FEATURED PERFORMERS
SHRED KELLY
The energy of Shred Kelly’s music is
firmly tied to Fernie’s landscape and
small town spirit. Since the skibum bar
days of 2009, the band have distilled
the grand scale of the surrounding
Rocky Mountains into resounding
anthems of play hard, work hard, and
never give up.
Hailed as ‘stoke folk,’ Shred Kelly easily
bring crowds to their feet, building
energy at venues and festivals across
the country and at international
appearances including Australia and
Germany. From early banjo-fuelled
outlaw tunes like Ghost inside My Head
and Fish (Goodbye July, 2010) to the
haunting melody of Rowed Away (In
the Hills, 2012) to the feel-good Sing
to the Night (Sing to the Night, 2015),
the band have kept their fans close and
their secrets closer. They sing of cabin
life and the strings that bind hearts and
minds, regardless o f time and distance.
Archipelago, 2018, is a coming-of-age
album, a collaborative effort built on a
decade of experience. More layered and
focused, it has a new maturity without
losing any of the band’s signature
energy. Rhythms of the road and ocean
are interwoven into the starry skies
and mountain peaks of past work for a
depth and clarity that only hints at how
far this group can go.
Collected accolades – including a
Western Canadian Music Award, CBC
recognition and 5 Kootenay Music
Awards– point to popular appreciation
that will only grow with the years.
Following a 13-date European Tour in
Spring 2018, Shred Kelly will be back
in Canada to hit the festival circuit.
Along with Wintersleep and Elliot
Brood they return home to headline at
Wapiti Music Festival in Fernie’s Annex
Park on August 10-11. Shred Kelly are
Tim Newton, Sage McBride, Jordan
Vlasschaert and Ty West.
shredkelly.com
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