As we move from summer towards fall there’s much to be thankful for and much to look forward to. Lots of great music this summer and still two more festivals and other fun musical events.
On August 22 I participated and mc’d a wonderful night celebrating the music of Phil Ochs and Victor Jarra at the legendary Camp Naivelt in northwest Brampton.
On September 13 at 1:30 PM I will be leading a fantastic hour of gospel music at the South Side Shuffle festival in Port Credit (Mississauga) with my singing friends, Ciceal Levy, David Wall and Pat Patrick backed by an all-star band including Bucky Berger (drums), Gord Mowat (bass) and my nephew Jesse Whiteley on piano and organ.
The weekend of September 25 to 27 I will be performing at the Deep Roots Festival in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. It will be great to go back to this festival and they are honouring my friends, Don and Anna Osburn, who started the festival 20 years ago.
In October I will be in Winnipeg, Manitoba for a couple of concerts. On Saturday, Oct. 17 it will be a folk extravaganza organized by the wonderful multi-instrumentalist, Daniel Koulack including a large ensemble of Winnipeg folk musicians (including Daniel’s kids George and Ameena) plus David Wall and Marilyn Lerner. On Sunday, Oct. 18 Marilyn Lerner, David Wall and I will give a concert for the Winnipeg Jazz Society in the Fort Garry Hotel.
Thank you for the wonderful response for my latest album, “Keep Going”. Here’s the latest video from the recording, a guitar instrumental, “A Smooth One”, adapted for fingerpicking guitar from the repertoire of Benny Goodman and Charlie Christian.