Upcoming events
THE PAPERBOYS - Mexican Son Jarocho music mixed with Irish Jigs and Reels / Country & Bluegrass / MARIA DUNN TRIO - Juno Award winning Scottish songwriter in the folk tradition of storytelling / JAMES KEELGHAN - Juno award and Canadian Folk Music Award winning contemporary folk music / KYLE McKEARNEY - Seven-piece Canadian Country Music Award winning country music outfit / CATHERINE MACLELLAN - Juno award winning folk-roots songer and songwriter / BTU BENTALL TAYLOR ULRICH - Powerhouse super group of Canadian songwriting royalty.
Lily Bloom moves to Boston to chase her lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid soon sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, she begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents' relationship. When Lily's first love, Atlas Corrigan, suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with Ryle gets upended, leaving her with an impossible choice.
Three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River after an unexpected family tragedy. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life soon gets turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter discovers a mysterious portal to the afterlife. When someone says Beetlejuice's name three times, the mischievous demon gleefully returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.
Is it a globe-touring sextet that, in a single set, can be counted on to stomp through Celtic reels, traditional Mexican folk, fiddle tunes, New Orleans brass band music, classic pop songcraft, bluegrass, and even a philosophical waltz or two, before bringing it all home with a Latino/West African singalong?
In a time of immense environmental degradation and global uncertainty, the buffalo can lead us to a better tomorrow. After a dark recent history, the buffalo herds of North America are awaiting their return, aided by dedicated Indigenous activists, leaders and communities, including award-winning Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard (nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up). Together with Blackfoot Elder Leroy Little Bear, Hubbard weaves an intimate story of humanity’s connections to buffalo and eloquently reveals how their return to the Great Plains can indeed usher in a new era of sustainability and balance.
Just over a decade ago a seven-member edition of Front Porch Roots Revue ran Up On Cripple Creek: The Songbook of “The Band” up the flagpole to an enthusiastic response from festival and theatre audiences. Armed with Band classics The Weight, Stage Fright, Shape I’m In, It Makes No Difference, Ophelia, When I Paint My Masterpiece, and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, this ensemble captures the magic that Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Rick Danko created. Now with the enlistment of former Byrd John York, the ensemble has added tunes from The Byrds and Bob Dylan songbooks, making for an authentic and soulful evening of classic Americana music.
Join us at the Community Hall for this iconic fall celebration.
FM & District Community Hall - Tix $75 on slae Sept. 4. Details to come.
Dinner, Drinks, Silent Auction, Live Auction, Games, Entertainment, Fun . . . and more
Good songwriters venture out beyond their immediate time and space. 2022 Juno-winning* Maria Dunn finds power in the long view, following her curiosity to examine history and deeper meanings in everyday situations. Her breadth of large and small stories documents momentary snapshots and life-long lessons but the most important part comes in the way she fits personal portraits to the cinematic widescreen.
Hawksley Workman has garnered plenty of critical acclaim for his blend of cabaret pop and glam rock. He has released eleven full-length albums throughout his career with his album Lover/Fighter considered one of his masterpieces. It's been 20 years since Hawksley Workman's 2003 album Lover/Fighter, and the songwriter will celebrate the milestone by taking the album back on tour this fall.
The rich complexity of life is the emotional focus of the much-anticipated new album from one of Canada’s most accomplished and harmonious trios – Good Lovelies. The songs on We Will Never Be the Same, crafted by the Juno Award-winning ensemble of Kerri Ough, Sue Passmore and Caroline Marie Brooks, are as compelling as the engaging vocal harmonies for which the group has been known for the last 17 years as they mine the complex feelings experienced by women who have come to ponder some of the big questions of life. This new album is both a return to a more elemental, acoustic-based musical platform reaching back to the early days of the Good Lovelies, as well as an immersive emotional experience crafted by three seasoned songwriters who bring their own real-life stories in all their dynamism and messy complexity to the fore.
They’re back with a Xmas version of the beloved Louisiana Hayride - Christmas Edition. Patsy Cline, Crystal Gayle, Shania Twain, Roy Orbison, Elvis, and Buddy Holly. BUY TICKETS
Throughout a career that now spans almost four decades, the Juno and Canadian Folk Music Award winner has created a repertoire of incalculable importance – a unique body of work, either inspired by or drawn from the folk tradition. Ten solo albums flush with enduring lyrical relevance.
Join us for this bigger than life artist as he tours his Xmas show across the country. When Matt Andersen steps on stage, he brings a lifetime of music to every note he plays. Matt Andersen’s stage presence is informed by decades of cutting his teeth in dusty clubs, dim-lit bars, and grand theatres all over the world, delivering soulful performances that run the gamut from intimate to wall-shaking. In the studio, he’s always brought the same attention to detail and commitment to craft as he has to his live show, and the result - a multi-faceted and poignant body of work - has led him to amass over 28 million streams on Spotify and 26 million views on YouTube. BUY TICKETS
In 2020, Kyle McKearney was restless and ready to start something new. After spending time in Nashville and being a part of many varied musical projects, he settled in Alberta and began posting YouTube videos of himself performing cover songs. It was the start of a creative reinvention, and two years later Kyle’s debut solo album Down-Home received a Canadian Country Music Association award nomination for Alternative Country Album of the Year.
Catherine MacLellan has been captivating audiences with her music for over two decades. From the idyllic province of Prince Edward Island, Catherine's songs reflect her connection to the land and the people that call it home. Her musical passion runs in the family; her father, Gene MacLellan, wrote beloved hits like "Snowbird". Her sound embraces a wide range of themes and influences over her 7 albums.
Barney Bentall, Tom Taylor and Shari Ulrich first played in November 2007 at a song-writer concert on Bowen Island. Their collaboration grew from the enjoyment for both artists and their audiences. A year later, recorded “Live at Cates Hill”: an eclectic mix of the character, voices and songwriting talents of these three unique artists…or, as someone said, two Canadian legends and the number one draft pick!