Johnnie Ninety-Nine impresses crowd in Lethbridge debut

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Vancouver based roots quartet Johnnie Ninety-Nine brought a mainly sedate set of roots music to the Slice, Aug. Johnnie-Ninety -Nine  and her band entertained a good crowd at the Slice, Aug. 14. Photo by Richard Amery14.

The band, which has only been together for a few weeks (though Johnnie and fiddle player Ariel have been playing together for several years) started on an upbeat note playing several up-tempo originals which featured fiddle, stand-up bass and vocal harmonies.


Stand-up bassist  James Green took a turn on guitar for a couple covers including “Highway Song” by a mystery Saskatoon band and Bruce Springsteen‘s “Atlantic City,” as well as one of his own which sounded like a Ridley Bent song.


They ended up playing a pretty sedate set and even had  a couple slow dancers but played an impressive first show for Lethbridge.

The band features members from all over Canada including a couple members of the Buffaloswans including Johnnie Ninety-Nine.

— by Richard Amery, L.A. Beat Editor
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