WONITHA : The Wonitha Thomas Band
UPCOMING EVENTS:
December 12, 2008 - Friday 9:30 PM
LB's Country Pub - 23 Akins Drive, St Albert
CANCELLED - The Rock Has Closed
The Rock Pub and Grill - 570 St. Albert Trail
November 07, 2008 - Friday PM
Wonitha’s original pop rock music and soulful ballads is the main stream of this band’s performance, but her fresh arrangements of rockin’ cover tunes of the 60’s and 70’s bring bygone days back with all the fever and excitement of Woodstock and the British Invasion. Wonitha’s songs have been played on CKER, A-Channel, and CKUA. During the summer the band plays at many benefit concerts and outdoor festivals. The Wonitha Thomas Band gives a top-notch professional music experience. Great guitar work and ear pleasing harmonies make for a fun evening of music and entertainment. No cover charge, just come down and enjoy some food, drinks, and fantastic live entertainment.
Nov 01, 2008 - Saturday - 2:30 PM to 6 PM - Arden Theatre, St. Albert
Fundraiser for the St. Albert Community Youth Centre's New Music Room held at the Arden Theatre. Tickets $10.00 each. Call 780 418-0678 for tickets.
Sept 26 , 2008 - Friday - XWRECK'S - 93 Ave and 50 St , back by popular demand !
July 11 , 2008 - Friday - XWRECK'S - 93 Ave and 50 St
June 13, 14, 15 2008 - Rangeton Folk Music Festival
Playing on Friday - June 13 - 9 PM
This festival is a great family festival featuring musicians of all ages from North Central Alberta. The festival is held at Rangeton Park on the Cowboy Trail (Highway 22) . Rangeton Park is a hidden gem located north of Evansburg on the Pembina River. It has a glorious stage of big timber, and the camping is spectacular. Enjoy a weekend full of music and performers ranging from country to folk to blues to rock.
Directions (from Edmonton): One-hour drive. Go west on Highway 16 for 90 km to Evansburg, right (north) on RR75A (same as RR75), left (west) on 550 (T intersection), right (north) on 80, and right (east) on 554 to the end. Rangeton Park is about 20 km north of Evansburg.
Rangeton
Provincial Park (Highway 22), Mayerthorpe/ Evansburg, Alberta T0E 1N0
Cost : $35.00/weekend pass inc. camping.
March 14, 2008 - Friday - XWRECK'S - 9303 50 St
February 9, 2008 - Saturday
TAPHOUSE PUB IN ST.
ALBERT TO HOST BENEFIT/SILENT AUCTION FOR LOCAL TEEN CRITICALLY INJURED IN
MEXICO
Mark Beck, owner of the Taphouse Pub, (
9020 McKenney Ave., St. Albert, Alberta), is pleased to announce a benefit
and silent auction to take place Saturday, February 9, 2008, for Jake Cochrane,
a 21 year-old St. Albert native who was critically injured in Cancun, Mexico on
January 5th,2008.
Seemingly not covered by any other press or
news outlet other than the St. Albert Gazette newspaper, (article
reprinted below, courtesy The Gazette), Jake’s story is a sad one and
Beck is determined to assist his family in covering the estimated $80k medical
bills, including the cost of a Medivac flight from Mexico to U of A Hospital in
Edmonton, Ab.
Local St. Albert & Edmonton area artists’ already confirmed to appear during the day long event, between 11 am and 2 am, are:
PERFORMER & 50/50 DRAW SCHEDULE
12:00 PM Wonitha Thomas band
12:40
- The Tomatoes
1:20
- Alicia Tait w/ Mark
Puffer
2:10
- Kory Wlos
3:10
- Taphouse Rockers
4:10
- Train Wreck
5:10
- Dash Riprock
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50/50
Draw #1
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6:10
- Marshall Lawrence
7:10
- Cold Spot
8:00
- Apache Rose
8:50
- Carson Cole Band
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SILENT
AUCTION DRAW
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10:10
- Long Way Down ("unplugged")
10:50
- **Special Guest** ("unplugged")
11:10
- Tupelo Honey ("unplugged")
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50/50
Draw #2
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12:10
- Cold Driven
February 08 , 2008 - Friday - XWRECK'S - new location - 93 Ave and 50 St
January and February 2008 - Every Thursday - 9 PM Duster's Pub - 6402 - 118 Ave Special Guest Brian Gregg on Guitar - Jan 24 and 31
Open Stage every Thursday night- open to the
public - professional and amateur performers of all styles of music are
welcome.
