Past Concerts

o Saturday, May 26, 2007: Cara Luft What a way to end the season – a dynamic, soulful, accomplished singer songwriter!
Opening: Larry Steinbrenner

o Saturday May 5, 2007: John Wort Hannam Southern Alberta’s favorite bluecollar roots musician!
Opening Act "Ruah Folk Fusion Band" some good fiddle and guitar music.

o Saturday, April 21, 2007: Linda McRae Good old Country-Folk at its best.
Opening Act - Dusty Dee Litchfield

o Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007: Iain Campbell Smith in concert with Michael Murchison. Iain was born and raised in Australia, came of age in Bougainville, is now living in Washington, D.C. (as if this describes the artist, you say and yet it does as he moves from the comic dirges he sang in the 90s to the folk commentary of his latest album).

o Thursday, Jan 25, 2007: a special Robbie Burns Concert with Glencoulee
(presented by Glencoulee in association with the Lethbridge Folk Club)

o Saturday, January 6, 2007: Highwater Jug Band Dan Tapanila, Suitcase James, Mark Sadlier Brown, Tim Williams, John Rutherford and Cedric Blary join forces (on our stage at the same time! can you believe it? – if you’re looking for the perfect musical Christmas present, you’ve found it!)

o Saturday, December 9, 2006: Current Swell a five-piece band from Vancouver Island with an upbeat acoustic blend of blues, folk, and reggae
Opening: Doran Hoge

o Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006: Ian Tamblyn singer, songwriter, playwright and producer bringing his adventurous spirit to life in his music
Opening: Maureen Chambers and Richard Feller

o Friday, Nov. 3, 2006: Wheat in the Barley With music from Spain to the Middle East to South America, with some Celtic and Slavic influences thrown in for good measure, this multi-instrumental band has wowed everyone who has heard them.
Opening: Bill LeTouzel

o Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006: Paul O’Brien

o Saturday, Sept 9, 2006: the Fates

Opening: Amy Bronson

2005-2006 Season

o Saturday, May 27, 2006: The Ecclestons
Opening: Andrew Scott and a Turncoat

o Saturday, May 13, 2006: Charlie Ewing with the Dirty Hat Band
Opening: Hues of Bluegrass (Scott and Shelly Hughes of Claresholm)

o Saturday, April 22, 2006: Leslie Alexander original country folk with her band the Wild Rose Hippies
Opening: Common Ground (Bluegrass, Folk and acoustic music)

o Saturday, Apr. 1, 2006: Tanglefoot
Opening: Lonni Ewing

o Saturday, March 11, 2006: Ronny Hayward
Opening: Stan Ashby Jr. & Ryan Radley

o Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006: Kat Danser
Opening: King Cole

o Saturday, January 14, 2006: Tariq
Opening: Wyndom Thiessen

o Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005: Glencoulee
Opening: Reel Change

o Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005: Dave Gunning
Opening: Shango (Karen Romanchuk)

o Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005: Maria Dunn
Opening: Maureen Chambers

o Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005: Nathan Rogers
Opening: Back Porch Swing

o Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005: the Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir
Opening: Les Sangreales

2004-2005 Season

o May 28, 2005: Tim Williams
Opening: Andrew Scott

o May 14, 2005: No Guff
Opening: Peter Gilligan

o April 15, 2005: Dave Clarke and Penny Lang
Opening: Maureen Chambers

o March 26, 2005: Dirty Hat Band
Opening: Jack Davies

o March 12, 2005: John Wort Hannam and the Sound Merchants
Opening: Jonathan Davies

o February 19, 2005: The Laws
Opening: Bryan Bradfield

o January 22, 2005: Leslie Alexander
Opening: Shaela Miller

o Saturday, November 27, 2004: Tim Hus
Opening: Michael Murchison

o Saturday, November 6, 2004: Raghu Lokanathan
Opening: Kory Istace

o Sunday, October 17, 2004: Garnet Rogers
Opening: Herky Cutler

o Saturday, October 2, 2004: Ronnie Hayward Trio
Opening: Amy Bronson

2003-2004 Season

o Saturday, June 12, 2004: Tim Williams
Opening Act: Jack Davies

o Saturday, May 14, 2004: Nathan Tinkham and Keith Picot
Opening Act: Tod Robinson and the John Glue Trio

