A Tribute to Patsy Cline

A Tribute to Patsy Cline

Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent

There was a sold out show of 89 people at A Patsy Cline Christmas with Megan Schroder at RCL Branch No. 39 Hall on December 11.

The event began with cocktails and then people were offered a dinner of salads, chicken, pork, vegetables, potatoes, and a dessert of a gingerbread cake which was catered by Diane Fausak with RCL Branch No. 39 caters. Ellen Dunn gave her impression of the food where she said she thought the food was awesome and cooked perfectly.

The basketball teams from Vegreville Composite High and St. Mary’s School were the kitchen servers.

Magic seemed to appear on the stage when Megan performed Patsy Cline’s songs and six Christmas songs.

The audience cheered and issued a rapturous applause after each performance. Merv Buchanan, Owner of Trend Entertainment, said he contacted the Legion about having this show because Patsy Cline’s music appeals to a very broad age and demographic group and he felt this show would suit the demographics here.

Megan Schroder performs.

(Rosanne Fortier/Photo)

“Megan is a London, Ontario based singer who started out playing drums for the popular cover band, Loveless and she immediately became their lead singer. She is also a songwriter and an actress. She appeared in the movie, Tapped Out, and performed in the stage play, Cabaret,” stated Buchanan.

During a backstage interview Megan Schroder said she always sang in her room as a child. “Music was a really big part of my family. My mom sang, my dad played piano, and we always had music on when I was growing up. One of the common Christmas presents we received was a tape player or cd player when they became popular.

I started performing at 19 where I did karaoke in a bar. Then I realized that people liked my singing. So, I started doing musical theatre after that and I realized that my favorite part of that type of performance was singing and that is why I decided to continue with singing.

I especially like performing when I know that I am doing a really good job for myself and the crowd is responsive and enjoying it too.

I like Christmas because of all the lights and the way the season feels so warm, and I love Christmas baking and the smells associate with it.

I have a record and cd collection. I love to sing all genres of music; oldies from the 60’s and 70’s are some of my favorite type of music. I love the music of Patsy Cline because my aunt, who thought I was the coolest person in the world, gave me a cart of records and one of these was by Patsy Cline. From there, I searched for more records, and my parents bought me records by Patsy Cline.”