photo by Jean-Marc Carisse
Susan Sweeney Hermon and Janine Dudding
Acacia Lyra

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Photo by Dayle Reynolds

The Jasmine Trio
Yves Laroche, Doug Martin, Tom Denison
Jazz
Autumn Leaves, Georgia On My Mind, Misty, It Had To Be You
Take the "A" Train, Blue Rondo a la Turk, Round Midnight
Ottawa Jazz Festival 2009


Northern Lights
Left to Right (Clockwise)
Albert Kaprielian (piano, organ, voice), Andre Van Schyndel (bass, accordion, voice)
Garnet Picot (guitar, bass), Jean Trudel (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Ralph Hopper (sax, percussion, voice), Bill Brown (drums)

Old-Time, Broadway Show Tunes, Jazz, Blues, Classic Rock, Popular Tunes
House Parties, Corporate Events, Weddings, Anniversaries

Great Dance Band
Green Onions


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It was absolutely fantastic!!! Everyone loved it, and many said 'Northern Lights'
were the best band in all the international conferences!
Manon Plouffe
International Psychotherapy Conference
Montreal, 2010
Delta Hotel
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Groove²

Jazz Standards, Smooth Jazz, Funk, and Latin at an amplification
you can talk over or R&B and Pop Tunes at a volume for dancing

Conferences, Conventions, Corporate Events, Cocktail Parties
Galas, Weddings, Anniversaries, Club Dates

Days of Wine and Roses, Lullaby of Birdland, Night & Day, Satin Doll
'Round Midnight, Girl from Ipanema, Look of Love, Take Five,
Black Orpheus, Take the 'A' Train, When Sunny Gets Blue

Morning Dance


Dindi

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Photo by Janine Dubé
Intersection
Left to Right
Michel
Jetté, Guitar,  Denis Archambault, Bass; Pete Breton, Drums;
Rob Halloran, Keyboard; Phil Lecompte, Guitar
Classic Rock and R&B
50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s

Rock Around the Clock, Hard Day's Night, Fire and Rain
Whole Lotta Shaking Going On, Let it Be
Drive My Car
Imagine

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©Photos by Lois Siegel
John Lang,
Shawn Peters, Mike Pastuch, Dave Danic
Off the Menu
Classic Rock And Roll Band
Upbeat Music Spanning the 60s, 70s
April Wine, The Band, The Beatles Blue Rodeo, The Eagles, Elton John, Elvis,
The Guess Who,  The Rolling Stones, U2, Wilson Pickett

Six Musicians
Mike Pastuch (lead vocals and acoustic guitar), Dave Danic (bass and vocals)
Bill Danic (keyboards, harmonica and vocals), Shawn Peters (lead guitar)
Dom Macdonald (drums and vocals) and John Lang (rhythm/slide guitars)

Long Train Runnin'


Bill Danic

Dom Macdonald

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©Photo by Lois Siegel
Trio Mundo

Marie Déziel (accordion, violin), Diane Briscoe (piano), Sue Franklin (violin, viola)
Tango, French, Pop, Folk, Bosnian, Klezmer, and Classical Music
Weddings, Events, Parties

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©Photo  by Lois Siegel
Canto Sentimento String Quartet
Olga Rykov (violin), Heather Bourne (viola), Jolani Domitrovits (violin)
Chris Bell (cello)

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©Photo  by Lois Siegel
David Renaud, Rene Gely, Adrian Cho
Adrian Cho Trio

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Photo by Lois Siegel


Fat Shadows
Folk Rock

Point of a Gun
Time Goes By

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Patrick Fynn

HOSS is a 5-piece band, including pedal steel and fiddle,
 that focuses on “Outlaw Country” of the 60’s and 70’s.
HOSS brings the big sounds of Texas and Tennessee
 with heartfelt ballads and danceable favorites
drawing from such legends as
Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Willie Nelson.

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Daisy Train
Retro Rock and Roll Party Band
Hits of the 80s and 90s

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Photo by Lois Siegel
LOMA String Quartet
Classical Music

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Emmanuel Bell Choir


©Photo by Lois Siegel

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Montreal


The Directors Showband

Full Variety Showband

Top 40, 70's, 80's, 90's, R&B, Soul, Funk, Motown, Dance, Jazz
Pop, Rock, Disco, Standards, Rock n’ Roll, Tangos, Cha-Chas, Duets, and Ballads
Italian, French, Hebrew, and Spanish
 DJ included

Weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Corporate Events, Social Events
 Fundraisers, Anniversaries, Birthdays
Large and Small Scale Events

"Barney’s Version,” the motion picture premiered
at the Venice Film Festival and has been nominated for a
Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture
Musical or Comedy
Paul Giamatti 
The Canadian premiere was at the Toronto International Film Festival.


"Barney's Version" stars Paul Giamatti (left) and Dustin Hoffman (right)
 as his father.

