Mar 30 2008 - 8:00pm
Mar 30 2008 - 10:00pm
Have guitar, will travel...
It’s probably impossible to calculate the number of miles Steve Palmer has logged in as a travelling troubadour. It was, after all, 1966 when he first set out with his guitar opening for many of the big named suspects of the ‘60s British Invasion, including the Who, Led Zepplin and Cream.
As far back as he can remember music has been the one constant pursuit in his life. He remembers listening to all kinds of music on the radio, from Bing Crosby to Hank Williams.
“Immediately, music involves you, it engages you. You can sit there and tap along to it,” Palmer says. “A visual artist—that’s their personal statement. Generally, you don’t join into that.”
It took Palmer over 30 years before he made the decision to strike out as a solo musician and rediscover his love for writing and performing his own music. He’d spent so much time travelling around with his good-time band, delighting audiences across Western Canada with their favourites, that he found it difficult to make time for his own creativity.
“It was pretty much a full-time job just keeping the band running. It didn’t really give me a chance to do any writing or work on my own stuff,” Palmer explains. “So when I started working single, I suddenly had the time to start writing again and going to open stages and songwriter gatherings and things and I found that it was really fun getting back into that.”
Since going solo, he’s released three acoustic folk albums. Morning Road, his most recent, was released in January, and its blend of original and traditional folk songs, of old-time gospel and blues reflect the subtle wisdom that comes with spending so much time on the road. His compelling stage presence comes from years of entertaining audiences at small and large venues.
Date: Sunday, March 30
Time: 8 pm
Place: The Arts Station (601 - 1st Avenue)
Tickets:
Members - $12/adult; $8/ youth
Non-members - $15/adult; $10/youth
Available at the Blue Toque, Carosella’s, Freshies, the Good Earth and the Arts Station.
For more information, please contact Oz Parsons at 432.4842.
