Our Venables Alive! series will return as soon as the Provincial Health Orders allow us to do so. In the meantime, we are bringing the series to you. Enjoy this virtual performance from the comfort of your own home, perhaps with a glass of wine, in your jammies!
(Pre-recorded at Venables Theatre on February 11, 2021)
One Week Only – Link expires May 10th.
DRO’s journey began back in 2016 when Rachel Matkin and Barry Mathers once again teamed up to make music. Barry Mathers’ musical career began at the age of 14, playing drums in a band in his hometown of Osoyoos. His parents owned the local music store, Mathers Music and Electric, where he worked and gave drum lessons. Rachel and Barry had previously worked together on three albums by the Cruzeros, a nationally celebrated band based out of Kelowna. Barry was the singer and songwriter, and Rachel sang harmonies on many of the songs. Their mutual love of music by the likes of Buddy and Julie Miller, Steve Earl, John Prine, Fred Eaglesmith, Gillian Welch and many more inspired them to start writing and recording an album of their own. Musicians came and went as the band developed a distinctive sound. Dirt Road Opera solidified its core when Jim Ryan, also a former member of the Cruzeros became the third member of the trio. |
