Fish Creek Concerts Presents Jeffery Straker with Leanne Lightfoot @ Southw

Jeffery Straker is a prairie-born troubadour whose songs feel like well-worn postcards from small towns and quiet backroads. Raised on a grain farm in Saskatchewan by a church-organist mother and auctioneer father, he blends roots, folk, and piano-pop with a storyteller’s heart and a showman’s charm. Whether he’s playing a grand piano on a theatre stage or sharing songs in a candlelit living room, Jeffery’s music carries listeners to places they’ve been—or wish they’d seen. With 10 albums under his belt and a touring map that stretches from Canada’s North to the Netherlands and Latin America, he’s won over audiences with his honest lyrics, warm wit, and melodies that linger like memories. A winner of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival and multiple Roots/Folk Artist of the Year awards, Jeffery’s songs have been called “beautiful and essential” by critics, and always feel like they’re written just for you.

Leanne Lightfoot is a heartfelt songwriter and evocative vocalist whose songs explore love, loss, and the deep pull of land and connection, guiding listeners through intimate emotional journeys with warmth and honesty. Joined by upright bassist Jamie Newsom and guitarist Jim McLennan, her performances blend rich storytelling with soulful musicianship, where heartache and hope linger long after the last note.