Toronto bluegrass aficionados the Slocan Ramblers release their sophomore full-length Coffee Creek today (July 16) and to mark the occasion, Exclaim! is giving you the first look at the band's new video for "Groundhog."
Though they may be based in Toronto, the group takes their name from the Slocan Valley of British Columbia — and their sound definitely channels the picturesque, mountainous natural landscape more so than any urban centre.
You can hear it for yourself on "Groundhog," which gets matched with some studio performance footage in the new video. It showcases the band doing what they do best — delivering plucky, high-energy bluegrass music. If you like what you see, you can catch the band in a more raucous live environment on their upcoming Canadian tour dates.
Scroll past the list of shows to give the brand new video for "Groundhog" a watch.
Tour dates:
07/17-19 Ness Creek, SK – Ness Creek Music Festival
07/21 North Battleford, SK – Battleford House Concert
07/22 Blackfoot, AB – The Blackfoot Balehouse
07/24-26 Dawson City, YT – Dawson City Music Festival
07/28 Red Deer, AB – Fratters Speakeasy
07/29 Lethbridge, AB – The Geomatic Attic
07/30 Waterton Lakes National Park, AB – Waterton Lakes Opera House
08/01-02 Kaslo, BC – Kaslo Jazz Etc. Fest
08/04 Nelson, BC – The Blue House
08/05 Fernie, BC – Fernie Arts Station
08/06 Calgary, AB – Ironwood Stage & Grill
08/07-09 Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Folk Music Festival
08/10 Sangudo, AB – Connections Coffee House
08/11 Black Diamond, AB - The Stop Coffee House
08/12 Kelowna, BC – Sneedden House Concerts
08/14-15 Salmon Arm, BC – Salmon Arts Roots & Blues Festival
08/16 Nanton, AB – Shady Grove Bluegrass Fest
08/21 Toronto, ON – Roy Thomson Hall Patio
Though they may be based in Toronto, the group takes their name from the Slocan Valley of British Columbia — and their sound definitely channels the picturesque, mountainous natural landscape more so than any urban centre.
You can hear it for yourself on "Groundhog," which gets matched with some studio performance footage in the new video. It showcases the band doing what they do best — delivering plucky, high-energy bluegrass music. If you like what you see, you can catch the band in a more raucous live environment on their upcoming Canadian tour dates.
Scroll past the list of shows to give the brand new video for "Groundhog" a watch.
Tour dates:
07/17-19 Ness Creek, SK – Ness Creek Music Festival
07/21 North Battleford, SK – Battleford House Concert
07/22 Blackfoot, AB – The Blackfoot Balehouse
07/24-26 Dawson City, YT – Dawson City Music Festival
07/28 Red Deer, AB – Fratters Speakeasy
07/29 Lethbridge, AB – The Geomatic Attic
07/30 Waterton Lakes National Park, AB – Waterton Lakes Opera House
08/01-02 Kaslo, BC – Kaslo Jazz Etc. Fest
08/04 Nelson, BC – The Blue House
08/05 Fernie, BC – Fernie Arts Station
08/06 Calgary, AB – Ironwood Stage & Grill
08/07-09 Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Folk Music Festival
08/10 Sangudo, AB – Connections Coffee House
08/11 Black Diamond, AB - The Stop Coffee House
08/12 Kelowna, BC – Sneedden House Concerts
08/14-15 Salmon Arm, BC – Salmon Arts Roots & Blues Festival
08/16 Nanton, AB – Shady Grove Bluegrass Fest
08/21 Toronto, ON – Roy Thomson Hall Patio