The Pilgrims Octet, which includes the Pathfinder Quartet, is made up of members of the Foothills Male Chorus (FMC). They are particularly known for their doo-wop and pop medleys. Among other numbers, this performance will bring back, by popular demand, a rocking tribute to the Blues Brothers, as well as Ian Tyson’s signature song Springtime in Alberta.
The Blue Diamonds mixed quartet has enjoyed being a part of the Jasper-Hinton-Edson musical community for several years and it is well known for close harmony singing by members Carol Wray, Kathleen Giffin, Paul Girard and Bob Udell. For Winterlude, the group has selected numbers from musical genres as disparate as Connie Kaldor’s Wood River and Alabama’s Mountain Music.
Bow Geste, an enthusiastic group of fiddlers from Hinton and Jasper, will perform as a group and also provide backup for other performers. Bow Geste has been together for several years, and performs on warm summer evenings along the Beaver Boardwalk in Hinton. These impromptu performances are so popular that they are now used as selling points in advertisements for rentals in the vicinity. Folks who enjoyed the haunting theme of Ken Burns’ Civil War TV series, Ashokan Farewell, will also enjoy the Bow Geste performance of composer Jay Ungar’s more recent Lovers’ Waltz.
Jasper musician Monika Schaefer will perform her own composition Colours of Autumn and the latest member of the Pilgrims, Curtis Gillespie will be featured singing Trace Adkins’ I Can’t Outrun You. Paul Girard will dust off his doo-wop chops to sing the Platters’ Only You. Backyard Swing, a jazz trio formed just for this concert, will swing out on Autumn Leaves.
Tickets are $15 and are available at Tekarra Colour Lab in Jasper, the Old Grind and the library in Hinton and at the door.
Performances begin at 7:30 March 8 at the Jasper United Church and March 9 at the Hinton Alliance Church.
For further information, contact Bob Udell at 780-740-5477 or [email protected].
