The Scott Woods Band is geared up for a 44-day tour across Canada, including stops in Melfort and Humboldt. (Facebook/The Scott Woods Band)

By Aaron Schulze

Old Time Country Christmas Tour

‘It’s like coming home”: Scott Woods Band ecstatic to return to Melfort and Humboldt for Christmas tour

Nov 1, 2019 | 12:47 PM

The holiday season can consist of cooking, shopping, and quality family time.

For the Scott Woods Band, they’ll be spending plenty of quality time on the road, as they embark on their Old Time Country Christmas Tour that will see them play 42 shows in 44 days across five provinces.

Woods is the frontman of the band and has garnered the “Flippin’ Fiddler” nickname after being known for doing tricks such as somersaults and balancing on barrels while fiddling. He and his three siblings all studied classical music at a young age, but he always wanted to play classic Canadian fiddle music.

The desire to play classic fiddle music came from his fiddler father. Because his father was a Fiddler, Woods and his siblings were able to play jigs, reels, two-steps, and waltzes.

“The types of music you would dance to in an old-time dance hall… that’s what kept us interested in playing music,” Woods told northeastNOW. “We had to practice our classical music because mom and dad knew the technique that we gained from practicing our technical repertoire was important, but the fun stuff was the Don Messer style of jigs and reels.”

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“To put it together with a Christmas theme and take it across the country is just wonderful.”

With his sister Kendra on piano, Steve Piticco on guitar, 15-year-old drummer and step dancer Leo Stock, and “Canada’s Yodeling Cowgirl” Naomi Bristow, the Scott Woods Band aims to provide a traditional country approach and some experimentation with some seasonal favourites. Some songs include “Yodeling Santa Claus” and an instrumental, Cajun country cover of Jingle Bells.

“It’s a real mixture,” Woods said. “You don’t have to be a country music fan or a fiddle music fan even to enjoy our show, it’s Christmas music from start to finish for the whole family.”

Two of the Scott Woods Band’s Saskatchewan stops will be in Melfort and Humboldt. Woods said he and some members of the band have had friendships throughout Northeast Saskatchewan that have lasted for nearly 20 years.

“It’s like coming home,” he said. “(People in Melfort and Humboldt) treat us to some hospitality after the concert. Ironically, we find this just about every place we go. We can be about 2,000 or 3,000 miles from home, and we’re invited into somebody’s home and we’re treated like family.

“Canada is a beautiful country not only with its geography, but the people. They’re absolutely incredible. We get the same treatment in the East Coast and the West Coast and everywhere in between. We love to travel and play the music we love so much and share it with so many people, and the fact we can help out different churches, charities, and community organizations, that’s just a bonus.”

Nearly all of the Scott Woods Band’s shows will act as fundraisers, with Melfort and Humboldt’s shows funds going towards the Melfort United Church and Royal Canadian Legion respectively. Woods said their goal, along with fundraising, is to be as healthy as possible for each show during the tour.

The Old Time Country Christmas Tour begins on Nov. 9 in Sault Ste Marie, Ont., goes as far west as Spruce Grove, Alta. And as far east at Sherbrooke, Que. before concluding on Dec. 22 in Chatham, Ont.

The Scott Woods Band stops in Humboldt on Friday, Nov. 15 at the Royal Canadian Legion and at the Melfort United Church on Saturday, Nov. 16.

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