Wakers Connect

“Music expresses that which cannot be said
and on which it is impossible to be silent.”—Victor Hugo

Welcome to our page of connections with you—our fans, friends, and casual visitors.
Here you will find photos of the band and band members, jottings about our activities,
and other fun bits and pieces. We invite you to share your own quips, observations
on our music and our performances, and music-related quotes.
"Connect" with us via irishwakers@shaw.ca. We'd love to hear from you!

Irish Wakers jumping with joy

The Wakers would like to thank Kate Williams for her lovely photos of us

that appear on our home page, with our bios on "About Us," and above.

Beautiful work, Kate!

For more photos of the Wakers, visit our Photo Galleries:

Heart for Haiti Concert, 2010
Irish House at the 2010 Olympics
Gallery 1

			Wakers Light Olympic Fire Irish House 2010, the Official Irish Pavilion for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver was rockin’ after opening on Feb. 13. The temporary structure is a huge tent with capacity for 750 Olympic partygoers who know Irish hospitality when they see it.
	The Irish Wakers played tunes and songs for hours to a crowd of singing and dancing guests who demanded an encore to keep dancing. Mary’s fiddle was the hottest ever as the dancers went wild. Brian’s “Johnny Gone down to Hilo”, Blake’s “Black is the Colour” and Pam’s new addition of “Rambling Irishman” rounded out a set while the “Beer song” was interrupted by loud cheers for the Canadian skiers!!
	Hugh and Pam’s whistles and Irish flutes really brought on the fourth set with high energy. The Wakers brought former Olympic Boxing Silver Award winner Sean O’Sullivan on stage along with fellow bronze boxing champ Dale Walters. Sean won Canada’s first Olympic Boxing award in 52 years at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. GO CANADA GO !!
			The Wakers play at Irish House again on Saturday Feb. 20 and again on Saturday Feb. 27. Come on down and be part of the fun and Olympic style craic! Come early as the line-ups to get in can be fierce. For more photos from Irish House, visit our photo gallery.

The Wakers were honoured to
open for the Heart for Haiti
fundraiser concert held

January 31, 2010, at the
Anza Hall in Vancouver.
The event was full of energy
with reggae and other bands
bringing lots of spirit to help
those in need after the
disastrous earthquake in Haiti.
Thanks to Roger Buston
of the band Three Row Barley who pulled it together with many dedicated volunteers. The funds raised will go to the Canadian Red Cross who are on the ground helping in Haiti.

More photos from this event
can be viewed here.

Great Big Sea

GBS's Sean McCann heard some of our recordings at Dora Keough's pub in Toronto about two years ago and immediately penned this poem of encouragement.

To the Irish Wakers...

The movers and shakers
the vocal tone breakers
the unforgiven band
forge on into darkness
fear not what the world says
and hope we all see you
back in Newfoundland!!

Sean McCann
Dora's, Toronto
November, 2007