A fiddler, a guitarist and an accordion player walk into a bar one day, drink water, tea, and cranberry juice and play some mighty tunes together. A few decades later they emerge into the Edmonton music scene as a tight trio of good friends with songs, tunes and tales to share.
Saturday, June 20, 12pm & 2pm
Water Valley Celtic Festival
Water Valley, Alberta
https://www.watervalley.ca/celtic-festival
Wednesday, July 29, 11am
Lui-Chi's Cafe, 9910 - 103 St (Sunlife Place)
Edmonton, Alberta
https://www.luichiscoffee.com/
Saturday, September 12, 4pm
Strathearn Art Walk
Edmonton, Alberta
Saturday, September 26
Cochrane House Concerts
Cochrane, Alberta
https://www.facebook.com/cochranehouseconcerts
Crossing MacKenzie is Bonnie Gregory (fiddle and vocals) Steve Bell (piano, accordion and vocals) and Andreas Illig (guitar) who have come a long way from the session scene on Edmonton’s Whyte Avenue, through several bands (including Celtara and Scona Brae), recordings and tours. Their love for acoustic folk and trad music from Celtic to Scandinavian to Appalachian and Canadiana can be heard in their intricate arrangements of songs and tunes, new and old, originals and traditional.
Since their 2024 debut at the Water Valley Celtic Festival, Crossing MacKenzie continues to play regularly around Alberta - Edmonton, Medicine Hat, Dinosaur Provincial Park, WaterValley, Lac La Biche and more.