Time: 8 p.m.
Cover:$10
'To
Build a Fire' is an album of leaving and new beginnings- not because
anything is so bad perhaps but because things can always be better. If
there is a chance, you have to look. Cam had recently escaped the city
to live in his new dwelling in the mountains with his sweetheart and new
daughter- new start, new challenges. Ideas were trusted and built upon
quickly, the unfamiliar was used as confidently as the familiar, pushing
the conventions of what can still be called folk music back to where it
should be- immediate and honest.
With verses still to be written and
arrangements still unknown one mic was placed in the room then the
stomping on floorboards. The opening words spilled into the microphone,
"I've got to know that you'll make it through the night, make it through
the day, that you'll make it out alive, that you'll always have water
running down the mountain side, always have shelter, know to build a
fire." Eight days in a cabin in the woods.
Cam Penner finds new
textures and bolder sounds on his fifth release. The fractured rootsy
persona still creeps in but this is not a depressing album. ‘To Build a
Fire’ is full of hope. It's full of love. It's electrifying and
provoking. It is a rallying call that reaches out, boldly and
courageously into present-day existence. It's full of everything we
should be looking for, not only musically, but in life.
The lush beauty
of the opening brass track lures you in but leaves you wondering what
is to come...then it begins. Ukuleles, guitars, banjos strummed.
Floorboards stomped. Kick drums kicked. Feet stumbled. Thighs, knees,
hands slapped and clapped. Voices strained and bent. Fingers gripped,
grabbed and picked. Arms and hands flung. Body and sound thrown against
wood and metal.
There are moments that will surprise and amaze
even the most devoted Cam Penner fan. The symphony of sound and lyricism
showcase the inevitable evolution of a growing artist; this album is a
new start. ‘To Build a Fire’ speaks to the world. It’s folk. It’s rock
n’ roll. It’s Cam Penner. Breathing fire into every note and lyric.
At
eighteen Penner left small town life to wander the highways and back
roads of North America. A year later he found himself in Chicago serving
mystery soup and stale bread to two hundred and fifty homeless men a
day. Next, a women & children's shelter, then youth shelters and
detox centers.
'To Build a Fire' is an album of leaving and new
beginnings- not because anything is so bad perhaps but because things
can always be better. If there is a chance, you have to look. Cam had
recently escaped the city to live in his new dwelling in the mountains
with his sweetheart and new daughter- new start, new challenges. Ideas
were trusted and built upon quickly, the unfamiliar was used as
confidently as the familiar, pushing the conventions of what can still
be called folk music back to where it should be- immediate and
honest.
With verses still to be written and arrangements still unknown
one mic was placed in the room then the stomping on floorboards. The
opening words spilled into the microphone, "I've got to know that you'll
make it through the night, make it through the day, that you'll make it
out alive, that you'll always have water running down the mountain
side, always have shelter, know to build a fire." Eight days in a cabin
in the woods.
Cam Penner finds new textures and bolder sounds on his
fifth release. The fractured rootsy persona still creeps in but this is
not a depressing album. ‘To Build a Fire’ is full of hope. It's full of
love. It's electrifying and provoking. It is a rallying call that
reaches out, boldly and courageously into present-day existence. It's
full of everything we should be looking for, not only musically, but in
life.
The lush beauty of the opening brass track lures you in but
leaves you wondering what is to come...then it begins. Ukuleles,
guitars, banjos strummed. Floorboards stomped. Kick drums kicked. Feet
stumbled. Thighs, knees, hands slapped and clapped. Voices strained and
bent. Fingers gripped, grabbed and picked. Arms and hands flung. Body
and sound thrown against wood and metal.
There are moments that
will surprise and amaze even the most devoted Cam Penner fan. The
symphony of sound and lyricism showcase the inevitable evolution of a
growing artist; this album is a new start. ‘To Build a Fire’ speaks to
the world. It’s folk. It’s rock n’ roll. It’s Cam Penner. Breathing fire
into every note and lyric.
At eighteen Penner left small town life to
wander the highways and back roads of North America. A year later he
found himself in Chicago serving mystery soup and stale bread to two
hundred and fifty homeless men a day. Next, a women & children's
shelter, then youth shelters and detox centers.
Live Music and Theatre,Mexican and Western Food,Fresh coffee and Bagels, Ice Cream.
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Come check out our ice cream shop! We've got delicious ice cream flavors with freshly made waffle cones made daily!
Our coffee shop has moved inside the theater and we will now offer
fresh in-house baked goods daily on top of our great coffee menu!
Our home cooking Mexican-style restaurant will now be open every day
bringing our delicious Twin Butte style Mexican food to Waterton Lakes
National
Park full time! Come have breakfast, lunch and dinner with us!
We've got a great line up of music and theatrical performances this year- don't forget to check out our website at www.watertonoperahouse.ca for our full schedule! Shows start at 8pm with a $10 cover charge unless otherwise specified!
Can't wait to see you for some dinner and a show! Call 403-859-2466 for any further information or to make a reservation!