The event featured a trio of musicians including Shawville violin virtuoso Ursula Schultz, Jonathan Hillston on his six-string and Australian country composer Mikhail Laxton.

Titled “Change of Season”, Schultz explained that the event aimed to reflect the connections between changes of seasons and how things change in life as well.

“I thought it was appropriate to name it that because it is the fall for this event,” she said.

After feasting on a delicious meal, attendees were greeted with a dazzling 30-minute performance from the acoustic duo of Schultz and Hillston.

After a brief intermission, the duo got back in front of the audience to wow them some more.

Following their second set, Mikhail Laxton stepped up to the mic and delivered an epic show with a combination of his gritty voice and intriguing storytelling.

The event marked the second time that Schultz and Hillston performed at the winery and, according to the winery’s owner Scott Judd, Schultz’s ties to the region made bringing her back for a second time a no-brainer.

Having followed her artistic development every step of the way, from a youth tap dancer to a internationally recognized fiddling phenomenon, it always means a lot to see her performing at such a high level while getting paid for it at the same time, Judd said.

“Yeah, its, pretty cool! But she just does it for the music,” he said. “That music, you know, it’s in her.”

After putting on about a dozen shows at the winery over the summer, featuring a wide variety of talents, including a few Juno Award winners, the show was certainly a great way to kick off the fall season, Judd said.

A local musical prodigy, having played numerous shows in her home region since she was a child and now travelling the world to perform, putting on shows at the winery always brings back fond sentiments.

“Every time I play for example this venue, it really comes full circle,” she said. “It means so much more to me than playing in a big concert hall in the States, or wherever, you know. It’s more, it’s in the heart for sure.”

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