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Piano player and blues artist Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne is well known for his awardwinning music, but fans also marvel at his fashion savvy. On his previous appearances in Prince George at Blues Underground dances, the “peacock at the piano” has worn avant-garde dinner jackets in bright colours like yellow, red and blue. However, when Wayne performs in the city at Kinsmen Place Feb. 9, the audience may be in for – stripes. “I may just bring along my zebra print jacket,” Wayne told the Free Press earlier this month. “People are always asking me to wear that one, it’s a little warm for performing on stage but maybe, maybe that will be the one to bring along.” Wayne recently moved to Kelowna from Vancouver and while he’s finding the weather a little colder, the crowds are still very warm. “Musicians, I think, were getting a little too comfortable staying in one place and playing their music [in Vancouver]. But now you see them, lots of home-grown music artists, starting to travel around more – like they did back in the old days.” Still, he’s grateful to the city that gave him his big start, says the five-time Piano Player of the Year (Maple Blues Awards) winner. “Vancouver did wonders for my music career. I played regularly at the Yale Hotel and other places but this is a new adventure. In Kelowna, there are so many people my own age who really enjoy the kind of music I play... it’s energetic but it also goes well with wine.” He laughs. And talking of the ‘old days,’ part of Wayne’s evening of entertainment Feb. 9 will include music of the fabulous Fats Domino. Now 84, famous singersongwriter Domino has been a guiding light in the piano blues, R & B and rock n’ roll genres for well over 60 years. Wayne considers him a big Photo submitted inspiration in his own career Will Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne be rocking this zebra look at his Feb. 9 concert in Prince George? along with the soulful Ray There’s only way for you to find out. Tickets are on sale now. Charles.

“My father was a minister and I grew up in the church gospel choir, so gospel blues music was what I heard most of. That’s why I started listening to Ray Charles because his music has a real gospel blues feel to it. I always wanted to be a [musical] genius like him. “I also listened to Fats Domino and I really got to like his music so that’s why I put his songs in my act – along with a few of my own original songs like Going Down South and It’s Raining, my ‘New Orleans’ sound.” Wayne took piano lessons from age eight to 11 – enough time to convince him he wanted to tickle the ivories for the rest of his life. Wayne says it takes passion and practise. “If you love it, you’ll do it – against all odds. If you just like it then you’ll make excuses not to do it. Now I want to learn to play the trumpet, so I’ll be doing that in my spare time.” Anyone who’s gone to a Kenny Wayne concert knows that during the evening he gets off his piano bench and wanders into the crowd with his “portable piano.” He feels it connects him with people. “I used to watch guitar and harmonica players get off the stage and go out into the audience to play. I wanted to do that too, I didn’t want to just sit at the piano. So I decided to do it with a melodica. [Also called a pianica, it has a musical keyboard on top and is played by blowing into a mouthpiece.] I adapted that into my act and I took a liking to it.” Wayne plans a music tour of Europe in the spring. He already has some of his appearances booked while others are still in the planning stages. “I’m flying to France in March and I’ll be performing in Switzerland in April along with some other European dates.” Dance to the music of Fats Domino and other artists with the award-winning boogie woogie piano player Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne Saturday, Feb. 9 at Kinsmen Community Complex, 777 Kinsmen Place. Tickets $30 at Books and Company. Open seating. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Dance starts at 8:30 p.m. This event is a fundraising dance for CFIS FM.

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Jake Morley doesn’t just play guitar. He strums it, he finger picks it, he plays it while it’s laying on his lap, he slaps the sides and back. “I’ve never had a guitar lesson,” says the English singer-songwriter, “which I sometimes think is a shame, because there’s so much more I could learn. “It was a different experiment for me, playing guitar. Learning it myself, I never felt constrained by the rules or what was seen the right way and wrong way to play.” Morley will be in Prince George on Jan. 24 as part of the Coldsnap Festival, bringing his unique guitar style and quirky songs. “This is my first trip to Canada,” he says, the excitement clear in his voice across the phone lines. “Not just as a touring artist, but my first trip there at all. “I’m excited in two different ways. First, it gives me the chance to play my music for a new audience, and

