P.A.-born songstress returns home for cross-Canada tour

Rosie & the Riveters are coming through Prince Albert on their Canadian tour and they say it will be bigger than ever.

Prince Albert’s own Allyson Reigh, a member of the four-woman singing group, said she’s excited to return home for a performance.

 “We’re very exciting to bring the show to P.A,” she said. “It’s the first time we’ve ever had a full band perform with us.

“So it’s going to be a big show, a big stage production, and I’ve never been part of anything quite like this, so we’re very excited to show friends and family what we’ve been working on.”

For the first time, they’ll be accompanied by a group of musicians—an upright bass player, drummer and guitarist. Before that they had sung by themselves with no accompaniment.

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“It just adds a whole new dimension,” said Reigh. “We’ve also got some new dance moves, some new costume changes.

“It’s going to be really visually appealing and will really amp up what we’ve been working on for the last few years.”

Reigh grew up in Prince Albert, went to John Diefenbaker School and Rivier Academy, before moving to Saskatoon 10 years ago to attend university classes.

“I’ve always been interested in the arts and music and theatre so those are things I was involved with growing up, as well as dance,” said Reigh.

After finishing a degree in International Relations and Political Studies she felt something was missing.

“So I got back into (the arts) and started to make a career out of it,” she said.

The Riveters aren’t the average modern-day girl group, either.

“We take our inspiration from the 1940s,” explained Reigh. “What we really love is it’s got a lot of harmony, a lot of charm and a little bit of sass, so we kind of play up those aspects.”

For their new album Good Clean Fun!  the group collaborated for the first time on 12 news songs.  

“We’ve never written together so that was a really big, I would say challenge, but also something we did really well together,” said Reigh. “We found we worked well and our ideas meshed.

“It’s something we think a lot of people will really enjoy.”

The group currently has two songs playing on CBC-Radio 1 and Radio 2, titled ‘All I Need’ and ‘Ain’t Gonna Bother’, respectively.  According to Reigh, they’re the first all-female band from Saskatchewan to reach such an accomplishment.

Their tour starts up on Oct. 8, the same day their album Good Clean Fun! will be available. Reigh said it’s for all ages and their songs have a good mix of inspiration and empowerment for girls and women.

“We have a really great time on stage and people leave our shows really happy and really excited about things they can do, (they) just really enjoy the evening,” she said.

Rosie & the Riveters will be performing at the E.A. Rawlinson Centre in Prince Albert on Oct. 11 before going on to tour in Ontario and Alberta.

For more on their tour dates, visit their website.