Concert 6: THE SINGING POETS with Margaret Sweatman & The Broken Songs Band
The Broken Songs Band - led by writer/singer Margaret Sweatman - celebrates the words and music of poets who sing. The performance explores a broad range of sounds, from delicate acoustic renderings of simple poems to full on philosophical rock and roll.
Poems and music by:
Joni Mitchell, William Shakespeare, Bob Dylan,
Margaret Sweatman, Gord Downie, Patti Smith,
Patrick O'Connell, Leonard Cohen, and Jim Morrison
The Broken Songs Band:
Margaret Sweatman, vocal/harmonica
Glenn Buhr, acoustic guitar/piano
Gilles Fournier, bass
Daniel Roy, drums
with guest: Lewsh Shaw, sax/piano
Poems and music by:
Joni Mitchell, William Shakespeare, Bob Dylan,
Margaret Sweatman, Gord Downie, Patti Smith,
Patrick O'Connell, Leonard Cohen, and Jim Morrison
The Broken Songs Band:
Margaret Sweatman, vocal/harmonica
Glenn Buhr, acoustic guitar/piano
Gilles Fournier, bass
Daniel Roy, drums
with guest: Lewsh Shaw, sax/piano
• Thursday, 23 April 2026, 7:30pm • Muriel Richardson Auditorium, Winnipeg Art Gallery •
Here's Margaret Sweatman performing Glenn Buhr's setting of her poem I'M IN LOVE WITH SLEEP:
https://dreamplay.ca/track/im-love-sleep-317
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All concerts are one hour long.
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