聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The four musicians who comprise The Travelling Mabels quite likely enjoyed performing in Kamsack last week every bit as much as the audience enjoyed their concert.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A near full house at the Kamsack Playhouse cheered, sang along, laughed and applauded during the concert which was staged November 5, which was the first in a series of four concerts being sponsored in Kamsack by the Kamsack Community Arts Council.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Hearty applause was audience response to all of the numbers sung by the Mabels, which is a band comprised of Eva Levesque, her daughter Suzanne Levesque and their friend Lana Floen. The three women were accompanied by Lana鈥檚 husband Keith Floen, on keyboards.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In her upbeat and positive rap between musical selections, Eva, who called herself the 鈥淢omma Mabel,鈥� kept the audience laughing with her jokes, many of which elicited severe groans. She said her daughter, the youngest of the group, is the 鈥淏aby Mabel,鈥� while Lana, 鈥渢he attractive one,鈥� is the 鈥淧retty Mabel,鈥� and Keith was called the 鈥淯nstable Mabel,鈥� who, in addition to playing keyboards is the manager, roadie, sound and lights man, and does everything else required, from the critical to the mundane.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The group performed several selections from the two CDs which were for sale and Keith, who in his turn in the spotlight, played a piano instrumental and then 鈥渂rought down the house鈥� as the number morphed into a surprising and vocal rendition of Great Balls of Fire.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Entering the Playhouse, members of the group were heard to remark that 鈥渢his is beautiful,鈥� and they enjoyed the 鈥渁mbience of the theatre.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 They said that the Kamsack audience was very good and that it was probably the best crowd they鈥檝e played to during the tour, one of the organizers said.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hey said they liked the small town authenticity,鈥� Nikki Lachambre, chair of the Kamsack Arts Council, said. 鈥淭hey said they appreciated that the acoustics were fantastic.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hey were very gracious and extremely easy to work with,鈥� Lachambre said.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The arts council was pleased with the high turnout, she said. 鈥淚t was amazing for a Thursday night.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The next concert in the Stars for Saskatchewan series will be held on December 12, when Jesse Peters will be performing a 鈥渧intage Christmas鈥� concert.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hat will be the first time we鈥檒l have had a Christmas-themed concert,鈥� Lachambre said. Peters says his concert will be primarily Christmas, with a 鈥渂luesy-pop鈥� feel. His music has been compared to that of Billy Joel.