o Saturday, April 24, 2004: Steve Dawson & Geoff Berner & Don Rooke
Opening Act: The Stoneberries (Larry Steinbrenner)

o Saturday, April 3, 2004: Gary Fjellgaard with special guests Saskia & Darrel
Opening Act: Peter Grant with Steve Keenan

o Wednesday, March 17, 2004: Lenny Gallant
Opening Act: George Case

o Saturday, March 6, 2004: Annie Gallup
Opening Act:

o Saturday, February 14, 2004: John Wort Hannam and the Sound Merchants
Opening Act: Andrew Scott

o Saturday, January 24, 2004: Steve Pineo with Tim Leacock, both of The Co-dependents
Opening Act: Jack Davies

o Saturday, December 6, 2003: Wendy DeMos
Opening Act: John Greenshields

o Friday, November 14, 2003: Tanglefoot
Opening Act: Herky Cutler

o November 1, 2003: The Wyrd Systers
Opening Act: Bridgette Yarwood

o October 11, 2003: The Laws
Opening Act: Stan Ashbee Duo

o September 13, 2003: The Tragically Hick
Tragically Hick is a Calgary based, four piece acoustic group that plays country, bluegrass, swing, and early rock & roll in a bluegrass style featuring tight vocal harmonies and great instrumentals. Among their many strengths are their tight vocal harmonies and ability of any of the members to take instrumental breaks in a variety of musical styles. The band features, Bill Figeczki on electric bass, Lorne Foster on mandolin, Jack Loree on dobro, and Gord Armstrong on guitar. The band has played from Saltspring Island on the West coast, to Fort Macleod's South Country Fair, and many places around and in between

Opening Act: Chris Friesen

2002-2003 Season

o Saturday, May 24, 2003, Tim Williams
Opening act: Darryl Düüs

o Saturday, April 26, 2003, the Ecclestons
Opening act: Randy Friesen

o March 22, 2003, Seanachie
Opening act: Stan Ashbee

o Saturday, February 15, 2003, The Dirty Hat Band
Opening act: Toupey Luft

o Saturday, January 25, 2003: A very special Robbie Burns Day concert
featuring Glencoulee, a Southern Alberta trio performing rousing, rollicking tunes and lovely ballads from Ireland, Scotland and Canada’s Atlantic provinces; Erin Farrow, a young fiddler from Smithers, BC
and Gerald Morton reading from Burns.

o Saturday, January 18, 2003, No Guff (Dan Tapanila and John Rutherford)
Opening Act: Jack Davies

o Saturday, November 30,2002, Lynn Miles
Opening Act: Murray Nelson

o Saturday, November 22002, Washboard Hank
Opening Act: Maureen Chambers

o Saturday, October 5, 2002, Annie Gallup
Opening Act: Larry Steinbrenner

o Saturday, September 14, 2002, Kris Demeanor
Opening Act: Matt Allen

2001 -2002 Season

Friday, June 28, Morgan Davis
Saturday, May 25, Tim Williams with Michael Jerome Browne
Opening Act: Daryll Düüs and Randy Pilling
Saturday, May 11, Orchid Ensemble
Opening Act: Windflower (Joan & Gary Badke)
Saturday, April 13, Aengus Finnan
Opening Act: Jack Davies
Saturday, March 16, The Alien Rebels
A rockabilly band to get your toes tapping and keep your energy up, The Alien Rebels play well, sing well and are good fun!
Opening Act: Gord Parrott
Saturday, February 16, Ronnie Hayward
Playing a combination of rock, rythm & blues, country and hillbilly, Ronnie Hayward has wowed audiences in Europe, the United States and Canada.
Opening Act: John Wort-Hannam
Saturday, January 19, 2002, Jim Brannigan
Celtic Folk Entertainment at it's very best! An Irish folksinger from Cape Breton Island, Jim combines ballads, jokes, sea shanties and much more in a very engaging concert.
Opening Act: Maureen Chambers
Saturday, December 8, Robert Burton Hubele
One review to titillate you: "Hubele's music is - in a word - jazzyrhymeyfolkycountryprairieblues A best kept Canadian secret - he takes you on a musical journey of boundless possibilities." Real Roots Café Radio, Holland
Opening Act: Boyer & Innes
Saturday, September 22, Lewis and Royal
opening act: The International Wailing Commission
Saturday, October 20, Karl Roth

