Dinner & Show with Russell deCarle

Back by popular demand following his show in 2016 and enthusiastic response to his appearance at last summer’s Northern Lights Festival!
Russell deCarle is no stranger to awards and accolades — His years as the lead vocalist and bassist of the iconic Canadian country roots band, Prairie Oyster, were rewarded with six Juno Awards, more than a dozen Canadian Country Music Awards and enough gold and platinum records and #1 singles to fill a living room wall. “Oyster” was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
The truth is, though, that Prairie Oyster was always more than a “country” band, and deCarle’s warm, burnished and intimate voice has always honoured an eclectic range of songs. Expect to hear a fluent collection of songs that mix southern soul and restrained balladry, with obvious touches of jazz, blues, rollicking Tex-Mex, old-school country classics, and western swing. Russell deCarle’s songwriting has absorbed all those influences, and he avidly listens to smooth soul singers and the men and women who made early country music so compelling. In his latest solo album, Alone In This Crowd, there are eight original songs and three covers.
He will be accompanied by superb ace guitarist Steve Briggs, who is always subtle, tasteful, and understated, but central to deCarle’s sound. A native of Powell River B.C., Briggs is a graduate of the Berklee School of Music in Boston. Steve has performed, arranged and recorded with a host of musical stars including Sylvia Tyson, Quartette, Murray McLauchlan, Leon Redbone and Carroll Baker among many others. He was also the leader of the Bebop Cowboys, probably the best western swing band Canada ever produced.
Dinner and entertainment combined is $60.00 including HST. Show-only seats are $25.00 each. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with the buffet dinner served at 6:30 p.m. and the show approximately from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Reserve now to assure good seats and dinner by calling The Motley Kitchen at 705-222-6685. Or drop by during one of their fabulous brunches Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The Motley Kitchen is proud to present this series in collaboration with the Northern Lights Festival.
For more info visit:
http://russelldecarle.com/
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