Red Ride Tour Stops Through Regina (Story & Photo Gallery)

The Artful Dodger Café and Music Emporium was full of energy as the Red Ride Tour made its stop in Regina.

The concert featured tour organizer and musician Kristi Lane Sinclair along with Juno Award winner Derek Miller and local Regina artists Snake Oil Salesmen.

The Red Ride Tour started five years ago after Sinclair, wanting to promote her first CD album, received a touring grant and decided to hit the road.

“I talked (solo-cellist) Cris Dersken into joining me on tour in my little red hatchback, we named the tour: Red Ride Tour, and on the tour we became best friends,” said Sinclair.

“From there it’s just been people organizing shows for us, inviting us to their communities, and just growing bigger and bigger,” added Sinclair.

The members of Snake Oil Salesmen were excited to be a part of the Red Ride Tour and play on the same bill as Sinclair and Miller, calling them “amazing performers.”

Shane Bellegarde, lead singer, noted the band had worked with Miller previously on the television series Guilt Free Zone, which aired on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN).

“He had us on as a guest artist, we got to sit on the couch and be interviewed by him which was cool experience. And we also got to play a live song on national TV,” said Bellegarde.

The Red Ride Tour played its first of 15 shows in Vancouver on May 13, following with shows in Calgary and Edmonton before stopping in Saskatchewan.

They played shows in Prince Albert, Saskatoon, and Regina over a three-day stretch. Sinclair expressed her delight of the crowds that shown their support of the tour.

“The people who came out were awesome and was just like a giant dance party,” said Sinclair.

Following Regina, the tour played in Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, and Wikwemikong. They will continue east playing in cities such as Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal before heading south to Brooklyn, NY and wrapping up back on the west coast in Seattle, WA.

“There’s a lot of welcoming people who go out their way to make sure we’re taken care of and to help us,” said Sinclair.

– Story and Photos by Jarrett Crowe for RezXmag.com

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