second, it gives me a chance to visit the country.” The sheer size of Canada gives him pause. “I gave my niece a globe for Christmas, and I was looking at it. You sort of see how big Canada is, and then you compare it to Europe and you start to realize just how big a country it really is.” The short Canadian tour will get Morley back on the road after taking the last few months off. “I’ve spent the last three months writing songs,” he says, “which basically means sitting in my attic going mad.” Listening to Morley’s lyrics and melodies prompts the question: Which comes first? “It’s different every time. It’s like meeting a new person. Sometimes you see their face first before you hear their voice, sometimes you hear them talking before you see them. “And just like with a new person, you have to take the time to know who the song is before you can finish writing it.” A lot of times, he says, where a song ends up is nowhere close to where it started. “You have preconceptions with a lot of songs, but you find out you’re not the master of the song as you think you are. “Your conscious mind starts the song, but then your unconscious takes over.” Morley says in that respect, songwriting is like running a 100-metre dash. “Someone was asking Usain Bolt what he was thinking of before a race, and he said he doesn’t think about the race at all. He lets

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English signer-songwriter Jake Morley will be taking his first swing at Canadian audiences when he plays Artspace on Jan. 24 as part of the Coldsnap Festival. his mind get out of the way so his unconscious and his body can take over.” Videos of Morley’s songs tend to be as quirky as his playing and lyrics. More Fish to Fry, for instance, was created by a fan. “She’s an animator, so she started by doing a little animated version. Then she got in touch with us and asked if she could do the whole song and post it on the Web. “We said, ‘Sure’. It’s a great piece of work. Took her about six months.” Morley says his style of guitar-playing has gotten some strange looks, but probably nothing like when he was doing the video for Feet Don’t Fail Me Now.

“I’m wearing earphones in the video, and I was listening to a slowed-down version of the song. I was singing that slower version and walking slower to keep pace with it. Then they speeded up the video so it matched the real song, which is why I seem to be moving at a normal pace and everybody else is moving faster. “We got a lot of strange looks that day, with me walking slow and singing and the video guy in front of me with the camera.” Jake Morley will be at Artspace on Jan. 24 for a show with Matt Epp, part of the Coldsnap Festival. For more information on the festival, which runs from Jan. 18 to 26, visit www. coldsnapfestival.com.

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graduates to seniors and some people buy more than one dress. “We often see young women who have bought their grad gowns here come in the next year to look for their bridal gown. And we see a lot of older brides too, some of them marrying for the second or third time. This year we have an 80-year-old bride who is just so happy to be getting married.” The store carries a full line of wedding accessories including ring pillows, purses, tiaras, jewellery, ornate belts, shoes and bling, bling and more bling. This week at Storybook Wedding, Simoes and Spletzer are working on making its most exciting event of the year – Bridal Expo 2013 the best one yet. “We will be featur-

ing never seen before designer gowns brought in exclusively for the show,” said Simoes, who wants to thank sponsors, volunteers and others who helped with the event. “We couldn’t do this without them.” There will be thousands of dollars in door prizes, she notes. Darrell Hubbell of Hubbell Designer Goldsmiths has designed a one of a kind yellow gold and palladium white gold pendant on a 14 karat diamond cut curb chain (approx. value $2,614.88.) There’s a trip for two to Las Vegas, courtesy of Japatedon Travel and Cruises. Music will be provided by Good Vibrations. “We really have to thank George and Steve at Good Vibrations for their tireless

energy and patience. They are amazing.” After the Jan. 20 Bridal Expo there will be a two-hour bridal gown sale for brides who attended the show. “This is a first time event and brides who came to the show can show their tickets and try on gowns – we have dresses from $49. People should buy their tickets to the Bridal Expo early though because last year we sold out very early and many people at the door missed out on the event.” Storybook Wedding presents Bridal Expo 2013 on Sunday, Jan. 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets $20. Prince George Civic Centre. Tickets are available at Storybook Wedding, The Inn Flower Place and The Bay.

