April 4 saw the BOP Ensemble bring the best in Canadian folk and roots music to the Memorial Hall. BOP featured legendary & Juno Award winning Alberta performer Bill Bourne on guitar and vocals, up and come Alberta bassist, vocalist and hoop dancer Jasmine Ohlhauser and BC’s own Wyckham Porteous on guitar and vocals. The trio performed songs written by Bill and Wyckham as well as a few covers.
Highlights included Wyckham’s tender versions of Springstein’s “Hungry Heart” and his own “Deeper in the Water”, Bill chanting and scatting to his song “Grace”, with Jasmine performed a wonderful hula hoop dance that added not distracted from the song.
A three song encore gave a chance for each performer to shine.