La Montanara, an original musical remembrance performed by Mike Ford and Murray Foster, explores Canadian soldiers’ involvement in the Italian campaign of 1943-45. Inspired by the writings of Farley Mowat, Fred Sederberg, Mark Zuehlke, Caroline Moorehead, Tim Cook and others, this performance presents a musical tapestry that spans various styles, with interweaving guitar and bass work and soaring harmonies that evoke the passion, sacrifice, camaraderie, and challenges central to the Italian Campaign.
Museum and cash bar open at 1 p.m. Show starts at 2 p.m. The performance is approximately 60 minutes.
Preregistration via Eventbrite is required.
About the Artists
Ford and Foster bring a wealth of musical achievements: their diverse projects (including as members of Great Big Sea and Moxy Früvous) have sold well over half a million albums, garnered numerous songwriting awards, received nominations for multiple Juno and Canadian Folk Music Awards, earned a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and have created critically acclaimed musicals, films, and internationally performed historical plays.
This is Ford’s fourth original piece presented at Backyard Theatre, after Sons of ’17, McCrae in the Mirror, and We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
