Kaleidoscope wraps up successful season

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Published on Thursday, March 30, 2017

By John Drinkwater

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The final concert in this season’s Kaleidoscope series played to a full house at the Roxy Theatre on Saturday, Mar. 25. Lisa Brokop brought her Patsy Cline Project to a very appreciative audience, with many there clapping, stomping their feet and often singing along. Band members Amber Baur, Darren Savard and Darcy Johnston enhanced Lisa’s vocal talents with Patsy Cline songs and with some of her own compositions.

After the concert, Lisa provided some insight of her music career. She said, “I was born in Surrey, BC and moved to Nashville nearly 20 years ago. For a few years, I had a home based there, but was often away because of extensive travel. Now, most of my touring is in Canada. I’m married and have a 7 year old daughter, Ivy, who inspires me often when writing my own songs. I have always enjoyed singing, starting when I was about four years old, took guitar lessons at eight years, progressing with piano, then vocal training at 12. I sang many of Patsy’s songs before composing my own. After seven albums, I wanted to get back to my roots in traditional country music and this concert series is the result. I’m pleased people appreciated the projected images on stage. It was a joy putting together photos and stories." 

Neepawa was the first stop in this tour, followed by Deloraine and then communities in Saskatchewan.