Margarit and I recently bought annual memberships to the New Moon Folk Club. This club hosts live music performances at the St. Basil's Cultural Center. The Club has been shut down for two years due to the Covid Pandemic, but recently started up again.
We attended their first show on Friday March 11th. This was the reason that I was anxious to leave Nordegg by noon, so that I could get back to the city in time for the show.
The first show was The Slocan Ramblers, a bluegrass band out of Toronto. There was also a warm up act, a 19 year old vocalist named Mary Stinchcomb. It was great to see live music after being away from it for so long. The Ramblers were really good and Margarit and I both enjoyed the show.
The Club took some precautions in hosting the event. Proof of vaccination was required to enter, even though the province dropped almost all regulations a couple of weeks ago. Masks were also required except when eating and drinking, though this was only loosely enforced. The venue was only filled to 2/3 capacity, and patrons were only allowed to enter a few at a time.
St. Basils Ukrainian Orthodox Church ran the kitchen and was serving plates of food. The perogies and cabbage rolls were really good...! We thought the atmosphere was much like the Springfest down in East Coulee, with a small intimate crowd and a comfortable venue. We are thrilled with our decision to join the club and look forward to the next show, in a couple weeks.
The Slocan Ramblers were selling advance copies of their new CD, which will not be officially released until June. I picked up a copy to support them, and it was only $15.
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