Ross MacLachlan
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Ross MacLachlan is an accomplished pianist living in Eastern Ontario near Kingston. Specializing in ragtime
, boogie
and Stride-piano styles, he has delighted live-music lovers with hundreds of performances while accompanied by other talented musicians including the likes of Gary Barratthttp://www.drumsandivory.zoomshare.com/4.html, Patty Smith, Tim Roberts, Lynne Hanson, Nora Peterson and Spencer Evans.
He performed for Diana, Princess of Wales
, on her visit to Kingston, Ontario in October 1991.
His music has been featured on several national radio broadcasts including the CBC Radio
's The Vinyl Cafe
with Stuart McLean
.
Ragtime
Ragtime is an original musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity between 1897 and 1918. Its main characteristic trait is its syncopated, or "ragged," rhythm. It began as dance music in the red-light districts of American cities such as St. Louis and New Orleans years before being published...
, boogie
Boogie
Boogie is a repetitive, swung note or shuffle rhythm, "groove" or pattern used in blues which was originally played on the piano in boogie-woogie music. The characteristic rhythm and feel of the boogie was then adapted to guitar, double bass, and other instruments. The earliest recorded...
and Stride-piano styles, he has delighted live-music lovers with hundreds of performances while accompanied by other talented musicians including the likes of Gary Barratthttp://www.drumsandivory.zoomshare.com/4.html, Patty Smith, Tim Roberts, Lynne Hanson, Nora Peterson and Spencer Evans.
He performed for Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
, on her visit to Kingston, Ontario in October 1991.
His music has been featured on several national radio broadcasts including the CBC Radio
CBC Radio
CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
's The Vinyl Cafe
The Vinyl Cafe
The Vinyl Cafe is an hour-long radio variety show hosted by Stuart McLean and broadcast on CBC radio, BBC Radio 7 and on several U.S. public radio stations. It airs on Sunday at noon on Radio One and Saturday at 9 a.m...
with Stuart McLean
Stuart McLean
Andrew Stuart McLean is a Canadian radio broadcaster, humourist and author, best known as the host of the CBC Radio programme The Vinyl Cafe. He is often described as a "story-telling comic", though he has written many serious stories...
.