The Night Before Christmas

Guthrie House…a beautiful old building in Elgin, Ontario. A welcoming community space where friends and seasoned musicians would meet regularly to create music, share stories and ‘jam’ for hours. When asked to perform live the obvious choice for a name for the band and in homage to the building…Guthrie House.
For the past 8 years Marty [...]

Steve Tennant, Onsite Coordinator for Stewart Park Festival, has been involved since it’s beginning - this year’s festival being their 17th Annual. An advocate for adults with developmental disabilities by day, Steve’s love of live music has caused him to spend much of his spare time, when not playing old timer hockey and [...]

Canadian contemporary-roots songwriter Christine Graves says something new and interesting with the space and texture of her songs. Her charm is letting the audience read between the lines. Her lyrics are poetic. In concert, Graves uses vocal improvisation with her outside-the-box sense of melody. Her voice (sometimes gritty, sometimes smooth) is truly remarkable. [...]

Local band, Tell Mama, steps forward to plan foodbank fundraiser for the second year in a row. Working together with Keith Glass of Prairie Oyster fame and Town of Perth staff Karen Fox, Tell Mama band leader Shelley Montreuil is taking a lead role in organizing an entertaining and successful fundraising event.
Playing jazz [...]

Pat Moore, host of CKCU Radio’s Weekend Warmup, has confirmed that she is bringing her trio out to Perth to perform at our Night Before Christmas fundraiser.
Pat Moore sings a country song like it should be sung. Says Larry Delaney (Country Music News), “Moore pours her heart and soul” into her performance. Patrick Langston (The [...]