The Breakmen

“The Breakmen” - Bluegrass, roots and rock and roll banjo

Presented by the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture

Friday, February 17, 8pm

Rossland Miners’ Hall

$25 & $22 in advance at Out of the Cellar. $2 off for RCAC members.

 http://thebreakmen.com/

Other upcoming shows for the RCAC Performance Series

·         Harry Manx, Saturday, January 21, 8pm - Blues/Fusion/Roots 

·         The Breakmen, Friday, February 17, 8pm - Bluegrass/Roots Fusion

·         The Fugitives, Saturday, March 10, 8pm - Banjo/Guitar/Spoken Word

·         Lucas Myers, "DECK", Saturday, April 7, 7:30pm - Theatre/Comedy 

·         Erica Sigurdson, Saturday, April 29, 8pm - Canadian Comedian

The Breakmen Bring Rock and Roll Banjo to the Rossland Miners' Hall

One of Vancouver’s best loved bands The Breakmen will rock the Rossland Miners’ Hall on Friday, February 17 with their unique blend of banjo, folk and multi-instrumental talents. 

Interestingly enough, when people see a banjo, a mandolin, and an upright bass, what comes to mind? Bluegrass? Not the case with The Breakmen. Referred to by CBC Radio 2 as “Rock and Roll Banjo” people often fail to see that The Breamken are multi-instrumentalists who swap between handmade tele-caster guitars, Hammond organs, mandolins, harmonicas; all backed by some of the best drummers and studio musicians in the country to create their own brand of Canadiana music.

The Breakmen have fast become a sharply focused roots music outfit that owes as much to The Band and Blue Rodeo as it does to John Hartford and Bill Monroe. With a new approach to songwriting and an effort to create something lasting, The Breakmen are ploughing new and fertile ground in the dry and dusty fields of the Canadian Folk Music Scene. Breakmen band member Archie Pateman adds that “people often tell us that our albums feel like something to them or that the collection of songs helped them through something. Some can’t put their finger on it, and some have an exact feeling in mind….that means a lot to us in a time of singles and 99 cent songs.”

According to the well known arts and culture news paper in Vancouver, The Georgia Straight, "The third recording from Vancouver's The Breakmen draws on influences of alt-country, bluegrass, old-time, vintage Neil Young, and Grateful Dead circa Workingman's Dead to create a West Coast music sound that has muscle and resonance.”