o Saturday, November 17, Scona Brae
Opening Act: George Case

2000 - 2001 Season

o Saturday, July 7, Ron Campbell (The Skinny Old White Man) - Delta Blues
Ron Campbell put on a great performance at the Lethbridge Folk Club on July 7, 2001
This man can put out the delta blues sound! Ron put on a great, smooth, show; the first half sitting down as one might expect of an old blues player hammering out the melodies on a shiny resonator guitar with Southern Delta temperatures in Lethbridge. The second set was done standing up as Ron switched between playing 12 string and resonator guitar. The show was an excellent mix of traditional songs, and originals done in the Delta style. This is a show blues fans should not miss.

Friday, June 22, 8:00 p.m. Celtic Reflections
Opening for Celtic Reflections: James Boyer.
Saturday, May 19, Bob Fox
Saturday, April 28, Zubot and Dawson
Opening Act: Maureen Chambers
Friday, April 20, Annie Gallup
Opening Act: John Greenshields
Saturday, March 17, Sheep River Rounders
opening act: Dirty Hat Band
Saturday, March 3, Aengus Finnan
Friday, February 23, Pied Pumkin
opening act: Tammy Clowers
Saturday, February 10, Jim Henry
Review by Sarah Scout
Saturday, January 20, Ronnie Hayward Trio
Saturday November 25 Crooked Creek, opening act Curtis Wiebe
this was a great act! Crooked Creek was one of the more entertaining bands we have had in a while
-- stage presence and versatility. As Sjoerd says, "from shades of the 'Grateful Dead' to prairie reggae"
Curtis Wiebe was a delight. If you can catch him at an open stage, do!
Saturday November 11, Maria Dunn with Shannon Johnson
Thursday October 26, Rebecca Campbell (formerly of Fat Man Waving) and Justin Hayes

Saturday October 21, Mad Pudding
Opening Act: Lethbridge's own Toni Vere

Friday September 15, from Scotland - Ceilidh Ménage
opening for Ceilidh Ménage: The Maureen Chambers Band

1999 - 2000 Season

Saturday September 18, Fear of Drinking
Opening Act - Larry Steinbrenner
Saturday October 16, Dennis Lakusta
Opening act - Naatowapo {Trevor Prairie Chicken}
Thursday January 13, 2000 Valdy& Gary Fjellgaard
Opening act - John Wort
Friday February 18, 2000, PRAIRIE CEILIDH
Opening act Glencoulee
Saturday March 18, 2000, The Dorymates Opening act Merry Stampe
April 7, Roy Forbes
Saturday May 13, Dennis Lakusta will be coming back by himself
Friday June 2, Joel Kroeker from Edmonton

1998 - 1999 Season

Saturday, September 12 - Back Alley John
With Special Guests John Wort & Jamie Haney
Friday, October 2 - Garnet Rogers - Opening act - Larry Steinbrenner

Saturday, November 28 - Stephen Fearing-Opening act Tamara Leigh
Saturday, January 9 - Scatter the Mud - Opening act - Brian Hepburn

Friday, February 5 - Mad Pudding - Opening act - King Cole

Saturday, March 20 - Mr. Mole - Opening act - Matt Allen and "THE"

Friday, April 9 - Tanglefoot - Opening act - Maureen Chambers

Saturday, May 8 - Jennifer Gibson - Opening act - Tim Scott