The Luckies - "Tomorrow" by Hilary Grist - 2023 performance at the Bez Arts Hub in Langley
From the Bez Arts Hub in Langley, BC, this is one of the first full performances of The Luckies - Shari Ulrich, Jeanne Tolmie & Hilary Grist - all seasoned songwriters and musicianswho joined up with little notice to fill a gap at MusicFest in Courtenay BC and took the MainStage after a 2 hour rehearsal like they'd been a trio for decades. Here they perform along with special guest Daniel Lapp in May, 2023.
SHARI ULRICH
For five decades, accomplished singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shari Ulrich has been winning hearts across North America with her voice, songs and on-stage charisma. A two-time JUNO-winner among other awards, and member of the BC Music Hall of Fame, she has recorded 25 albums as a solo artist and with the legendary Pied Pumkin, The Hometown Band, UHF, BTU and The High Bar Gang.
JEANNE TOLMIE
Victoria’s Jeanne Tolmie is a singer songwriter with a great love and knowledge of country and folk music. She is an honest and emotive performer, a master harmonizer, and closet accordionist. Her resumé includes the bands Big Yellow Taxi, Daisy Duke, JT King, Sidecar, and the Golden Country Clan. Her mastery of back up singing earned her back-up vocal work on numerous recording projects for Steve Dawson’s Henhouse Recording Studio. Jeanne is also a social worker in the field of Alzheimer’s care.
HILARY GRIST
Hilary Grist was composing music at the piano in pre-school. Later years of piano lessons and singing with the high school choir propelled her to Vancouver, where she studied jazz at Capilano University while deepening her pool of musical influences and honing her song writing skills. Grist’s songs can evoke emotion with ease, and their cinematic conductivity translates as well to the big and small screens as it does to her listeners’ real-life narratives. Her music has enhanced dramatic and romantic sequences in a number of television programs