Edmonton singer-songwriter Ben Sures’ new album, The Story That Lived Here is currently #1 on CKUA. He’s a singing troubadour, a dazzling acoustic guitarist, a humorous, heartfelt story teller who plays folk, blues, roots, Americana, comedy, and rock. He’s a cheeseball Canadian trying to play his instrument like a West African, Sinti swing style guitarist. He’s a crooner, balladeer, country picker, funny songwriter and slide player. Throw in 20 years of festivals, concerts, living rooms, bars, neighbourhood parties, afternoon matinees, outdoor shows, and travel and you’ve got a potent sonic recipe. Ben will be backed by Shannon Johnson, Stephanie Suchy and Mike Lent on violin, stand up bass and back up vocals.

Straddling the renegade worlds of alt-country, blues and soul, singer-songwriter Jess Knights’ hard-to-pin-down style is reflective of her own unassuming past. A classically-trained opera singer who cut her teeth in the boozy, rough-hewn dives of her native Calgary, she’s not one to follow convention. Her debut full-length album, Best Kind of Light, revealed revivalist soul and classic roots tones that had ripened her sound. Knights’ luminous voice and her burgeoning skills as a songwriter of earnest balladry was honoured with a 2020 Best of Calgary award, Best Musical Act. 

Please note the Nick’s COVID protocols.

$30 advance tickets for our five remaining concerts are being sold through Eventbrite.  

February 26:  Ben Sures with opener Jess Knights 

March 12:   Catherine MacLellan with opener the Jeremy Gignoux Trio

March 26:   Amos Garrett and Julian Kerr Duet with opener Jenny Allen

April 9:  Danny  Michel with opener Amy Nelson

April 23:  Roy Forbes with opener Emily Triggs

Tickets for all five February to April 2022 concerts are on sale at Eventbrite.

Please note the cancellation of our first three events due to the pandemic. Patrons should note that in the event of a cancellation or, if your own personal circumstances change, you can apply for an Eventbrite refund up to one day before the performance.

We will continue to follow COVID guidelines requiring QR Code proof of double vaccination and the wearing of masks in the hall. Chairs will be arranged to provide as much distancing as possible.

January 15:  The Pairs with opening act Tim Isberg CONCERT CANCELLED

January 29:  The Fretless with opening act Magnolia Buckskin CONCERT CANCELLED

February 12:  Little Miss Higgins and Kris Demeanor present The Fire Waltz with opener Rob Heath CONCERT CANCELLED

February 26:   Ben Sures with opener Jess Knights

March 12:   Catherine MacLellan with opener the Jeremy Gignoux Trio

March 26:   Amos Garrett and Julian Kerr Duet with opener Jenny Allen

April 9:  Danny  Michel with opener Amy Nelson

April 23:  Roy Forbes with opener Emily Triggs

Season ticket sales for the remainer of this season are now cut off.

With nominations for Juno Awards, Western Canadian Music Awards, and Canadian Folk Music Awards – Del Barber has shaped the folk music canon in Canada with five critically acclaimed studio albums under his belt, as well as a myriad of fans.  His new album Easy Keeper released on acronym records has received critical acclaim from Rolling Stone Magazine and No Depression, and a nomination for a 2020 Juno award. Del will be accompanied by back up singers Ivan Burke on drums, Ryan Funk on bass and pedal steel, and Austin Parachoniak on guitar and mandolin.

Here’s a concert video of Del singing Big Smoke.

Tom Phillips has got it covered with a hundred songs that undress truths so simple they’re frightening. Ever cheated on a lover, driven home drunk, been bucked off a horse, or been the last person in the bar when the lights came up? If you’ve ever been stranded on the highway, woken up in the wrong bed, walked home barefoot in a ball gown in the morning rain, or wished you could have a re-do on any of these choices, Phillips has a song for you.

