WOMEN IN THE ROUND: THREE B.C. CONTEMPORARY SINGER/SONGWRITERS CLIMB IN THE VAN AND TAKE THEIR
MUSIC ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO MONTREAL. AND, YES, THERE ARE SEVERAL SHOWS IN ALBERTA.
WHO: Joanna Chapman-Smith, Kate Reid, Sarah MacDougall
WHAT: An estrogen-fueled evening of powerhouse “folk”
WHY: Because Alberta needs to hear what Western women are singing about. And it ain’t cowboys.
WHEN: Monday Sep 29, 8pm
WHERE: The Slice, 314 8th St. S, Lethbridge, 8pm
WHEN: Thursday Oct 02, 8pm
WHERE: Ironwood Stage & Grill, 1429 9th Ave. SE, Calgary
WHEN: Friday Oct 03, 9:30pm
WHERE: The Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Rd., Edmonton
WHEN: Saturday Oct 04, 9pm
WHERE: Prism Bar & Grill, 10524 101 St. NW, Edmonton
WHEN: Sunday Oct 05, 8pm
WHERE: Money Pennies, 742 10th Ave. SW, Calgary
The poster description for this three-woman tour says it all: “A rollicking, estrogen-injected evening of powerhouse women in folk music from the Canadian West.” It’ll take them from Gabriola Island to Montreal, where the 22-date tour ends on October 31st.
The three singers have all built strong careers in British Columbia, and they all have new recordings to their name.
Joanna Chapman-Smith grew up in a musical family with roots in New Zealand, Italy and Brazil. She’s a multi-instrumentalist with a powerful voice that melts audience hearts, and her style cuts across a variety of musical genres.
Sarah MacDougall, a Swedish-born songwriter and storyteller with a haunting voice, is building a reputation as one of the best emerging singer-songwriters in the West. There’s a slight touch of country in her basic folk style.
Kate Reid is tough, funny and feisty and blessed with an irreverent sense of humour. Her sung/spoken songs are long on wordplay, social-political commentary, and reflections on identity, love, and life in the queer community; the between-songs banter triggers both tears of recognition and spontaneous laughter.
The three have been friends for a long time; the lengthy tour is the first time that the trio has created a show to take across the country.
Websites:
www.joannacs.com
www.katereid.net
www.sarahmacdougall.com