Nov 23, 2007 XWreck's - 10143 50 St. Edmonton, AB
Oct 19, 2007 XWreck's - 10143 50 St.
Edmonton, AB 
Oct 5, 2007 Friday - EDDIE
SHORTS BAR & GILL - 10713
- 124 St. Edmonton
A great time was had by all at Eddie Shorts Bar & Grill on Friday, October 5. Although the evening started on a slow note, by the second set people had begun to pack the place. The space in front of the band was soon filled with dancers of all sorts. Judy Smith celebrated her birthday . … and boy did she celebrate! Her enthusiasm on the dance floor was contagious and before we knew it half the house was up and dancing. An impromptu performance by Judy and her friend suddenly materialized in he middle of a song with Wonitha. All three , arms together , finished the song to the cheering approval of onlookers. Wow, was this a “Supremes” moment or what?
Special
thanks to Ron Burgess for his support and encouragement. Ron and the the band
met at Rosie's on 124 St, which sadly has closed it’s doors a few months ago.
It was there that Ron saw us perform during an open stage. Ron also is a
excellent musician himself. A warm friendship soon developed as we visited Rosie’s
open stage. Soon after, Ron and his wife (Rosie) booked us for our CD release
party . We hadn’t crossed paths for awhile till we met in Eddies Shorts one
night. Ron told the owner of the established that he should hire us and gave us
a wonderful recommendation . Soon after we were booked. Then Ron contacted the
old Rosie crowd and brought in 20-25 people to see us. Wow—he’s our hero!
Sept 22, 2007 - Private Function
June 30, 2007 - Edmonton Petroleum Club - Private Function
June 8, 9, 10 2007 -
Rangeton Folk
Music Festival
Playing on Saturday - June 9 - afternoon
Rangeton Festival is a great family music festival and camping weekend featuring musicians of all ages from North Central Alberta.
June 8 6:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. - June 9 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. - June 10 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Adults $15.00/day or
$35.00/weekend pass includes camping.
Youth 13-17 $10.00/day or $25.00/weekend pass
12 and under free
Directions (from Edmonton): One-hour drive. Go west
on Highway 16 for 90 km to Evansburg, right (north) on RR75A (same as
RR75),
left (west) on 550 (T intersection), right (north) on 80, and right (east) on
554 to the end. Rangeton Park is about 20 km north of Evansburg.
Jan 5, 2007 - Friday 7 PM-11 PM - Rosie's Bar and Grill - 10315 124 Street
CD Release Party !!!
with Special Guests -
Dec 23 , 2006- Saturday 4PM
World FM 101.7 Spotlight Interview with Wonitha
with Juan Caroca (director of Hispano America and Super Latin Hits)
Thank you to Tanya and her team at the Petro Can station
124 St and 111 Ave for your support and encouragement;
especially the space on the counter to sell my CD"s. - Wonitha
Dec 02, 2006 - Saturday - 5:30 to 9:30 Rosie's Bar and Grill - 10315 124 Street Hosting the Open Stage
Dec 09, 2006 - Saturday - 5:30 to 9:30 Rosie's Bar and Grill - 10315 124 Street Hosting the Open Stage
June 16, 2006 - Friday : 9 pm Rendezvous Pub - Stoneyplain and 149th St.
- $5 Cover Charge
June 9, 10, 11 2006 - Mayerthorpe Rangeton Farmer's Day Festival
Playing on June 10 - afternoon
Rangeton Festival is a great family music festival and camping featuring musicians of all ages from North Central Alberta.
