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Jamie Woodfin prepping for Hometown Hockey shows

Nice Horse also set to hit the stage during the weekend
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CLASS ACT - Nice Horse will be performing this weekend during the Rogers Hometown Hockey event. photo submitted

Local singer Jamie Woodfin is gearing up for a few performances this weekend during the Rogers Hometown Hockey event.

He performs at noon, 3:15 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday.

The past year saw some pretty exciting opportunities come Woodfin’s way, including opening for country star Toby Keith during a show in Fort McMurray last summer plus hitting the stage several times at the Calgary Stampede as well.

Meanwhile, over the past few years, word has been spreading about his exceptional musical talent as showcased through several singles including Just Feels Right, We Go Together, Letting Me Go, Moonlight Left and You Were That Night.

Looking back, he has long been drawn to making and performing music.

He first picked up the guitar when he was about 13. A penchant for the drums and a powerful singing voice soon surfaced as well. Woodfin was also only 14 or 15-years-old when he started writing his own music.

Through high school, he played in a band called The Dirties that were refining their own unique punk/rock sound.

During his years with The Dirties, the band produced an EP featuring songs that were written by the group. They played consistently across Central Alberta as well.

These days, it’s about balancing the demands of his full-time work with his growing music career.

Meanwhile, his passion for what he does continues to build as more folks discover what this talented Central Albertan is all about.

Check out Jamie Woodfin on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Also slated to perform this weekend is Nice Horse, consisting of Kaley Debra, Katie Marie, Brandi Caroline and Krista Lee, all who have been friends for a long time before starting their ‘girls just wanna have fun’ type band.

A trip to Hawaii sparked what would grow into their musical journey.

“We wrote like 20 to 25 songs in a couple of days and all of them were country songs,” said Marie, adding that it soon occurred to them that they were a band right then and there.

Marie said they began thinking it would just be a drinking band, that they would get together playing songs during the Stampede for fun with best friends. “As we started forming the project and telling some people about what we were doing, they just got really excited and they were like, ‘This is a real project, you girls take this seriously. I think you could really do well with it.’”

And do well with it they did, already having some big shows under their belts.

Marie started her journey into singing when she was just a little girl.

And when she was just 12 or 13, she decided music was what she wanted to do, and her parents, she said, were very supportive, never discouraging her from pursuing a career in music.

Last year, Nice Horse had their first EP - A Little Unstable - under their belt, which was released to coincide with touring with Tom Cochrane.

A full length album - There Goes the Neighbourhood - was released this past September.

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