Enjoy Ukrainian and Indigenous Music in the lobby after the production of First Métis Man of Odesa.
Featuring Brianna Lizotte AND George Paleniuk
Brianna Lizotte
Brianna Lizotte is a fiddle player from Sylvan Lake Alberta. She grew up in a household where music was played, whether it was from home videos or kitchen parties. At the age of 10, most of the musicians in her family passed away, so she took it upon herself to keep the music alive. This has led her to many amazing opportunities like playing on TSN for the Canada Winter Games grand opening in 2019 and traveling to Rome to support the Metis delegates during their meetings with the Pope. She recently graduated from MacEwan University's Bachelor of Music program and is looking forward to developing her voice within the Canadian music scene.
George Paleniuk
George Paleniuk is an entertainer/musician/vocalist residing in Edmonton. An immigrant of Ukrainian descent, George began performing at the age of eleven.George has a repertoire of approximately 100 Ukrainian songs along with a playlist of 60 English selections. Musically-George plays accordion and keyboards.
Over the years George has performed with many musicians in a variety of venues in North America. In the last twelve months, his performances include as follows:
- Edmonton u-fest
-Vatra golf tournament
-Vinnia Ukrainian tv channel
-Bogani cafe
-Capilano Fargos
-High note bar and grill
-Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts
-Carrot Cafe
-Babas and Borscht festival
-Edmonton Ukrainian bilingual school functions
-numerous private events and home concerts
George’s album “Love It, or Lviv It!” is on Youtube here: https://youtube.com/playlist...