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Ken Whiteley is a Canadian roots music legend. His musical journey has taken him from jug band, folk and swing to blues, gospel and children's music. Among numerous accolades, he has been awarded a Canadian Folk Music Award, Genie Award for Best Original Song in a Canadian film, Lifetime Achievement recognition from the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals and Mariposa Folk Festival. He has also been nominated for 7 Juno awards and 14 Maple Blues Awards. Ken’s live performances showcase his outstanding musicianship on guitars and mandolin, award winning original songs and his powerful vocals, called "...a cross between Pete Seeger and Tony Bennett on 11!" Whether leading his own group, solo or collaborating with peers at blues, folk, children’s festivals and concerts of all sizes, his “...deep knowledge and infectious passion” guarantee good times for all. As a producer of over 125 recording projects, Ken’s productions have garnered 10 Canadian Gold and Platinum records, 4 American Gold records, 22 Juno and 2 Grammy nominations, and sold over 8 million copies.

Sunday Gospel & Masques of Love...

GOSPEL NEWS... I hope you'll join me as we kick off my 9th Annual Sunday Afternoon Gospel series on January 29th at Hugh's Room in Toronto. Joining me up on stage that day will be Maple Blues Award winners Chris Whiteley & Diana Braithwaite, Juno Award winning Jazz Piano Virtuoso & 2010 Order of Canada recipient Joe Sealy, Juno Award nominated Bassist Paul Novotny, and Hamilton Folk Singer/Songwriter & Live Looper Jacob Moon. Tickets are now available from Hugh's Room by calling (416) 531-6604. Lunch reservations are also available and there are discounts for groups of 10 or more. For a sneak peak at the full line-up of fabulous guests and dates, click on Gospel Shows.

TORONTO AREA SHOWS... February 3rd & 4th I'm performing at Masques of Love, which will be a night of revelry celebrating Cupid and featuring a wide array of poetry and love songs, from Renaissance madrigals and lute songs to 20th-century torch songs. Also performing will be Vicki St. Pierre who appeared on my gospel series a few years back. On February 18th I'm doing an Auer-House concert in Thornhill.

OUT OF TOWN SHOWS... In March I'm off to Alberta where I'll be performing for the Demmitt Cultural Society on March 23rd and then for the Northern Lights Folk Club in Edmonton on March 24th. I'm also planning a gospel singing workshop and evening concert in Calgary on March 25th. I'm closing off the month back in Ontario with a show for the London Home County Folk Festival on March 30th at the Grosvenor Lodge. This will be followed with my Gospel Matinee Season finale at Hugh's Room in Toronto on April 1st. For more gig details, click on Shows.

STUDIO NEWS... This month I'm recording "Singing Games and Dances" with multiple award winning children's performer Kathy Reid-Naiman, her daughter Hannah Naiman, my engineer Nik and a talented group of musical friends. The last recording we did together "Sing The Cold Winter Away" was nominated for the 2010 Children's Album of the Year at the The Canadian Folk Music Awards. It's a fabulous collection of wintertime songs for your family to share.