Moosomin and District Arts Council

"Directly from the stages of Broadway and the Stratford Festival, Lee Siegel presents a retrospective of the greatest soul singers of all time. Drawing from over twenty of the defining voices of soul music such as Sam Cooke, Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Percy Sledge, Smokey Robinson and Edwin Starr, Lee guides his audience through the history of soul with personal recollections on how the music has influenced and guided his life. Featuring the multi talented Konrad Pluta on keys, this duo has been gracing the stages of Canada and the US since 2008 with their show full of love, laughter and nostalgia. Audience review:"The best singer in Canada!”; but come hear for yourself."

Get ready to experience Travis Dolter’s ‘Livin’ Life’ show. From the moment he steps on stage, Travis captivates audiences with his dynamic energy, powerful vocals, and genuine charisma. His passion for engaging with the crowd shines through in his creative stories, humorous stage banter and gripping solos, creating a truly immersive experience. With his 4-piece band, Travis delivers a blend of originals and 50’s to current day cover songs, ensuring each performance feels fresh and exciting.

After returning to music a decade ago and releasing 2022's Cannot Be Unheard, Calgary-based blues/rock singer, Ollee Owens, is better than ever with her latest dazzling, down-to-earth studio album Nowhere to Hide which will be released on October 25th. This new project reveals not just a soulful vocalist, but a woman who has lived through tough times and emerged triumphant. With purposeful authenticity, Ollee creates meaningful points of connection and facilitates emotionally charged experiences with the aim of enriching the sensed worth and value of every person. Combining her original work with unique interpretations of well-known and long-lost songs, the unpretentious backdrop of Owens’ acoustic duo creates a dynamic setting for her incredibly diverse vocal range. Tenderly comforting, passionately yearning, assertively warning, and warmly inspiring - an encounter with Ollee Owens will not only be memorable but meaningful.

Rum Ragged brings a bold take on Newfoundland folk music, combining deep roots with a contemporary twist. As leading performers of their vibrant tradition, they play instruments like bouzouki, fiddle, banjo, guitar, and accordion, captivating audiences with their unique style. Known for their honest, thought-provoking, and often humorous live shows, they have quickly become fan favorites. Their impressive vocal harmonies and storytelling deliver unforgettable concerts. Despite a demanding tour schedule, Rum Ragged has performed at top global folk venues and recorded five acclaimed albums.

This body of work highlights the diversity, beauty, importance and plight of northern Saskatchewan muskegs, land that is being threatened with strip mining. Peat mining involves draining the water out of the muskeg then mulch the cover vegetation (sundews, pitcher plants, Labrador tea, black spruce, birch, willows, alders, cranberries, bunchberries, cloudberries, bog laurel, leatherleaf, and dozens of species of mosses). Muskegs/peatlands are very old landscapes, it takes 10 years for one centimeter of peat to form. It is important to Vanessa’s culture, and to the survival of traditions and knowledge to keep wild areas intact and undisturbed by resource extraction. Many people are unfamiliar with these areas, and this is Vanessa’s way of bringing the muskeg to the public. Vanessa is a Canadian artist of Woodlands Cree and Norwegian ancestry. She is a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band and her community is nemepith sipihk (Sucker River). She holds her Bachelor of Arts with distinction from the University of Saskatchewan. Vanessa is interested in utilizing memory, tradition and themes of nature in her work. Land conservation and land sovereignty are at the heart of her work, with her painting and beadwork focusing on the richness of the land, and in turn, the threats to the land.