L.A. Beat

Kory Istace vs. the Time Pirates play with old friends

Wednesday, 09 March 2011 18:05 Richard Amery

Kory Istace vs the Time Pirates returned to Lethbridge to play the Slice and reunite with old band mates, March 3. Kory Istace sings at the Slice. Photo by Richard Amery
I arrived as the new three piece Smokestack Jacks were tearing down.

Thanks to outstanding mandolin and banjo, there was the aura of authentic country in the air for Kory Istace vs. The Time Pirates. with just a trace of Elliott Brood mixed with Willie P bennett era Fred Eaglesmith.

There was some magnificent mandolin picking a touch of banjo and a lot of upbeat authentic roots music from Istace and company.

Kory Istace and friends at the Slice. Photo by Richard Amery Kerri Senkow added excellent backup vocals to several songs.

The band welcomed special guests on stage including Smokestack Jacks Dave Bullied as well as Taylor Ackerman and Shaela Miller who used to be in a band with Istace back in the day, played a song from their old band then they backed her on her song “Lonely.”

— By Richard Amery, L.A. Beat Editor

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