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At Off Centre StageRecording artist David Essig to performDavid EssigIf you think Mississippi JohnHurt and Carl Jung have little incommon, then you have not yet metDavid Essig.On Wednesday, July 19, SaltSpring will have the opportunity tomeet this Canadian composer,musician and record producer whenhe travels to Off Centre Stage toperform.Essig has earned an internationalreputation for his modern interpretationsof traditional music:bluegrass, country and the bluesmake up his musical roots.Today, however, Essig's workis also linked to jazz and contemporarysounds, and most recently,to the music of Asia. Essig haslearned to perform on the kayagum— the 12-string zither of ancientorigin. In 1987, he studied in Koreawith Professor Hwang Byung-Ki,the father of modern kayagum compositionand performance. Lastyear, he recorded Morning Calm, acollection of new music for guitarand kayagum. This marked his firstcompact disc release, and ninthalbum.Aside from travelling acrossCanada, Europe and Asia to perform,Essig is the founder of WoodshedRecords. As a recordproducer, he has almost 40 albumsto his credit. Essig has also been afrequent guest on Morningside,Arts National and The Entertainers,and past host and writer forthe CBC's Six Days on The Road.In 1980, Essig received a oneyeargrant from the Canada Councilto study a Jungian interpretation ofmusical improvisation. The resultwas his landmark double album ofOpens tomorrow at GangesPlay based on drill rig tragedyThe Joan MacLeod play Jewel, some excerpts ofwhich were read by the author at Ganges recently,opens tomorrow (Thursday) at Off Centre Stage.Mary Scott Watson plays the part of Marjorie in theone-woman show, directed by Yvonne Adalian andstaged as one of this month's Festival of the Arts offerings.Watson studied theatre arts at David ThompsonUniversity in Nelson, where she participated in thetwo-year, interdisciplinary program, incorporatingtheatre with music, dance, writing, singing, film andstage management.After graduating she spent a year travelling inEurope and Britain, where she joined the PegasusTheatre Company in London for their tour productionof Romersholm.Watson says her theatre career began as a teenagerwhile she was recuperating from a car accident. Shebecame involved in rock and roll Christian musicalswhich toured the lower mainland. Later, at theatreschool, she became more interested in issue-orientedtheatre.She performed in Red Emma, The Crucible, TheRivals and The Three Sisters while in Nelson. Herfavourite part was May in Sam Shepherd's Fool ForLove, produced at Vancouver's Firehall Theatre andfor the Vancouver Fringe Festival '87.About Jewel Watson says: "This is the best onewomanshow I have known. Marjorie is not famous —she is just a person like you or I, relating her feelingsafter the death of her husband in the sinking of theOcean Ranger off Newfoundland in 1982."Production manager Diana Hayes describes theshow as down-to-earth, moving and surprisingly funny.It runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Off Centre.Curtain time is 8.30 pm.Wednesday, July 5,1989 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page B13instrumental music, In The Tradition.The following year the grantwas renewed, allowing him tospend six months in Asia studyingimprovisation in an Eastern context.The concert is scheduled for an8:30 pm start. Tickets are $6 inadvance at et cetera, or $8 at thedoor. Further information can beobtained by contacting Off CentreStage at 537-5211.%/Lt^»babbling ©ogPatricia Bay -TltYfl'TanHighway at -Villi minutesMt. NewtontromX RoadSwartz BayooooA FOUR DIAMOND HOTELCatering to dining & pub pleasuresfor the past 20 years.On your next trip stay with us—CALL TOLL FREE:1-800-742-9244Golden IslandCHINESE RESTAURANT - LICENSEDEAT INORTAKEOUTLUNCH Tues.-Fri. 11:30-2DINNER Tues.-Thurs. 5-10Fri.-Sat. 5-11; Sun. 5-9LUNCHSPECIAL.... your choice $4.25CLOSED MONDAYSUpper Ganges Centre, Ganges 537-2535We're open for breakfastfrom7:30 am Mon.-Fri.8 am Sat. & Sun.Che (Ehort3RoomDinnerHours5:30-10 pmLunch Special — July 8-14BAKED MEAT LOAFWe serve two thick slices of meat loaf withmushroom gravy. 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