聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Veteran touring act 鈥淕reat Plains鈥�-husband and wife team Darrell and Saskia Delaronde are returning to Carlyle for a fundraising concert at Carlyle United Church, Saturday, April 2 at 7 pm.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The singer/songwriters are no strangers to the Carlyle area, having performed here previously with Canadian folk artist Gary Fjellgaard.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭his isn't the first time they've performed in Carlyle,鈥� says Doug Waldner, the church's board chairman. 鈥淭hey did a show here with Gary Fjellgaard and people really enjoyed it. That one was in the (Carlyle) Memorial Hall. And although this show is in the United Church, it's not a United Church function. It's a night of great entertainment that's open to everyone.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The duo describes their musical style as 鈥渢rue Canadiana...with a taste of Celtic, a dab of bluegrass, and a touch of gospel and old tyme all wrapped around beautiful melodies.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Saskia's musical background is folk and roots, while Darrell describes himself as a blues-rock, guitar-playing Metis from Saskatchewan.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The pair are currently on tour across Canada promoting their latest release, 鈥淭he Bluebird Trail鈥� and will be touring Europe in 2017.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Tickets for their Carlyle performance are $15 and are available at Carlyle Pharmasave and Carlyle United Church. For more information, contact Doug Waldner at (306)-575-8103 or Lynne Brady at (306)-577-8615. 聽
