The Night Market returns to Music in the Park for a fun evening of music, food and shopping!
By Trail Arts Council
Join the Trail & District Arts Council and Trail’s Incredible Farmers Market on Thursday, July 18 for an entertaining evening of food vendors, market, beer & wine garden, and live music at The Night Market in Gyro Park from 5 to 8:30 p.m.
The music will kick off at 5:45 pm with Lheidli T’enneh artist, storyteller, performer, and cultural ambassador Kym Gouchie and her family-oriented show, featuring heartwarming Indigenous, folk, roots and country songs from catchy melodies that inspire playful moments to gentle lullabies that soothe the soul. With her traditional hand drum, ukulele, acoustic guitar, full-bodied voice, and authentic storytelling, Kym is dedicated to preserving Indigenous traditions and giving her audience an appreciation for her ancestral learnings and languages.
To further enhance the experience tonight, audience members are supplied with rocks, paints and brushes and encouraged to connect with Kym’s music and lyrics while they paint during her concert and share their experience.
Kym will be accompanied by multi-instrumentalists Naomi Kavka on Vocals and Cello and Ian Olmstead on Vocals, Keyboard, and Bass Guitar.
Then, at 6:30 pm, Twin Fiddles with Geoff Horrocks will take to the stage. Favourites of the fiddling world this trio features award-winning and renowned Canadian fiddlers, JJ Guy from Saskatchewan, Gordon Stobbe a Member of the Order of Canada from Nova Scotia, and Geoff Horrocks, widely known across Canada as a premier accompanist on guitar for fiddle players.
Both Gordon and JJ were inducted into the North American Fiddlers Hall of Fame in New York.
JJ and Gordon’s distinctive original tunes are in the twin fiddle style with lead and harmony lines that reflect their shared love for traditional fiddle music, the unique places they have been and the people they have met. Telling rich stories of their shared experiences, their show includes humour and audience participation.
Headlining the evening is Lisa Nicole and her Band at 7:05 pm. A musical self-starter whose story-driven lyrics are fused with a modern country sound, Lisa’s music and carefree stage presence have earned her warm admiration from fans. Hailing from Castlegar, Lisa Nicole discovered her love of singing at the age of 8 and by 15, she was playing regular jam sessions at Kootenay-area bars.
In 2013, Lisa debuted with the EP, “It Got Ugly” and industry recognition followed with 2014 BC Country Music Association Award nominations for the Ray McAuley Horizon Award and Music Video of the Year. In 2015 Lisa won the BCCMA/Music BC Artist Development Project, which included a Nashville songwriting trip and placement at Canada’s Music Incubator 10-week Artist Entrepreneur Program. Lisa also got a once-in-a-lifetime impromptu on-stage performance with Keith Urban at a Nashville pop-up concert in 2017.
Lisa will be joined on stage tonight by Jason Thomas, Tonnie Stewart, Terry Alton, and Chris Rhodes on drums.
Also, tonight you will not want to miss a sneak peek at the talented kids in this year’s Triple Threat Theatre show “Matilda – the Musical.”
Organized by Trail & District Arts Council, in partnership with Trail’s incrEDIBLE Farmer’s Market, our Night Markets have become a staple of Music in the Park where you may picnic, shop, and dance the night away. The market will see a range of artisans and other vendors at the market, as well as tasty cooling treats and delicious eats by our food vendors. Plus, the Beer and Wine Garden will be serving up cold beverages including cider and sodas.
So, bring a lawn chair and do not forget to bring l water. Need to cool off? The music is right by the water park and the river!
This year we will be running a free shuttle bus from the arena to the Night Markets to help alleviate the parking issues on busy nights. Look for the schedule on our Facebook page.
Admission is by donation – $3 minimum suggested. Or support the Trail Arts Council’s programming by buying a Season Pass for the whole summer for $30! You may buy a pass at trail-arts.com by clicking on any of the Music in the Park events and clicking the “Buy” button. Or buy them in person at Gyro Park with cash or credit card.
Upcoming shows at Music in the Park are: Steve Marc and Friends and Melody and The Swing Bastards on July 25; The Eisenhauers and Meredith Moon on August 1; KNS and Robin Layne & The Rhythm Makers on August 8; and the last show of the season the Night Market with the Maritime Kitchen Party, Stubbs and the and drumming workshops with Rhythm By Nature. .
Shows will move indoors if the weather is not cooperative. Check the Bailey Theatre Facebook page by 2 pm on Thursdays for the exact location.
These shows are possible thanks to support from BC Arts Council, BC Touring Council, the Government of Canada, Kootenay Savings, City of Trail, Columbia Basin Trust, HUB International Insurance, Pharmasave Trail, Teck Trail Operations, and Tourism South Kootenay. We also gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.
Thanks to the Columbia Basin Trust Resident Directed grants, we will be building a beautiful backdrop and shelter for the stage this year that will help with visibility and keeping artists and staff cooler in the sweltering heat.
