Arts & Culture
There is little better on a summer Friday evening than sitting outdoors listening to lilting music of a group like the Irish Wakers, as the sun dips over the cannery museum.
Photo courtesy Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society
Summer nights swing at the Cannery
At the end of each summer week, wanderers,
strolling people or those who just make a point of heading into Steveston after
supper, will all have a chance to feast on a variety of toe-tapping music as
the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site once again starts their
affordable Friday night concert series, Music at the Cannery.
The first concert on Friday the thirteenth of
July offers six-piece alt country Wayward Hearts. Featuring accordion, violin
and banjo the band affords the audience a lively and happy time.
For the second Friday night of Music at the
Cannery on July 20, Vancouver’s Halifax Wharf Rats bring Irish and Scots folk
tune with an East Coast twang that turns the concert into a kitchen party.
July 27, Rock Line returns to the cannery.
Gerry and Trevor Layton mix Brit rock with their own releases.
Aug. 3, the long weekend kicks off with
vintage music from the Beauty Shop Dolls channeling the spirit of The Andrews
Sisters and the Chordettes. The vocal trio help listeners roar through the
twenties, swing in the fourties, twist with the fifties and rock on for the
sixties.
Aug. 10 sees the Irish Wakers return by
popular demand. Their fusion of Irish and Maritime music got people up dancing
in the aisles last year. It was a night when everyone felt like a seafarer as
they tapped their toes to the fiddle, the Irish flute, the mandolin, guitar and
bodhran.
At the Aug. 17 concert, the Steve Kozak Band
offers westcoast style soul and roots music. According to the Cannery’s Mimi
Horita, “Maple Blues Award winning artist Steve Kozak is on guitar and
vocals accompanied by Dave Roger
Brant on bass, and John Nolan on drums.”
Aug. 24 brings Indie Folk/Roots trio bring
you classic Canadiana with Willy Blizzard’s warm sounds of double bass,
acoustic and electric guitar, banjo.
For the last concert of the summer, Aug. 31,
Hirota calls the group, “A crowd-pleaser. Harpdog is an award-winning harmonica
player and one of Canada's premiere blues singers; accompanied by piano and
drum.”
Inclement weather doesn’t stop the fun. All
concerts are planned for the outdoor Tank Deck but, if the weather doesn’t
follow the plan, musicians and audience will find themselves indoors, inside
the cozy wooden environment of the cannery.
Tickets $7 at the door on the night of the
concert. Come early to get a seat. If you don’t get into the Tank Deck, you can
loiter in the park outside and still hear the music. The museum can be found at
12138 Fourth Ave. at Moncton Street, Steveston Village. Call 604-664-9009
for details or check the website.
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