CROFTON HOTEL
SHOWCASE VENUE
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home to original music

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concert video nights on the big screen i.e. The Last Waltz / Festival Express / Buena
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some early evening themed dance club nights, even monthly comedy nights?
check out the new web site and facebook page.
You can stay up to date with the many weekly concerts and national showcases
about to take place in this award winning restoration.
As we have become one of the venues to play on the Canadian circuit,
various local acts have also had the chance to be showcased on a regular basis
«believing in original is the basis of the programming but sometimes, there are just
some really darn good tributes that need be seen and heard.

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Saturday January 8th 9pm Don Wilke and the Bilgewater Buoys 5 piece blues/rock
«swamp rock to be more specific, with bunches of blues influence«hence the predominate slide guitar work
throughout their originals as well as their excellent choice of covers (somewhat designed to make you dance)
special guest: Louis Grove«$10 ticket or 3 for $25

Saturday January 22nd 9pm Lennon / Illi Jo Diverse / Fight in the Fields
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Saturday January 29th 9pm Sid Johnson Band singer / songwriter

Yes, Sid has a band that he is readying to enter the recording studio with and we are the lucky ones to hear this
music firsthand (what will be laid down on the forthcoming CD) «now living in Ladysmith, it is the Islands win
special guest Lena Birtwhistle $10 ticket or 3 for $25

Tuesday February 8th 9pm Mobadass dance reggae/elektrock

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Friday February 11th 9pm Dave Lang & The Black Squirrels      western swing
this band plays 3 sets of the likes of Bob Wills and Ray Condo type originals and covers«    Dave Lang on vocals
/ guitar « Paul Kannaspuro ± sax«Casey Ryder - upright bass«Joel Fernandes ± drums«bring dance shoes
please«you gonna have a hard time not being on that dance floor $10 ticket ( or 3 for $25)

Saturday February 12th 9pm Midnight Hours / Chris Mapstone and Rootsystem
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104.3 FM««they produced a video at the Showroom last fall that convinced me they are destined for a great
future. Sharing the bill is Chris Mapstone (Canadian) on vocals and Rootsystem members Tom (Australian) on
upright bass and Justin (Hawaiian) on drums« acoustic/folk rock/ roots music«gonna be a very fine night of
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Past Performances
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Moca Only / Illi Jo Diverse / Chris Arruda / Zoe Lauckner / Bill Levity / Marc Hummel / Dave Cambel Band / Ryan
McMahon and the Company Damn / Glenn Wool / Kenny Shaw / John Perrota / Jonah Hicks / Sid Johnson /
Big River-Johnny Cash Tribute

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you were seen snapping your fingers, tapping your toes or making any of those absurd air band facial contortions,
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