The Kelowna Folk Club presents –
CARA LUFTJuno award winner
from “The Wailin’ Jennys”
and “The Small Glories”.Cara Luft has earned a solid reputation as an exciting live performer, accomplished guitarist, clawhammer banjo player, and insightfully honest songwriter. Her style of presentation combines her appealingly infectious personality and wild sense of humour with mesmerizing songcraft. She was an original member of the Wailin’ Jennys and is becoming well known as half of the duo the Small Glories along side JD Edwards.As Former AD of the Winnipeg Folk Festival Rick Fenton points out, “Cara’s voice, songwriting, guitar playing, energy, passion, fire, sense of humor, and zest for life
make her a great addition to any festival lineup.”

A living room concert at
4352 Turner Road, Kelowna,
Saturday, June 24th,
doors open 7 pm, showtime 7:30
tickets

The Kelowna Folk Club & Volcanic Hills Winery Present

Blues Eruption IV

Featuring

Arsen Shomakhov Trio

With special guests

Super Wicked Awesome

Saturday, May 27 2017

8:00 pm

A Maple Blues award nominee, guitarist, songwriter and singer Arsen Shomakhov, is an electric blues performer truly dedicated to the style’s roots yet never hesitating to borrow means of expression from other genres.

He established himself as a blues-devoted virtuoso in his native Russia making it to the International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis in 2005 and winning the new talent contest at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, AR in 2007.

After moving to Vancouver in 2008, Arsen formed the Arsen Shomakhov Trio that currently features Bruce O’Neill on bass and Chip Hart on drums. Working hard to make a name for the band, he has performed at a variety of festivals across the US and Canada including: The King Biscuit Blues Festival, The Waterfront Blues Festival, Edmonton’s Labatt Blues Festival, Montreal International Blues Festival and the Calgary International Blues Festival. He slated for the Festival International du Blues de Tremblant (Mont Tremblant International Blues Festival) in July 2017.

Arsen’s music continues to gain momentum and is appreciated by thousands of fans around the world. His humble and genuine nature combined with his natural and impressive talent make him a real asset to the BC Blues Community.

Local Trio Super Wicked Awesome will open the show.  This local band consists of Karl Hourigan, Gail Hourigan and Jay Dallamore, a blues trio featuring electric guitar, bass and drums. No frills, just 50 shades of blue.

The $30.00 tickets are available at Volcanic Hills Winery, ABC Hobby, Mad Hatter Bookstore and online at www.kelownafolkclub.ca.

Get your mojo workin’ and join us for our fourth annual Blues Eruption. Tickets for Blues Eruption III are available at Volcanic Hills Estate Winery, West Kelowna ABC Hobby in Dilworth Place, Kelowna, Mad Hatter Bookstore in West Kelowna, or on line at www.kelownafolkclub.ca. For a really special evening you may want to book dinner at the Blu Saffron Bistro (at Volcanic Hills) on the patio or indoors (weather dependent). Call (778) 755-5550 ext. 108 to make a reservation.

For more info visit our web site www.kelownafolkclub.ca or call 250-999-1965.

This fantastic event is being organized by Local, Rich Tason, in support of the Kidney Foundation and his wife, Sheri’s, medical expenses from her kidney transplant last October.

“Rich and I would like to give a little back to The Kidney Foundation for their invaluable assistance throughout the transplant process. Half of the funds raised will go to The Kidney Foundation and half will go towards paying off some residual medical related expenses.” – Sheri Stuart

Proceeds from lasagna sales will go to the cause, we’ll have tons of great silent auction items, a raffle for BBQ sets and a wine cooler (full of wine!), as well as a 50/50 draw.

Not only is this event for a great cause, but for a fun time out, as there will be ​live music from 1pm – midnight!!

“kickass old-school thrash metal” – Georgia Straight

“No mere clones of the bands that have come before them, social arsonist are willing to push forward with-in the thrash genre”, “One can hear elements of melodic death metal at times with nods to dark tranquility and at the gates.”  – Crown of Viserys