Manitoba Live Music Event

About

8pm - 9pm: Romi Mayes
9:30pm - 10:30pm: The Perpetrators
11pm - 12am: Big Dave McLean

Winnipeg, Manitoba-based guitarist/harmonica player/songsmith, Big Dave McLean is a highly acclaimed Canadian roots and blues artist. A multiple award winner and recording artist with a career spanning nearly four decades, McLean has become an influence on many Canadian players. His gruff raspy voice with a feel for the traditional acoustic and electric blues has established him as a stalwart on the Canadian blues scene.

The Perpetrators’ front-man and founding member Jay Nowicki is rated one of Canada’s tastiest guitar players. Together with the “meat-and-mashed-potatoes” rhythm section of John Scoles and Ken McMahon, they deliver a tight, raw and intense blues experience that is sure to make you get up and shake it.

If you haven’t heard Romi Mayes’ music yet, it’s time you do. Hailing from the prairies of Canada, Mayes is one of the hardest working independent musicians touring the globe today.

Devil On Both Shoulders, her 6th full-length release, is another testament to why Romi Mayes’ past albums have garnered three Western Canadian Music Awards for Songwriter of the Year, two Western Canadian Music Awards for Album of The Year, Blues Artist of The Year, a Juno nomination for Album of the Year, and various Canadian Music Award nominations.

Mayes is known for her powerful lyrical ability that gives life to the words she sings. Her insightful sweet and edgy vocals paint pictures of heart on her sleeve sincerity and a road well travelled. The talented players that surround her are another confirmation of how her honest abilities draw the best of the best toward her authentic brand of roots music.

She has relentlessly toured Canada, US, Europe, UK, and has shared the stage with the likes of Levon Helm, Derek Trucks, Ricky Skaggs, Jim Cuddy, Gordie Johnson, Guy Clark, Sue Foley, Fred Eaglesmith, Corb Lund, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings, and many more. Mayes continues to bring her brilliant songs, impressive guitar skills, and passionate performances to stages across the globe. With no intention of burning out or fading away, Romi Mayes has proven she is here to stay.