Lawrenson, McCullough and Foster at the Crossings Pub in Sharbot Lake

Jeff Green | Jul 06, 2016

The Crossings Pub kicked off a summer of music programming on June 23 with a rollicking evening of country music by a trio of performers who all write and perform their own songs. Shawn McCullough has been playing locally ever since he attended Sharbot Lake High School years ago. He is well known as a guitar player for hire for top-notch bands, and sings lead and harmony vocals as well. Among the tunes he performed on the 23rd was a version of the Ron Hynes classic “Sonny's Dream”, a song performed by Hynes himself at his first ever show at the Crossings. Other performers at the venue have covered it over the years, and McCullough's version brought down the house.

Brea Lawrenson is based in Carleton Place but she travels across Canada performing her own tunes, including her most recent release, “Daddy's Moonshine”. She is also a big fan of Fleetwod Mac, and with the help of her two bandmates, did versions of three songs from the classic “Rumours” album.

Wade Foster sings, writes songs, and plays guitar, all well, but he is best known as a fiddler. He plays the country and bluegrass repertoire as well as east coast and Ottawa Valley fiddle tunes. Since Canada Day was coming up, he played a fast-paced version of the most popular Canadian fiddle tune of all time, the Maple Sugar Rag.

Other shows are scheduled for the Crossings in July, including Ouroboros on July 9 (tickets $15) and dinner shows by Sean McCann on July 27 and Valdy on August 4 (tickets $60). For information call 613-279-2198