Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

Event Description

The Rogue turns 38! Celebrate with us and some great local talent - double bill with Pat Chessell’s Tribute to Stompin' Tom Connors + Daniel Lapp Trio.

Pat Chessell presents a stirring tribute to the legendary Stompin’ Tom Connors. Celebrating the life and music of one of Canada’s greatest troubadours, audiences can sing along to timeless classics - The Hockey Song, Bud the Spud, Sudbury Saturday Night, and Margo’s Cargo. Let’s stomp our feet, sing our hearts out, and keep the spirit of Stompin’ Tom alive!

Daniel Lapp, world-renowned singer/ multi-instrumentalist/ composer/ teacher performs with two Vancouver Island teens, members of Daniel’s BC Fiddle Orchestra, Max Francis (fiddle/ guitar) and Tia Greenwood (cello). Grade 12 student Tia has won a full tuition scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston for Sept. Max was the youngest BC Fiddle Champion at age 11, the 2023 US Junior Champ and Bob Wills Texas State Champion, placing 7th and 5th in the 2022 & ‘23 Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Championships – the youngest entrant ever invited.