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David Wilcox Peterborough Musicfest Concert Rescheduled to Wednesday After Saturday Cancellation
/Following last Saturday’s unexpected weather conditions and power outage, Peterborough Musicfest has rescheduled the David Wilcox concert for this Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Del Crary Park.
Photo courtesy of Peterborough Musicfest.
Wilcox made the following statement on his social media account regarding the cancellation:
“We are heartbroken. Yesterday afternoon thunderstorms knocked the power out at the Peterborough Musicfest and we couldn't play. Many of our friends were there and we got to say hello to some of them. We're hoping to come back as soon as possible to rock out with you. Can't wait!”
This is the final concert for Musicfest for the season.
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Hometown PTBO: Calvin Bakelaar Named As Peterborough Folk Festival's Emerging Artist of the Year
/This week on Hometown PTBO, David Tuan Bui talks with Peterborough Folk Festival Emerging Artist of the Year Calvin Bakelaar about holding the distinction, performing at the event with VANCAMP and transitioning from drummer to singer/songwriter.
Photos: Peterborough Musicfest Crowd Gets 'Down With Webster'
/Toronto-based band Down With Webster brought their rap-rock musical stylings to a packed Del Crary Park for Peterborough Musicfest, keeping the crowd riled up throughout the concert on Wednesday night.
The band, consisting of Tyler Armes, Patrick Gillett, Cameron Hunter, Andrew ‘Marty’ Martino and Martin ‘Bucky’ Seja, opened up with their song ‘One In a Million to get the crowd pumped.
They played several of their smash hits including ‘Rich Girl$,’ ‘Your Man’ and ‘Woah Is Me.’
July Talk Announced As Saturday Headliner For Peterborough Folk Festival
/July Talk has been announced as the main stage headliner for Saturday night at the 35th annual Peterborough Folk Festival (PFF) on August 17.
Photo courtesy of Peterborough Folk Fest.
The four-time JUNO Award-winning group is known as one of Canada’s premier touring acts. Their energizing live performances and familiar radio hits have led to Gold Records and number-one songs in Canada.
“We are thrilled to share the full lineup for this year's festival after announcing the first wave in early June," says Peterborough Folk Festival artistic director, Ryan Kemp. “July Talk are not only an amazing live band, they share Peterborough Folk Festival’s values of inclusion and creating a safe and welcoming performance environment.”
“It's so exciting to bring them back to Peterborough and have Leah Fay Goldstein and Peter Dreimanis, surrounded by whiplashing guitarists Ian Docherty and Josh Warburton and double drummers Danny Miles and Dani Nash, perform their award-winning music,” said Kemp. I hope people who have yet to attend Canada's longest-running free folk festival will come out and see/hear all the amazing artists and experience this incredible community gathering.”
Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo, The Spades (opening for July Talk), Katie Tupper, Mariel Buckley, Pretty Archie, SHEBAD and Odario, Irish Millie, Nicholas Campbell, Darren Roy Clarke (The Stables), Hunt the Hare, SJ Riley Chet Singh and B.A Johnston are also part of the lineup announced for PFF.
The lineups are as follows in no particular order:
Saturday (Aug. 17) lineup:
July Talk
The Spades
Mariel Buckley
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Odario
Kalàscima featuring Andrea Ramolo
Sharon, Lois and Bram sing-along with Sharon and Randi
B.A Johnston
Polky
Pretty Archie
Quote The Raven
SHEBAD
Evan Redsky
Nicholas Campbell
Irish Millie
VanCamp
Chet Singh
Mr. Sauga
Sunday (Aug. 18) lineup:
Greg Keelor
Boy Golden
Katie Tupper
Brooks and Bowskill
Meredith Moon
Jadea Kelly
Darren Roy Clarke
Hunt The Hare
The Spades
Irish Millie
Pretty Archie
Andrea Ramolo
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Country-Pop Sensation Lindsay Ell Hitting the Peterborough Musicfest Stage On Aug. 10
/Calgary-born country-pop sensation Lindsay Ell was named the Aug. 10 act for Peterborough Musicfest in her first-ever appearence, announced on Wednesday.
Photo courtesy of Peterborough Musicfest.
Famed Canadian musician Randy Bachman discovered Ell at the age of 15 and she has been an award-winning singer, songwriter and philanthropist since then. She has been playing guitar since age eight and songwriting since age ten.
Ell has been nominated for numerous awards including:
ACM Award for New Female Vocalist (2019)
New Female Vocalist (2020)
Music Event of the Year (2020)
CMT Awards (Social Superstar (2015)
Collaborative Video of the Year (2019)
CMA Awards (Musical Event of the Year (2019)
JUNO Awards (Country Album of the Year (2021)
20 CCMA Awards
Lindsay reached the Top 5 on the US Billboard charts with her hit duet with Brantley Gilbert, ‘What Happens in a Small Town.’ Last year, she earned her first Canadian Screen Award nomination (Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition) for her role as host of Canada's highest-rated reality TV program, Canada's Got Talent.
In December 2013, her first official single, ‘Trippin' on Us,’ debuted as the most-added song on country music radio in Canada and the United States, with over 50 first-week adds.
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Peterborough Memorial Centre Takes Blast to the Past With "The 80s Club" On Nov. 24
/Bust out your neon scrunchies and get your acid wash jeans as the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) is hosting ‘The 80s Club’ featuring four bands bringing back the nostalgia for Nov. 24.
Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Memorial Centre.
Honeymoon Suite, A Flock of Seagulls, Men Without Hats and Spoons are performing their massive hits at the PMC.
