“Tanglefoot” has made headlines throughout the world of folk and acoustic music, attracting a large and rabidly-enthusiastic horde of friends, fans, and Foot Heads across Canada, the U.S., and Britain.
They’ll be coming to Fort Frances next Tuesday (Feb. 17) to bring their own energetic sound to the Royal Canadian Legion, thanks to the Rainy Lake Multicultural Association.
“This is their fourth or fifth appearance in Fort Frances. They’re very popular,” Bev Kotnik of the RLMA said this morning.
“I know they’ve got followers all over, in areas like Duluth, who’ve been waiting for them to come here,” she added. “They know how to get the crowd going. They’re lively, energetic—it’s a really good time.
“If they weren’t, we wouldn’t keep bringing them back,” Kotnik chuckled.
“Tanglefoot” will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Legion. There also will be a cash bar and snacks at intermission.
Tickets, which cost $12 for adults and $6 for children under 16, are available at the Treasure Chest (338 Scott St.) Kotnik noted ticket sales were slow at first, but recently have started to pick up.
“Tanglefoot” has seen several changes since its debut in 1980 in Ottawa. Only one member—primary songwriter Joe Grant—remains from the original group.
But the quintet has been fairly stable for the last seven years and seen its fan base grow.
The band appeals to small-town themes with its music and is very down to earth on tour—often mingling with the audience after their shows.
Combining tradition, innovation, humour, pathos, fury, and passion, these five engaging and colourful performers deliver their music with rare intensity and contagious enthusiasm, according to their website.
This concert, as well as events like “Culturama,” is made possible thanks to the RLMA’s weekly bingos, noted Kotnik.
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