Raine Hamilton

Each song has a story!

Presented by The Brackendale Art Gallery Society with support from bclive and the Province of British Columbia. Fully seated show. Come early for dinner & drinks before the show.

Show: 7pm. with Wynston Minckler - Double bass Clara Shandler - Cello Joy Emerson - ASL interpreter Anchored in the ancient mountains, reaching out beyond the earthly, Raine is part prairie songstress, part storyweaver; Each song has a story, delivered between songs with humour and grace. Raine invites her love of the violin into the singer-songwriter genre, writing for violin and voice, as well as for guitar and voice. Joined by cello and upright bass, expect string arrangements that push and pull, that move as they console. Art is for everyone, music is for everyone. Raine will perform alongside an American Sign Language (ASL)interpreter, making her concerts accessible to the Deaf community. A classical violinist and musicologist by training, Raine and the trio offer string-quartet-like arrangements of Raine’s original songs. They call this chamber-folk, a hybrid of the classical tradition of string quartet chamber music, with the singer songwriter folk that comes so naturally to Raine. Their latest album, Brave Land, is a concept album about mountains, and the courage and wisdom they represent. Here, as in Raine’s award winning album Night Sky, the songs are set to intricate and seasoned arrangements for guitar, violin, cello, and double bass.