Time:8 p.m.
Tickets:$32
Fort
Macleod, Alberta – Genuine acoustic bluegrass performed by Nova
Scotia’s famed Spinney Brothers opens the Empress Theatre’s popular 2011
– 2012 Centre Stage Series this fall.
The Spinney Brothers
The Spinney Brothers fresh and traditional bluegrass will be performed
by brothers and group founders Allan Spinney on guitar and vocals, and
Rick Spinney on banjo and vocals on October 27 and 28 at 8 p.m in Fort
Macleod. Along side is Gary Dalrymple on mandolin, fiddle and vocals
and Terry Mumford on bass and vocals.
Nova Scotia has a long standing history of enjoying and producing
traditional bluegrass music dating back to the 1950s when a Kentville
radio station popularized the music of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.
The Spinney Brothers have maintained the tradition and popularity of
bluegrass music in Nova Scotia and throughout Canada since 1992 when
brothers Rick and Allan debuted their band with “a tight brother duet
vocal style that was immediately recognized for its energetic and
distinctive sound.”
Spinney Brothers are noted for their unique bluegrass sound, with a
heavy banjo, mandolin and southern fiddle style that have brought them
multiple awards and a huge fan base nation wide. They have toured from
coast to coast and south of the border from Maine to California. In
2012, hard-core bluegrass and Spinney Brothers fans will cruise the
Florida Keys and Mexico with this heavily awarded group.