September 28, 2010

Welcome to the Bragg Creek Performing Arts Newsletter with information on Bragg Creek Performing Arts 30th season ... 2010 - 2011.

Marc Atkinson kicks off our 30th Season on Oct. 2
A truly great guitarist leads the Marc Atkinson Electric Project
Marc Atkinson has brought together four musicians who have a love for electric music and blues/funk grooves. This project features Marc Atkinson on electric guitar, Bill Hick’s “dream drummer” on kit, Scott White on electric bass and Chad Geekie on keys.

Marc Atkinson is an innovative guitar player and composer of note. He is the leader, composer and co-producer for THE MARC ATKINSON TRIO and is a member and founder of the award-winning THE BILLS. Amongst his many awards, the Marc Atkinson Trio II was named one of the top five CDs released in North America by Acoustic Guitar Magazine. Marc is a two-time JUNO nominee and won the Outstanding Performer of the Year at the 2007 Western Canadian Music Awards with the Bills.

Bill Hicks is a natural virtuoso on the drums and has been since childhood. He was the winner of the National Best Drummer of Canada Award for two years running at the inconceivably early ages of 15 and 16. He was a long-term member of the Powder Blues Band and fronted his own band Wonderbread. He has performed with the likes of Diana Krall, Veggie, and Phil Dwyer. In Canada, he has performed at festivals such as the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Ottawa Blues Festival and the Vancouver Blues Festival. He has toured in Europe extensively and does session work for recording artists in LA and San Francisco.

Scott White is one of Canada’s best bass players. He now resides in Berlin from where he tours the world and where he was the long-time bandleader and bass player for the German division of Cirque du Solei.

Chad Geekie is an extraordinary keyboard player who is a widely sought after performer.

Opening for Marc Atkinson will be Emily Jill West. Hailing from the Foothills of Alberta, Emily Jill West has passed the last year touring across Canada solo, and with fellow musicians Megan Lickley & Heather Kelday. She recently finished recording her debut EP - And Human, Besides - and is in the midst of filming an independent music video for the title track 'As I Go'. Emily Jill blends folk-pop with the dissonant tones of cabaret and old-time country, achieving an acoustic sound that is both unique and timeless.

Tickets are available online from Tix through our web site, from our ticket hotline 403-949-4114 or in person at Bragg Creek Centre, Spirits West or Bignote Music. 

 Mary Lou Fallis Comic Opera - November 6th
Our first Dinner Series Presentation of the Season
Mary Lou Fallis with her partner in crime Peter Tiefenbach present an evening of serious musical high jinks. Always illuminating but mostly just hilarious, Fallis and Tiefenbach provide definitive performances of familiar vocal classics and invent some classics of their own. The program includes: William Shakespeare, Bingo Night in Berlin, What an unfortunate Evening, and a medley from Nebraska as well as Pinkelsee Waltz.

"The fabulousest Canadianest, diva of them all with Peter Tiefenbach, wit as dry as a vodka martini”. - Toronto Star

Mary Lou provided one of the most memorable concerts in our history, which is documented on our web site. We look forward to another memorable concert in our 30th season.

Tickets are available online from Tix through our web site, from our ticket hotline 403-949-4114 or in person at Bragg Creek Centre, Spirits West or Bignote Music. 

Michelle Wright in Bragg Creek - November 2
The Wright Songs, An Acoustic Evening with Michelle Wright
Michelle Wright is one of Canada’s most widely recognized and awarded country singers with over 30 major music industry awards to her credit, a string of 25 Top Ten hits on radio, including seven Number One singles, and nearly 2 million albums sold in North America. The first Canadian-born artist in the modern era of country music to have a Top Ten hit in the U.S., to have a Number One video on CMT-USA, and to win an Academy of Country Music Award, Michelle has been recognized from the outset for her expressive voice and distinctive style.

Michelle’s concert at Bragg Creek Centre on November 2, 2010  is part of her 2010 “The Wright Songs - An acoustic evening with Michelle Wright” tour. The show features Michelle in a comfortably intimate setting along with her lead guitarist and her keyboard player presenting a selection of material from her eight-album catalogue, plus some brand new material, some stories, and a few surprises, too - all punctuated by the powerful hits that have earned Michelle recognition as one of Canada’s greatest vocal talents.

Details and ticket information are available on the Bragg Creek Country Web Site at Bragg Creek Centre or call 403-949-4277.

Delhi 2 Dublin - November 27, 2010
Are you ready for this?
Bragg Creek Centre should be hopping on November 27!

Vancouver-based Delhi 2 Dublin is a group of five musicians who mash up electronica and world music, keeping it heavy on the Bhangra, Celtic and Dub flavours. Fusing tabla, fiddle, dhol, Punjabi vocals, and electric sitar with scorching electronic beats, the crew takes listeners on a wild ride through global sounds and synchronicities.

Check out some of the video clips on our web site.

Print Your Tickets at Home
What you see is what you pay! No ticket surcharges or convenience fees.
Our ticket system at tix.com lets you buy your tickets online and print them on your home printer. Of course, you can still order tickets on our ticket hotline at 403-949-4114 or buy them in person at Spirits West, Bignote Music and Bragg Creek Centre.

Again in 2010 - 2011, the price you see is the price you pay whether you buy our tickets online, by phone, at Spirits West, Bignote Music, Bragg Creek Centre or at the door. No ticket surcharges or convenience fees on Bragg Creek Performing Arts tickets.

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