A fiddler, a guitarist and an accordion player walk into a bar one day, drink water, tea, and cranberry juice and play some mighty tunes together. A few decades later they emerge into the Edmonton music scene as a tight trio of good friends with songs, tunes and tales to share.
Hear us live:
Friday, August 1, 7:00pm
Carrot Cafe, Edmonton
Come to the show, get a link to our first single.
Tix info here
Not to be confused with the Mackenzie Crossing (a significant transit of the mighty MacKenzie River), Crossing MacKenzie is Bonnie Gregory (fiddle and vocals) Steve Bell (piano, accordion and vocals) and Andreas Illig (guitar) who have come a long way from the session scene on Edmonton’s Whyte Avenue, through several bands, recordings and tours. Their love for acoustic folk and trad music from Celtic to Scandinavian to Appalachian and Canadiana can be heard in their intricate arrangements of songs and tunes, new and old, originals and traditional.
Since their 2024 debut at the Water Valley Celtic Festival, this trio has played steadily in Edmonton, as well as toured Alberta in Summer 2025 with shows at the Blue Chair and the Carrot in Edmonton, Medicine Hat, Dinosaur Provincial Park, WaterValley and Lac La Biche.
