Following a concert by Saskatchewan singer songwriter Jeffery Straker earlier this month, the Harrison Festival Society continues its prairie Fall with the Alberta-based husband and wife duo Over the Moon in Harrison Hot Springs Memorial Hall on Saturday Oct. 25.
Suzanne Levesque and Craig Bignell have long been known as session and touring musicians for other artists. They met, fell in love, got married, and discovered that their voices blend together beautifully. Their music ranges from 40’s-sounding western swing, to Appalachian old-time, to cowboy blues. Like their old neighbour Ian Tyson, Suzanne and Craig used to live on a ranch in southwestern Alberta’s beautiful Rocky Mountain foothills. It’s no surprise that their songs have a common thread that speaks of the Canadian west. When the couple released their debut album Moondancer in 2017, the resonances were there for all to hear, reflecting the pulse of life lived, in a territory that is both dirt-hard rugged and beautiful. Their album Chinook Waltz was nominated for Best Traditional Album at the 2022 Juno Awards, and in 2023 they were nominated as Ensemble of The Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.
The show begins at 7:30pm with doors opening at 6:30pm. Tickets for Over the Moon can be purchased online at www.harrisonfestival.com, by phone at 604.796.3664 or in person at the Ranger Station Art Gallery in Harrison Hot Springs.
About the Harrison Festival Society
Known worldwide for its professional artistry and small town hospitality, the Harrison Festival Society has long been a beacon for growing acceptance of diversity and purpose fueled programming. Each July for more than 45 years the Society has produced the internationally acclaimed Harrison Festival of the Arts, a nine day, cross disciplinary, multicultural art event set amidst the small town atmosphere and breathtaking scenery of Harrison Hot Springs, BC. A non-profit, grass-roots organization, the Society also presents an annual Season of the Performing Arts from September to May and works closely with a number of Fraser Valley partners in continuing to bring high quality, inclusive and accessible performing arts into the area.