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Jonathan Byrd

Apr 02 2014

Jonathan Byrd returns to Guelph on Friday April 11 2014 for a Folkway Music sponsored show with his Pick Up Cowboys at Magnolia Café. The North Carolina native has been gaining quite the reputation for his live performances, as well as strong songwriting comparisons to John Prine, Guy Clark and Lyle Lovett. Tickets are $20 and available online here or by calling 519-766-4663 for reservations. Seating is limited. This show is sure to sell out so don’t delay. For your enjoyment, here is Jonathan Byrd with “I Was An Oak Tree” from his 2010 album Cackalack. For more information, visit jonathanbyrd.com.

Gayle Ackroyd

Apr 02 2014

Guelph-based singer-songwriter Gayle Ackroyd will be playing live at the Three Rivers Coffee House, 40 Margaret St, Guelph (River of Life Church) on April 12 2014 at 7:00 p.m. She’ll also be joining us live in the studio on Folk Roots Radio on Saturday April 3 during our second hour. Can’t wait!. This is a demo of a new song from Gayle called “The Rains Came Down”. We really like it. What do you think?

Ondine Chorus

Mar 19 2014

Ondine Chorus “Into The Dark” from the “Towards A Little Light” E.P . Sue Smith and Shannon Kingsbury from Ondine Chorus will join us on Folk Roots Radio on CFRU 93.3fm on March 22 2014.

Joni Nehrita

Mar 17 2014

Joni Nehrita will be celebrating the launch of her latest E.P., the jazz-styled “Beginnings”, with a show at the Guelph Black Heritage Society, 88 Essex St., Guelph on Saturday March 29 at 8:00 p.m.

Mar 15 2014

Guelph based Ondine Chorus are releasing their first EP, “Towards a Little Light”. The E.P. features two original compositions and three stunning arrangements of traditional tunes. The CD release party will take place at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre on Saturday March 29 2014 at 2:30 p.m. (Doors at 2:00 p.m.)

Mar 12 2014

Gathering Sparks will be celebrating the first day of Spring in Guelph with a special show at Magnolia Café on March 21 2014.

Mar 11 2014

The Great Wooden Trio’s Kev Morse will be releasing his second solo album, “In The Blood” in May . He’ll be playing a couple of ‘sneak peek’ pre-release shows locally over the coming weeks. On March 15 2014 Kev will be at The Ark Coffee House and March 21 at The Roxy in Acton. Kev will also be live in the studio with us on Folk Roots Radio on CFRU 93.3fm on March 15. You won’t want to miss it!

Mar 11 2014

Traditional Quebec music is coming to Guelph in the shape of De Temps Antan. Éric Beaudry, André Brunet and Pierre-Luc Dupuis have been exploring and performing time-honoured melodies from the stomping grounds of Quebec’s musical past since 2003. Using fiddle, accordion, harmonica, guitar, bouzouki and a number of other instruments, the three virtuosos blend boundless energy with the unmistakable joie de vivre found only in traditional Quebec music.

The show takes place at Royal Canadian Legion, 57 Watson Parkway South, Guelph on March 17 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $25 and can be ordered online here.

For more on De Temps Antan, visit detempsantan.qc.ca.

De Temps Antan

Mar 11 2014

“De Temps Antan – Buvons, mes chers amis, Buvons!”
Trad. Quebecois band De Temps Antan are in Guelph for a very special St. Patrick’s Day show at the Royal Canadian Legion, 57 Watson Parkway South on March 17 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be ordered online.

Celebrate St Patrick

Mar 09 2014

The Guelph Celtic Orchestra will be celebrating the life of St. Patrick with a performance and ceilidh dance at the Royal Canadian Legion on March 15 2014 at 7:00 pm.

Mar 02 2014

The O’Schraves (The O’Gorman/Schryer/Lefebvre Family) play music that is joyous, skillful, inspiring, and fun. They are in Guelph on March 3 2014 for a special show at St. David and St. Patrick Church.

Feb 28 2014

Storyteller Dan Yashinsky will be in Guelph on Thursday March 6 2014 to launch his latest book “Swimming With Chaucer”. The launch takes place at The Bookshelf at 7:00 p.m. Storyteller Brad Woods from The Great Wooden Trio will join him to share a few tales.

For more information on Dan Yashinsky visit www.tellery.com/dan-yashinsky.

New Country Rehab

Feb 12 2014

New Country Rehab are in town on Thursday February 13 2014 for a show with Joys Kill Sorrow at Van Gogh’s. Their most recent album is 2013’s fabulous Ghost of Your Charms. They are a great live band. Check them out if you’ve not seen them. We have an interview with the band in the works. Stay tuned.

For more information on the band, visit newcountryrehab.com.

Home Is Where The Honey Is

Feb 05 2014

The Season Singers, a theatrical choir for children, present their new musical “Home Is Where Your Honey Is” on Sunday, February 23 2014, at the Guelph Little Theatre. The Guelph Youth Dance Apprentice Company will also be featured during the performance.

