Michael Flaherty is the Sculpture Technician for the Fine Arts Program at Memorial University of Newfoundland – Grenfell Campus. He has peddled across the continent doing free bicycle repairs in the name of art, conceptually created an entire island off the Northern Peninsula, and he can grow one of the more impressive beards on the island. See more of his work at www.ceramicfundamentalist.com.
The Most Interesting People In Newfoundland is a series of video profiles — one that asks fascinating people to define themselves as individuals and as Newfoundlanders. Some will be familiar, others less so, but each has a story to tell.
Know someone we should talk to? Email martin@theindependent.ca.
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6th March, 2012
For Immediate Release
THE AVENUES TOUR NEW BRUNSWICK AND NEWFOUNDLAND
New Brunswick and Newfoundland, Canada
Country/rock band The Avenues from Peterborough, Ontario will be touring Canada’s East coast this March. This is the band’s fourth tour of the area.
The band will be bringing their unique brand of high-energy old-country rock to the following towns and cities on their tour (venue/dates in brackets):
In New Brunswick: St. Andrews (The Red Herring/March 9th &10th), Fredericton (The Capital Complex/March 15th), St. George (Paul’s Wharf/March 16th), Moncton (Plan B/March 17th)
In Newfoundland (other than St. John’s): Stephenville (Clancy’s/March 20th)
Four shows in St. John’s: (Nautical Nelly’s/March 21st, CBTG’s/March 22nd, The Rose and Thistle/March 23rd, The Ship/March 24th)
The band has toured extensively in the past year, traveling from Peterborough to St. John’s last spring, and from Peterborough to Dawson City, Yukon in the summer time.
Members of the band include: Sean Conway (lead guitar), Chris Culgin (acoustic guitar, vocals), Josh Fewings (drums), Benj Rowland (banjo, tenor guitar, bass, vocals)
The Avenues website: http://www.theavenues.ca
Phone number for interviews and questions: (705) 875-5258
Michael Flaherty, you are inspiring.
Love, Curly
mike is brilliant. incredibly talented and such a fun wickit feller. this rawks my world.
Great piece Martin.
I have the pleasure of knowing Michael and he is certainly one of the most interesting people in NL.
He has quite a few fans in Conche too who were impressed by his work (endurance?) on the Grey Islands.
Truly an amazing and creative person! Glad that I had the opportunity of meeting you:)