$30 tickets for this concert are on sale now at Eventbrite. Ticket sales are cut off at 3:00 on Eventbrite on the day of the concert. There will be tickets available at the door for tonight’s performance.

All Nick concerts are held at the Crescent Heights Community Hall, 1101 2nd St. N.W. Doors open at 7:00 and showtime is 7:30.

Advance ticket holders are reminded that any season ticket holders who arrive at the Crescent Heights Hall before 7:00 are given preferential admission.

Limited season tickets for nine Nick concerts are available. See our Tickets page for details.

The Calgary emergency COVID guideline Restriction Exemption Program will be in effect for the November 27 performance. New regulations stipulate that all persons purchasing tickets, volunteering or performing, will have to show QR Code proof of double vaccination. Masks must be worn by attendees, even when seated. We are intending to bring back the popcorn machine and full liquor service will now be available. Audience seating will incorporate spacing as much as possible.

Tickets for January to April 2022 concerts will go on sale at 9:00 a.m. December 15.

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Scott Cook

Bramwell  Park

Shari Klassen

Maddie Storvold

Road-worn, painfully honest, and deeply human, Scott’s tunes weave threads of folk, roots, blues, soul and country over spacious fingerstyle guitar. One More Time Around, was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award, and its opening track, Pass It Along, won the Folk and Acoustic category in the 2013 UK Songwriting Contest.  His 2017 CD Further Down the Line, earned a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination, for English Songwriter of the Year. The Second Chances feature Melissa Walker on bass and vocals and Bramwell Park on banjo, mandolin and vocals.

Here’s a video of Scott singing his inspiring Pass It Along

With the goal of “uniting the hippies and the cowboys” Maddie Storvold is quickly finding her sure-footing in the shifting landscape at the intersection of Singer-Songwriter and Psych-Folk. In February 2020, at the advent of the pandemic, disheartened, untethered, and confined indoors, Storvold received funding to record a new set of mature, hopeful and gritty songs, saturated with candor and depth, a lighthearted vulnerability, and a splash of piss and vinegar at the forefront of a new generation of storytellers.

Here’s a video of Maddie singing The Water’s Wide.

$30 tickets for this concert are on sale now at Eventbrite.

All Nick concerts are held at the Crescent Heights Community Hall, 1101 2nd St. N.W. Doors open at 7:00 and showtime is 7:30.

Advance ticket holders are reminded that any season ticket holders who arrive at the Crescent Heights Hall before 7:00 are given preferential admission.

Limited season tickets for ten Nick concerts are available. See our Tickets page for details.

The Calgary emergency COVID guideline Restriction Exemption Program will be in effect for the November 13 performance. All persons purchasing tickets, volunteering or performing, will have to show proof of double vaccination. A negative COVID test within 72 hours of the performance is also acceptable. Masks must be worn by attendees, even when seated. At this time, no food service will be offered at the Nick and only canned or bottled beverages will be available. Ticket sales are limited and audience seating will incorporate spacing as much as possible.

$30 tickets for the following fall concerts are on sale at Eventbrite.

November 13:   Scott Cook and the Second Chances  with opener Maddie Storvold

November 27:   Del Barber with opener Tom Phillips (Ruth Purves Smith has regretfully cancelled)

Tickets for January to April 2022 concerts will go on sale at 9:00 a.m. December 15.

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Canadian roots/swing duo Over The Moon’s Suzanne Levesque and Craig Bignell are award winning multi-instrumentalists/vocalists that met, fell in love, got married and discovered their voices blend so well together that people often tear up upon hearing them sing.  Living on a ranch in the foothills of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, it’s inevitable there will be a strong sense of place- and the rhythms of the land when you start to make music.   When the couple released their debut album, 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. Over the Moon will release their hot off the press new CD “Chinook Waltz” at this show!

Here’s a soundcheck video of Over The Moon singing Bluebird.

