by Marcel Gelinas & Adrian Torrington

Just released!  In Transit is now available to purchase from our online store.

The next live show is March 10, 2011 at the London Music Club with Richard Garvy and Joani Paige.  Starts at 8:30PM.

In Transit is in the mastering stages at Dig Productions.  The song will be available to download for about 10 days before it hits the online store so keep posted to get the MP3 free!

Marcel & Martin Gelinas will be playing live at the King Edward Restaurant & Pub in Ilderton, ON.

The show will start around 9PM.  Wear a fancy costume for a chance to win a prize.

National Canoe Day

Music by Marcel Gelinas
Lyrics by Adrian Torrington

It’s Canoe, It’s Canoe, It’s Canoe, Canoe Day!
It’s Canoe, It’s Canoe, It’s Canoe, Canoe Day!

Where ever abroad climb aboard
to jam paddles all docks over
for spirits are fully restored
reliving rivers once more

On lake and brook alike
bring yourself back to life
for waterfalls for all of us inside
whispering earthly wishes tonight
It’s Canoe Day…

It’s Canoe, It’s Canoe, It’s Canoe, Canoe Day!
It’s Canoe, It’s Canoe, It’s Canoe, Canoe Day!

On National Canoe Day lets hit the waves
For a river tradition is now ours to reclaim
Let’s run the rapids and drift down ravines
Winding to the heritage of our ancestry

It’s Canoe, It’s Canoe, It’s Canoe, Canoe Day!
It’s Canoe, It’s Canoe, It’s Canoe, Canoe Day!

On National Canoe Day
Our sacred rivers await us all
On Canoe Day
Deliver yourselves to the wild
On Canoe Day
Adventures abound in the flow
On National Canoe Day
On the veins of mystery’s natures unknown

© 2008 Marcel Gelinas and Adrian Torrington

Marcel Gelinas is a singer/songwriter from London, ON.

Be sure to check out the free MP3s listed below on the left hand side bar.

Sunspots of Serendipity by M. A. Torrington is now available to purchase from Amazon.

Interested in checking to see if your wedding date is free? Contact me now – I’ll get back to you within 24 hours.

Check out the media player over on the right side bar. You’ll find videos of a few past shows over the years as well as some audio.

Mr. Henderson Presents

“THE WEDDING SINGER”

The Musical Comedy
Directed and Choreographed by Lanny Mitchell

In THE WEDDING SINGER, it’s 1985 and rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party, until his own fiancee leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own.

I’ll be taking part as a member of the six piece band for the show!

Dawn, Canada has been selected to be reviewed by Murray McLachlan on CBC Radio 2 Drive!

It will air Thursday November 12 between 4:00 and 5:00PM.

We are excited to hear that CBC has played Dawn, Canada on the radio! Feel free to request it on CBC Radio 2.

Dawn, Canada - Gelinas/Torrington

Dawn, Canada is an upbeat, pop-piano song, about a more serious subject: the Underground Railway, of Uncle Tom’s Cabin fame–focusing on Josiah Henson’s Dawn Settlement, near Dresden, Ontario–Canada.

The single was written by Marcel Gelinas and Adrian Torrington–recorded at the world-class Emac Studios in London–with Orchestral arrangements by Jeff Christmas. It was sponsored by The University Of Ottawa’s Promised Land Project–in partnership with the Philip Aziz Foundation of Arts–and will likely become a staple of Black History Month radio programming.

The song is one of twelve on Gelinas’ forthcoming album Kuhleborn: River Songs, with themes ranging across cultural, historical–and environmental subjects, specific to Canada and the Heritage River Thames.

Sponsored by The Promised Land Project

Part of the Kuhleborn Album

bass – Peter Miller
drums – Brad Mullet
string arrangement – Jeff Christmas
violin – Joe Lanza
violin – Sigmar Martin
viola – Jackie Milne
violoncello – Christine Newland
engineer/producer – Matt Grady, Rob Nation – EMAC Studios
lyrics – @

I’ll be playing live at 10:00AM (ish) at the Bean Festival Main Stage in Zurich, ON on August 22, 2009.

At 11:00AM following my set I’ll be performing with the Lance Bedard Band live on the Main Stage. Stay tuned at the Main Stage for more acts including but not limited to Gerard Creces and Rural Roots in the afternoon.

During the afternoon I’ll be in the ZMAA Beer Tent / Zurich Arena preforming between 1:30PM and 5:30PM. There will be some opportunities for musicians to come up and play a tune for the crowd during the afternoon. Let me know if you would like to in advance or on that day and we’ll work out a chance for you to play a three or four tunes.

Bars Are Made To Break is now available to download free! 

piano/vocals/epiano/strings/ – marcelg
bass/drums – Vinnie Vincenzo
lyrics by @

Check the Free MP3s page for the link.