Spirit Songs: The Music of Bob Dylan on Friday, May 5 at the Lutheran Redeemer Church,Toronto. Ken, guitarist Neil Clark and folk-rocker Myke Mazzei will provide their takes on Dylan classics, both well and lesser known. Tickets available now.
For our friends in the Port Hope and Coburg communites, Ken will be part of the 7th annual Here Comes The Sun Concert at the Port Hope United Church on Saturday, May 27. The next day he’ll be back in Toronto, singing with the congregation at St. Anne’s Anglican Church.
Ken just finished producing Kim Doolittle‘s 9th studio album, Into The Blue.For those of you who may not be familiar with Kim, her sound marries roots blues, folk and a hint of alternative country. She’s shared the stage with many famous and infamous people from Jeff Healey to Serena Ryder and Rita MacNeil and Ken. Here’s a sneak peak below of the title track with Kim and Ken. Toronto CD release concert on Thursday, June 8 at Hugh’s Room Live.
We’re excited to put this video “Ken Whiteley on Freedom Blues” out here right now. What better time to start a discussion on “freedom”. Ken describes the philosophy and some of the process behind the creation of his recording, “Freedom Blues” and lots of live clips give you a musical taste. This is uplifting blues for anyone who wants to diga little deeper. We hope you also enjoy the first two music videos “Bring It All Right Down” and “Give Your Hands To Struggle” from the Freedom Blues CD release concert in Toronto. Thanks to Riddle Films and specifically Liam Romalis and Mako Funasakafor 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.