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THE ALLAN KIRK BANDAlan Kirk, an original singer, song writer, and producer leads a band of excellent musicians. You'll enjoy his catchy and energetic rock that has received high praise in Canada and internationally. Alan is currently based in Nelson, BC, where he finds inspiration from the area's natural beauty and eclectic, creative culture. |
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ASHThis trio of excellent Okanagan musicians and singers features tight, energetic harmonies that will get your toes tapping. Their range covers everything from folk/roots to classic and contemporary pop selections. |
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THE CATS AND THE FIDDLEThe Cats and the Fiddle is an all-female Shuswap band that features fiddles, five-part vocals, and intricate harmonies. The group has Susan on fiddle, Sonja on fiddle and guitar, Heather on guitar, Adrienna on drums, and Natalie of bass and keyboards. The band specializes in fiddle music from Canada's east and west coasts, with some excellent bluegrass and a lot of fun thrown into the mix. Vocally, the Cats and the Fiddle sound like a mixture of the Wailin' Jennys and the Rankin Sisters. You'll love their pleasing sounds! |
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THE CROPDUSTERSThe Cropdusters, led by international singing sensation Dallas Wolbaum, perform classic outlaw country at its best. Remember Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Hank Williams? The Cropdusters have re-embodied the spirit of their honky-tonk anscestors, and created a truly unique show that will grab you by the throat, beat you unmercifully, and treat you like one of its bastard unfinished songs. If you like songs about drinking, killing, dancing, and making love, you'll really like The Cropdusters. |
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JASON THOMAS GROUPJason Thomas is a 22 year old musician from Trail, BC who has been playing guitar and singing for the past 13 years. He has been performing at local events and playing on a regular basis wth local Kootenay musicians. Jason has opened shows for Sawyer Brown, Wide Mouth Mason, Jym Byrnes, and Sugarland at the Merrit Mountain Music Festival. He also performed at Merritt again in 2009 alongside such stars as Kenny Chesney and Steve Miller Band His music crosses many genres but country lyrics with rock arangements might best describe his strongest material. |
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RESTLESS LESTERRestless Lester, led by excelent guitarist Steve Fisher, plays several different styles of music, including very strong bluegrass selections. Restless Lester first performed at the 2007 Whatshan Lake Music Festival and had an enthusiatic audience calling for more. They're back!. There's always some Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs and Stanley Brothers material in their shows,played and sung just as straight and true as they can do it. You'll hear some Gregg Allman, Loudon Wainwright III and Paul Simon in their sets along with songs like "Mystery Train" which has all the elements of a good bluegrass song. And with a fiddler like Bruce in the band, it just makes sense to feature fiddle music from various styles including the great Canadian fiddle traditions. |
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SASKIA AND DARREL
Saskia has shared a stage with such notables as Valdy, Ian Tyson, Roy Forbes and more.
While touring throughout Europe, Western Canada, the United States and Mexico she turned out four albums:
Back in Time, Lady Luck, Saskia, and the highly acclaimed Christmas Dream.
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STU MITCHELLBack by polular demand! This Canadian musical legend has played with some the finest musicians of our time: Diamond Joe White, Ian Tyson, KD Lang, Roy Orbison, Jimmy Gilmour, Original Cast, Privilege, Barry Allen, Wes Dakus, Amos Garrett’s A Team Band, Norman Petty, and many others. Stu is a multi-instrumentalist who is at home singing powerful classic country, his own original tunes, or backing others as a renowned drummer, one of Canada’s finest. With his band Privilege he recorded for Capital and MCA. • No matter what style of music Stu is playing or singing, at Whatshan he is fondly known as "Mr. Smooth." Listen closely to his version of City of New Orleans and you'll know why. |