Music in the Shuswap

Internationally recognized, Simon Kempston is ‘one of Scotland’s very best songwriters’ (The Sunday Herald), a composer and leading finger-style guitarist based in Edinburgh, Scotland. There are very few artists who manage to create a sound on an acoustic guitar which is distinctive, instantly recognizable.  Simon’s complex finger-picking style, which draws from the disparate genres of […]

With ancestral roots in the Lheidli T’enneh, Cree and Secwépemc Nations, KYM GOUCHIE is fostering change through her music and art. Her music brings awareness to First Nations and women’s issues, promoting reconciliation and community building while reminding us that we are all in this together. Her stories are a testament to the human spirit, […]

JUNO Award winning group brings their distinct calypso-inspired sound to Salmon Arm after delighting audiences from Port-of-Spain to Paris and from Montreal to Malaysia. Founded and fronted by émigrée Trinidadian songwriter Drew Gonsalves, KOBO TOWN is named after the historic neighbourhood in Port-of-Spain where calypso was born amid the boastful, humorous, and militant chants of […]