The Small Glories

THE SMALL GLORIES McIntyre Hall Presents Friday, September 23 7:30pm Tickets: Reserved Seating $30 - $40 CYO Subscription, Student and Senior Discounts COVID-19: Masks are encouraged but not required at this time. Roots powerhouse duo The Small Glories are Cara Luft & JD Edwards, a musical tour-de-force partnership planted on the Canadian Prairies. Thrown together purely by accident for an anniversary show at Winnipeg’s venerable West End Cultural Centre, The Small Glories could almost make you believe in fate. With a stage banter striking a unique balance between slapstick and sermon, these veteran singer-songwriters have a way of making time disappear, rooms shrink, and audiences feel as though they are right there on the stage with the band. It’s not uncommon for listeners to find themselves laughing, dancing, crying, or caught up in a good ol’ fashioned sing-along. Their material is welcoming in terms of subject, folk-pop melody and instrumentation — songs of love, loss, and environment, delivered with soaring, interwoven vocals on various combinations of stomping clawhammer banjo, guitar, and harmonica. Luft, one of the original members of folk trio The Wailin’ Jennys, and Edwards duplicate and reinforce each others’ many strengths and yet allow their distinct personalities to shine through, resulting in a live show that is as heartwarming as it is hilarious, as finger-picking proficient as it is relatable, and as Canadian as, well… it’s very Canadian. But that hasn’t stopped ‘em from winning over audiences from Nashville to the Australian outback. Their album, Assiniboine and The Red (2019 Compass Records), earned #1 Album of the Year (Penguin Eggs Magazine) and won three 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards (of four nominations). SPECIAL: CYO Series - McIntyre Hall CYO Sampler Subscription Purchase 4 - 5 different events to receive a 10% discount Purchase 6 - 7 different events to receive a 15% discount Purchase 8 or more different events to receive a 20% discount Skagit Valley College & High School Students FREE (While Supplies Last) Students may attend FREE. Simply present your current student ID at the Box Office. Available 2 weeks prior to the performance.