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Dancing for Nadia

Dancing for Nadia

Kootenay Danceworks put on a show for roughly 70 people who came out to watch a full set of solo performances directed by Renee Salsiccioli on June 17 at RSS.
For the Birds hit Redroom Lounge

For the Birds hit Redroom Lounge

laine Ryan, Aspen Switzer, and Genvieve Rainey wowed an audience at the Redroom Lounge at the Prestige on Saturday, only their third appearance as a group, For The Birds.

Miller and Ross bring passion to the guitar

Acclaimed guitarists Brooke Miller and Don Ross from Halifax will be at the Miners' Hall on June 2, with doors opening at 7 p.m. for an evening of masterful fingerstyle guitar and souful songs.
Switzer’s style supported by substance

Switzer’s style supported by substance

Nelson-based singer-songwriter Aspen Switzer, whose music has taken her across the country and to England and Hungary, will perform with her musical collective For the Birds at the Redroom Lounge at the Prestige on May 28, starting at 8:30 p.m.
For the first time ever: Tek Düet

For the first time ever: Tek Düet

Bessie Wapp and Ben Johnson teamed up for their first ever performance as the “Tek Düet” at the Rouge Gallery on May 15, flooring audiences with Johnson’s complex tones and rhythms on oud and Persian santoor complementing Wapp’s mastery of the accordion.
Heavenly harp

Heavenly harp

Janet Marshall on celtic harp at Sunday’s Joe Hill coffeehouse.
An intimate performance

An intimate performance

Lowry Olafson played a wide variety of his tunes — from songs about civil war press gangs, to train songs, to catchy tunes about home renovations — to an appreciative and close-knit group at the Marshalls’ home on Tuesday evening. Lowry Olafson lives in Gibsons, on the Sunshine Coast, but travels widely and prefers house concerts as an “intimate” way to connect with his audiences. Find out more about Olafson at www.lowryolafson.com

Second-last Joe Hill of the season set for this Sunday

This season’s penultimate Joe Hill Coffeehouse is on the horizon with a diverse line-up, from dance to theatre to choirs, bluegrass, and celtic harp.
June Bugs and Glee Club

June Bugs and Glee Club

The June Bugs from Alberta and Rossland’s own Glee Club led by Nadine Tremblay entertained an audience at the Miners’ Hall last Thursday with beautiful harmonies. The multi-instrumentalist Bugs got down with the folky tunes on spoons, double bass, guitars, banjos and more. They were brought to Rossland on their CD release tour by the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture.
Rougemusic series wraps up season

Rougemusic series wraps up season

The Rougemusic series that began last fall at the new Rouge Gallery location in the historic BMO building will celebrate the finale of a successful first season with back-to-back female vocalists — the haunting Eastern European voice and accordion of Bessie Wapp accompanied by Ben Johnson on the oud, santoor, and percussion on May 14, and the joyful soul jazz roots of Rossland favourite, Coco Love Alcorn, on May 17.