Rocking music and good eats are all a big part of this year’s Quilt Walk and Car Show.
Back again are two popular acts that will add to the festival atmosphere on Sunday in Ladner Village.
The Lounge Hounds have been rockin' the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland since 2008. Singer and guitarist Keith Marr, bassist Evan Duncan and drummer Tyson Finley came together in and just after high school with their shared love of original rock & roll, R&B and 60s pop music.
A talented multi-instrumentalist, frontman Marr cut his musical teeth in a household headed by its own band leader. His father founded The Hornets, an R&B pop act, in the U.K. longer than three decades ago.
Duncan swings the deep grooves on both stand-up and conventional bass while Finley locks it down with steady driving backbeats sprinkled with big-band jazz styling on drums.
Heavily influenced by the pioneering of artists such as Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley, The Lounge Hounds bring a fresh sensibility to Rockabilly. They deliver a solid punch of lively hooks, high-octane rhythms and finely executed melodies to a new generation of roots rock fans.
International award-winning Elvis tribute artist Ben Klein also returns.
Growing up as the only child of musical parents, he has been singing, dancing and acting all of his life. Through the years, he also learned to play drums, bass guitar, piano and acoustic guitar.
In 2002, he bought a '50's Elvis CD for his Dad, Randy, who was an Elvis tribute artist before Ben was born. Then realizing his own resemblance to the young Elvis, he borrowed the CD, found movies and videos, and decided to listen, watch, study and practice.
He has the looks, the voice, the moves and more.
Look for both acts performing throughout the day as well as lending their talents to the stage show for the Pin-Up Pageant.
Food vendors
There will be plenty of great food and drink to satisfy anyone’s tastes on Sunday.
Confirmed food vendors include: The Melt Shop (grilled cheese), Hot Rod Smokies, Hugs by Mollie’s Minis (gourmet mini donuts), Mike’s Perfect Perogy’s, Lemon Heaven Beverages and the Tsawwassen Boundary Bay Lions Club.
You can also check out many of the Village restaurants that feature brick oven pizza, Turkish food, sushi, pho, fish and chips, burgers, salads and ice cold beer.
