Wednesday is taking a turn for the blues as Non Prophet Society performs at the Twisted Cork.
The acoustic duo set by James Hay and Betty Goodacre is presented by Dovey's Blues News.
The tongue-in-cheek possibilities of combining the performers two last names of Goodacre and Hay has not been lost on the two artists.
"We were actually thinking about calling the duo A Goodacre of Hay," quipped Hay. "Every time I think about it I chuckle."
Hay's baritone voice complements Goodacre's mid and treble range, combining into a a sound larger than the sum of its parts.
"People have commented that they like the quality of our voices together," Hay said.
Hay has paid his dues playing rock, blues and world music in bands like Ole Johnson Blues Band, The Beatnix, Mark Perry and the Martians and backed up Juno-award winning Jack de Keyser and Alex Cuba. He's played guitar and bass and was formally trained in classic guitar at Malaspina University College. Now back in his hometown of Smithers, he explores an ever-growing repertoire of original blues rock funk fusion.
Goodacre and Hay are part of Non Prophet Society, a band that released its second album, Baggage, in October of 2010.
The recording features 11 original blues and songs written by Hay over the last 15 years. Non Prophet Society has spent the last few years honing musical skills to achieve a diverse and powerfully entertaining unit.
The show being presented is a more toned-down version of Non Prophet Society.
"We're tailoring this evening to be more bluesy," said Hay. "Because it's Betty and I, we're going to present a stripped-down version of some of our more popular songs. It's going to be a little more mellow."
The duo also perform cover songs from Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson as well as original tunes, Hay said.
"People like to hear stuff they recognize as well," said Hay. "But we'll definitely be playing quite a few songs from our CDs. We'll be playing some new arrangements of some old favourite blues songs, arranged for male and female voices. So some of the songs aren't going to be like you've heard Clapton play them. It's going to be our versions so though they're covers, we try to do our own take on them."
Tickets are $15 in advance, at $20 at the door at Twisted Cork, 1157 Fifth Avenue., as well as Studio 2880 or call 250-963-9741. Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 7:30.
