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Two of Canada’s finest. You can see and hear the past and present in their instrumentation, their stories and their songs. A rare treat in an intimate setting. What a long, strange – and delightful – trip it continues to be!With sixty years’ experience and countless performances between them, these veteran award-winning recording artists each with a menagerie of stories to tell, a truckload of strings and things in their arsenal and a preponderance of songs will have you glued to your seat listening to their every word, sometimes laughing, singing along, tapping your toes and humming their melodies for days afterward.

Doug and Linda first shared a stage at the inaugural Stan Rogers Folk Festival, in Canso, NS, resulting in some of the most enjoyable, generous stage time they had ever experienced, so much so that Linda invited him to guest on two of her subsequent recording projects. Doug later invited Linda to be part of his project “Starman: An Acoustic Evening of David Bowie Songs” featuring six of Canada’s finest players. They decided not to wait so long between collaborations and voila their new project was borne.

May27

Doug Cox & Linda McRae

New Moon Folk Club, Edmonton, AB

Linda McRae and Doug Cox have decades of experience as songwriters and performers – for them, it’s all about serving the song and honouring the audience. Canadian-born, Nashville-based, amazing singer Linda McRae is a multi-instrumentalist, adding clawhammer banjo, acoustic and electric guitars, accordion, bass, and foot percussion to the mix. Breaking into the music scene with Canadian supergroup Spirit of the West, Linda has since released six acclaimed records as a solo artist and is an indefatigable “road warrior.” Doug’s virtuosic skills as a multi-instrumentalist that have left him with award nominations and requests to play and record with from multiple recording superstars. A peerless master on guitar, Dobro, mandolin, and Weissenborn, he fluently spans the gamut of Americana, from New Orleans funk to Texas twang.

Mar30

The Coldsnap Festival w Linda McRae

Prince George BC, Prince George, BC

Linda McRae and Doug Cox have decades of experience as songwriters and performers – for them, it’s all about serving the song and honouring the audience. Canadian-born, Nashville-based, amazing singer Linda McRae is a multi-instrumentalist, adding clawhammer banjo, acoustic and electric guitars, accordion, bass, and foot percussion to the mix. Breaking into the music scene with Canadian supergroup Spirit of the West, Linda has since released six acclaimed records as a solo artist and is an indefatigable “road warrior.” Doug’s virtuosic skills as a multi-instrumentalist that have left him with award nominations and requests to play and record with from multiple recording superstars. A peerless master on guitar, Dobro, mandolin, and Weissenborn, he fluently spans the gamut of Americana, from New Orleans funk to Texas twang.

Mar16

The Mission Folk Music Festival presents Talking About the Blues: A Conversation with Holger Petersen and music by an All-Star Blues Review. The evening will highlight Holger's storied career record label owner, music producer, and radio host of CBC's Saturday Night Blues. Musical accompaniment will be provided by a talented band of BC musicians and singers directed by Doug Cox and featuring Jim Byrnes, Rob Becker, Candus Churchill, Dawn Pemberton, David Vest, and Theo Vincent. This is the second show in MFMF's Folk and Words Series, which pairs writers and musicians in conversation and song. Generously supported by Canadian Heritage, this project celebrates creative workers in Canada. This event is free to attend but registration is required. The event is being filmed for later broadcast. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/288085139407 Current COVID protocols will be in place for this event. www.missionfolkmusicfestival.ca