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Matt Patershuk and The Craftsmen plan to play primarily from his new album Same as I Have Ever Been with a couple throwbacks to Outside The Lights of Town (nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award) and I Was So Fond of You.
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Juno award winning producer and multi-instrumentalist, Steve Dawson produced all three albums, and is part of the band for the Nov. 24 show. Jeremy Holmes and Liam MacDonald round out The Craftsmen.
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Matt Patershuk and The Craftsmen perform Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Upstairs Lounge at the Oak Bay Recreation Centre. Tickets are $20 available at the centre, 1975 Bee Street or online at .
Visit https://www.mattpatershuk.com/home for a taste of the music.
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