[caption id="attachment_10268" align="alignleft" width="210"] Trevor and Tara MacKenzie of the MacKenzie Blues Band[/caption]

Tara and Trevor MacKenzie are the dynamic duo behind the MacKenzie Blues Band.

The group recently returned from competing in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, where they advanced to the semi-finals. For a young band who’s just released their first album, this was quite an accomplishment.

To me, an even more remarkable achievement is the balance, joy, and respect that Tara and Trevor have achieved in their personal relationship as wife and husband of 13 years.

Trevor’s been described by CBC Radio’s Tim Tamashiro as an “incendiary, virtuoso electric guitarist.” I can vouch for that. I’ve seen him; he’s riveting.

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