NEWS
-Sun 8 May 5pm Colibri Chorale Concert, Hosana Lutheran Church (supporting percussion)
-Tues 10 May Oilers Playoff Game, Oilers Drum and Brass
-13 May: Lois Hole School event, Arts Week with Sticks and Stone Percussion
-14 May, 7-9pm: The Station on Jasper, Sticks and Stone Percussion
Rescheduled due to Oilers/Kings Game 7, find us on the street near Rogers Place...
-28 May 7pm, 29 May 2pm: Te Deum Singer Choir event, Lendrum Church (percussion support)
Sticks and Stone performs for festivals, weddings, educational performances, corporate events, markets and is open to playing for a little of anything! We are currently setting up many summer events.
Drumming Up Excitement with 7DS for Dances-- On Pause
From weddings to the Summer Solstice Festival to regular Friday night Swing Jams at Sugar Swing, Stephen had until recently been keeping busy with the Seven Deadly Syncopators, a band for swing dances. Since its first dance on 27 Jan, 2017, 7DS has:
-been the first band to play in the new Sugar Swing Ballroom
-played for a Great Gatsby themed party
-played for the Summer Solstice Dance Festival
-Performed at the Lindy Harvest Dance Festival
-the wedding of 2 of Edmonton's most prominent swing dancers.
-Performed at Round Midnight in Calgary.
-Created a monthly Swing Music Jam night at the Sugar Swing Ballroom
-Performed for the St Joseph's Ignite Gala at the Chateau Lacombe
-Performed for New Years Eve
-Performed for Edmonton's Swing 'N Skate in City Hall
Instagram Post from 2nd dance at Sugar Swing on Sat Mar 25, 2016
This 7-person traditional swing band is made up of musicians who, for the most part, are also swing dance instructors. It has been a project I have always been super excited about...
As with most swing-dancing events, it is somewhat on pause in these times of Covid.