Christie Lenée (NC) with Ken Stead (AB) – In Person

Main performer :  Christie Lenée (NC)

Christie Lenée is much more than an award-winning singer-songwriter-guitarist. She is a sensation. Start with guitar. The North Carolinian placed first in the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship in 2017 and was cited among the “Best Acoustic Guitarists in the World Right Now” by Guitar World magazine in 2020. If her stratospheric instrumental skills weren’t enough, she sings like a choir of angels and pens epic, inspirational songs infused with themes of joy, hope and empowerment. Her sixth album, Coming Alive, cranks the ambition dial up to 11, with searing guitar hooks and powerhouse vocals. Be among the first in western Canada to experience the phenomenon that is Christie Lenée. You heard it here first. https://christielenee.com

Opening performer: Ken Stead (AB)

His previous CFC appearance, his noteworthy debut album Fear Has No Place Here and his Alberta folk festival stage appearances from Edmonton on down all serve notice that Ken Stead is a voice to be reckoned with on the Canadian folk and roots scene. With the gritty, more edgy turn of his latest release, Civil War, his messages are more relevant than ever. https://kenstead.net