Jan 15 2014

Hillside Inside, a smaller more intimate version of the summer Hillside Festival runs from February 5-7 2014 in a variety of downtown Guelph spaces. Featuring contemporary Aboriginal music, dance, indie rock, folk and Afro-Columbian music, all wrapped up in a full weekend of free activities, from street side musical performances to Hillside hockey and hip-hop lessons, and all in downtown Guelph, there is something for everyone. Check out the full Hillside Inside schedule HERE Read More

Songs For The Snowy Season

Nov 25 2013

Katherine Wheatley, Tannis Slimmon and Jude Vadala get together once a year for Folkway Music’s Annual Christmas Concert. “Songs for the Snowy Season” features songs – old and new, all written with the winter season in mind; it is a wonderful Guelph holiday tradition and shouldn’t be missed.

Nov 08 2013

Brenda McMorrow releases her latest CD, “Igniting the Beauty” on Saturday November 16 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at Dublin St United Church, 68 Suffolk, Guelph, Ontario.

Nov 07 2013

Carlos del Junco is one of those players whose music is so advanced that when it comes to awards, it’s either retire the category or rephrase the question to “Best Harmonica Player Not Named Carlos”. This includes two Gold Medals from the Hohner World Harmonica Championship in Trossingen, Germany, as well as multiple national awards in Canada which includes Carlos’ eight time Harmonica Player of The Year wins out fifteen years of the Maple Leaf Blues Awards.To say he plays the harmonica is like saying “Jimi Hendrix plays guitar”. He blows the blues harp through a prism — suddenly it seems he’s holding every colour in the musical rainbow right there in his hands.Simultaneously sophisticated and raw, his playing blurs the boundaries between blues and jazz (hence the name for his band “The Blues Mongrels”). The emphasis is on blues, but they are not afraid to merrily traipse off in other directions delivering a seamless fusion of New Orleans second line grooves, swing, Latin, hip-hop or ska melodies, to swampy roots rock.The Blues Mongrels are: bassist Henry Heillig (founded the nine piece Latin band Manteca), guitarist Eric St. Laurent and Mark Mariash on drums. Get ready to trash all you thought you knew about the harmonica. The Blues Mongrels deliver a no-holds-barred display of fun and melodic virtuosity.

For more info about Carlos visit carlosdeljunco.com.

Carlos del Junco
Saturday November 9, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Cooperators Hall, River Run Centre
35 Woolwich Street Guelph

Tickets: $33 (incl. HST) available online or at the River Run Centre box office, 519-763-3000.

Relative Harmony

Aug 03 2013

Fresh from their success at Mariposa, local traditional folk combo and family band Relative Harmony are playing again in Guelph on August 8.

May 31 2013

DRUMHAND have just released their third album “Cheer On The Sun”. Fueled by an array of drums and percussion and inspired by just as diverse an array of social themes, Cheer On The Sun features a myriad of catchy horn work and snug melodies to inspire curious ears and dancing bodies, and to provoke thoughtful minds.

May 30 2013

Guelph-based jazz / roots vocalist Brenda Lewis will perform a rare “hometown” concert at the Magnolia Café, 8 Yarmouth Street in downtown Guelph on Saturday June 8 2013 at 8.00 p.m. accompanied by her longtime music partner and Toronto jazz guitar wiz Margaret Stowe.

Apr 06 2013

Lynn Miles and Katherine Wheatley will be in concert on April 27 2013 at the Unitarian Congregation of Guelph. This is a dynamic Canadian singer/songwriter double bill show that you won’t want to miss. Both artists offer original songs with heartfelt lyrics and meaningful melodies.

Feb 03 2013

Guelph’s Tannis Slimmon releases her latest album, In and Out of Harmony on Saturday February 16 2013 at 8:00 p.m. at the Guelph Little Theatre.

Jan 03 2013

Toronto-based folk trio, Beneath the Ice will be in Guelph on Friday January 11 2013 for a performance at the St. David and St. Patrick Church.

Nov 03 2012

Guelph singer-songwriter and community activist Sam Turton will be taking over the Cooperators Hall for a special show on Friday November 16 2012 at 8.00 p.m. Featuring Sam’s trade-mark swampy blues/gospel style songs, special guests and an opportunity to sing along; it promises to be a great night.

Events + Shows

Jonathan Byrd

Gayle Ackroyd

Ondine Chorus

Joni Nehrita

Ondine Chorus

Gathering Sparks

Kev Morse

De Temps Antan

De Temps Antan

Celebrate St Patrick

The O’Schraves

Dan Yashinsky

New Country Rehab

Home Is Where The Honey Is

Hillside Inside 2014

Songs For The Snowy Season

Brenda McMorrow – Igniting The Beauty

Carlos del Junco

Relative Harmony

DRUMHAND

Brenda Lewis

Lynn Miles and Katherine Wheatley

Tannis Slimmon

Beneath The Ice

Sam Turton and Friends