Fundraiser supports upgrades and programs from Knox Presbyterian Church
Local singer/songwriters Sean Taylor, Brenton Thorvaldson, and Jade Turner have signed up to play a Songwriters’ Circle session hosted by Knox Presbyterian Church. The event will take place at the Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School starting at 7 p.m. on Nov. 7.
“We’re going to be playing what we call a songwriter’s round, which is a popular delivery method when you’re in Nashville and in songwriting towns like that. It’s a really nice way to enjoy an acoustic evening of music because it’s all the artists taking turns seeing the songs that they’ve worked on, and typically telling a story or a little bit about the creation of the song. You’ll get to hear from three different artists, and you get to hear three different voices and three different songwriting styles all back to back to back. So, it makes for a pretty entertaining evening,” said Brenton Thorvaldson.
Candyce Aisman, one of the coordinators of this event from Knox Presbyterian, explained that the concert itself will go for an hour or so, and be followed by dessert made by the members of the congregation as well as coffee.
The idea to host an event like this came from a collaborative effort at one of the church’s fundraising meetings.
“Music is always very popular in the church, and it always raises all of our spirits, no matter where the venue,” said Aisman.
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Though the church itself naturally has great acoustics, the event organizers realized that having three amazingly talented songwriters up for provincial awards would mean a larger venue was needed.
Though all three of the performers fall into the country music genre, within that genre they have different styles and influences. Taylor, who is the lead in the Sean Taylor Band, says that his music is a little bit more classic country being more heavily influenced by an early 90s country feel. Thorvaldson says that his music leans more towards the Americana side of things with songs that lean towards more themes of small town, family and gratitude. Turner says that her music also leans towards the Americana influence with singers like Caitlyn Smith, Brandi Carlile and naturally, for someone from our province, William Prince being apparent.
This event is a fundraiser for the church and the proceeds will be used to give the church a bit of a lift after COVID-19 slowed everything down. The church will also upgrade some safety features and, in general, hopes that these upgrades will continue to keep the place up for future and current members.
The singers have also donated their time to this event so that more funds can be raised and the event coordinators wanted to thank the performers for their generosity.
Residents should know that you don’t have to be a member of the church in order to come to this event and that everyone in our community is welcome to grab a ticket.
Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door and may be purchased from Aisman by calling 204-785-0692 or Jean Oliver at 204-485-0151.
Taylor encourages residents to come see the show saying, “You’ve got two of Manitoba’s premier songwriters on stage at one time, and me, and so you really, you can’t go wrong with the lineup there. It’s going to be a really fun night with some great music by some great people.”
Turner agrees saying, “I’m with Brenton and Sean, and they’re such amazing songwriters, so I feel like it’s just going to be a really good night of heartfelt songs that that actually mean something.”
