Kent McAlister’s songs hold the comfortable weight of your favorite coat on a cold prairie night. Singing modern tales of what is, and what used to be, they capture the honest grit of those weathered faces that belong to the old-timers at the end of the bar. Career highlights include: - support act for Roseanne Cash, 2015 - winner, 2nd place, Calgary Folk Fest songwriting competition 2015 - winner, 1st place, Rawlco Radio battle of the bands, 2009 - headliner Big Valley Jamboree Molson Canadian Stage 2008 What they’ve said: “McAlister’s stuff is fresh and inventive; and the band rocked every night on tour with us.” - Corb Lund “An accomplished Country-Roots band… McAlister covers a lot of ground, in the best possible way. Intelligent lyrics married to elements of traditional Country, Swing, and Tex-Mex.” - BC Music Magazine