Lisa Brokop & Keith Thompson

at the

Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
February 1st, 2001

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These are the comments of the ticket winners that attended the concert.  Thank you to Terry McInnes for donating her photos as well.

"February 2, 2001

There was some undeniable Canadian talent at the Oakville Centre for the
Performing Arts last night with the performances of Keith Thompson and Lisa
Brokop.

Hamilton's 820 CHAM Radio Morning personality Dick Reeves hosted the show.
He introduced Keith Thompson who quickly warmed the crowd up with with
acoustic performances of three all original tunes. The Guelph native's vocal
range beautifully complemented the second song, a touching ballad which he
dedicated to Zachary Destun, the Cambridge, Ontario baby who recently
received a heart transplant. Keith has a very energetic stage presence and
he got the crowd going with his last tune, an obvious favourite, "Cheshire
Cat". Keith has laid down 18 tracks on a new CD slated for release this
Spring. I highly recommend adding this talented entertainer's CD to your
library, I'm sure we'll be hearing him for a long time to come.

After a brief intermission, Lisa Brokop took to the stage with a four-member
band and proceeded to enthrall the audience for two hours with awesome
acoustic, stripped down versions of new songs from her CD "Undeniable" along
with several previously released songs including "Take That", "Language of
Love" and "When You Get To Be You".

She warmed the crowd up with her first number, a rousing gospel song.
Candles and a carpet on the small stage added a warmth and intimacy to the
performance which included her new songs "'Timeless", Something Undeniable",
"Whiskey and Wine", "Cross My Heart" and the very touching "Keep Mom and Dad
in Love" which she recorded as a duet with the legendary Hal Ketchum. Her
vocal range and powerful, distinct sound were incredible on every song,
including old country favourites  "I Don't Want To Play House" by Tammy
Wynette and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by the country legend Hank
Williams Sr. She wrapped up her performance with "Dark Side of the Moon", a
song she co-wrote with Kim Patton Johnston. Her beautiful voice was
complemented with back up by two acoustic guitars, a soulful Dobro, drums
and bass guitar.

British Columbia-born Brokop, now living in Nashville, told the small but
enthusiastic crowd that she recently recorded three new videos in Calgary
for the new CD. This show was her last performance in a cross-country,
two-week tour. Lisa is finding tremendous satisfaction in both writing songs
and performing them, and although she has a thoroughly modern sound, this
lady hasn't forgotten her country roots, that's undeniable."
 ..........thank you to Fay Reed

"February 1, 2001......

Something "Undeniable"  is when Lisa Brokop takes the stage, this lady is in control and delivers a solid performance.  Last night at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, Lisa  made the last stop of her Ontario Tour and delivered an eclectic mixture of her past hits with a wonderful sampling from her new CD  Undeniable. 

In the intimate setting of the OCPA,  the music was enhanced with the accoustic presentations....everyone enjoyed the informal, up close and personal setting.....it left you with not only with the pleasure of the evening, but you walked away feeling you got to know this artist as a person.  Having co-authored many of the songs this CD leaves you wanting more, and "that's a good thing".

At the close of a solid two and a half hour performance, Lisa came back to the stage to deliver two encores, and then signed her CD's and chatted with fans in the foyer." ........thank you to Terry McInnes