By Murray Green

The Denim Daddies believe the third time is a charm.

Twice cancelled because of COVID-19, the band is scheduled to perform on the Bailey Theatre stage on March 17 at 8 p.m.

“We are a country Americana band with a heavy influence from the ’70s outlaw country era. We are so excited to finally come to the Bailey because we have never played it before. It is going to be a wonderful show with two-step lessons before our show. We think it will be a great night,” said Rick Visser, one of the lead vocalists of the band.

Prior to the concert, you have a chance to dust off your boots for a private basic country two-step lesson. In this lesson, you will learn the basic dance steps and a twirl or two to be able to dance the night away with the Denim Daddies. This fun packed hour will introduce the basic two step and have an opportunity to dance to some classic country tunes and have lots of laughs while doing it.

“It is great when venues take an initiative to make it more than just music. It pairs well with our music, but not every song we do is a two-step. We will throw more of those songs into the set, knowing people want to dance to the two-step songs so people can practice what they learned,” Rick added.

With a sound nestled comfortably between classic and alternative country, Denim Daddies are winning over purists of both genres with their well-written, intricately arranged

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tunes. This attention to detail combined with their unparalleled energy enables them to create something capable of entertaining almost anyone.

“It gets us excited to play when people are dancing and also it allows us to concentrate on songs people want to dance to,” shared Rick.

Melissa MacGregor and her dancing partner will be the instructors beginning at 6:30 p.m. This will get you in the mood to dance the night away.

“We have five of us in the band and two of us switch off singing the vocals. We will play songs from rock and roll to country to satisfy the tastes of both purists and newbies of the country genre,” said bassist Rick.

“We released a new single in January and its

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99 400 about playing radio bingo called ‘Under The B.’ We got into that during COVID-19 when our dates were cancelled. We wrote a song about it, so people can check that out before going to the show,” said Rick.

In 2018, The Denim Daddies released their debut single “Road Runner” as well as two EPs: Drinkin’ and Thinkin’. All three received radio attention and charted on CKUA and college radio.

They played at Big Valley Jamboree and shared the stage with the likes of Cheap Trick, The Dead South and Gord Bamford, in gaining ground in the music scene.

By Murray Green

You can listen to all of your favourite country singers and songs on one night at the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre on Tuesday, March 28

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