The Bills, a Victoria, B.C.-based acoustic quintet, bring their “Coast Canadian” sound to the Chilkat Center for a show starting 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. It’s sponsored by the Haines Arts Council.

Chris Frye, lead singer and rhythm guitar player, said the band has spent two decades honing a sound that incorporates world music, Americana and Canadiana.

“We draw from a lot of styles – bluegrass, folk and rock – with doses of classical and jazz,” Frye said. The group’s show here will feature tunes from its sixth album of all-original music, “Trail of Tales.”

The title tune and “What Trouble Is,” another song on the album, lean heavily on country rock rhythms, but with a more polished and sweet sound than Top 40 country. Previous albums have garnered nominations for Juno Awards, Canada’s equivalent of an Emmy.

A Boston Globe reviewer described the band’s sound as “panoramic, mischievious, fiercely unpretentious – and musically splendid.”

“This album marks us coming into our own as composers and writers. It ranges from uplifting good tunes and folk rock anthems to tasty instrumental pieces,” Frye said. Each of the band’s five members had a hand writing its 14 songs.

Frye said the group is ostensibly a string band but that its orchestral approach creates lush sounds, featuring three, four and five-part harmony. “We also pride ourselves in bringing together some astounding instrumental virtuosity, including the best violinist in Canada.”

Those attending the concert, he said, should expect a “complete musical journey,” Frye said.

The Bills last performed in Alaska in 2002, playing in Seldovia and Homer. Their show here is the opening of a tour limited to Southeast that includes Skagway and Sitka. “We’re wishing that people in Haines will show us the real Alaska. We feel it will be a lot like Victoria, but different.”

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