Fuca Festival fill-in for AWOL performer gets a standing ovation
When saxophone-playing tap dancer Shoehorn Conley failed to appear at the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts for his Sunday afternoon slot, festival executive director Dan Maguire immediately found a nervous 鈥 but clear-voiced 鈥 replacement.
Julia Maguire, a singer, guitarist, student at Western Washington University and Dan鈥檚 daughter, stepped onto the Chamber Stage a few minutes after making a set list.
She proceeded to deliver a 90-minute set that included songs by Norah Jones (鈥淐ome Away with Me鈥) and Leonard Cohen (鈥淗allelujah鈥) alongside a slow 鈥淚 Wanna Hold Your Hand鈥 (Lennon/McCartney).