Heritage Folk and Blues Society concert sells out

If the inaugural concert was anything to go by, then the Jasper Heritage Folk and Blues Society should do more than just survive, it should thrive and continue to grow - as long as the Jasperites keep attending.

On Monday night, June 1, when there were two concerts Jasperites could choose from, the society managed to sell out the intimate (but appropriate) Brushfire Gallery, where about 60 people saw local Kaity Zozula open for the Yukon act, Annie Lou.

The concert’s popularity and success, was evident by the number of people turned away at 8 p.m. when there was no more room at the inn - people plonked themselves on the floor of the gallery to get a piece of the old-time roots music from Annie Lou.

But, this was just the beginning.

Testament to their aim to meet a broader audience, the society will welcome The Long Weekends, with Scott Cook from Edmonton, and Brian McMillan from Toronto, when circumstance means the pair will cross paths in Jasper next Fri, June 12.

Having toured extensively across Canada and the U.S., Scott Cook dubs himself as “real, honest acoustic roots music” and in Vibe, Toronto, a review said Cook “goes to show you what talent and a banjo can do ... make far more beautiful music than something shiny and blitzy and over produced.”

Scott Crabbe, artistic director for the society, said “the genres of the music they play, roots, folk, reggae, we feel blend perfectly, so we’re all really excited to see how this unique circumstance goes over.”