Calgary blues / roots musician Erin Ross either has incredibly bad timing in Lethbridge or people don’t appreciate talent when they hear it.
It might be a little of both. This time she was competing with the Arkells at Whoop Up Days, which I cut short so I could catch her at the Slice, Friday, Aug. 23.
I was just in time, as she was winding up an upbeat set of catchy alt country and blues music backed by Tyler Bird on bass and a drummer. She played a heartfelt, yet uptempo autobiographical song which was new to me.
As usual, she has a lovely, enrapturing voice. And she ended her set too soon.
She was brandishing her blonde Telecaster for a more alt-country sound rather than the straight ahead delta blues she usually plays. She sometimes brings a banjo, but I didn’t see it this time.
I didn’t stick around for Alleviate, who were most of the audience, because I wanted to catch Gillian and Ryland Moranz who were done at the Owl Acoustic Lounge by the time I arrived.
