Great Scott!

I was an early show Saturday evening at The Dakota Tavern. Having heard Kelly Prescott in a group sing-a-long at a Jadea Kelly show, I wanted to hear her own music. This Ottawa area native recently moved to Toronto, though in recent weeks she has been doing a cross-country train tour as part of the Canada 150 celebrations.

Over two sets, Prescott charmed me with her music, a throwback to bluegrass and old country. She acknowledged that being country music and all, there was plenty of songs about drinking (Bottle of Wine, I'm Still Drinking). Though Prescott didn't do any about trucks or guns. What made her music interesting were the unusual perspectives like that of the mistress (Leaving Her) and mischievous sense of humour (Heels Over Head). She ended the evening with an acknowledgement of her deep country roots, Prescott comes from a multi-generational family of performers, with a high-octane cover of The Auctioneer.