James Keelaghan
Saturday September 20th 8 PM
Cochrane Alliance Church

Voice and the love of song is what it's about on James Keelaghan's latest CD, "A Few Simple Verses". On this album, James sings other people's songs, longtime favourites of his. "Some I learned when I was very young, songs my dad would sing," he says. "Some are songs that have been important in my musical development, some I chose for emotional reasons. All of them are lyrically superior, melodically appealing."

"And they tell good stories," he adds. It's all part of the Keelaghan tradition, the vital world of humour, love, and adventure that is folk music.

Roxanne Potvin
Friday October 10th 8 PM
Cochrane RancheHouse

Roxanne Potvin - Begin where all North American music starts the Blues, give it to an ingénue who shakes it up by adding a little rock ’n roll, country, folk and jazz. The result: Something new, something old and — more importantly — something fresh, unique and inspired . . .

That's the story you can apply to crossover artist Roxanne Potvin, the 23-year-old bilingual Gatineau, Quebec based singer, guitarist songwriter. “The Way It Feels,” her vibrant new record produced by Grammy-winning Colin Linden, is a varied and powerful collection of songs — mostly originals — that range from hard-driving horn-laced R&B like “A Love That’s Simple” to the intimate folk duet with Daniel Lanois “La Merveille.”

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Friday November 7th 8 PM
Cochrane RancheHouse

Originally a California girl, Shari Ulrich's career through the Pied Pumkin, Valdy & The Hometown Band, UHF, and on as a solo artist continues to inspire audiences, and set the bar for two generations of female singer/songwriters. Shari is also a BC Entertainment Hall of Fame Inductee and Juno award winner.

Barney Bentall is most well-known for his band, Barney Bentall & the Legendary Hearts whose songs include "Something to Live For" and "Come Back to Me". Bentall's latest album entitled Gift Horse was produced by Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo.

Tom Taylor has spent most of his musical career playing in the Vancouver band "She Stole My Beer". After two albums and years of touring, Tom decided to pursue songwriting as a solo artist who has been influenced by the likes of Joe Ely and John Hiatt.

Maria Dunn
Saturday November 29th 8 PM
Cochrane RancheHouse

A storyteller through song, Maria Dunn combines North American folk and country music with the influences of her Celtic heritage. Born in Scotland and raised in Ontario and Alberta, she writes songs inspired by historical and contemporary characters, capturing their struggles and triumphs in her lyrics. In 2002, Maria received a Juno nomination in the Roots/Traditional Solo category for her second recording, "For a Song".

For a Song was also produced by Shannon Johnson and features Maria's songs with musical support from: The McDades, Shannon Johnson (violin), Craig Korth (banjo, guitar, dobro), and with guest appearances by bluegrass band Jerusalem Ridge, Con O'Brien from The Irish Descendants (backing vocals), and Lester Quitzau (dobro).

Maria will be joined by Shannon (McDade) Johnson on stage for this magical night.

Borderlanders
Saturday January 31st 8 PM
Cochrane RancheHouse

Sylvia Tyson needs no introduction. From her collaboration with Ian Tyson (Ian & Sylvia) on stage, studio and television in the sixties and seventies to seven solo albums, her career has earned her a place in the Canadian Music, Country Music and Songwriter's Halls of Fame, not to mention receiving Canada's highest civilian award, the Order of Canada..

Ron Hynes - Newfoundland's greatest songwriter with a career that spans more than 30 years, Ron is a six-time East Coast Music Award winner, a Genie Award winner and a past Juno, CCMA and Canadian Folk Music Awards nominee.

Gretchen Peters has received three Grammy nominations and had a Number 1 hit in the US with the anthemic Independence Day and has also been covered by the likes of Bryan Adams, George Strait, Shania Twain, Billy Ray Cyrus, Randy Travis, Martina McBride, Pam Tillis, Patty Loveless, George Jones, The Neville Brothers, Alabama, Michelle Wright, Faith Hill, Neil Diamond; we could keep going and going, but you get the idea. 

Graham Isaacson -To categorize Graham as a typical singer-songwriter, one would be missing the point. On his debut, Memories in Shadows, Portland, Maine-based Graham Isaacson sounds like an old soul. His Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen-inspired music evokes feelings of intimacy, truth, and heartfelt emotion. intimacy, truth, and heartfelt emotion.  Graham took Second place honors in the 2006 International Songwriting Competition (ISC), no easy feat considering the who's who panel of judges: Tom Waits, Norah Jones, Joss Stone, and LeAnn Rimes.

Lennie Gallant
Friday March 6th 8 PM
Cochrane RancheHouse

Lennie Gallant is a storyteller, and on his new recording “When We Get There, " he takes the listener on a literary and musical adventure that is sure to guarantee repeated listening. Early reviews suggest that “When We Get There” may be Gallant’s best album yet, and that is saying something considering the critical acclaim and numerous awards this artist has received in the past. Lennie has released 7 albums, which have won him a host of awards and nominations from both the Juno’s and the East Coast Music Awards.

A native of Rustico, a village on the north shore of Prince Edward Island, Gallant grew up surrounded by music, stories, and dramatic scenarios. “There always seemed to be something happening in that small town that everyone would be connected to in some way...some tragedy at sea or house fire, a great hockey victory, some guy pulling out a gun at a wedding... life was definitely not boring.” His love of travel and adventure led him to set off on ocean passages as a crew member on a 47 foot wooden schooner hitch his way around Europe, hop a freighter to the Middle East, and take part in a human rights tour in Central America.

To Be Announced
Saturday March 28th 8 PM
Cochrane RancheHouse

Stay tuned for a major concert announcement in the coming weeks !!!

Ray Bonneville
Saturday April 18th 8 PM
Cochrane RancheHouse

Ray Bonneville calls himself a North American. Born in Canada, he moved to the Boston area in his early teens where he started playing guitar and harmonica. His last 30 or so years have seen him seeking adventure and playing music throughout the world. Being a dual citizen allows him the freedom to live between Montreal Canada, and Austin Texas.

Bonneville is a distinctive artist, a man who cooks up a deep groove, blending a unique percussive electric guitar style, a weathered voice, and soulful rack harmonica into image provoking songs that can be believed. His thumb pulses and thumps, his index finger hooks and brushes out a melody, and his hand slaps the guitar for a snare-like effect. He sometimes uses a slide, always plays through a Fender tube amp, and brings his foot down on an amplified piece of plywood on the floor for added percussion. It is a powerful and visceral sound with a lot of forward momentum.