Name: The Slocan Ramblers Campbell River matinee
Start: 2025-02-17T15:00:00-08:00
Location: Willow Point Lions Club

The Slocan Ramblers Campbell River matinee

Highway 19 Concerts presents a special Family Day matinee featuring Canada’s bluegrass band to watch: the Slocan Ramblers.
With a reputation for energetic live shows, impeccable musicianship and an uncanny ability to convert anyone within earshot into a lifelong fan, The Slocans have been winning over audiences from Merlefest to RockyGrass and everywhere in between. They were named 2023 Ensemble of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, 2020 International Bluegrass Music Association Momentum Band of the Year, and recently made their debut at the Grand Ole Opry.
Though the past few years have brought the group accolades, that same momentum was abruptly halted by the pandemic’s brutal impact on live music. Bandmates Adrian Gross (mandolin) and Darryl Poulsen (guitar/vocals) both lost close family members and their bassist decided to step back from touring to spend more time at home. They channeled these tumultuous changes into some of their most honest and direct compositions yet with “Up the Hill and Through the Fog”, a surprisingly joyous collection of twelve songs intended to uplift and help make sense of the world. The album showcases the breadth of their varied influences while staying true to their roots in the rough and tumble bluegrass scene of Toronto’s no-nonsense bars and dancehalls. From Frank Evan’s classic, dusty vocals, to John Hartford-inspired lyrical musings, it’s all buttressed by impeccable musicianship, and emotionally raw songwriting from the three core members. This is roots music without pretension, bluegrass as catharsis, powerful enough to cut through the fog and chart a more hopeful course forward.
The Slocan Ramblers are:
Frank Evans: Banjo/Vocals
Adrian Gross: Mandolin
Darryl Poulsen: Guitar/Vocals
with Charles James: Bass/Vocals
The Highway 19 Concert Series is supported by the Province of BC through BC Arts Council and BC Live, and the Government of Canada’s Department of Canadian Heritage.
General admission tickets are available for $20 to be affordable to anyone who wishes to attend, or $30 help sustain this concert series. The choice is yours. Teen tickets are only $5 and tickets for kids are free when accompanied by a paying adult. Fees and taxes apply.