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Sheila Carabine of Dala has a simple reason for why the Canadian music duo has made three trips to Prince George – all in winter. “We’re gluttons for winter,” she says on the phone from Toronto. “I love Canadian winters.” Then she shifts gear for a second. “Is it true there’s green grass sometimes in Prince George? We’ve never seen it.” Well, considering their first trip here was a few years ago with Stewart McLean and the Vinyl Cafe and their second trip was for Coldsnap three years ago, that’s not a surprise. Carabine and Amanda Walther probably won’t see any green grass when they’re in the city Jan. 23 for another Coldsnap performance. The Coldsnap show is one of the first in what will be a busy – and travel-full – 2013. “We sat down and figured out that by the end of April, we will have visited 37 states, including Hawai’i for the first time.” But no Alaska? “We have to save something for 2014.” And while the future looks bright (and busy), the past is also something to look at fondly. “It’s been a great year,” Carabine says. “We released a new album, Best Day. You know how

parents sometime have a favourite child? For both of us, this is our favourite child.” She says the new album “reflects who we are.” “We’ve been working together for 10 years, so there’s been some evolution, but I think the album is still pretty much the same. “It’s not jazzy blues with a lot of interpretive dance solos.” Listening to Carabine and Walther, it’s not hard to see why they got together years ago at school in Toronto. With one of the singles from Best Day being called Lennon and McCartney, it’s also not hard to see where their musical influences come from. “We have similar musical tastes,” Carabine agrees. “We both grew up with the Beatles, Chris deBurgh, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell. Our parents basically had the same record collection, so it was easy for us to write together, because we would go to the same place.” As Carabine describes the writing process on a couple of songs, something seems to crop up regularly, so the question has to be asked: Is Amanda the melody person and you’re the lyrics one? She laughs. “Are you implying I talk a lot?” She says that Walther does have a gift for melodies. “If she went into writing commercial jingles, she would make

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Dala, which is Sheila Carabine, left, and Amanda Walther, will be part of the Coldsnap entertainment again later this month. This is the duo’s third trip to Prince George – all three during winter. millions. She can write a melody in five seconds and it sticks with you all day. She’s a genius when it comes to melody.” And while there is that somewhat nebulous division of labour on the songs, Carabine says one thing is clear. “We don’t feel a song is finished until we’re both equally

excited about it. But we’ve also learned to back off sometimes, because it’s not worth losing the band over a disagreement about a song.” For the Coldsnap show at Artspace on Jan. 23, Carabine says fans can expect a mix. “We’ll play stuff off the old albums and a lot of stuff off

Best Day. We’ve also got some new songs and some new covers we’re been working on.” Tours are the best way to test new songs, she says. “You see the guy in the corner who you thought was nodding along to the music is just nodding off, and you say, ‘OK, that one still needs some work’.”

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3157 Bellamy Place, Prince George, BC 250-962-1733 or toll free 1-877-737-4278 *Discounts only available while Manufacturer·s Incentives are in effect.

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Big North FREE PRESS

Northern British Columbia’s biggest circulated NEWSPAPER covering the North from Terrace to the Alberta border . . . and everywhere in between!! PUBLISH

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January 16, 2013 .................................January 4 February 6, 2013 ..................................January 25 March 6, 2013 .................................... February 22 Delivered to April 3, 2013........................................... March 22 35,160 homes May 8, 2013 ..............................................April 26 & businesses in June 5, 2013 ............................................. May 24 36 communities! July 3, 2013 ............................................. June 21 August 7, 2013 ...........................................July 26 September 4, 2013 ................................ August 23 October 9, 2013....................................September 27 November 6, 2013 ................................October 25 December 4, 2013 ............................ November 22

Advertising Sales Consultant Make a difference in Prince George by joining the Free Press team; the number one community newspaper in Prince George. The Free Press has an opening for the position of Advertising Sales Consultant. We are seeking a “team player” with organizational skills, sales experience, pleasant telephone skills, experience in creating written proposals and an ability and desire to work and learn in a fast paced, busy environment. The ideal candidate must be motivated and take the initiative to sell multiple media products, including on-line advertising and special products, work with existing customers and ﬁnd ways to grow sales and income. Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required. Above average communication skills, valid driver’s licence and a reliable vehicle are necessary. The beneﬁts and opportunities of working for the leading newspaper in Prince George are why we attract and employ the best. If a rewarding challenge resonates with you, contact us today. Please submit your resume and cover letter to the attention of: Roy Spooner, Manager Marketing & Sales Prince George Free Press, 1773 South Lyon Street, Prince George, BC V2N 1T3 roy@pgfreepress.com

