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By Chris Brown

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Aaron Pritchett will bring the heat to a cold Taber night

Oct 23, 2020 | 2:21 PM

A little cold weather isn’t going to stop Aaron Pritchett from supporting the Taber and District Health Foundation and providing his fans a great night.

He played in southern Alberta a couple of weeks ago when the temperature hovered around freezing but Saturday night – when Pritchett and fellow country star George Canyon will play two drive-in shows at the Taber Agriplex – is forecast to be about -10 C.

“But you know I’ve played in this sort of weather before. I’ve played on mountain tops at Sunshine on the ski hill and different places like that, outdoors at the Grey Cup festivals and it gets pretty chilly so we know how to do it,” Pritchett said this week. “And from what I understand there might be a heater or two on stage hopefully.”

Pritchett says the weather doesn’t really change his performance, saying it’s high energy and in your face.

“And believe me, everybody else might be freezing on stage but I know I’ll be sweating because I always do even if it’s minus 10.”

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What does change his performance these days is the drive-in nature of the shows.

He says the normal talking with the fans he’s used to between songs is replaced by the loud honking of horns.

“I remember when I first walked up when George Canyon was on stage and I was getting ready for my show after him and I hadn’t heard the honking yet,” he said. “I was just kind of sauntering over and right after his song all of a sudden these horns go off and I was not expecting it. It was way louder than I expected and the excitement level was there, it was huge.”

Pritchett, who has had like Hold My Beer, Big Wheel and Lucky For Me says he’d like to continue doing drive-in shows even after they’re a necessity.

“I love playing those indoor shows with lots of people, thousands of people right up front but it’s also nice to have this sort of setting where it’s a little more laid back but the show’s still pretty high energy and intense.”

He says being able to give back to groups like the Taber and District Health Foundation has been great in this time of need. He says with so many people out of work, the increased strain on the health industry people struggling with physical and mental health in general that he and his band want to help any way they can.

To that end, Pritchett has kept himself busy over the past few months. He launched a nightly QuaranTunes show on Instagram and spent a lot of time playing his guitar.

“I’ve just tried to keep myself in shape in every possible way and trying to motivate other people to do that as well,” he said. “It’s not always the easiest thing because people have had some pretty nasty things happening to them over the course of the pandemic and are continuing right now. But if I can help give them a little entertainment and make them smile, make them feel good for a little while then I’ve done my job.”

For tickets to the Saturday shows visit the Taber and District Health Foundation website.

Pritchett also encourages fans to connect with him on Instagram and Facebook.