It will be a tight squeeze on the stage when Sagapool stops by The Arts Station April 4.

Between the six band members and their choice of over 10 regularly used instruments which shape their multi-dimensional material, this Montreal-based band captivates with their tales of raucous romps.  Don’t be surprised to see an accordion, double bass, glockenspiel, or even a banjo!  This high-octane act will have people talking and you won’t want to miss this show!

If Sagapool’s music has a wry bent, it’s because the band is always making a friendly bit of mischief. The group has been known to make a double bass explode, or to shock an audience—and a baffled stage manager—by leaping on stage just in the nick of time  Sagapool has grown up together, and gotten serious. And seriously melodic: thought rocking many a rollicking tune, it’s melodies—not grooves or beats alone—that truly guide the band.

They spring sometimes from a single note, inspired as much by film scores and classical gems as Gypsy and Eastern European roots music.

With members from Hungary (percussionist Marton Madersparch) and Italy (second-generation accordion whiz and co-founder Luzio Altobelli), with links to Quebec’s remote, stunning Magdalen Islands (“Le vent des Îles”) and to the culturally vibrant northern reaches of the St. Lawrence River, the band  knows exactly how to capture the spare outlines and rich textures of hyperboreal places and people. The pieces evolved into little stories of their own, telling tales from the cosmopolitan hub of Montreal and from the outer edges of northeastern Canada, with its still expanses punctuated with leaping, bubbling energy.

Showtime at The Arts Station is 8 p.m. Tickets are available at Carosella, Freshies, The Arts Station, and Online (sagapool.eventbrite.com).

If you have questions about this event, or other Arts Station events please contact us at [email protected] or 250-423-4842.

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