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Local musicians expecting sold -out crowd for
New Year's Eve performance in Stratford
Former St. Columban residents performed 3o gigs this year with Steerage Celtic Rock band
By Jennifer Jackson
Expositor Staff
Two local musicians will
be bringing in the New
Year for a sold -out crowd
of more than 300 people as
part of the Celtic rock
band Steerage at
Stratford's Victorian Inn.
Brother and sister team
Dave and Sharon Kelly,
formerly of the
St. Columban
area, have been
part of the
Waterloo -based
band for four
years.
"We just take
the old
traditional Irish
tunes and rock
them up so
they're fun,"
explained
Dave, a sports
and entertainment
company manager.
"Our first performance
had over 300 people and
we have yet to play a night
when people haven't
danced."
More than 150 tickets
have already been sold for
the Dec. 31 performance like in Titanic."
and Dave said organizers Sharon, an actress and
are expecting sales to top Grade 7/8 teacher in
300. Cambridge, said that the
As Steerage's manager band's performances
and guitar player, Dave resemble an Irish kitchen
has already booked gigs party, "with a bunch of
through next April. With friends jamming and
more than 30 gigs this having a great time."
year, including regular As a step dancer and
monthly performances in singer for the band, she
Stratford, he said the "high enjoys keeping the crowd's
energy attention by constantly
band" was moving and adding
an "instant costumes and themes.
success." "When people ask me
what instrument I play, I
"Celtic tell them my feet," she
bars are explained.
the in "We usually microphone
thing right them so that they're like a
now," he percussion instrument."
explained. The band also includes a
fiddler, drummer, bass
"Our third player and second
gig was an guitarist. All six of the
after party band members have full
for Blue Rodeo. Most time jobs, so gigs are only
bands work for years for booked for a couple
an opportunity like that weekends each month.
but we got it right away." "When we're up there
He added that the we're just six friends
steerage is the "bottom of having fun," Dave
the boat where all the good explained.
parties used to be held, "I look forward to every
Quoted
'We have yet to
playa night
When people
haven't
danced,'--
Davrr Kelly, band
manger for Steerage
Submitted photo
Musicians in the Waterloo -based band Steerage include (back from left) Ben Kempel, bass and
vocals, Rob Leonard, percussion, Dave Kelly, guitar and vocals and (front from left) James Bickle,
fiddle, Sharon Kelly, stepdancer and vocals and Scott Hanselman, guitar and vocals.
gig even if I've been Dave started playing the supportive."
teaching all week and I'm guitar when he was nine Next spring, the band
tired," said Sharon. years old and is looking hopes t begin recording
"Steerage is an outlet for forward to the family their /first album of
me and I love that I'm up tradition of playing music traditional songs. Dave
there performing with my together at Christmas. and Sharon have also
brother." "Our whole family is bra ched off to create
Sharon said she's been musical and they love ano er band, called Blaze,
step dancing since she was coming out to our w ch will perform in
a little girl and remembers performances," he said. Ce tic festivals.
taking lessons in Seaforth. "They're really
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