Laura Smith (7pm-8pm) "Enchanting and passionate" (Tall Poppy Records, 2007)
singer/songwritier Laura Smith fuses her innate pop sensibility with
jazz and soul influences to create a fresh but familiar sound. Her 2006
demo garnered two Island Music Award nominations: "Female Artist of the
Year" and "Song of the Year." Her most recent demo, with producer Bill
Bell (Jason Mraz, Tom Cochrane) at the helm, was recorded in June 2007
and features the Vancouver-based artist on vocals, piano, trumpet,
glockenspiel, and clarinet. In her blossoming career as a songwriter, Laura has collaborated with
Vancouver writers Dave Pickell, Winston, and Niko Friesen, as well as
German/Namibian Hip-Hop artist Ees and American songwriter/producer DJ
Harry (Veronica Mars, the OC.)

Pamela Keld (8pm-9pm)With a soulful blend of jazz, celtic and pop stylings, Pamela's aura on stage will mesmerize any audience. From toe tapping tunes to expressive ballads, her lyrics shed an honest and refreshing perspective on life's lessons. Pamela brings a vibrant tone to all her vocals and has evoked comparisons of today's top female artists.

Whether backed by her full band or solo, her polished vocals are well enhanced by her lyrical creativity and talent behind a guitar or piano. Pamela loves the thrill of connecting with an attentive audience. "The music that I sing is emotional and if an audience can relate, then I've succeeded."

Listen @: http://www.myspace.com/pamelakeldartist

Nanci Ahern (9pm-11pm)Nanci Ahern is an award-winning multi-genre roots singer-songwriterwho has performed at major festivals and venues across Canada. She has composedand performed for film,TV and theatre and acted as a songwriting mentor at theStan Rogers Folk Festival. Country music legend Emmylou Harris invited Nanci tosing duet on two songs on her Xmas "Light of the Stable",and recordedNanci's song "Root Like a Rose" on her CD "Roses In theSnow". "Nanci's stuff is passionate, unique, mature and powerful-Nanciis an artist, the realthing, I hope you hear it too. "Bob Bossin,Stringband