Last pre-concert flashback: 1996 video shoot
As we ramp up for the Dec. 10 show at Le Petit Campus, some historic music from the Steel Rail songbook is being revived. We're not sure this chestnut will make it onto the…
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Dec 4 2016
Nov 30 2016
November 30, 2016
Flashback before our Dec. 10 show
The venue Le Petit Campus holds some special memories for Steel Rail. The site of our upcoming Dec. 10 concert is also the place we launched our second album, the Road Less Travelled, 17…
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Nov 27 2016
November 27, 2016
From the Steel Rail archives
As we get ready for our 25th anniversary in 2017, we hauled out a box of Steel Rail clippings, photos, etc. to remind us of all the good times (and make sure we had remembered…
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Nov 12 2016
November 12, 2016
Dec. 10 concert is an anniversary warmup
Where does the time go? Next year marks Steel Rail's 25th anniversary, and we're gearing up with a concert at Le Petit Campus in Montreal on Dec. 10.
In honour of the occasion…
Feb 28 2016
Feb. 28, 2016
Dave, Ellen and Tod after the Wintergreen show: Tired but happy
Out of this world
Thanks to everyone who came out for last night's gig at Le Petit Campus -- it was a fun and slightly surreal night, given the… Read more
Feb 21 2016
February 21, 2016
Woodshedding for our Petit Campus show Feb. 27
Tod, Ellen and Dave spent Saturday working on the final arrangements for their Wintergreen Concert Series show at Le Petit Campus Feb. 27. On the set list as of late Feb. 20…
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Feb 2 2016
February 2, 2016
Say cheese! Again. AGAIN!
Thanks to our friend and fine photographer Judith Cezar, who against the odds (a notoriously restless group of musicians) came up with some new Steel Rail band photographs on a wintry January day in the Laurentians…
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Sep 14 2015
September 14, 2015
Old friends, new beginnings at the Black Sheep
The band is still buzzing about Sunday's heartfelt, heartwarming concert at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que.
It felt like family as we played for old friends and new fans in…
Aug 22 2015
August 22, 2015
Coming home to the Black Sheep
Paul Symes at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Quebec, was one of the first impresarios to book Steel Rail for a concert gig. So it feels right to make one of our first…
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Aug 22 2015
February 15, 2015
Warming up the winter night
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Steel Rail comeback concert at Le Petit Campus in Montreal Feb. 7. A great time was had by all, especially SR themselves: Tod, Ellen and Dave.
Steel…
Aug 22 2015
January 25, 2015
Back in gear
How time flies when you're far from home.
After a five-year break from the concert stage, it's great to be preparing for a show in our home town, Montreal.
Some things haven't changed: the official practice food…