Thursday, December 11, 2008, Riggins The annual tradition of holiday magic and music continues this December at Best Western Salmon Rapids Lodge. The Gifts of Music series will celebrate the holiday season with two concerts set beside the warm fire and beautiful fir tree in the lodge’s Big Salmon River Room. Refreshments will be served. All programs are 7:00pm to 8:00pm, Mountain Standard Time. MONDAY, DECEMBER 15th: Jared Hallock and Katie Preston will be sharing a unique musical world filled with traditional and non-traditional sounds. In addition to the Marimba the compositions will include the use of cups, body percussion, spoons, electronic percussion, and anything else within reach. Please join Hallock and Preston as they explore the worlds of theater and music creating a unique, eclectic combination of sight and sound. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20th will feature Amy and the Wild Cats. They will perform country hits and Christmas tunes for this holiday program. Ms. Crookshanks sang professionally in Nashville for ten years in the 1980’s. In her unique style she takes some of the all-time favorite country songs and makes them her own. The Wild Cats are Dale James, Whale and Lois Fry. Ms. James is a singer and guitarist from New Meadows who has been and Idaho musician for decades and frequently performs solo. Ms. Fry, known for fiddling around in Riggins with the Susie O’Leary Band, has been playing improvisational violin since the early 1970’s in California, then for the last 21 years in McCall. Whale, an extraordinary stand-up bass player also plays with several groups up and down Idaho. Amy sings the lead and the Wild Cats provide harmonies that make for great renditions of the songs! joinx us!
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