Columbia Valley Guide
The A/B Trio Coming to Strand’s
March 8, Invermere –
Strand’s Old House Restaurant in Invermere has another spectacular musical evening coming up on Friday, March 8, 2013. Thom Bennett and the A/B Trio will be making a stop here on their 2013 Spring Tour and in the cosy and intimate setting of Strand’s you will hear some of the sweetest, most soothing sounds this side of heaven.
Based out of Edmonton, the trio brings together three of Alberta’s most in-demand performing and recording musicians –- Thom Bennett, Dan Davis and Keith Rempel.
Inspired by the open-sounding chordless groups of Sonny Rollins, Joshua Redman. Jerry Mulligan/Chet Baker and Joe Lovano’s collaboration with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones, the trio’s material ranges from inventive re-interpretation of standards to modern, original repertoire ...Full story
‘Like Father Like Son’ coming to Strands
Oct 5, Invermere –
Strands Old House Restaurant in Invermere is proud to invite you to their special evening with ‘Like Father Like Son’, the much loved local duo of Marty and Eli Beingessner, on Friday, October 5th, 2012. What a way to start off the holiday!
Marty picked up the guitar when he was eleven years old. Music is the air he breathes…you will feel it when he picks up the guitar. He grew up on Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Don Williams and has great respect for the classic country musicians of the past. Marty toured many parts of Canada before settling in Invermere to raise a family.
In 1993, when his son Elijah was born, Marty hoped he would grow up having a passion for music like his father. Elijah started with piano when he was three years old, then studied voice ...Full story
Classic rock for the 21st century – No Island is coming to Strand’s
Aug 28, Invermere –
Strand’s Old House Restaurant in Invermere will be playing host to a whole new brand of rock on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 -– one that blurs the lines between genres and generations in an easy, ear-pleasing blend of sounds. No Island, one of the most promising new groups to come along in just about forever, will be stopping by on their two-week tour of western Canada.
The Vancouver-based group of five twenty-something musicians, four of them graduates of Capilano University’s jazz studies degree program, includes Keith Sinclair (lead vocals, guitar), James Wilfred Martin (saxophone), Andy Rice (keyboards,vocals), Sara Lauridsen (bass) and Mike Ferguson (drums). Raised on rock and trained in jazz, each member of No Island shares a similar musical background ...Full story
Alexander and Allen back at Strands
Aug 16, Invermere –
Last year, Leslie Alexander and Jenny Allen stopped by Strand’s Old House Restaurant, Invermere, on their western Canada tour and loved us so much that they are making a point of coming back again to celebrate their ‘Dirty Laundry Tour’, a dual-CD release tour going “Clean Across Canada” this summer. You won’t want to miss this really special evening with these lovely songbirds.
Leslie was raised on a sheep farm in Alberta. Producer John Ellis discovered her while she sang for spare change on the streets of Vancouver. Her first CD, Bird on the House, brought rave reviews by critics such as Tom Zillich of Westender who said “One of the best indie releases I’ve heard.”
She sang in coffee houses and toured with a group of girls in ...Full story
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