I caught the tail end of the musical portion of a special fundraiser for the Moose Hall, April 6 at the Moose Hall.
While they had 100 people at its peak, the crowd had started to thin by the time I arrived, just in time to see southern Alberta country musician Trevor Panczak and a trimmed down Rough Stock. They played a tight set as Rob Habetler, who usually plays keyboard with the band, played tambourine with them.
They still had a few people two stepping as they played a variety of old school country hits by the likes of Merle Haggard. His version of George Strait’s “Fireman” was one of my favourites.
Toni Vere was up next. The former Lethbridgian has since moved to Calgary where she is best known for playing with Hashmagandy. And while she didn’t sing any Hashmagandy songs, she sang some superb classic country.
Bassist Tracy Edgar sang a couple of songs while she sang back up, while concert organizer Sheena Lawson joined them to add extra tambourine and background vocals.
