‘We’ll Meet Again’ Parksville Remembrance Day tribute concert set for Nov. 11
Published 1:30 am Sunday, November 2, 2025
Edie Daponte will pay tribute to veterans with a concert featuring the music of the Second World War era.
Her ‘We’ll Meet Again’ concert is set for Knox United Church (345 Pym St.) in Parksville on Nov. 11 and will include songs made famous by the likes of Vera Lynn, Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich, whose music was popular with soldiers fighting in the battlefields of Europe and the Pacific.
The show is a matinee and its title comes from Lynn’s version of ‘We’ll Meet Again’, written by English songwriters Ross Parker and Hughie Charles — one of the best known songs from the war. It encapsulates the feelings of lovers separated due to the conflict that raged between 1939 and 1945.
In between songs, Daponte enjoys sharing the historical significance of the music, as well as stories about the women who sang them.
Daponte, who sings in multiple languages, will be joined by Attila Fias on piano, Joey Smith on bass and Damian Graham on drums. Smith, who has toured with the famous Glen Miller Orchestra, has collaborated with Daponte for more than a decade, both as a duo and in a band.
The concert starts at 2 p.m. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets are $30 and are available online through Eventbrite and with cash at local retailers Close to You Boutique, Fireside Books and Edge Outdoors.
