History:
Formed in 2017, Into the West is an acoustic music duo based in Vernon, BC. The name comes from an Annie Lennox song with an elusive, epic feel. Heading west, out to sea on a big adventure is a great life metaphor, and seemed like a decent band name! Rose Anne plays cello and Art plays guitar and both sing.
What we play:
anything we both like… could be folk, pop, rock, alternative, roots, singer/songwriter, Americana, country, new and old
if the song wasn’t originally a duet, we’ll usually turn it into one
new songs 2020: On a Bus to St. Cloud, Arguing with Ghosts, December in New York, For What it’s Worth, Hard Sun, 9 Crimes, Hoax, Falling Slowly, Two Step, In Your Eyes, Summer’s End, Chandelier, Country Radio
new songs 2021: Walls, Bittersweet Symphony, Human, Here Comes the Change, Just Breathe, Nothing Compares 2U, Time After Time, My Father’s Daughter
new songs 2022: Small of My Heart, Cortez the Killer, If I Die Young, Friend of the Devil
new songs 2023: Snow on the Beach, Afterglow, Motherland, Sing, Forever Young (Lily Kershaw), Chinese Satellite, The Story, Another Love
new songs 2024: Ruined, Cold Missouri Waters, Everything is Free, If We Were Vampires, Time, Landslide, Empty Trainload of Sky
new songs 2025: 24 Frames, Give You Up, Smalltown Boy, The Matador, Traveling Alone
new songs 2026: Hurt, Five Minutes, Paper Airplane, Cardigan, Alive in the World, Brothers in Arms
Where we’ve played:
Indoor Venues:
Paddlewheel Coffeehouse, Coldstream Coffeehouse, Record City, Caetani Centre, Kal Hotel Open Mic, The Towne Theatre, Vernon Public Library (five Sunday afternoon sessions by the lobby fireplace), Bean Scene Coffee Shop, Sovereign Park, Silver Springs, Parkwood Retirement Resort
Outdoor Venues:
Polson Park, Lakeview Park, 30th Ave Street Music, Kal Park, Girouard Park, Desert Cove Estates, Castle Wood Village Courtyard in Castlegar, Hidden Park, Lakeview Lookout, Paddlewheel Park, PAC Creekside, Justice Park, Coldstream Park, Lumby Arbor Park, Bx-Ag Park
2025:
We were excited to play indoors upstairs at the Bean Scene Coffee House in Vernon for two Saturday Afternoon sessions, as well as three Sunday afternoons at the Vernon Library.
2026: Three Vernon Library afternoon sessions, one Bean Scene afternoon and one open mic/jam at the Towne Theatre
Some of our Favourites:
I Don’t Want To Change You - Damien Rice
Mariner’s Apartment Complex - Lana Del Rey
Snow On The Beach - Taylor Swift
Done With Bonaparte - Mark Knopfler
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
Superman’s Song - Crash Test Dummies
Mad World - Michael Andrews & Gary Jules version
