House Concert with Joe Charron, The Soda Crackers and Angela James

Are you craving some great live music and good vibe people get together? Come and join us for this great house concert. Promise it's going to be one of your best memories of the year!

This event is partially sponsored by iForest Design and Build. Visit our website: iforestdesignbuild.ca or contact Gillian at: iforestdesign@gmail if you have any questions.

*Only people who are double vaccinated can join. We will check the vaccination QR Code at the door. Feel free to bring any drinks you would like. We will povide water and ice.

Some intro of our musicians:

Joe Charron is a Canadian songsmith, born and raised in Ontario, now living in Vancouver, BC, Canada. He has just released his fifth album called: This Place Called Home.

"THIS PLACE CALLED HOME, is the title of Joe Charron's fifth CD in which his strong voice is the pitch perfect medium for its 13 tracks. Like old cowboys and poets, Joe packs a whole lot of meaning into just a few simple words. Those old verities, love, honour, pity, pride, sacrifice and compassion are played out in scenes where often the human heart is in conflict with itself. Here are loners, lovers, drifters, dreamers and wanderers facing life's uncertainties with as much courage as they can.

Joe's keen eye and ear for iconic settings, old stone fences, a single rose on a kitchen table, deserted barns, two-lane highways, the sound of a fiddle in the next room, a blackbird on the wing... even the moon in June, all combine to evoke those places where, taking our chances, we ourselves once walked a little bit lost, a little bit lonesome, a long way from home. Yes, all that's in there and with a great band to boot, you've got yourself a CD that you can leave in permanent rotation on the player."

-Don Davidson, Vancouver, BC

THE SODA CRACKERS - These three long-time musical cohorts serve up a menu of music steeped in rootsy rhythms, panfried in traditional country, then stewed in a gumbo of bluegrass, jazz and western swing. The Soda Crackers are the perfect accompaniment for any event!

SUE MALCOLM - vocals and guitar

Sue has performed bluegrass, country, old-time, western swing and children’s music for many years, and is enjoying the opportunity to stretch out and include more jazz in her repertoire. A founding member of Vancouver’s Pacific Bluegrass and Heritage Society in 1980, Sue has been leading her legendary Slow Pitch Jams for beginners since 1995 at venues in BC, Alberta, Washington and Oregon. She has helped scores of adult students get started with music making, through classes, jams and workshops in BC, Alberta, Washington and Oregon.

“Her voice is clean, sweet and smooth and she moves between bluegrass, gospel, swing and country with effortless grace. Dead-on pitch and a straight ahead vocal style lends credence to the jazzier tunes.” - Victory Music Review.

“Music seems to flow naturally from her, and not for reasons of commerciality or ego. She simply has a way of connecting with people that is genuine.” - Penguin Eggs.

DON FRASER - vocals, lead guitar and resophonic guitar

Don’s abilities run the gamut from country and bluegrass to swing and gypsy jazz. As part of the duo Swingamajig with son Michael, Don performed at jazz festivals around North America and Europe. Don has won numerous awards including first place at the Western Canada Guitar Championship. He is well respected in Western Canada as a teacher, performer and arranger, and has been a regular instructor at the Georgia Strait Guitar Workshop, Moveable Music School, BC Bluegrass Workshop and Vancouver Island Guitar Workshop.

STU MacDONALD - vocals and upright bass

Before becoming a 'roots' bassist, Stu was well known in the Vancouver music scene as a member of such bands as Crawfish Fiesta, Helen Gone and The Beverly Brothers. Making good use of his razor-sharp wit, Stu made it his mission as a member of Highrise Lonesome, to revive the role of the bassist-comedian so popular with early bluegrass and country bands. The Soda Crackers provides even more opportunity for Stu to utilize his vast musical knowledge, which can include singing on occasion.

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