{"id":684,"date":"2013-03-08T08:45:12","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T14:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tellthebandtogohome.com\/sbfrrnew\/?p=684"},"modified":"2013-03-14T21:07:41","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T02:07:41","slug":"express-and-company-sunset-saloon-march-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellthebandtogohome.com\/sbfrrnew\/express-and-company-sunset-saloon-march-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Express and Company @ Sunset Saloon, March 27"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
\nLive at Sunset Saloon (house concert, West Winnipeg)
\n7:30
\nSuggested donation $15-20
\nAll are welcome (bring the kids, friends, family, people off the street, whatever) As usual, you can bring a beverage of your choice or food to share if you wish, but we\u2019ll have plenty of both on hand, so feel free to save yourself the trouble and just enjoy whatever\u2019s on hand!<\/p>\n

*If for some reason you can’t make it to this show (and we genuinely hope you will), or if you love it that much (as I suspect you will), Express and Co. will be doing another show on March 28 at River City Social Club! Fill out the contact form below and let me know your particulars, and I’ll pass them along to Gord at River City Social Club!<\/p>\n

I just love it when something new enters my ears and blows my mind. The joy of discovering something new and amazing never gets old, nor does the joy of sharing the news with others.<\/p>\n

One of my favourite discoveries of 2012 was a young lady named Melissa Payne<\/a>. Her self-titled debut was full of interesting lyrics, great musicianship, and her warm, inviting voice. It was one of those surprising ones – someone I’d never heard of and an album featuring players I didn’t know, but someone impressive and exciting. She’s a talented singer\/songwriter, and also an accomplished fiddle player. She took lessons from the Leahy family and toured with Natalie McMaster, so she’s learned from the best.<\/p>\n

And she puts those skills to good use backing up Dylan Ireland as Express and Company<\/a>. Dylan comes from a very musical family who have prepared him well for a promising career leading another of the most impressive debuts I’ve heard in a long time. The songs are just the kind of intelligent, melodic, interesting roots rock that I love.<\/p>\n

Express and Company dropped by Steel Belted Radio recently for a conversation and live performances<\/a>. I was so impressed that I just had to hear more. So we set out to plug a hole in the tour schedule with another stop in Winnipeg. I’m very excited to share this new group with you, and I know that you’ll be impressed with these songs and these musicians. You might not have heard of Express and Company or Melissa Payne yet, but I’d bet that those names will become a lot more familiar to a lot more people over the next few years.<\/p>\n