Sounds from the Valley: Loud in the Pines, David van Belle, and Violet St. Clair

Head down to Edmonton’s Snow Valley Ski Club to take in FREE concerts with music and poetry every Tuesday evening this summer from July 7 to Aug. 25 starting at 7:00 p.m. Listen to artists from EPL’s Capital City Records and Capital City Press as they share their work at the bottom of the ski hill in the beautiful Rainbow Valley and enjoy art from Capital City Art on select evenings. Free of charge, we’ll be collecting non-perishable food items for the Edmonton Food Bank.

This is always a popular event, and we encourage guests to bring your own lawn chairs if you are able. Dogs are allowed and there is food and drink available on site. 

Music from Loud in the Pines

Loud in the Pines is an Edmonton-based indie-folk music duo whose lyrical songs and seamless harmonies will transport you from the wide open prairies to the forests and cliffs they dream about. Audiences are captivated by their warm, heartfelt presence and leave feeling strengthened and restored. 

Spencer Taubner (vocals, guitar) and Kelin (kay-lin) Flanagan (vocals, keys, banjo) have played music together since 2006, when they met playing Irish trad music. Loud in the Pines officially began in 2023 with the release of their first EP, self-recorded bitter bright. In 2025, Loud in the Pines released their first full-length record, the Canadian Folk Music Award-nominated Every Colour Left, with the support of the Edmonton Arts Council. 

Readings from Capital City Press Authors:

David van Belle is an Edmonton-based playwright and occasional poet whose works include The Highest Step in the World, GIANT, The Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (all with Eric Rose at Ghost River Theatre), Liberation Days (Theatre Calgary) and BUZZ JOB! The True Story of Cal Cavendish (One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo). David has been Writer-in-Residence for the Edmonton Public Library, Playwright-in-Residence at Alberta Theatre Projects, an ensemble member of One Yellow Rabbit and Creator-in-Residence for Ghost River Theatre. His 1940s-era adaptation of A Christmas Carol is currently running annually at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton.

Violet St. Clair is a retired teacher based in Edmonton who now devotes her time to travelling, writing, languages and reading anything other than essays in curriculum development. She has published with CBC, Vancouver Sun, Intrepid Times, Halfway Down the Stairs, Stereo Stories and The Globe and Mail. 

Inclement Weather

In case of heavy rain or air quality advisory of 10+, EPL and Snow Valley will attempt to move the event indoors if possible. We will post on our websites and social media channels by 5pm the day of the event if a change in venue or cancellation occurs.