Time: 7:30-9:30 p.m.
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CKXU is featuring a live performance of Dave McCann and the Firehearts
Dave McCann and the Firehearts light up the stage at the Slice in Lethbridge on Saturday June 4. Hope to see you out and about at one of Southern Alberta's finest live music haunts.
The
long and rolling lines of moon-lit silence that stretch across the
Great Northern Plains. The spirit that folds the beautiful, sweeping,
haunted, wind-torn hills of Blackfoot Country. This is the medicine that
marks the fifth, full length release from Dave McCann and the
Firehearts. Produced in collaboration with alt-rock songsmith Leeroy
Stagger and built at The Rebeltone Ranch in Southern Alberta, “Circle of
Light” brings an aggressive evolution of Blues-tinged Southern Roots
that unleashes the scorching honesty of pure hand-built Rock and Roll.
The
recording kicks off with the unshakable jolt of “Wooden Wings” and
winds its way through new musical terrain. New songs defined by their
dynamic lyrical force, solid musicianship and a collaborative, creative
spontaneity that finds itself the grounding force behind the recent
release. Originally slated as a stripped down acoustic effort “Circle of
Light” crept it’s way beyond the folk quality and twang based
statements of previous efforts to a renewed, saturated, almost elemental
sound. A slight sonic departure that doesn’t completely abandon
history. Fans will still feel the old sparks from “Beautiful Road” and
the Soul-bent acoustic warmth of “Lend Myself to Love”. Given the sonics
and the song craft on “Circle of Light” this recording will widen the
universal hold with audiences for Dave McCann and The Firehearts.
Gaining
ground as regional luminaries in the Western Canadian roots-rock scene,
Dave and the Firehearts have always given fame the backseat to the idea
of making creativity and musical impact a priority. They have shared
the stage with many great artists over the years, Willie P. Bennett,
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Neko Case, Naomi Shelton, Melanie Safka,
Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, Joe Pug, Kieran Kane, The Skydiggers,
Geoff Muldaur and more. The Firehearts’ line up is based on long time
guitarist Dave Bauer, multi instrumentalist Peter Loughlin on the Bass,
Piano and Guitar, Tim Williams on the Drums and acclaimed slide guitar
wizard Charlie Hase on the pedal steel. The band is based in Calgary,
Alberta.
Born in Toronto and raised in Peterborough, Ontario, Dave
found his musical roots when he relocated West to Calgary, Alberta
twenty years ago and started Dave McCann and the Ten Toed Frogs. They
released three critically acclaimed recordings “Woodland Tea”, “Country
Medicine” and “Shoot The Horse” (a live recording captured at the
historic Sidetrack Cafe, one of Alberta’s fondest and long gone venues).
2009 brought a name change and took Dave McCann and the Firehearts to
Nashville to record with Americana guitar icon and producer Will
Kimbrough (Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Mavis Staples, Todd Snider).
The resulting work “Dixiebluebird” was released a year later and brought
rave reviews. “Dixiebluebird” was a benchmark recording for Dave McCann
and the Firehearts and it is clear to see “Circle of Light” shares the
same optimistic charms.
Dave McCann and the Firehearts light up the stage at the Slice in Lethbridge on Saturday June 4. Hope to see you out and about at one of Southern Alberta's finest live music haunts.
The
long and rolling lines of moon-lit silence that stretch across the
Great Northern Plains. The spirit that folds the beautiful, sweeping,
haunted, wind-torn hills of Blackfoot Country. This is the medicine that
marks the fifth, full length release from Dave McCann and the
Firehearts. Produced in collaboration with alt-rock songsmith Leeroy
Stagger and built at The Rebeltone Ranch in Southern Alberta, “Circle of
Light” brings an aggressive evolution of Blues-tinged Southern Roots
that unleashes the scorching honesty of pure hand-built Rock and Roll.
The
recording kicks off with the unshakable jolt of “Wooden Wings” and
winds its way through new musical terrain. New songs defined by their
dynamic lyrical force, solid musicianship and a collaborative, creative
spontaneity that finds itself the grounding force behind the recent
release. Originally slated as a stripped down acoustic effort “Circle of
Light” crept it’s way beyond the folk quality and twang based
statements of previous efforts to a renewed, saturated, almost elemental
sound. A slight sonic departure that doesn’t completely abandon
history. Fans will still feel the old sparks from “Beautiful Road” and
the Soul-bent acoustic warmth of “Lend Myself to Love”. Given the sonics
and the song craft on “Circle of Light” this recording will widen the
universal hold with audiences for Dave McCann and The Firehearts.
Gaining
ground as regional luminaries in the Western Canadian roots-rock scene,
Dave and the Firehearts have always given fame the backseat to the idea
of making creativity and musical impact a priority. They have shared
the stage with many great artists over the years, Willie P. Bennett,
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Neko Case, Naomi Shelton, Melanie Safka,
Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, Joe Pug, Kieran Kane, The Skydiggers,
Geoff Muldaur and more. The Firehearts’ line up is based on long time
guitarist Dave Bauer, multi instrumentalist Peter Loughlin on the Bass,
Piano and Guitar, Tim Williams on the Drums and acclaimed slide guitar
wizard Charlie Hase on the pedal steel. The band is based in Calgary,
Alberta.
Born in Toronto and raised in Peterborough, Ontario, Dave
found his musical roots when he relocated West to Calgary, Alberta
twenty years ago and started Dave McCann and the Ten Toed Frogs. They
released three critically acclaimed recordings “Woodland Tea”, “Country
Medicine” and “Shoot The Horse” (a live recording captured at the
historic Sidetrack Cafe, one of Alberta’s fondest and long gone venues).
2009 brought a name change and took Dave McCann and the Firehearts to
Nashville to record with Americana guitar icon and producer Will
Kimbrough (Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Mavis Staples, Todd Snider).
The resulting work “Dixiebluebird” was released a year later and brought
rave reviews. “Dixiebluebird” was a benchmark recording for Dave McCann
and the Firehearts and it is clear to see “Circle of Light” shares the
same optimistic charms.