Experience The Nautical Miles’ first Revelstoke show

It’s their first time in Revelstoke but they promise to remember our name. The Nautical Miles, a Vancouver band who have been making music for over 10 years, will roll into Revelstoke for their show at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m.

As the Revelstoke Mountaineer found out in a Q&A with band main man Corbin Murdoch (read below), the unfortunate hazard of touring so much is forgetting where you are.

Revelstoke can look forward to the band playing tracks from their latest, third full-length album Ode to Joy, which was written in Bogota, Colombia, Timbuktu, Mali, and Bruno, Saskatchewan during a six-month journey Murdoch took in 2012.

The CBC has twice recorded their concerts for national broadcast. Recently, their single Mythmaker (listen here) debuted at #1 on CBC Radio 3’s chart show The R3-30.

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Tickets: $15.

Buy tickets online and access online discounts here. Enter promo code revmountaineer for a special online-only 5% discount.

Q&A with Corbin Murdoch of The Nautical Miles

Your band appears to flucuate between a number of members, seven at the most. Why is this and will you all be at the Revelstoke show?

We’ve been a band for over 13 years. We started with a core group of 4 members, and have ballooned up to 7 since then. We are an ambitious band that likes to experiment with new sounds and compositional ideas. In order to facilitate that experimentation we’ve always sought out new collaborators, who will challenge us to push our sound.

Sometimes those collaborations go so we can’t imagine going back. Rachel Tetrault (vocals), Alison Gorman (trumpet) and Ellen Marple (trombone) fall into this category. Sometimes, we can’t afford to play with the full 7-piece line-up (we like to compensate people fairly), but luckily the fine folks hosting us in Revelstoke are generously providing the means for us to come up with the full roster. We are thrilled!

How do you describe your band’s music style and what are your influences?

Certainly, our roots are in the folk, singer/songwriter tradition; however, we like to identify and inhabit the world of each song. No two songs on a Nautical Miles record sounds the same. Not surprisingly, our greatest influences are people who are also shape-shifters. Bands or artists like Wilco, Sufjan Stevens, Radiohead. Bands that follow their muse and don’t think too much about categorization.

Have you been to Revelstoke before? What do you think of the town and what can people expect from your show?

We’ve never played in Revelstoke, but we have some friends who have moved there to work in the mountains, etc. They love it! It seems like a vibrant, youthful, supportive community that knows how to have a good time. We can’t wait.

Has anything unusual happened to you or around you during a performance or on the road that sticks in your mind?

One time I thought we were in Calgary when in fact we were in Edmonton. When I said “Hello Calgary” at the top of the show, it didn’t go over too well. It was right in the middle of a heated playoff rivalry. I promise to get the name of your town right!

Anything you would like to add?

Anyone with great local restaurant suggestions, or things to check out in the area should tweet us @nauticalmilesBC. See you soon!