Diyet is an Indigenous singer-songwriter from the Yukon who blends alternative country, folk, roots, and traditional music with her native Southern Tutchone language and stories. Backed by Love Soldiers, a trio composed of her husband and collaborator, Robert van Lieshout, and Juno Award-winning producer Bob Hamilton, Diyet’s music is a fusion of big stage and intimate room sound, capturing her adventurous and chaotic life experiences. She sings in both English and Southern Tutchone and plays bass guitar, creating unique sound that showcases her Indigenous world view and northern life.
|
Trevor Panczak is a 15-time Country Music Alberta nominated artist from Alberta. He is a 6’5” country recording entertainer with a refreshing realism in his songs that speaks to the heart. He recently had his first Top-40 hit in Canada with “Where I Go To Come Back.” Panczak is known for his deep and humble farm roots, providing the foundation of an authentic country music artist.
|
The Famous Inspirations programme offers original transcriptions of familiar famous compositions from the turn of the 20th century, such as Brahms, Debussy, Ravel, and Dvorak’s “American” String Quartet. The programme consists of timeless masterpieces that all audiences can appreciate in a new light through Buzz Brass’s dynamic performance. With diverse musical influences and virtuosity, the programme aims to educate, inspire, raise awareness, and entertain audiences with a unique blend of brass sounds and moving music.
|
Piano Heist
|
This acoustic show brings virtuosic musicianship, heartfelt songwriting and beautiful vocal harmonies together in one performance. Kinjo & Young have toured the world as seasoned artists for decades before uniting their talents into one project. Blues, funk, reggae and soul are the main staples of this dynamic duo. Stories of their long-standing musical adventures and blistering guitar solos compliment the amazing grooves and thoughtful lyrics of their songs. Kinjo & Young offer a show for audiences of all ages and musical tastes.
|
Jack Garton performed a breadth of music that spans the intimate, bombastic, funny, skillful and profound. Garton, a sometimes gravedigger, tells stories from this unusual day job between catchy original folk and blues songs known for making audiences laugh, dream and dance. A lifetime musician, proficient on many instruments, his repertoire includes dazzling combinations of trumpet and accordion, backed by a sensitive and groovy rhythm section. Like an old-time showman, Jack Garton will leave you humming his tunes, tired from dancing, and in love with the mystery of life.
|