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.
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 (including Celtara and Scona Brae), 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, Crossing MacKenzie continues to play regularly around Alberta - Edmonton, Medicine Hat, Dinosaur Provincial Park, WaterValley, Lac La Biche, Jasper, Edson and more.