Roots music, with a blues edge and a country twist, is set to take center stage Nov. 14.

Jolene “Little Miss” Higgins, accompanied by Foy Taylor on rhythm guitar and Calgary blues master Tim Williams on mandolin and guitar,  will be sharing some musical talent with Cochrane at the RancheHouse.

Little Miss Higgins is performing for the folk club with blues great Tim William Nov. 14 at the Cochrane RancheHouse. (Photo courtesty of Jolene Higgins)

Higgins has been playing music ever since she can remember, and has been working as a full-time musician for the last five years.

“It’s a lot of work.  You gotta stay disciplined and keep at it – practice and write,” said songwriter Higgins.

But it’s obvious she loves what she does.

“Even with the craziness, it’s an honour to be able to perform full-time,” said Higgins.

Higgins is noted for her skill as a performer on the stage. She blends her rootsy style, blues guitar riffs and gifted storytelling with a performance inspired by musicals from the 1930s as a way of engaging her audience.

Described by Williams as “Mae West meets Memphis Mini,” Jolene “Little Miss” Higgins delivers an authentic, earthy style of country-blues in a way that brings the listener back to a time when live performance was about gutsy lyrics and raw sound.

Williams produced Little Miss Higgins’ second album, Junction City, in 2007, which went on to receive a Western Canadian Music Award for Outstanding Blues Recording of 2008, and was also nominated for a 2008 Juno Award.

Williams, who is one of Calgary’s most highly regarded blues players, has worked as a producer for many notable musicians. He first met Little Miss Higgins in Yellowknife several years ago. They are currently promoting their newest album, Two Nights in March, with an Alberta mini-tour.

The recording of this newest album was done between the Amigos Cantina in Saskatoon and Engineered Air Theatre in Calgary.

Higgins and Taylor will be heading back into the studio in December to begin recording another full album and gearing up for a national CD release in the spring of 2010, with prospects of a European tour.

“Hopefully, that’ll create another wave for us to ride,” says Higgins.

Tickets to the show can be purchased either at Cochrane Coffee Traders, or online at www.cochranefolkclub.com.

Tickets are $22 each, doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m.

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