There weren’t any fancy lights, explosions or pickup trucks in evidence when Terri Clark strode on stage at the South Okanagan Events Centre Friday evening.
Just a woman from Medicine Hat, Alta. carrying an acoustic guitar, clad simply in faded jeans and a T-shirt and singing her heart out for an appreciative audience.
Clark spent years making her way to the top of the charts of the country music scene globally, including joining the Grand Ole Opry — she is still the Opry’s only female Canadian member. But in 2008 Clark announced she was going to focus her attention on Canada, vowing to do things her way and creating her own independent label.
The result was The Long Way Home, which Clark called the most personal record of her career.
It’s a focus Clark continued not only in Roots and Wings, her latest album, but also in this concert tour, focusing on the music rather than theatrics and playing smaller venues where she could connect with the audience.
The small but appreciative audience at the SOEC was treated to hits from Clark’s 15 years of recording and performing, including her latest hits, Northern Girl, Wrecking Ball and her cover of Trooper’s We’re Here For A Good Time.
