Name: Sue Foley
Start: 2025-03-11T03:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-11T05:30:00+00:00
Location: The Dream Café

Description

With painted fingernails, Sue Foley strokes, strums, shakes, and shimmies a six-string, unleashing a tone that doubles as her voice—loud, proud, and true. Unadulterated by pedals and multi-effects, her pure sound sparkles with intricate chord changes, whether on her signature pink paisley Fender Telecaster or her handmade Mexican flamenco guitar.

There’s a poet’s sense of the profound in her execution, rooted in powerhouse electric blues and soulful nylon-string acoustic playing, including Piedmont finger-picking and other traditional styles. Transparent bell sounds blend with grit on her 13 albums since her 1992 debut, Young Girl Blues.

Foley has garnered international attention and numerous accolades, including the 2024 Blues with a Feeling/Lifetime Achievement award at the Maple Blues Awards, the 2024 Blues Music Award for Best Traditional Blues Female (her fourth consecutive win), a Juno Award, multiple Austin Music Awards, Blues Music Awards, and Trophées de Blues de France.

Occupying the upper echelons of her art form, Foley epitomizes the electrifying truth that women rock and have for a long time. “I grew up with strong female musical influences like Heart, Linda Ronstadt, and Chrissie Hynde. They taught me that talent and skills were more important than looks and fluff. Playing matters.”

Her latest recording, One Guitar Woman, is proof of this. The 12-track album pays tribute to pioneering female guitar players whose mastery continues to inspire Foley and push her into new artistic territory. These guitarists include Maybelle Carter, who invented the Carter scratch style that influenced legends like Chet Atkins, Johnny Cash, and Hank Williams, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock ’n’ Roll, whose electric guitar playing influenced Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and Keith Richards.

Date & Time

Mon., Mar. 10, 2025 8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Venue Details

The Dream Café

67 Front Street
Penticton, British Columbia V2A 1H2

The Dream Café

*As of July 1, 2024, we will be adding a $10 minimum food charge at the venue as we are a food-primary establishment*

Founded in 2001, we've developed a reputation, among artists and audiences alike, as a premium live entertainment venue across Canada and further afield.

Our room is a listening room, which is a rare gem to find. There is no greater gift to give performers than to simply listen. They bring with them years of dedication and we get to enjoy and absorb their creativity. As an audience member, the experience is without parallel, providing an incredibly intimate and unique opportunity to see top talent from Canada, and around the world.

A wide range of musical styles can be seen on the Dream stage. Though they differ in genre, they are united in their skills. Expect to see Jazz, blues, indie, R&B, folk, punk, spoken word, reggae, rock, country, comedy, and more.

Chef Matt, who joined the Dream in 2023, offers an ethnic influence on his delectable, fresh and nutritious menu.

A night at the Dream Café includes a warm welcome, great food and an outstanding music experience. Our regulars know that no matter who is gracing the stage that night - the calibre of music and entertainment will be excellent. Thank you for supporting live music, the arts and The Dream Cafê

There's no need to print your tickets, we will greet you at the door with our guest list for the show.

Doors open 6pm (unless otherwise stated). Show starts at 8pm. Kitchen is open from 6-9pm.

The Dream Café

Reservations: reservations@thedreamcafe.ca

Manager: manager@thedreamcafe.ca

Phone: 250-490-9012

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