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Hey, I just posted a new tune I wrote for my daughters wedding. Her and Erik were married in Belize last week and we all wish them a lifetime of happiness!!!
Gord Milne has been in the music scene in the Shuswap for almost 18 years playing bluegrass and acoustic music in the “Skillet Lickers Bluegrass Band”, “Two Guys in Cheap Suits”, “The Young and the Rest of Us” and many more wacky configurations. He is a bit of a strange duck as he plays his guitar and mandolin backwards and upside down due to his left handedness.
He teaches music in Sunnybrae at the “Sunnybrae Academy of Acoustic Music”
He and his partner Joan have been hosts of the popular “Sunnybrae Coffee House” for 9 years.
Gord plays guitar and banjo with Fiasco
Joan Robertson was basically forced into playing washtub bass with the “Skillet Lickers Bluegrass Band” and soon decided that one string was just not enough. She got herself a stand up bass and has never looked back. Joans solid playing holds the whole thing together .
Leon Power started at two years old, playing chopsticks on a cardboard box. By the time he was in the 6th grade he was playing drums. From there he picked up guitar and last year graduated from Selkirk College majoring in performance arts. He has performed with numerous local acts including “The HooDoos”, “Sandy Cameron Quartet”, “General Mojo and his Well Laid Plan” and the “Pete Soberlak Band”.
Leon plays guitar and sings with Fiasco
Jacob Verburg has been playing guitar since the age of 11. By the time he was a teenager he was one of the most sought after musicians in the area. A graduate of the Vernon School of Music and The Selkirk College performing arts program, Jacob has played with “The HooDoos”, “Sandy Cameron Quartet”, “Dark Horizon”, “High Point”, “Pete Soberlak Band”, and Jamengo.
Jacob plays mandolin and sings with Fiasco
He teaches music in Sunnybrae at the “Sunnybrae Academy of Acoustic Music”
He and his partner Joan have been hosts of the popular “Sunnybrae Coffee House” for 9 years.
Gord plays guitar and banjo with Fiasco
Joan Robertson was basically forced into playing washtub bass with the “Skillet Lickers Bluegrass Band” and soon decided that one string was just not enough. She got herself a stand up bass and has never looked back. Joans solid playing holds the whole thing together .
Leon Power started at two years old, playing chopsticks on a cardboard box. By the time he was in the 6th grade he was playing drums. From there he picked up guitar and last year graduated from Selkirk College majoring in performance arts. He has performed with numerous local acts including “The HooDoos”, “Sandy Cameron Quartet”, “General Mojo and his Well Laid Plan” and the “Pete Soberlak Band”.
Leon plays guitar and sings with Fiasco
Jacob Verburg has been playing guitar since the age of 11. By the time he was a teenager he was one of the most sought after musicians in the area. A graduate of the Vernon School of Music and The Selkirk College performing arts program, Jacob has played with “The HooDoos”, “Sandy Cameron Quartet”, “Dark Horizon”, “High Point”, “Pete Soberlak Band”, and Jamengo.
Jacob plays mandolin and sings with Fiasco
"Fiasco" and "The Jacob Verburg Swing" band shared the stage on the 15th of February to a sold out, standing room only show, at the Salmon Arm Art Gallery. It was a great night of music and mayhem with plans to do it again soon.
February 14th was a special night down At Ron and Eila's place. Fiasco played a sold out show of love songs and heartbreaking ballads to a very well dressed and appreciative crowd. One of the highlights of the night was the famous desserts that Eila creates with her very capable hands. There were five different types of cheesecake, not to mention the chocolate goodies and whoopty-doos!
I think Eila plans to make this an annual event so get your tickets early next year.
I think Eila plans to make this an annual event so get your tickets early next year.
FIASCO WAS PLANNING A TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND IN JANUARY 2009 but due to health reasons we have had to cancel it. Thats not to say that we won't ever go, it's just that Gord needs a bit of time to get over a few hurdles. The band will be back in action just as soon as we can. In the meantime we are hoping we can get up to the studio and record a CD of our favorite tunes. We will keep you posted!!!!