Mike Woods: An incredible Act 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     If you were at the Panther 
     
     Lounge last Thursday evening 
     
     (Sept. 17), you would certainly 
     
     agree that Mike Woods was 
     
     an incredible act to catch. 
     
    

    
     Woods played to an enthu- 
     
     siastic crowd who enjoyed the 
     
     music of Van _ Morrison, 
     
     Simon & Garfunkel, Neil 
     
    
   
   
    
     Young, and Harry Chapin to 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     name a few. He took requests 
     
    
   
   
    
     during the evening and did 
     
    
   
   
    
     some amazing (and amusing) 
     
     impressions of Anne Murray 
     
     and Bob Dylan. 
     
    

    
     After taking classical guitar 
     
     lessons for years, Woods 
     
     began with rock guitar lessons 
     
     from Ian Thomas. Thomas, a 
     
     recording artist on the Anthem 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
    
   
   
    
     label, is from Woods’ home- 
     
     town of Dundas, Ont. (just 
     
     outside of Hamilton). These 
     
     sessions led Woods to a band 
     
     for seven years, then to his 
     
     solo career of four years now. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In the past years since be- 
     
     comirig a solo act, Woods has 
     
     accumulated an extensive cir- 
     
     cuit that keeps him on the road 
     
     for seven (approx.) months of 
     
     the year. He enjoys playing to 
     
     an audience of new faces and 
     
     his acceptance has_ been 
     
     ‘*shocking’’. 
     
    

    
     He feels that ‘‘there’s an 
     
     audience for this type of music 
     
    
   
   
    
     especially on a college circuit. 
     
     Woods plays a six-string guitar 
     
     and a harmonica which are the 
     
     only instruments that accom- 
     
     pany him while he sings. There 
     
     are no computerized tapes to 
     
     take the place of the missing 
     
     instruments. This allows him 
     
     to play more openly and 
     
     honestly without having to 
     
     amaze the audiences with 
     
     “‘techno-pop’’. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mike Woods is an impres- 
     
     sive performer and is down to 
     
     earth both on stage and off. 
     
     His wife, Jane, has become his 
     
     business manager who arranges 
     
    
   
   
    
     promotion and ‘‘balances the 
     
     books’’. Though not on a 
     
     major recording label, Woods 
     
     has compiled a four song mini- 
     
     Ip on his own label that can 
     
     be heard on CIMN. 
     
    

    
     Thanks to Holly Good (the 
     
     Entertainment Director for the 
     
     Student Union) for exposing 
     
     yet another talented performer 
     
     to the students who appre- 
     
     ciated the talent last Thursday 
     
     evening. Woods hopes to be 
     
     back in Atlantic Canada next 
     
     spring if all continues the way 
     
     it has been. 
     
    

    
     Rhonda McLellan 
     
     Music Director-CIMN Radio 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     from 6 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 21) 
     
     until the bus returns Friday 
     
     (Feb. 27) night. Judging from 
     
     previous years, the bus trip 
     
     may prove to be the biggest of 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘all. This year, thanks to the 
     
    
   
   
    
     courteous donation by Labatts 
     
     Brewery, there will be compli- 
     
     mentary beverages provided to 
     
     help speed up the 10 Hr. trip 
     
     to Quebec City. Everyone is 
     
     encouraged to bring their own 
     
     refreshments to liven up the 
     
     festivities. 
     
    

    
     _ If you are still not con- 
     
     vinced that the SKI BASH is 
     
     something not to be missed, 
     
     ask someone who has been on 
     
     the trip before. You will prob- 
     
    
   
   
    
     ably discover that it is defi- 
     
     nately the highlight of their 
     
     school year. Bits 
     
     The trip is also open to a 
     
     limited number of non-univer- 
     
     sity students. So, if you have 
     
     friends that are interested — 
     
     bring them along. If you don’t 
     
     know anyone that is going on 
     
     the trip, don’t worry; you’ll 
     
     meet a great group of un 
     
    
   
   
    
     meet a -great group of fun 
     
    
   
   
    
     loving people. 
     
     If you wish to obtain further 
     
    
   
   
    
     information contact: Charles 
     
    
   
   
    
     Holmes or Rob Gass, or leave 
     
     your name and _ telephone 
     
     number with the Student Union 
     
     receptionist.