Thankfully somone (that being me) was on the ball and grabbed tickets quickly. We ventured to Sarnia early in the day and wandered around the bridge and harbour area for a bit before the show, encouraged by the mild weather of false spring.
The venue itself (The Industry Theatre) was superb for a live show, especially something as intimate as an acoustic-only performance with some solid east coast rockers. The opening act was quite good, The Waxbills from Niagara, but in fairness to these lads they were sorely outmatched by the headliners.
The Trews played for two solid hours with one short break. They were joined on stage occasionally by a burly Celtic accordian player, and Kelly Hoppe (Windsor native and formerly of Big Sugar) even appeared on stage with harmonica in hand for a huge blues jam during the lengthy encore. Simply put, one of the best live shows we have even seen.
For those of you who haven't heard The Trews, do yourself a favour and check them out. They have about five albums out there plus the live acoustic CD, which is also available in an excellent and very affordable DVD format as well.
Apparently this was the very last show of the tour, and the boys are headed home to work on some new material. Due to overwhelming response and two sold-out shows, it was pretty clear that they would include Sarnia and The Industry in future tours. And we shall be there.
Long drive back to Wheatley afterwards, and we stumbled in the door at exactly 2am after listening to the purchased Trews live acoustic CD all the way home....
Bluewater Bridge - yes, that is the USA across the river!
Fishing tug and laker tied up for winter
The Trews rock The Industry!
Prelude to a drinkin' song - Colin MacDonald cracks a Guinness
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