Directions (from Edmonton): One-hour drive. Go west on Highway 16 for 90km to Evans burg, right (north) on RR75A (same as RR75), left (west) on 550 (T intersection), right (north) on 80, and right (east) on 554 to the end. Rangeton Park is about 20 km north of Evans burg.
June 03, 2006 - Saturday : 1 PM - right after Klondike Kate - Crystal Kids Benefit Concert
122 Ave and 130 St (Sherbrooke Park Community)
Lots of fun at the Crystal Kids Concert. Antique auto show, Horse show with tons of hotdogs, hamburgers, pop, and goodies for the kids and a beer garden for the adults. Live bands playing till late in the evening. What a great way to spend a summer's day and evening!
March 24 2006 - Friday : 9 pm - Rendezvous Pub - 10108 149th St.
$5 Cover Charge -
Dec 15 2005
Thurs evening . . . . .Dec 15 . 7 pm - The Wonitha Thomas Band, donations
Wonitha and her four-piece band play a mixture of covers and original material. Her strong voice complements the years of experience found in her band.
May 2005
St Alberts -Blind Pig - May 21
The Wonitha Thomas Band
February - 2005
John jamming at LB's Country Pub - St. Alberts
EVENTS - June 2004
Friday June 25 - The Works Art and Design festival
The Works Art & Design Festival is pleased to announce their outdoor festival site for 2004 is Rice Howard Way. Due to the centennial legacy construction on Sir Winston Churchill Square, The Works Art & Design Festival will transform the brick paths of Rice Howard Way into a lively, FREE celebration for the whole family. Visitors to The Way will enjoy free live music, hands-on art projects for all ages and artist demonstrations including sculpting, glass-working, painting and more. Visitors won’t want to miss the ever-popular Works Art Market with hand-crafted art, one-of-a-kind jewelry and unique crafts.
Wonitha and The Home made Jam Band playing at the Works- Friday June 25, 2004
Saturday June 26 - Crystal Kids Benefit Concert
Lots of fun was had at the Crystal Kids Concert. Antique auto show, Edmonton Police Services bomb disposal robots, tons of hotdogs, hamburgers, pop, and goodies for the kids and a beer garden for the adults. It was a great sunny day with live bands playing till late in the evening. A great time was had by all, especially Wonitha and the Home Made Jam Band. Thanks to Christine Longridge for inviting us to participate and to Fred Hayne , the stage manager who made us feel more than welcome at the event. Fred's 6 piece band played the last few sets of the night and they rocked!!!
Is that John's Nashville smile ?
EVENTS -2003
July 13 - Capital Hill Pub, Edmonton
June 15 - Capital Hill Pub, Edmonton
EVENTS -2002
December
The Christmas party was a great time. Lots of friends and lots of music!
Thanks for making our get together so much fun. A special thanks to Andrea, Brian, Patsy, Jan and of course Adam Gregory!!
Wonitha and Adam at the Christmas Party held in MacDonald Estates, Edmonton - (thanks Yvonne for your support !)
November
Interviewed by Juan Caroca of CKER 101.9 FM where Wonitha presented latest single - 'A Christmas Wish' It will be aired on Dec 2, 2002 at 1:30 PM on Juan Caroca's Hispano America and Super Latin Hits. He's the 'Juan' and only!! An Exclusive CKER 101.9 FM release!! Don't miss it!
Wonitha was a finalist for Universal Music Publishing contract in Los Angeles California. Her song "You and I' was in the top 8 , however only three finalists were awarded a music publishing contract with Universal Music. Will try again!! Thanks to Courtney Cochrane of Universal Music for her support and encouragement.
June 29 - Kilkenny Hall, Edmonton 8pm -12am
New CD!! - Rock and Roll Memories . A collection of 'Golden Rock Gems' along with some new original songs.
Wonitha and The Home Made Jam Band will back in the Studios this fall to record her third CD which will be a collection of new original songs!
EVENTS -2001
September 1 - Reno Pub 11405 95th St. Edmonton Ab. 8 pm to 12 am
October 20 - Reno Pub 11405 95th St. Edmonton Ab. 8 pm to 12 am