CFR Backroads Series and CKUA Radio present: Sister City Sessions Edmonton

Name: CFR Backroads Series and CKUA Radio present: Sister City Sessions Edmonton
Start: 2026-10-08 19:30:00
End: 2026-10-08 21:30:00

Posted on September 18, 2026

CFR Backroads Series and CKUA Radio present: Sister City Sessions Edmonton

Celebrate Canadian Finals Rodeo Week with an intimate evening of songs and stories connecting two sister cities through music.

Sister City Sessions brings Edmonton and Nashville together in the round at CKUA’s Beresh Arts Den, featuring Lillie Mae (Nashville), Joe Nolan (Edmonton), and Lucette (Edmonton) sharing the stage, trading songs, and telling the stories behind the music.

THE ARTISTS:

Lillie Mae & Carter Rische | Nashville
Edmonton got a taste of Lillie Mae this summer when she blew the roof off Commonwealth Stadium performing with Post Malone. For Sister City Sessions, Lillie Mae is joined by her brother, singer and guitarist Frank Carter Rische, for a special duo performance.

Joe Nolan | Edmonton
A virtuoso guitarist, elusive poet, and musical chameleon, Joe Nolan is known for his scrappy solo shows and arresting stage presence. His songs can be fragile and fractured, yet winningly wistful.

Lucette | Edmonton
Lauren Gillis, professionally known as Lucette, is a Canadian alternative pop songwriter with a 15-year career spanning her own artist project, co-writing, and international publishing.

Tickets by donation to CKUA.

DATE: Thursday, October 8
TIME: 7:30 – 9:30 PM
LOCATION: CKUA’s Beresh Arts Den (9804 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, AB T5J 0C5)

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We are extremely grateful for these lands on which we reside, work, and play. We make this acknowledgement as an act of gratitude and reconciliation. While championing the arts across Alberta, we intend for our work to contribute to the valuing of traditional art forms and result in greater opportunity for the creative Indigenous talent who walk these lands today.