2 more dates have been confirmed!

March 23rd - CFAM Anniversary Concert, P.W. Enns Centennial Concert Hall, Winkler. Time TBC.

June 30th - Haskett Homecoming. Time TBC.

An update

Something has come up, so Borderline Drive will not be at Grunthal Gospel Night on March 9th. At this point I'm not sure if it will be rescheduled or not.

They WILL be part of the Gospel Bluegrass Night to be held at the PW Enns Centennial Concert Hall this year. It takes place on March 31st. Borderline Drive will perform along with several other local bluegrass bands. In past years this event has been held at the Reinland Community Center. It should be a good one!

The gig

at the Senior Center went well...considering John and Mark are still both battling colds, and they haven't had much of a chance to practice lately. They were the last of 3 bands performing tonight. It's a pretty relaxed atmosphere to play in, so if the laughs were any indication, I think they had a good time on stage!

From an audience point of view, I think they sounded great!

Oh, and I can't resist mentioning that John got a few comments on his handsome look today with the shirt he was wearing! ;)

And Kayla got some extra applause at the end when the MC mentioned she seemed to be the one that kept the group together. How did he know? He's never even been at a Borderline Drive practice. She's the mature one that keeps the boys in line! :)

New Dates

Borderline Drive will be playing 2 local dates in the near future.

January 19th - A fundraising event at the Winkler Senior Center. Supper at 5 pm with the program to follow. March 9 - Gospel Night, Grunthal MB - 7:30pm.

Update

Here's a practice photo from a couple of weeks ago.

Which reminds me, today was supposed to be practice, but Mark was suffering from lack of sleep, fever and tonsillitis so it got cancelled.

Now what kind of an excuse is that? :)

Here's your chance

If you've ever considered taking up the banjo, here's your chance. Alvin will be teaching Bluegrass Banjo for Beginners at the Folk Exchange in Winnipeg starting February 10th. The workshops will run one hour a week for six weeks. You'll learn everything from how to tune your banjo, to how to pick some basic banjo tunes. There's a chance you might even be treated to a visit from the other members of Borderline Drive during one of the workshops. For more information, click here.

And here's someone that took advantage of Alvin's banjo expertise at BD's practice yesterday. From that close up, you'd think he must have learned something!

Schedule & Contact Info

I added a schedule on the sidebar. The only date that's been confirmed so far is the Sandy Creek Gospel Jamboree in Saskatchewan. (I haven't figured out how to create a link to their website on the sidebar, but it worked on this post. Check it out if you're interested.) There are a few other tentative dates, but I'll post those as they are confirmed. As well, contact information has been added in a seperate sidebar.

It's almost here...

Wishing you a Christmas filled with peace and joy as you celebrate the birth of our Saviour! Merry Christmas from our families to yours!

Singing for Supper

Borderline Drive was part of the "Singing for Supper" evening with Tom Jackson on Dec. 4th. http://www.singingforsupper.ca/ The event took place at Buhler Hall in Gretna and featured the MCI Choir, Borderline Drive, and of course, Tom Jackson. BD learned a number of Christmas songs just for the occasion and had a great time performing them. I must say, that was definitely the best version of "Jingle Bells" I've ever heard. Their time on stage just seemed so short, but I guess maybe I'm a little biased! :) Tom Jackson and his band also put on a great show! The story of Christmas really came through!

Here's BD on stage. I couldn't seem to get a clear picture of them there. Even so, they look pretty spiffy, don't you think? :)

Slideshow

Here's a few pictures of the band from this past summer: At Old Time Value Days in Winkler, Hecla Community Church, and the La Riviere Gospel Festival.

My first post!

Hi, this is Eva. I'll be updating this blog for BD. I thought this would be a good way to keep everyone up to date on what's happening with the band. I'm still trying to get the hang of this, so please bear with me! :) I'll try and post again later with some pictures.