An up-and-coming Belgium singer and song-writer will be showcased during a gig at the Smaug鈥檚 Smoke Shop in Weyburn on Wednesday, July 6 at 7 p.m.
Louis De Roo had recently performed at ArtFarm, and will be showcasing his songs again before returning to England. He was in the country to visit with Rylan Chessall, a classmate from the University of Liverpool.
鈥淲hen I was 19, I did my audition for Liverpool, and the first day I was there I met Rylan.鈥�
Louis and Rylan then formed the eclectic pop band band 鈥楧e Roo鈥�.
鈥淚 am inspired by melancholic and ambient music, the Blues, and rock and roll as well,鈥� said De Roo.
One of the massive hits for the band was 鈥淒on鈥檛 Hold It Back鈥�, which ran three months in the European music charts and even reached Number One. From this success, De Roo鈥檚 band had an opportunity to play for the Belgium national radio.
De Roo met Dane Von Hagen, Josiah Haupstein and Brady Kwochka (Private Drive) when they had visited with Rylan Chessall in Liverpool. The members of Private Drive invited De Roo to come to Weyburn. 鈥淚t had always been my dream to come to Canada,鈥� said De Roo.
He said it was a great opportunity to showcase his songs during ArtFarm. He is looking forward to featuring songs that he has written.
It is also a great experience to be performing again with Private Drive. 鈥淚 consider them to be my friends for life,鈥� said De Roo. 鈥淪ince meeting them at the Liverpool studio, I have seen their progress. They are very talented.鈥�
鈥淭hey will make it far if they keep on doing what they are doing.鈥�
Simple with a Twist (Rickee Lee Webster and Heather van der Breggen) have partnered with Smaug鈥檚 for this concert. A limited amount of tickets are available by contacting Simple with a Twist.