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BIG NORTH B7

BIG NORTH FREE PRESS - JANUARY 2013

ALL PRE-OWNED OPEN TO OFFERS 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA TOTAL PRICE:

$9,888 Stk# RB336534

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C R 20111 NISSAN SENTRA

2007 7 NISSAN ALTIMA TOTAL PRICE:

$11,888

TOTAL PRICE:

2009 N NI NISSAN ISSAN SENTRA TOTAL PRICE:

$11,888 Stk# 12PF379310

2008 8 NISSAN NISSAN ROGUE

$12,888

TOTAL PRICE:

$19,888 Stk# 12MU515410

Stk# 12TC236110

Stk# 12MU077210

MAKE THE RIGHT DEAL...RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW! 2008 FRONTIER

2010 XTERRA

$26,888

TOTAL PRICE:

$20,888

TOTAL PRICE:

1.9

Fi ancing Financing

AVAILABLE ON SELECTED USED NISSANS

Stk# 13TC179710

Stk# 12XT808410

CD TV! 46”LLCD WITH PURCHASE

200 2009 09 VW JETTA TDI TD

2008 008 8 PATHFINDER R TOTAL PRICE:

$18,888

TOTAL PRICE:

$19,888

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www.northlandnissan.com Stk# AV610760

Stk# 12TC8010

1-866-995-5911

DISCLAIMER: All prices and payments plus taxes and fees ON APPROVED CREDIT. Lowest cash prices shown above using all dealership incentives. Weekly payments are based on 0 down over 96 months at 5.99% OAC. Prices above include $589 Administrative Fee which has been waived for this sale. All Vehicles available at time of Printing. Cash down payment may be required up to 90% of vehicle purchase price depending on credit history. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. See Dealer for details.

2649 Queensway, Prince George, BC OUT OF TOWN BUYERS STAY FOR FREE!

BIG NORTH FREE PRESS - JANUARY 2013

B8 BIG NORTH

T ER! S R FI E EV M TI

10,000

2013 ELANTRA

2012 CANADIAN & NORTH AMERICAN CAR OF THE YEAR

GET UP TO

1,750

WITH

IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTS‡

HWY: 5.2L/100 KM CITY: 7.1L/100 KM FRIENDS & & FAMILY FAMILY FRIENDS SELLING PRICE PRICE SELLING

15,694

TOTAL PRICE

ELANTRA L 6-SPEED MANUAL. DELIVERY & DESTINATION INCLUDED.

FINANCING FOR 24 MONTHS

Limited model shown STK #13EL7837

PRINCE GEORGE 250-564-6663

1-866-564-6663

www.northland-hyundai.ca

DL# 30540

†All payments net of taxes, fees & insurance ON APPROVED CREDIT. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. File photos used on some vehicles when required.

2021 Hwy 16 Entrance to the Gateway

CERTIFIED PRE OWNED $

2008 GMC Sierra 2500 SLE

27,989

2008 Hyundai Accent Hatchback $

TOTAL PRICE

Loaded, Long box

Auto, 73,000kms Hyundai Certiﬁed Pre Owned

STK# IW178810

2008 Kia Sportage

9,989

STK#13AC945610

2006 Hyundai Sonata Sport Pkg

11,989

TOTAL PRICE

6,989 TOTAL PRICE

Summer & winter tires 81,000kms

Loaded, Sunroof, Alloys, Very clean V-6 STK# NN485166

STK# 13TU565130

2008 Hyundai Sonata GLS

2006 Jeep Liberty Limited

12,989

TOTAL PRICE

14,989 TOTAL PRICE

Leather, Sunroof, 75,000 km’s Hyundai Certiﬁed Pre Owned

4x4, Sunroof, Leather, 104,000kms STK# 12SO949910

*taxes extra

STK# 13EL460120