The folks at the Cowichan Exhibition are reminding all of us that Wide Mouth Mason are onstage at the 150th Cowichan Exhibition Saturday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m.
Not surprisingly, they’re the showcase act on the entertainment lineup for this year’s fair. And you get to enjoy them for the price of your fair admission.
Wide Mouth Mason is a soul power trio comprised of Shaun Verreault (lead vocals/guitar), Safwan Javed (vocals/drums) and Gordie Johnson (vocals/bass).
The band’s most recent release is No Bad Days, because, as they claim, they had none making it.
Wide Mouth Mason’s unique approach to jamming has earned them two invitations to the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and tours with AC/DC, ZZ Top and The Rolling Stones.
They became one of the first North American rock bands to tour China in the 21st century.
Previous albums have yielded such hit singles as ‘Midnight Rain’, ‘My Old Self’, ‘Why’, ‘Smile’ and ‘Change’.
The main stage shows start Friday, Sept. 7 at 4:30 p.m. with the Renovation Blues Band, followed later by Johnny Inappropriate.
On Saturday, the onstage fun starts at 11 a.m. with Kathy White and her dancers, followed on the hour by O’Brien School of Irish Dance, Mary’s Mayhem, Zucchini Race (by Gate 2), Que Bolla Magic Act, Mucky Boots Old Time String Band (by Mellor Hall), Big Smoke, and finally Wide Mouth Mason, who’ll entertain until 9:45 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 9, there’s hip hop and jazz dance onstage from 11:30 til noon, followed by the Shelley Cassidy Highland Dancers from noon to 12:30 and the Pet Show from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
