Woody Holler grew up listening to western music, but has since also developed a voracious appetite for jazz. Combining the two genres with a versatile, classically trained vocal style that ranges from opera to yodelling, Woody Holler’s show is a unique and exciting experience not to be missed! The Woody Holler Trio was formed around Woody’s lyric tenor voice and includes Chenoa McKelvey on guitar and Daniel Koulack on bass. The performance is reminiscent of a 1940s radio show, with a timeless, eclectic repertoire, and includes a dynamic range of styles and sounds from the operatic to show-stopping extreme yodelling.
Audiences will get to experience finger-snapping shuffle beats, honey-slowed love croons, western classics, and a Golden Age lustre sure to transport the listener back in time.
Chenoa McKelvey is a freelance musician based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. During her time as a student at the University of Manitoba's jazz studies program from 2014 to 2019, she honed her skill as a distinctly styled guitarist in a variety of genres such as blues, swing music, country music, and jazz. Citing influences such as Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Barney Kessel, and Grant Green, McKelvey aims to bring an authenticity to her playing that is deeply rooted in the history of her instrument. Since the beginning of 2022, McKelvey has spent much of her time as an orchestra guitarist on various cruise ships playing with a plethora of guest artists, production shows, as well as regular solo and small group sets. While off the ship, she performs regularly as a solo artist, an accompanist, and in various musical groups around Winnipeg and surrounding areas, and has hosted open mics, jams, and leads and arranges for her own swing quartet Juvel.
Daniel Koulack, whose music includes a broad range of genres, is a multi-instrumentalist specializing in clawhammer (or frailing) style banjo and string bass. Daniel’s own music can be heard on his three albums of original instrumental music, of which two were nominated for Juno awards in the Best Roots/Traditional category.
$18 plus GST + Showpass fee in advance or $20 at the door