Red Deer, AB Shows

Day one: travel day

This was a loooooong eleven hour drive. Until we were about an hour into Alberta it was a pretty boring drive.

We got to Red Deer and when I walked into the hotel I picked up this little art catalog (Red Deer has some insane murals downtown) and I saw my name in it.

DAY TWO: SYLVAN LAKE & TWO SHOWS

To start the day we headed to Sylvan Lake, after the long drive the day before a good walk was needed. Sylvan Lake is a cute spot, with super clear water and a lighthouse.

We walked through the little shops (picked up souvenirs) and I found my dream shirt in a shop that was unfortunately closed. We came across this little sculpture made for people to put locks on it.

Afterwards he headed back to Red Deer to start getting ready for the show. We ended exploring down town Red Deer before heading to the patio where I was playing. There was a cute little cafe with an art gallery in the basement.

ROSS PATIO SESSION: DOWNTOWN RED DEER

The patio session was really great, the weather was perfect to be playing in the sun. It was a welcoming very country crowd. We had about a half an hour to get over to the other venue, so this felt very quick.

VIN L DEN WITH AARON FROST & BOP N MOSS

Vin L Den was one of my favourite venues this year, a very rock record store with a stage (and a few couches) in the back. The owner was so chill and the girl who worked at the front was unbelievably kind – she took the fishbowl lensed picture.

Aaron Frost (another singer-songwriter from Brandon, MB – who I met at the beginning of July when I was playing in town, was so kind to set this up), his music has a very acoustic indie rock sound to it.

Bop n Moss consists of the cutest couple (it was sweet, it was their last show as fiancés) who play and sing, what I would consider folk rock.

DAY THREE: CALGARY, BANFF, AND TRAVEL DAY

We started the day driving from Red Deer Calgary to meet some family for breakfast (it’s been about two years since I’ve seen them, so it was nice) Afterwards we were so close to the mountains, we had to go and check them out.

Finally we hit Banff, we got a little market, took a little walk then started to hit the road home.

This was such a relaxing trip to end the busy summer.