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SIVLE

Brad is 28. Totally --- TWO Generations --- One Country tunes from 50s - Today. The lads often
Foundation. take over and do their own original progressive
of 5 spots in rock songs and also salute Van Halen, Jimi
TFest 2019 SIVLE (Elvis spelled backwards and pronounced Hendrix and other rock icons.
ly secured “civil”) is a versatile Classic Rock and Vintage
thing was Pop band from Brantford Ontario Canada, bring- SIVLE is a refreshingly youthful band combining
that was the ing together legendary tunes combined with two generations of musicians while bridging the
masterful vocals & musicianship. SIVLE is a fam- age gap through likable tunes and interactive
ily oriented band consisting of Joan Minnery on dynamic stage showmanship. Two Generations -
Bill, my broth- lead vocals, her son Bill Minnery on lead guitar, -- One Foundation. "As always -- SIVLE is a must
own in her her brother Bob Minnery aka bigEZbob on see live! You can't see the energy this band
e thoughts rhythm acoustic and Dan Taylor on bass and gives off until you see them live. They connect
drums. Original drummer Brad Bridges is cur- with their fans and our energy feeds their ener-
rted rently on hiatus and joins in as his schedule per- gy. If you only see their show once, you have to
ventually mits. return to a number of shows to witness the
was change from show to show, it’s an absolute
While SIVLE is primarily a cover band; SIVLE delight! While contemplating SIVLE, I couldn’t
went into the recording studio in the summer of help but think of the Grateful Dead who were
Whatever It 2019 and has released their own original explo- one of the early pioneers of direct relationships
m/Son movie sive rock anthem, "Whatever It Takes" along with their live show fans and renown for fusing
ed the with their Dixie-Prog single entitled "What Would many different styles together. SIVLE is the
the key Walter Do" a salute to Walter Gretzky. Both Grateful ALIVE.” ~ Ken Shipman, Brantford ON
ked at each songs were written by Bill, Bob and Joan along
s the title and with sister Anne Minnery. Both singles have gar-
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SIVLE were the featured entertainment at the 63
2019 Mayor's Levee at the Brantford Armouries
s 27 and and will be again for 20/20. They also headlined
the 2018 'FIND YOUR SPIRIT FEST’ and the 2018
'Downtown Music Fest' both at Harmony Square
in Brantford.

They have packed rooms at the Sanderson
Centre, the Corktown Pub, Delhi Harvest Fest,
Jeffery’s Lounge, Manny’s Place, Branch 90
Legion, Tansley's, Upper Thames Brewery, the
Norfolk County Fair, the Polish Hall, Frankies
Hometown Tavern, the St. George Legion, the
Honest Lawyer, the Dairy Capital Cheese
Festival, the Norwich Museum and has a heated
schedule at a variety of festivals, fairs and local
establishments.

SIVLE salutes the classic sing-a-long hits of the
Beatles, CCR, Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Johnny
Cash and of course ELVIS. There is something
for everyone as the band also covers Pop and

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