Montreal’s most sought after showband, The Directors, were the band cast
 in the pivotal wedding scene. The movie stars Dustin Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Minnie Driver,
Scott Speedman, and Rachel Lefevbre.
The film is based on  Mordechai Richler's novel “Barney’s Version” and is directed by Richard J Lewis and produced by Robert Lantos.
The screenplay was written by Montreal native, Michael Konyves.

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Photo by Lindsay Ballard
John Kerkhoven
Harmonica
Blues, Folk
Paul Butterfield, Blind Willie Johnson, Sonny Terry, James Cotton


Audio Clip



Howlin’ Wolf, Robert Johnson, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells,
T. Bone Walker, B. B. King

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Sjean MacLeod
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Andre Vincelli
Composer

A 20th Century Chocolate Cake
Directed by Lois Siegel
Main Theme (mp3)

Talk About it  (mp3) (Original Song)
Two Genie Award nominations
 Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
 Best Musical Score, Best Original Song, 1984

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Toronto

Fiddlers 3
Canada's 7- Piece Celtic Party Band


3-Time "Entertainer of the Year" Award
Rock Your Event

"Feisty take on Canadian Celtic music"
Hamilton Magazine

"Celtic band of the 21st century"
Rambles Cultural Magazine

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Jerusalem Ridge


©Photo by Lois Siegel
Matt Newton
Jazz Pianist
Matt Newton, originally from Ottawa, now lives in Toronto
 where he  has played at the premiere jazz venues,
 such as the Rex and the Montreal Bistro.


Bob Wiseman
Founding member of Blue Rodeo
Composer, Filmmaker, Singer-Songwriter, Actor
Produced Ron Sexsmith: "Grand Opera Lane"
Bruce McCulloch: "Shame Based Man"
Toronto
Demo

(Password: Wiseman)

Victoria


 Jim Sadlish, Luann Burton, and Clarence Boudreau

Corner Grass Band

Bluegrass, Old Time, Gospel, Texas Swing and Early Country
Instrumentals and Vocals

Music

Guest Speakers
Contact Lois Siegel
(613) 830-2509

Ottawa

Film Animation Workshops


©Photo  by Lois Siegel
Peter Adamakos
Disada Productions Ltd.

Hands-On Workshop
Lengths vary according to age groups
Flip Book Exercises

History of Animation
Famous Cartoon Characters
Academy Award Cartoons
Hollywood Animation
Studios: Disney, Warner Bros., MGM

Disada’s founder, Peter Adamakos has been a Vice President of ASIFA (Association Internationale du Film d’Animation), President of Society of Film Makers and one of the founders of the Canadian Academy of Motion Picture
 and Television Arts and Sciences.

Disada Productions was formed in 1971.
It started as a live action and animation production company

Disada has had film retrospectives around the world.
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Films by Lois Siegel


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Ottawa
 

 

LOIS SIEGEL is a filmmaker,  photographer, professor, musician and writer.
Siegel was named one of the Capital City's Top 50: People who are shaping the future of the National Capital, by Ottawa Life Magazine, 2002.

 

She is listed in "Who's Who in Canadian Film and Television." OXYGEN, the women's TV network in the States, purchased Siegel’s documentary film BASEBALL GIRLS. The film aired on the network 2000-2002. Oxygen is partially owned by Oprah Winfrey

 
Siegel teaches Video Production at the University of Ottawa.

Her film STUNT PEOPLE (featuring four generations of the Fournier family) won a 1990 Genie Award: Best Short Documentary from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. STUNT PEOPLE appeared on Bravo as part of their "Drive-in Classics" series. 


Photo by Attila Dory
Celine Fournier
 

Siegel's film, BASEBALL GIRLS (women who play softball and baseball), a documentary feature produced by The National Film Board of Canada, won the “TARGA CITTA’ DI PALERMO” at the International Sports Film Festival in Palermo, Italy. BASEBALL GIRLS also won an award for “Film Documentary” at the 1996 Athens (Ohio) International Film and Video Festival and a BRONZE APPLE AWARD from The National Education Media Network, California, 1998.   It played at the Athlete’s Village in Atlanta, Georgia during the 1996 Olympics and on the Women’s Television Network and TV New Brunswick in Canada. BASEBALL GIRLS also appeared on PBS stations in the States. It was selected as one of the Best Documentaries in Canadian Cinema for 1996 by “TAKE ONE” film magazine: Toronto Film Critics’ Poll.

 

 


©Photo by Lois Siegel

Michele Granger
Pitcher

 

Siegel's other documentary films include LIP GLOSS (female impersonators), broadcast on Bravo Channel, and STRANGERS IN TOWN" (albinism). 

 

 FIPSI
is a spunky
80-year-old lady

A selection of her films may be seen here:

http://www.siegelproductions.ca/films.htm

 
Note: Films shown on Video (VHS or DVD) projected on Screen or TV, dark room

Photography by Lois Siegel



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LOIS SIEGEL is known as chief cook and bottle washer: filmmaker, writer, photographer, professor, and would-be fiddler. She lives in Ottawa, Canada.  Siegel was named one of the Capital City's Top 50: People who are shaping the future of the National Capital, by Ottawa Life Magazine, 2002.  She teaches Video Production at the University of Ottawa.

