About The Abrams Brothers:

             The Abrams Brothers, fourth-generation musicians who haved toured together for almost a decade, have
     become  Canadian festival favourites. In 2005, the Ontario group became the youngest Canadians to appear on
     Nashville’s iconic Grand Ole Opry.  They’ve also toured Europe, and have performed several times for the Jacob’s
     Ladder Folk Festival in Israel.  In 2006, the band received the Daniel Pearl Memorial violin,  awarded to especially
     gifted young musicians.
            In 2009, the band released Blue On Brown, an album of songs by Arlo Guthrie and Bob Dylan. The legendary Arlo
     Guthrie said they were “way too young to be playing that good.” The video for the band’s cover of Coldplay’s  
      “Viva la Vida” made a splash on CMT  in both the U.S. and Canada, and in 2010,The Abrams Brothers released a
     video on CMT for the single “Mermaid Town”.
             The release of their first single, “Nothing At All,” to Canadian radio in 2011 launched the band on a tour on
     country radio and the CBC. The Toronto Star raved, “The Abrams Brothers have been blowing away audiences
     with their  virtuoso playing and effortless harmonies,  drawn on a long family tradition  of bluegrass and folk
     music.”  With the release of Northern Redemption, The Abrams Brothers – John, James and cousin Elijah – make
     a transition from the music of their roots to their own distinct, high-energy,  "Newgrass" sound.
The  9th Annual SASS Gala and SASS Live Song Contest Finals will take place on Saturday
evening, June 9, 2012  7-10 p.m.  at Donald Wilson Secondary School   681 Rossland Rd.
Whitby, ON     Admission is $ 5

Three SASS students will be performing for ART WITH A HEART's Benefit Concert
featuring the superb saxophone stylings of Matthew James,
on Saturday evening, March 24, 2012, 8 p.m.,
at Oshawa's Regent Theatre.  
Contact www.theregenttheatre.ca to purhcase tickets on-line
for a worthwhile charity and a spectacular concert.

50 free tickets were given out to the November 26, 2011
Women's Blues Revue concert
courtesy of the Share the Music Program.  
Visit our gallery to see photos of this memorable event.
Special thanks to Laraine Herzog & Lucy Grzegorczyk.


Check back regularly for the latest bulletins on upcoming events with
the School Alliance of Student Songwriters.  


You may now also ask to join the
new S.A.S.S. facebook page
to receive automatic posts on upcoming SASS events

Our names are Kaitlyn and Evan, and we are the 2010-12 SASS Youth Executive Presidents.

When you see us at this season's SASS events, please feel free to speak with us about your ideas for
strengthening our young artists' community. Looking forward to meeting you this year.

Our next monthly SASS Revue will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 3, 2012 at  The Music Scene 1150
Champlain Court, Whitby (Head South on Hopkins to the 401. The Music Scene  is located just West of the
AMC Theatres.)
Please contact Darlene Voogt at sassocvi@hotmail.com 3-4 days ahead to sign up to perform at this
SASS community monthly event.
Notes for new teen participants:    You are welcome to enjoy our free events.  We encourage a
supportive  musical community to remain and listento one another for  the full 1 1/2 - 2 hours.     
Free, light refreshments will be also available.

SCHOOL SASS RECITALS!
     February 16, 2012, from 7-9 p.m., Mrs. Voogt welcomes you to O'Neill Collegiate
on Mary Street in Oshawa for a regional SASS recital in O'Neill's spacious school auditorium.
Please e-mail sassocvi@hotmail.com   to ask Mrs. Voogt to add your name to the program

                                            February 23, from 7-9 p.m. Artemis invites you to Donald Wilson S.S.,
                                                     681Rossland Rd., in Whitby, to hear students from SASS and the Wilson   
                                                                                        Spoken Word Club perform at our Coffee House.
This year's SASS Song Contest
again on an open theme,
will close on April 12, 2012

Entry is free but limited to one original
song per student.

We thank our prize sponsors whose
logos appear on our home
page.Details of prizes to follow


Please send an entry form   
(available by clicking on this link)
mp3  of your song melody,
along with an
e-mail identifying your name and school
and typed copy of your
lyrics to:  sass@sasscanada.net
or deliver a CD, entry form, and lyrics
to
D. Artemis Chartier
at Donald WIlson Secondary School,
681 Rossland Road., Whitby, ON

.
The Abrams Brothers
are appearing in a concert
to benefit SASS
on Thurs., May 24, 2012 at 8 p.m.

To watch The Abrams Brothers
music videos and tour their web
site,
click on this link:  
http://theabramsbrothers.com/video/  
On-line tickets are available
through
www.theregent.ca

From Feb. 14-21, up to 100 SASS
students and their families who
write sass@sasscanada.net
to request a special code can
obtain tickets for only $20.  
The other seats will be sold to the
general public beginning in
mid-February for  $25 - $35.

Proceeds from this concert will help
SASS continue to offer over
100 annual songwriting workshops,
as well as recordings, Massey Hall trips,
a song camp, song contest, recitals,
interactive web site and other
services to support our
young writers' community,
offered for the ninth season
free of charge to youth
in over 25 Ontario SASS clubs.

Selected top winners of the 2012 SASS
Song Contest will be honoured at this
concert winning a place on stage in the
May 24, 2012 Abrams Brothers'
pre-show.
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