TeleMiracle holds special meaning for Mike and Darcy

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Langlois has not left his home since the start of the pandemic and is thinking he might venture out in public this August.

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He says he also is a recipient, getting some financial help with accommodations when he had his lung transplant in Edmonton.

“We feel very thankful for them and this is one way that we can pay them back a little bit,” Langlois said.

He and Darcy Sander have performed as an act for eight years but before that, with a third person, were known in the area as Jazz Guise for 20 years.

They performed in Prince Albert and Waskesiu with music ranging from easy listening, light jazz, pop (Billy Joel and Elton John), some folk, blues and their own recordings.

In a digital world, illness and isolation have not only not stopped the pair, it made the music possible and better.

The song What I know is about the hope that can follow adversity and is apt, given Langlois’ personal health challenges, which had been intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It’s about trying to get through a hard time and hopefully coming out better for it in the end,” Langlois said.

The song is newly recorded but was performed in several gigs years ago. It was getting the recording ready for TeleMiracle that helped the song evolve into a better product.

“When we did it on this app and going back and forth and trumpets and stuff going on, a different kind of funk feel to it, it just livened right up,” Langlois said.

Last year, Mike and Darcy were on the countdown show and performed well enough that the organizers asked them to come back this year.

Mike and Darcy can be seen at about 9:08 a.m. Sunday morning.

Fundraising for the annual event is still happening, including a pancake breakfast at Smitty’s tomorrow morning from 7:00 to 10 a.m.

A minimum $10 donation gets pancakes, sausages, juice and coffee.

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susan.mcneil@pattisonmedia.com

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