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FreePlay Tour Blog!

Welcome to our FreePlay Tour Blog, June 5-July 4, 2019!
Here are some stories, pics and videos from the road.

EPISODE 1 – June 5-June 8, 2019
BATH, SOMERSET, ENGLAND

The view from Bath Spa Station
Jet- and train-lagged FreePlay’s arrival at Bath Spa Station (Dylan Bell and Suba Sankaran)

We arrive in Bath to decompress after a truly successful SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. We fly Toronto-Gatwick, then train via Reading to Bath and land here.

The canal on which our new Airbnb home rests.

We live on one of the historic canals that run through the country: they were mostly built in the 1700s and served as the main highways before the railway came in. Walking along the canals is peaceful, quiet, and beautiful, and we run into local flora and fauna along the way.

Cobs grazing in the field.
The sheep may safely graze.
Evidence of just-prior rain (that we managed to escape on our long canal walk)
…and the National Geographic award-winning shot goes to…Dylan!
Bye bye birdy!

Bath itself is a charming former Roman holiday resort of sorts.
We take a walking tour of the town…

…and check out the Roman Baths, which are spectacular.

We also visit the cathedral, where the organist is practicing for his next recital. It’s always fun stumbling upon practicing musicians…

Next up: Episode 2 – Our first rural UK Tour!

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      Suba Sankaran

      DORA award-winning, twice JUNO-nominated world/fusion vocalist Suba Sankaran effortlessly combines musical worlds with Autorickshaw, master drummer Trichy Sankaran, FreePlay Duo (with Dylan Bell) and Retrocity (80s a cappella revue) and has performed across Canada, the US, UK, Europe, Africa, South Asia and the Far East. Performance highlights include performing for Peter Gabriel, Nelson Mandela and Bishop Tutu, and performing with Bobby McFerrin and the Swingle Singers. Suba is in demand as a performer, choral director, producer, arranger, educator and composer.

      I'm a 2023 Johannas FINALIST!

      2023 Johannas Finalists

      The 15 finalists for the 2023 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes/Les Prix Johanna-Metcalf des Arts de la scène (Johannas) are:

      Keith Barker, theatre director, playwright, and actor
      Sina Bathaie, composer and musician
      Sid Bobb, multidisciplinary artist
      Emily Cheung, choreographer
      Penny Couchie, choreographer and multidisciplinary artist
      Alain Doom, playwright and actor
      John Kameel Farah, composer and pianist
      ShoShona Kish, songwriter
      Tanya Lukin Linklater, multidisciplinary artist
      Natasha Powell, choreographer and dancer
      Suba Sankaran, composer and musician
      Roydon Tse, composer
      Vineet Vyas, tabla artist
      Mandy Woo, composer
      Sashar Zarif, choreographer and multidisciplinary artist

      Learn more about the Johannas and the 15 finalists.
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