Steve Marriner & Local Electric

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Steve Marriner & Local Electric
with Special Guest: Jake Soberlak

Live at Song Sparrow Hall
When: Thursday, October 22. 2026
Doors open: 6:30pm | Music Starts: 7:30pm

The Salmon Arm Folk Music Society is proud to present JUNO Award-winner Steve Marriner & Local Electric, featuring special guest Jake Soberlak

After tearing up stages at the 2025 (w/ Local Electric) and 2026 (MonkeyJunk) Salmon Arm ROOTSandBLUES Festival, Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter Steve Marriner needs no introduction. He’s been knocking out audiences for years, on his own and with blues-infused, JUNO-winning and Maple Blues Award-winning MonkeyJunk, which has won over fans and critics alike since the trio first roared down the track over a decade ago.

The multi-instrumentalist, song writing singer sits at, or near the top of the list, as “Canada’s hardest working person in show biz. “I like to be on the move. To me, standing still feels the same as walking backwards. Pandemic notwithstanding, I spend at least six months on the road each year. It’s been that way for over a decade. Juggling gigs is something I’ve become fairly adept at. I love it. It energizes me. It keeps things interesting.  I started playing harmonica with Colin James in 2016, and I’ve played guitar for Paul Reddick for about as long. I’ve occupied the guitar, bass and keyboard seat in Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar at various times over the past five years. I’ve been producing records and doing session work for a bunch of artists.  Not only is it a survival mechanism, but it truly is my passion to have my hands in so many different projects. There’s just so much to learn, and it’s that learning that sustains me as an artist,” states Marriner, matter-of-factly. “

Jake Soberlak is an exciting young blues guitarist from Kamloops, BC. Jake fell in love with the blues at a young age. He sings, plays guitar, slide guitar, and harmonica. He made his festival mainstage debut at the 2026 ROOTSandBLUES Festival, with a surprise performance during the MonkeyJunk set.