Canadian folk musician is bringing some new machinery with him to Penticton.
The typically-acoustic, award winning and Juno-nominated singer-songwriter is exploring the electronic side of the musical spectrum in his latest creations.
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Nominated as Roots Artist of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards, diversity has been the hallmark of the year for Swain. In addition to his solo work, Swain acted in a Kaleidoscope Theatre production of The Little Prince, His first professional acting role in years. Swain is also embarking on his second tour of B.C. in under a month. His first time through Penticton this year was of a different variety, exploring Kirtan 香蕉视频直播� devotional mantra chanting from the Hindu tradition.
At performances the audience and performer sing together, and Swain took the experience through B.C. with international yogi Sufey Chen.
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After his tour, Swain is getting hard to work on a new album. Some of his new songs will make a first live appearance at his Penticton performance.
Swain comes to Penticton at the Craft Corner Kitchen on April 23. He visits the Silver Creek Community Hall in Salmon Arm on April 22, the Hear in the House Concert with Nils Loewen in Kelowna April 21 and the Pottery Road Studio in Vernon on April 20.