 

Siegel won 1st Prize “Photography” at the 23rd Annual ArtEast Art & Photo Exhibition, Orleans, Ontario (2004) for her portrait of “The Crowd” trumpeter Adam Bell. In previous years she won 2nd place, (1999) for her portrait of Irish Actor Stephen Rea, and 3rd place (2002) for her portrait of Italian Actress Sophia Loren.

 
Sophia Loren
 

Eighty-two of her photographs (film producers, directors, actors) were displayed
in Complexe Desjardins during the 20th Anniversary of the Montreal World Film Festival, 1996, and 120 of her photos were displayed at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2002.


Ottawa Turkish Festival
2009
 

She wrote/photographed for “Cinema Canada” and has also written and photographed for FPS (Frames Per Second): The Magazine of Animation and The Ottawa Citizen.
 


Catherine Deneuve

 

She is also a writer/photographer for The Glebe Report, Ottawa, The Ottawa Business Journal, The Centretown Buzz and Capital Style Magazine.
 

A selection of her photographs may be seen here:
 

http://www.siegelproductions.ca/galleries/celebrityphotos/index.htm

 

http://www.siegelproductions.ca/photos.htm

 

Equipment required:  computer projector for showing CDs, screen or TV, dark room

 

Vancouver


John Zaritsky
Film and Investigative Journalism

John Zaritsky has won more than 40 awards for his documentary films. 



 His major honors include an Academy Award® in 1982 for his documentary “Just Another Missing Kid.”
The story of a rich and powerful Ottawa family trying to find their teenage son
who had gone missing while on his way to summer school. 
But everywhere they went, police refused to help and finally a private detective was hired
to track down the two killers of the teenage boy. 
 First broadcast on the CBC’s Fifth Estate, April, 1981.


Watch Online: http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/missingkid/

In 1995-96, he was an artist-in-residence at the Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley.
Zaritsky taught documentary film at the University of British Columbia as an adjunct professor
2002- 2006.

Prior to entering the film business, Zaritsky worked as a newspaper reporter for seven years.
  In 1970, he received a Ford Foundation Fellowship to study at the
Washington Journalism Center for six months. 
He won a National Newspaper Award for his investigative reporting at
Canada’s national newspaper, the Globe and Mail, 1972.


SFilms

"Leave Them Laughing" is a real life musical comedy starring Carla Zilbersmith,
a Berkeley California comedienne, singer and songwriter
who is dying of ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
The documentary chronicles Carla’s debilitating illness while she vows
 to leave audiences laughing with her jokes and quips about death and dying.
World premiere: The Hot Docs Film Festival, May 6,2010
 Nine awards at 15 festivals.

"Tears Are Not Enough" chronicles the day top Canadian musical stars came together to record a song for Ethiopian famine victims.  Featuring Neil Young, Bryan Adams, Joni Mitchell, Anne Murray, and Cory Hart, the film was a behind-the-scenes at a recording session in which even the biggest stars left their egos at the studio door.  The film was released theatrically in Canada and Los Angeles and first broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in December, 1985. 

Writers


Mike Levin

Special occasions, business promotions, family celebrations
 letters, biographies, publicity, art shows

Let Mike write for you. Fast and precise. Entertaining.

Mike Levin has 30 years experience as a professional journalist
 and can capture the exact messages you want to convey
to your audience, co-workers or family.
His specialties are features, personal portraits, and event previews.

Wedding and Special Event Photography
Ottawa


Photo by Bill Blackstone
Lois Siegel


Stephanie et Hugues


Meghan & Dominic
Rockcliffe Park, Ottawa


50th Wedding Anniversary
Andrew Haydon Park


Photo by Lois Siegel
Victor Turco Photographer

Toronto


Photo by Jerry Abramowicz
Greg Van Riel Photographer


Advertising


Architecture


Sports

Architecture, advertisements, landscape design, people, catalogues, and events

Stuntman

Justin Schmueck


Catering
Ottawa



Ottawa Bagelshop and Deli
    The shop is an art gallery, coffee shop,
 restaurant, deli, and gourmet food emporium.     
And don't forget the bagels.


©Photos by Lois Siegel

You can find items here
 that you can't find anywhere else in town.
Ottawa West


"The Toast of the Town"
Bagelsub
Montreal Smoked Meat


Desserts


Bagelshop Platter


Cheese Platter


Fruit Platter


Veggie Dip

Choco-Locate

Vince has the largest selection of dark chocolate in all of Ottawa.
An entire walkway, the size of a large grocery aisle
is devoted to the darkest and sinful of chocolaty delights.


  © Photo by Lois Siegel
Vince Piazza

Regional Contact
April 30, 2011

Victoria


Caricature by Dean Lewis
Location
Inner Harbour Causeway
Victoria, B.C.

Entertain in Style



477 Elgin Street
Ottawa Ontario


appointments@byblossalon.com



Ottawa's Hottest New Nail Bar
Pedi Pleasures

Contact:  lois@siegelproductions.ca
(613) 830-2509


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