Maggie Hall’s third annual Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Benefit was a hit at the Smokehouse
, April 23.
A good sized crowd was there from the beginning to help raise money for two good causes and to hear some great music in the process.
The Bank of Nova Scotia donated $1,000, while $721 was raised at the door, $905 at the silent auction and $160 from a 50 50 draw with more money to come in.
I was only able to catch part of the afternoon and caught a couple bands I hadn’t heard before. Though I was disappointed to have missed the Eric Braun Band who played later in the night as well as Oliver Wolff who opened the show.
But I caught an excellent set from the Suit Jacket Society, a young Southern Alberta band who played an array of popular hits like “Whiskey in The Jar” and a laid back version of “ Born To be Wild,” as well as original songs which ranged between rocking country and classic metal music.
“Ghost of a Man” about living in a small town was one of their original highlights.
The Mark Hall band put on their usual solid set of country music and ’90s country which featured a lot of keyboardist Gary Richards. Bassist Rick Mailett and drummer Lloyd Lush each got to sing lead though guitarist Mark Hall sang most of the lead vocals.
They played a hot version of Sawyer Brown’s ’90s hit “Some Girls Do.”
Mailett sang an excellent version of Burton Cummings’ “My Own Way To Rock.”
Lush sang a superb version of Jimmy Buffet’s “Margaritaville.”
They ended an excellent set with an excellent version of Jason McCoy’s “Born Again in Dixieland.”
I stuck around for a few songs from Crowsnest Pass band Tres Hombres, who played an upbeat set of classic rock beginning with Steve Earle’s “Hillbilly Highway,” which they followed up with some Creedence Clearwater Revival and Free’s “ All Right Now.”
