Mary Anne Message was ready to go, rain or shine, and everyone who showed up for the August 4th “Supper & Song” were glad they did. The weather may have scared a few people away, but definitely not Jack and Dot who showed up in their rain gear. I’m pretty sure they would have been out there dancing even if the rain hadn’t let up. Here are some more photos and video from the evening event at the Markerville Creamery stage.
Marie Sveinson introduced Frank Durocher, from Rocky Mountain House, at the start of his set and then teased that she didn’t need to say much since he wouldn’t be too shy about telling us about himself. Then he took over the microphone and enthusiastically shared stories, jokes and wonderful songs for the next hour-and-a-half!
Frank opened with “Y’all Come”, “You and Your Sweet Love”, “Mansion Over the Hilltop”, “Kaw-Liga” and “Mansion on the Hill” … songs made popular by Porter Wagnoner, Conway Twitty, George Jones, Hank Williams and Charlie Pride.
After a couple more favourites, Frank had the ladies stand and sing a verse from “Jesus Loves Me” and then had the men stand and do likewise. The impromptu “contest” resulted in a tie, although Frank mentioned that the men seemed a little shy to start with! After some persuading from the audience, Frank continued with a Buck Owens classic, “Act Naturally.”
The encore included “Why Me Lord?”, “I’ll Fly Away”, “How Great Thou Art”, and “I saw the Light.”
Following are some photos and video from the July 28th Supper and Song evening with Frank Durocher. Visit the Historic Markerville Facebook page to see the original post with more photos.
Clip from “Act Naturally” performed by Frank Durocher
Three of the songs performed by Frank Durocher at the July 28th “Supper and Song”
Historic Markerville Supper and Song Thursday Roster Supper 5:00 pm / Songs 6:30 pm
* UPCOMING *
August 04 – Mary Anne Message August 11 – Amber Williams August 18 – Allen Christie August 25 – Larry Kjearsgaard
Here are photos and a few video clips from the event.
Video clips from July 21 “Supper and Song” with Raeleen & Jason McCutcheon
Historic Markerville Supper and Song Thursday Roster Supper 5:00 pm / Songs 6:30 pm
* UPCOMING * July 28 – Frank Durocher August 04 – Mary Anne Message August 11 – Amber Williams August 18 – Allen Christie August 25 – Larry Kjearsgaard
Roberta recently appeared at the July 14, 2022 Supper and Song event in Markerville, Alberta for another splendid evening of wonderful songs. [View the post on the Historic Markerville Facebook page] Following are some photos and video of the evening.
Partial playlist of Roberta Lynn Fetch’s Supper and Song performance.
I love her artist bio I found on the ReverbNation site: Bobby-Lynn was born and raised on a farm in rural Alberta. First sitting at a piano at the age of six, she began life steeped in the appreciation of music. She spent 11 years completing Royal Conservatory. But it was nearly twenty years later when a guitar made her passion come alive. Today she writes songs delivered in raspy tones made to touch the heart, strummed to a gentle acoustic guitar. Having been compared to sounding like Stevie Nicks and Tracy Chapman, she mixes it with a soft acoustic sound.
Historic Markerville Supper and Song Thursday Roster Supper 5:00 pm / Songs 6:30 pm
* UPCOMING * July 21 – Raeleen McCutcheon July 28 – Frank Durocher August 04 – Mary Anne Message August 11 – Amber Williams August 18 – Allen Christie August 25 – Larry Kjearsgaard
July 7 saw the return of Outlaw Music to the Creamery Courtyard stage for the start of Thursday evening Supper & Song. The Markerville Creamery has extended hours for eight free performances during the summer on Thursdays. The staff invite everyone to drop in for supper starting 5 pm, with songs starting at 6:30 pm for an hour’s worth of music to appeal to all ages, with different artists each Thursday. This event is courtesy of Historic Markerville Creamery.
Gerry and JoLynn pulled off an almost flawless performance, including taking requests and ending the evening with an encore of two more songs.
Historic Markerville Supper and Song Thursday Roster Supper 5:00 pm / Songs 6:30 pm
July 07 – Gerry & JoLynn July 14 – Roberta Lynn Fetch July 21 – Raeleen McCutcheon July 28 – Frank Durocher
August 04 – Mary Anne Message August 11 – Amber Williams August 18 – Allen Christie August 25 – Larry Kjearsgaard
Outlaw Music live at Supper and Song in Markerville, Alberta
Gerry and JoLynn of Outlaw Music
Gerry and JoLynn perform one of their favourites, “Long Time Gone”
We’d like to thank all the artists and bidders that participated in the Artists on the Avenue outdoor art show and sale held July 2nd and 3rd in Markerville. New this year was a Silent Auction, which was a great success! Over $1,000 was raised, with all proceeds going to theButtermaker’s House Restoration project.
We appreciate all the donations of items and artwork, including the live painting items that were created during the two-day event.
15 items received bids, and there are four more items donated for a follow-up auction event later this summer. Thank you to everyone for helping us support the Markerville historic society and their ongoing renovation projects.
The weather begrudgingly co-operated for our 3rd Annual Outdoor Art Show and Sale. Once everyone was set up it didn’t take long for artists to begin donating artwork to our Silent Auction table, and several also began live painting their contributions! All proceeds from the Silent Auction are going to support the Buttermaker House renovation efforts, one of the historic buildings located in Markerville.
Larry and Russ joined in and entertained everyone with live music. All in all, a good first day of the show. Join us again on Sunday, July 3 for more glorious artwork! And sunshine!
