Old Church Theatre

Lloyd is an amazing musician and entertainer. One of 2 best shows we have seen in a long time. Lloyd and Susie Vinnick were great in the shared portion of the show. If Lloyd is in your town or close by you must get out and see him

I discovered Suzie's music via CBC Radio's "Saturday Night Blues" years ago, when she was featured around the time of her "Me and Mabel" album. I remember being impressed both by her guitar playing and her voice. I'm glad to say that both are still terrific. We'd been waiting to be able to see a Suzie Vinnick show for years, having seen her some years back as part of The Marigolds at Butchart Gardens in Victoria (for which we travelled over from the Lower Mainland). Having just moved to Courtenay, the opportunity was too good to miss. This was a great show at a great little venue. The opener was Australian Lloyd Spiegel, of whom I'd never heard, but a mate in Melbourne (who's seen him several times) assures me that he is a bona fide big deal Down Under. He can certainly play guitar -- he has prodigious technique (albeit a bit too shreddy for my personal taste) -- and a good voice, and is a genuinely funny bloke. He went down very well with the audience, most of whom knew as much about him as I did. Suzie was just excellent, playing some well-known favourites and a good selection from her new album "Fall Back Home". Her guitar and bass guitar skills are top-notch, but her voice is the real reason to see Suzie. To me, she's right up there with the likes of Bonnie Raitt and Susan Tedeschi as a singer. Suzie and Lloyd came back for a short set of recently worked-out duets at the end, bringing a triumphal end to the evening for the 200 or so in the audience. Don't miss them, is all I can say.