The Doggone Brothers Band

Foothills Bluegrass Music Society presents The Doggone Brothers Band live at The Irish Cultural Society in Bowness (6452 35 Ave NW, Calgary AB)! 

Join us Sunday, January 26, 2025, doors at 7:00PM, show at 7:30PM.

The Doggone Brothers Band is still grinning ear to ear after a wonderful summer of festivals and shows in 2024. The band is anticipating their first full-length album as a 4-piece, Hard Luck Livin’, which is scheduled for full release on vinyl, CD, and streaming in April 2025. The 12-track album includes 11 road-tested originals and one traditional tune—currently getting mixed and mastered by legendary sound engineer David Travers Smith.

Authentic and uplifting—this four-piece band feels grassy at a folk-fest, and folky at a grass-fest. Their sound is something in between: a nod to traditional instrumentation but an eye towards the future of acoustic music. Some bonafide Canadian Americana. The Doggone Brothers Band will tickle your ears, warm your heart, and give you a laugh along the way. 

Band Members
Clayton Parsons (banjo, guitar and dobro), Michael Hepher (mandolin, octave mandolin, guitar), Leah Gardner (fiddle), and Rhonda Shippy (upright Bass).

Recent Festivals & Venues
2024: Canmore Folk Music Festival, Shady Grove Bluegrass Festival (Sundre, AB), Northern Lights Bluegrass at the Barn (Saskatoon, Regina)

2023: Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival (Vancouver Island, BC), SoulFest (Twin Butte, AB), Blue Heron Music Fest (Revelstoke, BC), Waynestock (Wayne, AB), BlizzardFest (Rossland, BC).

2022: Tiny Lights (Ymir, BC), Northern Lights Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival (Ness Creek, SK), Peak Music Fest (Cranbrook, BC), Shady Grove Bluegrass Festival (Sundre, AB).

Venues: The Heatley (East Vancouver), The Ironwood (Calgary, BC), The Owl (Lethbridge, AB), The Duncan Showroom (Duncan, BC.) The Northern Bluegrass Circle (Edmonton, AB).

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