Born and raised in the Prairies, Carter Felker’s eyes have seen the length of the wheat fields through many Winter mornings, and the stretch of the sun through many short lived Summers. He has labored, he has lost, and he has loved. Carter uses his own experience, and his desire to tell a story to create honest, human-made, country music.

Here’s Carter and band at the Full Moon Folk Club singing Refuse To Dance.

$30 tickets for this concert are on sale now at Eventbrite.

All Nick concerts are held at the Crescent Heights Community Hall, 1101 2nd St. N.W. Doors open at 7:00 and showtime is 7:30.

Advance ticket holders are reminded that any season ticket holders who arrive at the Crescent Heights Hall before 7:00 are given preferential admission.

Limited season tickets for eleven Nick concerts are available. See our Tickets page for details.

The Calgary emergency COVID guideline Restriction Exemption Program will be in effect for the October 30 performance. All persons purchasing tickets, volunteering or performing, will have to show proof of double vaccination. A negative COVID test within 72 hours of the performance is also acceptable. Masks must be worn by attendees, even when seated. At this time, no food service will be offered at the Nick and only canned or bottled beverages will be available. Ticket sales are limited and audience seating will incorporate spacing as much as possible.

$30 tickets for the following fall concerts are on sale at Eventbrite.

October 30:  Over The Moon with opener Carter Felker

November 13:   Scott Cook and the Second Chances  with opener Maddie Storvold

November 27:   Del Barber with opener Ruth Purves Smith

Tickets for January to April 2022 concerts will go on sale at 9:00 a.m. December 15.

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The Nick is back! We enjoyed wonderful singing and instrumental prowess from Shaye and Tim and Valdy earned a standing ovation for his selection of old favorites and a bunch of great new songs.

The Calgary emergency COVID guideline Restriction Exemption Program, just enacted, will be in effect for all upcoming Nickelodeon performances. All persons purchasing tickets, volunteering or performing, will have to show proof of vaccination. A single vaccination is required up to October 25 and a double vaccination after that date. A negative COVID test within 72 hours of the performance is also acceptable. Masks must be worn by attendees except when seated. At this time, no food service will be offered at the Nick and only canned or bottled beverages will be available. Ticket sales are limited and audience seating will incorporate spacing as much as possible.

With the REP in place the Nick has added a concert with Valdy and Shaye Zadravec to become the first event in our 2021-2022 season.

Valdy

With 16 albums, 4 gold records, 2 Juno awards and 7 Juno nominations, Valdy has toured the world for 46 years. He comes to the stage with no set list and if you heard him in concert the next night you’d note he only repeated a quarter of the songs. He’s a national treasure, who embraces every audience, a consummate entertainer, a singer and storyteller from the heart.

Shaye Zadravec

Shaye is a singer, and an exceptional one. To see and hear Shaye Zadravec in concert is (as one noted radio personality commented) “like listening to the greatest radio show you ever heard”. Her repertoire is familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. She sings with an ease and comfort that washes over the listener…. so subtle, so graceful – no big notes, no overwrought star search theatrics, just pure, unaffected performance beauty.

$30 tickets for this concert are on sale now at Eventbrite.

All Nick concerts are held at the Crescent Heights Community Hall, 1101 2nd St. N.W. Doors open at 7:00 and showtime is 7:30.

Advance ticket holders are reminded that any season ticket holders who arrive at the Crescent Heights Hall before 7:00 are given preferential admission.

Limited season tickets for twelve Nick concerts are available. Scroll down to the next post for details on how to purchase Nick season tickets. We intend to limit ticket sales to 130 for this concert.

$30 tickets for the following fall concerts are on sale at Eventbrite.

October 16: Valdy with opener Shaye Zadravec

October 30:  Over The Moon with opener Carter Felker

November 13:   Scott Cook and the Second Chances  with opener Maddie Storvold

November 27:   Del Barber with opener Ruth Purves Smith

Tickets for January to April 2022 concerts will go on sale at 9:00 a.m. December 15.

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