“This tour is exciting for us in so many ways,” said Gord Deppe of Spoons. “It's the first time we've toured the country from coast to coast in decades, performing some places we haven't been to since the 80s. On top of that, I get to play with my own group, Spoons, as well as with my new bandmates, A Flock of Seagulls.”
Honeymoon Suite lit Canadian radio on fire in the 80s with hits including ‘Stay in the Light,’ ‘New Girl Now,’ ‘Feel it Again,’ ‘Wave Babies,’ and ‘Burning in Love.’
England’s A Flock of Seagulls is led by singer Mike Score. The Grammy Award-winning new wave act had massive hits like ‘I Ran (So Far Away)’ and ‘Space Age Love Song.’
Bringing their iconic 80s pop songs are Men Without Hat’s ‘The Safety Dance’ and ‘Pop Goes the World!’ The band’s Ivan Doroschuk was recently inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Formed in 1980, Spoons was an intrepid young band from Burlington that helped define the sound of Canadian 80s pop. Their album Arias & Symphonies was named one of the 20 Most Influential Albums of the 80s by The Chart Magazine. They have memorable hits such as ‘Romantic Traffic,’ ‘Old Emotions,’ and ‘Nova Heart.’
Tickets are available at the PMC’s website.
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Sarah McLachlan Kicks Off Canadian Tour Leg at the Peterborough Memorial Centre On Nov. 2
/Grammy and Juno-award winning artist Sarah McLachlan has Peterborough and the Memorial Centre the first stop of her Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 30th Anniversary Tour.
Photo courtesy of Live Nation Entertainment.
Joining her is the acoustic harmony trio Tiny Habits on their first tour of Canada.
“I think it’s interesting as an artist or as a human for that matter, to be able to go back and look at a postcard of a time in your life and reflect on it,” said McLachlan. “I think this tour is going to be a real walk down memory lane for me and I’m hoping that my audience, many of whom have been with me for 30 years, will also be able to go back in time with me.”
The tour celebrates McLachlan’s third studio album, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, first released Oct. 22, 1993.
One dollar per ticket sale will be donated to the non-profit Sarah McLachlan School of Music which provides music education and mentorship free to children and youth facing barriers to access.
Tickets will be available starting with the artist presale on Tuesday. Additional presales will run throughout the week before the general on-sale begins May 31 at 10 a.m.
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I Mother Earth, David Wilcox and Dwayne Gretzky Announced For Peterborough Musicfest Lineup With Several Other Acts
/I Mother Earth, David Wilcox and Dwayne Gretzky were some of the acts listed for this year’s Peterborough Musicfest lineup, announced at the Silver Bean Café on Tuesday morning.
TRACY CONDON, PETERBOROUGH MUSICFEST BOARD CHAIR (LEFT) WITH TRACEY RANDALL, GENERAL MANAGER (RIGHT) AS THE FREE CONCERT SERIES RELEASES THEIR LINEUP FOR THIS YEAR. PHOTO BY DAVID TUAN BUI.
This adds to acts Tenille Townes, Down With Webster and Metric who were announced before the full lineup release.
Three dates (July 10, July 27 and Aug. 10) will be announced later.
“There's something for everyone, there's so many acts that I want to check out and I just think it's going to be an incredible summer,” said Tracy Condon, Musicfest chair.
Statistics regarding the Musicfest’s economic impact, according to a study conducted by Community Futures Peterborough and PKED supported the Economic Impact Assessment, were released during the announcement.
They were surveyed at the park last summer and were evaluated by STEAM Pro (Sport Tourism Canada).
“The $4.3M Economic Impact was assessed by evaluating the amount of money generated by Festival activity which encompasses the local community, the county, province and even nationally,” said Raff Melito, Musicfest marketing and communications manager. “It includes not only fees paid out by the festival for its operations, but also the broader impacts on local businesses, increased employment and the multiplier effect of circulating money within the economy.”
“The $2.3M combined spending reflects the amount that people attending the festival spent last year,” explained Melito. “That would include accommodations, meals out, transport, spending in local shops, etc.”
The free concert series kicks off with country music star Tenille Townes on June 29. In its 37th season, Musicfest hopes to continue to draw crowds that has been supportive over the years.
“It's free, I think that's the most important thing. There's no barriers to people attending and I think that's so important in this day and age when everything is a little harder for people economically,” said Condon. “I think it's a place where you get to see such talent. Music brings everyone together, it's so good for community and for mental health so all of these things coupled together, you can't go wrong with that.”
The following is this year’s Musicfest schedule:
June 29: Tenille Townes
July 1: Road Apples (Tragically Hip Tribute Band)
July 3: Aysanabee w/ Cale Crowe
July 6: Tim Baker and the Great Lake Swimmers
July 10: TBA
July 13: I Mother Earth
July 17: Metric
July 20: Beau Dixon Band
July 24: Rêve
July 27: TBA
July 31: Down With Webster
Aug. 3: Elton Rohn (Elton John Tribute)
Aug. 76: Dwayne Gretzky
Aug. 10: TBA
Aug. 14: Choir! Choir! Choir!
Aug. 17: David Wilcox
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Blippi: Join the Band Tour Makes Peterborough Memorial Center a Stop On Oct. 23
/Blippi: Join the Band Tour is making a stop in Peterborough to entertain kids and their families at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Oct. 23, announced on Tuesday.
Blippi on Tour has traveled the globe multiple times and has delighted millions of international fans throughout North America, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, with plans to visit many more new countries in 2024. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Memorial Centre.
