This isn乌鸦传媒檛 the typical gathering of singer-songwriter folks.

When Jason Kodie, Jody Shenkarek and John Guliak take Kelowna乌鸦传媒檚 Milkcrate Records stage May 15 and Lorenzo乌鸦传媒檚 Cafe in Ashton Creek May 16 for their In the Round and All Together tour, they will each act as a cog in a well-oiled music machine.

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Kodie, who rocks the accordion and keys, has jammed with roots legend Guliak for about three years. Finally, the pair decided to add a tertiary element and their In the Round and All Together tour was born.

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Shenkarek, also an Edmonton product, entered the folk community in the 乌鸦传媒�90s as a founding member of Edmonton乌鸦传媒檚 All Woman Brothers Band. Nowadays, Shenkarek takes the stage with her band Country Vulture with Gavin Dunn on the axe, Brian Golightly on the skins and Tim Balash towing the bass line.

Guliak, drawing from his more than three-decade career in the Canadian jams scene, juxtaposes his prairie roots against his later urban experiences in Glasgow, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Edmonton and Toronto for songs that are reminiscent of Canadian greats Gordon Lightfoot and Leonard Cohen.

Kodie, a lifelong musician with University of Alberta smarts who has a solo release on the horizon, is stoked to return to Lorenzo乌鸦传媒檚 after many years.

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Kodie, Shenkarek and Guliak乌鸦传媒檚 two-week tour sees eight B.C. stops with gigs in the Interior before moving on to the Lower Mainland and the Island.

And for the trio, the opportunity to rock live stages across Canada is their proverbial sum and substance.

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The In the Round and All Together tour hits Kelowna乌鸦传媒檚 Milkcrate Records May 15 at 7 p.m. Cover is $10. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The trio乌鸦传媒檚 Lorenzo乌鸦传媒檚 gig is May 16 at 8 p.m. Cover is $10 and doors open at 6 p.m.

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