Folk-rock band Luther Wright and the Wrongs shared the stage this week with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
It’s just one of the challenges of being on tour during a U.S. Presidential election.
“We’re going to have the TVs set up for watching,” Wright said last weekend, before Americans went to the polls. “As soon as it’s over, we’ll chat and play music and distract everybody from whatever happens.”
Wright and his collection of Canadian folk-rock forces are hoping for a more captivated audience when they play The Gentry Espresso & Wine Bar in Cochrane on Nov. 11.
The band has been on the road for a few weeks now, playing everything from a house concert in Winnipeg to a barn concert in Langley, B.C., to showcase their newest album Hearts and Lonely Hunters – which just came out on vinyl.
Wright, along with Rueben deGroot, Colleen Brown and three other musicians, are seeing the country from the comfort of an RV.
“We take turns driving,” Wright said. “Rueben and Colleen have been writing songs all day; I’ve been reading. We all get along well.”
Getting along well is at the core of Hearts and Lonely Hunters, a collaborative musical effort between the three well-known folk-country musicians, as well as legendary gospel-style blues musicians the Holmes Brothers and sensation Sarah Harmer – who used to play with Wright in the band Weeping Tile. Powerhouse producer Chris Brown pulled it all together.
Wright said those strong partnerships make this record a success.
“It kind of defines the project,” he said.
Cochrane fans can expect to see a lot of interaction with the band on Friday, and hear a lot of newer material with some of Wright’s most popular older tunes tossed in. The band plays the stage with as much personality as their music.
“We’re doing some pop rock with some country electric guitar,” he said.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and admission is $15 per person. For more information, contact [email protected].
