Còig @ the Old Church Theatre

Name: Còig @ the Old Church Theatre
Start: 2025-04-04T19:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-04-04T21:30:00-06:00
Location: Old Church Theatre, 3 Elma Street E, Okotoks, Alberta

Schedule

Fri Apr 04 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Old Church Theatre, 3 Elma Street E, Okotoks, Alberta | Okotoks, AB

Darren McMullen, (guitar, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki, whistles, flute, vocals), Rachel Davis, (fiddle, viola, vocals), Chrissy Crowley, (fiddle).
When the creative juices are flowing, there’s no holding back the talented quartet that makes up the Celtic supergroup Còig. Hot on the heels of the group’s award-winning 2017 album Rove comes the brand-new release, ASHLAR. Brimming with new ideas, and lots of energy built up from their hundreds of international performances, the band figured, “Why wait?” They packed themselves into producer Dave Gunning’s Wee House of Music studio in Nova Scotia during a brief break in touring, and everything fell into place perfectly. As a matter of fact, that’s what Ashlar means, a perfect fit
Ashlar flows from lively sets to tender traditional ballads to fabulous covers, everything Còig is known for, but there’s a difference this time too. The album features the most tune-writing, and more vocal tracks of any of their releases. That reflects all the ideas they keep storing up, and the growing confidence they feel in their own writing and singing.
Ashlar is full of surprises. From the Gordon Lightfoot '60's classic "Home From The Forest," featuring vocals from Darren, and Rachel's beautiful version of the Gaelic standard “O Luaidh.” There’s a set of jigs and reels called “Time & Tide,” inspired by Chrissy’s new-found passion for joining her brother as crew member on a Cape Breton fishing boat. That sums up the Còig energy. She’ll play a dance hall until midnight, grab a couple of hours sleep, and be at the harbour for 4 am to fish for lobster, crab and tuna.
That leads to the other magic ingredient in Còig. It’s a band of fast friends, people that grew up together, played together, and knew each other way before they ever considered being in a band together.
The best in trad music, in a non-traditional way. That's Còig.