Rotary Park have a lot of fun with string band music for Lethbridge Folk Club

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 As promised  Calgary string band/ bluegrass band Rotary Park had a little something  for everyone as by the time I arrived, they were in full swing, jig, pop and folk, Feb. 21 at the Cave at Lethbridge College.Rotary Park playing for the Lethbridge FOlk Club in the Cave, Feb. 21. Photo by Richard Amery
The Lethbridge Folk Club had a decent turnout for the Feb. 21 show.


Rotary Park played a lot of fleet fingered banjo and some fine fiddle and  the band members effortlessly switched instruments between songs while  adding superb vocal harmonies.


 They played a variety of different songs all showcasing their multi-instrumental prowess and  beautiful vocal harmonies.


 They played a spine tingling version of Simon and Garfunkel’s “ Sounds of Silence,” then launched into a couple Irish reels. They followed that up with an old blues song and an old string band song reminiscent of the Mississippi Sheiks.


They wound down their set with a fleet fingered version of bluegrass classic “ Rolling In MY Sweet Baby’s Arms” and officially ended their show.
 They were called back for an encore of “Man of Constant Sorrow,” popularized by  the movie “ O Brother where Art Thou” and officially ended their show with a Canadian Classic “ Farewell to Nova Scotia.”

— By Richard Amery, L.A. Beat Editor
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 March 2015 11:47 )