Post by trisha on Jul 6, 2011 17:14:23 GMT -5
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Terri Clark and Colin James deliver excellent performances to Elliot Lake audience
With the size of the crowd at Saturday night's outdoor concert in Elliot Lake, it would be hard to say the people did not have fun.
Four bands took to the stage in Elliot Lake.
At about 7:20 p.m. Life Blown Open kicked off the evening of music. They were followed by Young Running. They both played a number of songs, which drew a healthy applause.
At about 9 p.m. the headliners took over.
At her request, Canadian country superstar Terri Clark got on stage first.
When Clark got on stage, the city's lower plaza came alive as hundreds of fans rushed forward and welcomed her to the community with a thunderous cheer.
Clark was born in Montreal in 1968 and raised in Medicine Hat, Alberta. While growing up, it was her dream to move to Nashville and become a country singer like her friends Reba McEntire and Loretta Lynn. She realized her dream in the early 1990s.
Clark was on stage for about an hour and a half, singing some of her older and newer hits including Northern Girl. She said her new album will be out later this month.
In addition, she sang hits made popular by other country artists such as Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash and Coal Miner's Daughter by Loretta Lynn.
She also spoke to the audience during her set.
She told the crowd when she arrived in Elliot Lake she did not have any pants for that night's show. She said she went to Zellers and bought a pair of jeans.
She then said the jeans would be auctioned off after her performance, with the money raised going to World Vision to help needy children in Third World countries.
The successful bidder was Don Peters of Massey. He paid $200 for Clark's jeans.
Following Clark's performance, Peters was invited to her bus to get the jeans and have them autographed.
Colin James took the stage at around 10:30 p.m. With his little heavier style of blues-rock and rock and roll music he thrilled another segment of the crowd.
When they began, one could feel the earth shake beneath their feet and feel the air vibrate from the rhythm of the music.
James, who was born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1964, played some of his older songs as well as newer ones. His show also lasted about an hour and a half.
Many in the crowd enjoyed the event.
City resident William Elliott said, "It was a very nice and beautiful evening. It's a perfect evening, there is a huge crowd, and I haven't seen any problems.
"Terri Clark was hilarious. She put on a great show and she was very entertaining. I really enjoyed her show."
He added that he also met a lot of people he had not seen in some time.
"It's very social. Everybody is just talking to everybody."
Some in the crowd including Christine Hall and Julie Roy also enjoyed Clark's performance.
"The show was fantastic. She's awesome," said Roy.
"It was an amazing show," added Hall. "I'm glad she could make it. She kept the crowd very entertained."
Both Roy and Hall added that they attended the concert to see Clark perform.
Dr. Dennis Prodan was pleased to see such a turnout for the concert and praised the city for the event's success.
"I think we should thank our community organizers for having faith in the community; they did an excellent job.
"They had faith and they carried it through; that's wonderful.
"I'm proud of them. I think they did a great job.
"You have to have faith in our community."
While some admitted to attending the concert for one artist or the other, Prodan said he went to see both.
"Both those singers are really awesome."
Terri Clark and Colin James deliver excellent performances to Elliot Lake audience
With the size of the crowd at Saturday night's outdoor concert in Elliot Lake, it would be hard to say the people did not have fun.
Four bands took to the stage in Elliot Lake.
At about 7:20 p.m. Life Blown Open kicked off the evening of music. They were followed by Young Running. They both played a number of songs, which drew a healthy applause.
At about 9 p.m. the headliners took over.
At her request, Canadian country superstar Terri Clark got on stage first.
When Clark got on stage, the city's lower plaza came alive as hundreds of fans rushed forward and welcomed her to the community with a thunderous cheer.
Clark was born in Montreal in 1968 and raised in Medicine Hat, Alberta. While growing up, it was her dream to move to Nashville and become a country singer like her friends Reba McEntire and Loretta Lynn. She realized her dream in the early 1990s.
Clark was on stage for about an hour and a half, singing some of her older and newer hits including Northern Girl. She said her new album will be out later this month.
In addition, she sang hits made popular by other country artists such as Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash and Coal Miner's Daughter by Loretta Lynn.
She also spoke to the audience during her set.
She told the crowd when she arrived in Elliot Lake she did not have any pants for that night's show. She said she went to Zellers and bought a pair of jeans.
She then said the jeans would be auctioned off after her performance, with the money raised going to World Vision to help needy children in Third World countries.
The successful bidder was Don Peters of Massey. He paid $200 for Clark's jeans.
Following Clark's performance, Peters was invited to her bus to get the jeans and have them autographed.
Colin James took the stage at around 10:30 p.m. With his little heavier style of blues-rock and rock and roll music he thrilled another segment of the crowd.
When they began, one could feel the earth shake beneath their feet and feel the air vibrate from the rhythm of the music.
James, who was born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1964, played some of his older songs as well as newer ones. His show also lasted about an hour and a half.
Many in the crowd enjoyed the event.
City resident William Elliott said, "It was a very nice and beautiful evening. It's a perfect evening, there is a huge crowd, and I haven't seen any problems.
"Terri Clark was hilarious. She put on a great show and she was very entertaining. I really enjoyed her show."
He added that he also met a lot of people he had not seen in some time.
"It's very social. Everybody is just talking to everybody."
Some in the crowd including Christine Hall and Julie Roy also enjoyed Clark's performance.
"The show was fantastic. She's awesome," said Roy.
"It was an amazing show," added Hall. "I'm glad she could make it. She kept the crowd very entertained."
Both Roy and Hall added that they attended the concert to see Clark perform.
Dr. Dennis Prodan was pleased to see such a turnout for the concert and praised the city for the event's success.
"I think we should thank our community organizers for having faith in the community; they did an excellent job.
"They had faith and they carried it through; that's wonderful.
"I'm proud of them. I think they did a great job.
"You have to have faith in our community."
While some admitted to attending the concert for one artist or the other, Prodan said he went to see both.
"Both those singers are really awesome."
