The Kelowna Folk Club presents a “Songwriter’s Circle.” Performers include Andrew Smith, Ari Neufeld, Kim McMechan, Dean Clark, Scott Gamble and Norm Strauss.

The doors open at 7:00 PM and the music starts at 8:00 PM.
Unitarian Hall at 1310 Bertram Street, Kelowna

Tickets are $20.00 and available at Bering Music, Beadiful Arts, Rosie’s Grape Stomp and tne Tickle Trunk.

For more information call 250-212-2090.

Andrew Smith is an accomplished instrumentalist and singer/songwriter who has been busy playing folk clubs, festivals and house concerts – both as a solo performer and with the popular folk/roots trio Smith Funk & Strauss. In 2004 he opened for some of his musical heroes such as Bruce Cockburn, Ruthie Foster, Gordie Sampson, Martyn Joseph, Pierce Pettis and David Wilcox. Andrew Smith joined the likes of Lyle Lovett and Steve Earle by winning the prestigious 2006 Kerrville New Folk Songwriters Competition on the strength of his songs “Rite of Passage” and “Hole in the Night Sky”. Andrew’s CD. “Escape Velocity” won him the 2005 Okanagan Musicians’ Awards’ “Instrumentalist of the Year”.

Kim McMechan received some notable success a few years back when 12 of her songs were included in a series of 5 compilation albums through Vineyard Music Group. The records went on to collectively sell over 75,000 copies worldwide, and garnered Kim radio play on stations across North America & Australia and fan mail from around the world. She writes beautifully wrought tunes, often described by critics as “haunting” and “open-hearted”, which have gone on to receive high praise. Her voice too, has wowed audiences, teetering somewhere between gritty and lonesome, & full of folk-like purity. In 1999, a reviewer from Toronto hailed Kim and her songwriting as “Canada’s best-kept secret.” Two of her songs have won in the songwriting category at the Shuswap International Writers’ Festival (June of 2005).

Ari Neufeld is young and old all at once. His organic approach to making music turns not only his emotion, but his physicality into song. He breathes beats and croons out multi-octave melodies over textured acoustic guitar and percussion performed by his feet, through an amplified wooden box. His lyrics have the depth of a gritted traveler. His charisma is infectious and his excitement in creating a truly unique and moving environment makes the energy of the experience super fun!