Amanda Rheaume with Shane Pendergast

Chinook Musical Society presents nine "Saturday Night Special" concerts every year, featuring a range of genres from folk and country, to blues, Celtic and folk rock. While we do present acts from all over North America, and some international, we are especially proud to showcase our Canadian and local Alberta artists.The evening starts with one set from our opening artist, followed by two sets from our headliner. February 20, 2027 we welcome Amanda Rheaume with Shane Pendergast! An award-winning Métis singer-songwriter and storyteller, Amanda Rheaume weaves history, resilience, and heart into her music. She creates anthemic, guitar-driven songs punctuated with lively Métis fiddle, which brings audiences on a journey through history with every song. She is a chronicler of stories and people whose acts - out of necessity and opportunity alike - cascade through time and space, from the 18th century Red River Settlement to her own doorstep. With curiosity and empathy, Rheaume has become a bearer of history, unearthing and preserving Métis stories in song. In her gutsy guitar-driven style, punctuated with lively Métis fiddle, her Heartland rock is built to last, resolute in rhythm and unswerving in purpose. https://youtu.be/uhsILAMMi2U?si=uxkwY2Rmaw9xYLuA Shane Pendergast has folk music in his blood and has cemented his reputation as one of Atlantic Canada’s finest folk troubadours. He learned to play by ear at an early age, immersed in a culture of family kitchen parties and his connection to Maritime folk music dates back to the efforts of his great-grandparents, preservers of folklore in P.E.I. He won the 2021 Contemporary Roots Album of the Year award at the Music PEI Awards, and a 2023 nomination for Roots/Traditional Album of the Year at the East Coast Music Awards. Through evocative storytelling and intricate guitar stylings, Shane captures the essence of life in the Maritimes, weaving themes of community, history, and nature into every song.https://youtu.be/r3Rp1Hkg2Is?si=BinHtV57yGFk40Sv