Jeffery Straker / Horizon Ridge [LIVESTREAM]

Jeffery Straker (SK)

Classically-trained piano savant and pop-folk-indie songwriting auteur Jeffery Straker swears he was born “under the piano” on his family’s farm in Punnichy, SK. With eight full-length albums to his credit and counting, Jeffery has built a devoted international fan base, playing 100+ shows a year to audiences from Europe to Ghana to Chile to Panama, not to mention hosting youth workshops in Resolute Bay, Canada’s remotest northern community. Not one to underachieve, he has played sold-out orchestral concerts and is a beloved presenter of the annual CTV Telemiracle telethon in Saskatchewan, helping raise millions for Kin Canada. One foot might be on main street, as he sings on his latest album Just Before Sunrise (2021), but his heart beats on the prairies. www.jeffstraker.com

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Horizon Ridge (AB)

Calgary-based quartet Horizon Ridge comprises Helen Goodchild, Steve Goodchild, Peter May and Dianne Quinton, who have contributed their harmonies and versatile, genre-hopping talents to festivals, clubs, events and concerts in Canada, the US and the UK. Originals and covers feature on their debut 2016 release Enough is All You Need, a fine showcase of their influences. https://horizonridge.ca