ON TOUR: Ken joins Jughead along with The Good Family, Andrew Queen & The Campfire Crew for a family-friendly matinee concert in memory of Doug Queen on Sunday, May 15 at the Cadillac Lounge, Toronto. All proceeds going to SHINE! Music Bursary to support youth living in the GTA who face financial barriers impeding their study or practice of traditional or folk music. Ken and The Beulah Band will be at the Waterford Old Town Hallon June 18. They will also be heading out to the following summer festivalsincluding Mariposa Folk Festival, Home County Music and Art Festival, Westben ArtsTGIF! Concert Series, Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival, Summerfolk Music Festival and Weaving Words Festival. And the Cramahe Township Public Library presents Ken in concert for the families and friends of the the library. For more info click on the Shows tab.
GOSPEL SHOWS: Ken’s Sunday Gospel series at Hugh’s Room is scheduled to resume for a new season on October 30, 2016. Mark the date.
NEW CD: “In Freedom Blues Canadian roots music icon KenWhiteley has crafted a timely set of songs that address both contemporary and historical struggles for the freedom endemic to a healthy, progressive society. Deftly drawing on a wide range of musical sources including blues, gospel and, for lack of a better word, folk, Freedom Blues is a landmark album in Whiteley’s career and Canadian roots music in general.” ~ Grammy Award winning music professor, Rob Bowman
We hope you enjoy the first YouTube video “Bring It All Right Down” from the Freedom Blues CD release concert in Toronto. Thanks to Riddle Films and specifically Liam Romalis and Mako Funasaka for the video production and all the incredible musicians including Amoy Levy, Ciceal Levy, Bucky Berger, Ewan Divitt, Richard Underhill,Perry White, Alastair Whitehead and Denis Keldie. Tell your friends to check this out.