Fall Fun & Returning Heroes

Hello Everyone, we have been fielding lots of great questions about our music series for the fall, and we do have some great stuff to announce! First, let me first thank you for giving us a bit of time off the concert hosting to get our brains back in order. We love doing it, but it is a lot of work and there just wasn’t time over the summer to make it happen. Here is what we have booked this fall and winter:

Monday, November 24 – Guitar & Banjo Workshop with Award-winning performers Cara Luft and Scott Nygaard. This is a unique opportunity for people in the East Kootenay. Cara is a Juno-awarded singer-songwriter and founding member of The Wailin’ Jennys. She’ll be showing us how to get a start playing Clawhammer Banjo. Scott Nygaard was not only the editor of Acoustic Guitar magazine for 15 years, he is also one of the great acoustic guitar players of our time. He has recorded with such acoustic music stars as Joan Baez, Chris Thile, Darol Anger, Jerry Douglas and Laurie Lewis, to name a few. He will be imparting his guitar knowledge to a lucky group of eager players. To top it all off, Cara and Scott will be giving a short, and exclusive concert to the attendees at the end of the workshop. For more info go to the Facebook Event here.

Tuesday, November 25 - The Foggy Hogtown Boys – Live at the Arts Station. We simply couldn’t fit enough people into our place to host these guys, so we sent them to the Arts Station but we’ll be helping promote the show, and printing some collectible posters to boot! Don’t wait for tickets to this great performance of Canada’s most energetic bluegrass act.

Friday, December 5th – Zachary Lucky – Returning for his second time at Clawhammer Press, Zachary is returning with a new batch of lonesome cowboy tunes, a new recording, and a 3-piece band. Don’t miss this highly underrated performer from the bald, flat prairies.

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January – Date TBD – The Small Glories – Cara Luft returns with her new regular duo and musical partner JD Edwards. Their collaboration has cemented into a new recording with Neil Osbourne of 54-40 fame, and tours of Europe, England, Ontario and Quebec. They now turn their attentions West and aren’t we delighted to have them back.

February – TBD – Who knows what could happen

March – Date TBD – Pharis and Jason Romero (!!) These wonderful people, and wonderful musicians, will be returning to Clawhammer after a 2 year absence. Their last show has to be one of our favourite all-time concerts. It sold out last time, and no doubt will do so again. Since their last performance here, Pharis and Jason have gone on to win Canadian Folk Music awards for Best New Act, Best New Album, as well as made two appearances on A Prairie Home Companion, a Vinyl Cafe-style show in the US that has millions of loyal listeners. In addition, they’ve welcomed into their midst a lovely little girl, Indigo who is just clearing her first year in this world, and will no doubt be a great banjo player and singer given time…