This isn91裸聊视频檛 the typical gathering of singer-songwriter folks.

When Jason Kodie, Jody Shenkarek and John Guliak take Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Milkcrate Records stage May 15 and Lorenzo91裸聊视频檚 Cafe in Ashton Creek May 16 for their In the Round and All Together tour, they will each act as a cog in a well-oiled music machine.

91裸聊视频淔rom the beginning, I didn91裸聊视频檛 want it to be three singer-songwriters who have never played together,91裸聊视频� Kodie said over the phone from his Edmonton stomping grounds. 91裸聊视频淚 wanted to take note of the tones of the set, not jumping keys from song to song, just find what91裸聊视频檚 complimentary for our voices and harmonies. We91裸聊视频檝e put some thought into our sets and what would sound best.91裸聊视频�

Kodie, who rocks the accordion and keys, has jammed with roots legend Guliak for about three years. Finally, the pair decided to add a tertiary element and their In the Round and All Together tour was born.

91裸聊视频淭oo many dudes in a van makes for a long time, so we thought we91裸聊视频檇 bring Jody,91裸聊视频� Kodie laughed. 91裸聊视频淭his is the first time we91裸聊视频檝e gone out as a trio and exploring new material. We91裸聊视频檙e just keeping it interesting for ourselves.91裸聊视频�

Shenkarek, also an Edmonton product, entered the folk community in the 91裸聊视频�90s as a founding member of Edmonton91裸聊视频檚 All Woman Brothers Band. Nowadays, Shenkarek takes the stage with her band Country Vulture with Gavin Dunn on the axe, Brian Golightly on the skins and Tim Balash towing the bass line.

Guliak, drawing from his more than three-decade career in the Canadian jams scene, juxtaposes his prairie roots against his later urban experiences in Glasgow, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Edmonton and Toronto for songs that are reminiscent of Canadian greats Gordon Lightfoot and Leonard Cohen.

Kodie, a lifelong musician with University of Alberta smarts who has a solo release on the horizon, is stoked to return to Lorenzo91裸聊视频檚 after many years.

91裸聊视频淟orne91裸聊视频檚 a great guy. It was a different lifetime ago, but we had a wonderful time,91裸聊视频� Kodie said. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e really looking forward to getting back to Lorenzo91裸聊视频檚 and getting out of this crappy winter.91裸聊视频�

Kodie, Shenkarek and Guliak91裸聊视频檚 two-week tour sees eight B.C. stops with gigs in the Interior before moving on to the Lower Mainland and the Island.

And for the trio, the opportunity to rock live stages across Canada is their proverbial sum and substance.

91裸聊视频淚n Edmonton, we91裸聊视频檝e lost a lot of live venues. It91裸聊视频檚 pretty much a trend in western Canada,91裸聊视频� Kodie said.

91裸聊视频淕iven the digital commodity nature of music, these days we91裸聊视频檙e down to ones and zeroes, and then there91裸聊视频檚 playing live 91裸聊视频� that91裸聊视频檚 where the connections are made. It91裸聊视频檚 the tangible emotion of live music, that91裸聊视频檚 what gives us juice to go on.91裸聊视频�

The In the Round and All Together tour hits Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Milkcrate Records May 15 at 7 p.m. Cover is $10. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The trio91裸聊视频檚 Lorenzo91裸聊视频檚 gig is May 16 at 8 p.m. Cover is $10 and doors open at 6 p.m.

Parker Crook | Reporter

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