Consisting of Mark Kulmala (from Mountain of Wolves) on guitar and voice and Paul Meadows (from Uisca Beatha, The Beauties) on voice and fiddle, My Father’s Son brings us evocative, paired down songs. They have released their first album, “Heart of Wood” and are currently working on their next album. The album’s themes of fleeting […]
Rob Szabo has been in the music business with various hats. He has 6 self-produced albums, numerous Juno nominations and a win, Maple Blues Awards, Canadian Folk Music Award for Producer of the Year and the list goes on. He has been a part of two bands, rock funk, “The Groove Daddys” and alt-rock band, […]
Graham Nicholas was named one of the “Toronto Musicians to watch for in 2018: Singer-Songwriter Edition” in NOW magazine from Toronto. And you get to see him open for Lonesome Ace Stringband on Sat Sept 22! He’s just released his latest album, “Dial Tones and Pretty Notes”. With his irreverant humour this is storytelling through […]
If you like old time Appalachian music, you should come see The Lonesome Ace Stringband. Three talented musicians in their own right come together and create music that will have you tapping your feet and in awe of their virtuosity and artistry. Chris Coole on banjo has been involved with over 150 recordings including David […]
These are the kind of guys you want to hang out with. Durham County Poets is made up of Kevin Harvey (lead vocals), David Whyte (electric and acoustic guitar and vocals), Neil Elsmore (acoustic guitar and vocals), Carl Hufh (bass, horn, vocals) and James Preimel (drums, percussion). They tell their story much better than I. […]
Expanding our boundaries of what we think of as folk music, we bring to Desboro, Dana Sipos. In fact her album, “Roll up the Night Sky” was nominated for a 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards in the “Pushing Boundaries” category. Her varied life experiences help influence many of these songs. She has lived in Yellowknife, […]
THREE DAYS TO GO! Here is our last artist. Pat Maloney is hard to pin down to one genre of music. He likes to play around. As he says, “Considering an endless access to a century of popular music, and my love for a wide variety of styles, it would be unfulfilling to pigeon-hole my […]
Only 5 more days until our Sat July 21 concert. So time to get to know our next artist. If you are looking for someone genuine and willing to share their life stories then Piper Hayes is that person. She and her partner, Carson Ritcey-Thorpe are the kind of people that share their love of […]
We have a week to go until our Sat July 21 concert. So we’ll talk a little bit more about our artists. We’ll go in a different order this time to change it up. So first up will be Jessica Pearson and the East Wind. Jessica Pearson on guitar, Maddy O’Regan on fiddle and Pat […]
This was the very first show we fully scheduled for 2018 because as soon as Over the Moon said yes, we knew who would be the perfect opener for them, Doris Folkens. Her music is filled with nostalgia and a sweetness and playfulness that perfectly complements Over the Moon’s songs which are also filled with […]