Music at Mackie 2024 Concert Series kicks off the season with Under the Rocks bluegrass band on Thursday, May 30, 2024.

Hailing from Kelowna, Canada, Under the Rocks has emerged from a city with no other bluegrass acts to become one of Canada’s premier bluegrass bands. Featuring acoustic guitar (Jordan Klassen), fiddle (Chloe Davidson), banjo and mandolin (Chris Baxter), and upright bass (Nils Loewen) the band makes a big sound that tips its cap to tradition while incorporating singer-songwriter music intentionally put together with clever, inventive song arrangements, emotive instrumental breaks and powerful vocal harmony. Their shows commonly feature dancing, laughter, joyful hoots and hollers and serene moments accompanied by tears and tranquil sighs of release or appreciation. They are a heartfelt, talented string quartet that blends uplifting energy with a reflective reverence for the difficulties of reality that marries joy and sorrow and declares “YES”. Yes to all that it means to be alive on this planet, here and now.

Music at Mackie is a series of six live, outdoor musical performances at Mackie Lake House throughout the spring and summer. Shows are on Thursday nights, with doors opening at 6:00, and music beginning at 6:30. Each show features a cash bar and concession. Check out the full schedule of musical performances.

Punch Pass (a block of six tickets) are available by calling 250-545-1019. Punch Passes allow visitors to save $5 off the cost of each ticket, and the “punches” can be used any way you’d like: visit each of our summer concerts, or bring a friend to some of them, or an entire group to one! The Punch Pass allows you to experience Music at Mackie your way.

Don’t forget to bring your own lawn chair!