Stroll into Legacy Guitar and Coffee House around 8 p.m. June 21 and take note that the three musicians on stage with a slide show looping behind them come brimming with tales of their storied careers as national park wardens.
Enter The Wardens. Playing acoustic roots music, rich in storytelling tradition and intimate performance, the Banff-based trio of Rocky Mountain warriors come armed with their newest release — Bear 66.
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Produced by Lethbridge-based producer, Leeroy Stagger at his studio the Rebeltone Ranch, the 10-track release is a follow up to their 2013 self-titled debut.
“Our sound is really rootsy, really acoustic — like we’re playing in your living room,” explained Bradley Bischoff (guitar/vocals), adding that they were pleased with Stagger’s contributions to the album — the natural feel of the album, the solid instrumentation without an over-produced result.
Bischoff celebrates his long career with Parks Canada through his music and is joined by retired park warden, Scott Ward (guitar/vocals) and bassist Ray Schmidt, who continues to serve with Parks Canada, the trio hit the ground running since joining forces some four years ago.
“We all worked together over the years and began to realized we had something really special…we write about our careers and the adventures we’ve had,” he said, adding that they will step out from time to time and explore other topics, other sources of inspiration.
The track, “River Below”, “is about a person who is so iconic in Canada in the music business, but he lives in a modest house by himself and at the end of day, it’s not all that it’s cracked up to be…there’s the still breakfast dishes in the sink — the cost of a lifestyle like that is high.”
Foothills fans can anticipate seeing a lot more of these mountain men as they tout their new release from town to town.
Learn more at banffwardens.com
Tickets to the Legacy show are available at legacyguitar.com.
