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ALLISTON BLUES

63 TUPPER STREET, WEST
ALLISTON
(705) 435-2828

February 1
7:30 p.m.

February 2
7:30 p.m.

February 18
2:30 p.m.

A GIBSON CLASSICAL CONCERT

LURI LEE

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BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY BLUES

425 HOLLAND STREET, WEST
(905) 775-3328

February 4
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

"CHRONICLERS OF THE BLUES"

CHESS RECORDS - EXCELLO RECORDS
KING RECORDS - STAX / VOLT RECORDS
SUN RECORDS - VEE-JAY RECORDS
VOCALION RECORDS .....

THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE RECORD
COMPANIES THAT CAPTURED THE GREAT BLUES
ARTISTS OF THE EARLY TO MID-TWENTIETH
CENTURY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THE MUSIC CREATIONS OF JOHN LEE HOOKER,
ROBERT JOHNSON, B.B. KING, JIMMY REED, MUDDY
WATERS AND SO MANY MORE WERE PRESERVED
FOR POSTERITY BY THESE VISIONARY
ENTERPRISES, AND INSPIRED GENERATIONS OF
MUSICIANS THAT FOLLOWED. JOIN JACK IN
ANOTHER ONE OF HIS ORIGINAL, "EDUTAINING"
ONE-MAN SHOWS AS HE REVEALS THE
FORGOTTEN WORLD WHEN THE ORIGINATORS OF
THE BLUES WERE FIRST SIGNED AND RECORDED.

MULTI-AWARD
RECIPIENT

"THE EVOLUTION OF BLUES GUITAR"
(2015)
Watch the Promo Video

"BUILDERS OF THE BLUES" (2016)

AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE GREAT, LEGENDARY
SONG-SMITHS OF THE BLUES REPERTOIRE,
ROBERT JOHNSON - WILLIE DIXON - JIMMY REED - MUDDY WATERS - JOHN LEE HOOKER, AND THEIR ENORMOUS INFLUENCE ON AMERICAN MUSIC.

"BRITAIN'S GOT THE BLUES" (2020)

A RETROSPECTIVE ON THE WORLD OF BRITISH BLUES BANDS, THE GREAT GUITARISTS AND SONG-WRITERS, AND HOW THEY ADOPTED THE REPERTOIRE, STYLES AND TECHNIQUES OF THE REVERED BLUES GIANTS FROM THE UNITED STATES. THE BRITISH MUSICIANS DEVELOPED THEIR OWN IDEAS ON THE BLUES, AND EXPORTED THEIR MUSIC BACK TO AMERICA WHERE IT HAD AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON THE ROCK N' ROLL, SOUL MUSIC AND RHYTHM & BLUES OF THE TIME, AND WHICH CONTINUES INTO THE PRESENT.

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COLDWATER BLUES

2 MICHAEL ANNE DRIVE, COLDWATER
(705) 686-3388

February 3
2:00 p.m.

February TBA
7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

TBA

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GEORGINA BLUES

February 3
1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
THE ROC
26479 CIVIC CENTRE ROAD
(905) 476-4423
SNOFEST 2024 WILL HAVE FROSTY
OUTDOOR FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
JOIN US FOR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, GAMES,
ACTIVITIES, FOOD AND MORE.

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21089 DALTON ROAD, JACKSON'S POINT
(905) 722-6666

February TBA
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

TBA

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106 HIGH STREET, SUTTON WEST
(905) 596-1111

February TBA
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

TBA

February TBA
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

TBA

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INNISFIL BLUES

LAKESHORE BRANCH
967 INNISFIL BEACH ROAD
(705) 431-7410

February 1
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Featuring

BRIGHAM PHILLIPS - BRUCE RUMBLE
RUSS STRATHDEE

IN-DEMAND PIANIST-TRUMPETER, BRIGHAM PHILLIPS, JOINS LOCAL FAVOURITES, RUSS STRATHDEE, AND BASSIST, BRUCE RUMBLE, IN AN EVENING OF MEMORABLE SONGS OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
REQUESTS ARE WELCOMED!

February 29
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

SPECIAL TICKETED FUND-RAISING EVENING

COOKSTOWN BRANCH
CHURCH STREET (HIGHWAY 89)
(705) 458-1273

February 3
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Featuring

GREG HARDY - GRAHAM HILLIAM
ROBERT HEPPELLE - ANDREW MITCHELL

WITH A REPERTOIRE SO DIVERSE THAT IT COVERS
ALL THE DECADES OF THE PAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS, THE BARRIE SAXOPHONE QUARTET IS SURE TO ENTERTAIN THE YOUNG AND THE NOT-SO-YOUNG ALIKE WITH AN AFTERNOON OF MEMORABLE MUSIC!

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MIDLAND BLUES

333 KING STREET
(705) 527-4420

TWO-TIME JUNO AND SEVEN-TIME MAPLE BLUES WINNER, BLUE STAR RECORDING ARTIST JACK DE KEYZER RETURNS WITH HIS BAND FOR THE "TRIBUTE" TOUR.

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320 KING STREET
(705) 526-4216

February 3
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

THE MAN OF 1,000 SONGS IS SURE TO
ENTERTAIN EVERYONE ON A FROSTY EARLY FEBRUARY AFTERNOON!

February 10
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

FROM BLUES TO COUNTRY TO FOLK
TO LIGHT ROCK AND ROLL TO
BLUEGRASS, JO PLAYS IT ALL ......
AND REQUESTS ARE WELCOME!

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ORILLIA BLUES

162 MISSISSAGA STREET, EAST, ORILLIA
(705) 558-2337

February 2
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Featuring
DEBBIE BISBEE - ROMAN CHICAGO
BURKE ERWIN - ROSS PITYK

A PIANO-BASS-GUITAR-HARMONICA-VOCALS QUARTET PERFORMING CLASSIC BLUES AND RHYTHM & BLUES SONGS FROM THE GENRE'S LEGENDARY MASTERS.

February 3
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

JOJO IS A SOLO ACOUSTIC ENTERTAINER WITH A VERY WIDE ASSORTMENT OF MUSIC. ONE OF THE BUSIEST GUITAR-VOCALISTS IN THE REGION, HE PERFORMS HIS ACT IN PUBS, CLUBS, RESTAURANTS, PRIVATE AND CORPORATE EVENTS THROUGHOUT SIMCOE COUNTY.

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WEST-SIDE BARRIE BLUES

HOLLY BRANCH
555 ESSA ROAD, UNIT 17
(705) 728-1010

February 3
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Featuring

DAVID CHUN - BRIAN McLEAN

LOCAL GUITARIST, DAVID CHUN, IS A MUSIC TEACHER AND LEADS A VARIETY OF POPULAR MUSIC ENSEMBLES IN SIMCOE COUNTY, INCLUDING "BARSTOOL ACADEMY" AND "GIRLS UP FRONT".
SUBSTITUTING FOR "ALMA LATINA" PERCUSSION-VOCALIST, DANIEL SANTO, WILL BE BRIAN McLEAN ON THE CAHON DRUM AND SPICY VOCALS.

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EAST-SIDE BARRIE BLUES

410 ST. VINCENT STREET
(705) 728-1412

February 2
7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

TBA

February TBA
7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

TBA

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THE MAIN MEZZANINE
201 GEORGIAN DRIVE
(705) 728-9090

"OUT TO LUNCH" JAZZ & BLUES

February 1
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Featuring

KEITH BODDY - RAY MARTINELLI
ROBIN MUNRO - RUSS STRATHDEE

THE MEMBERS OF JAZZ-MANDHU HAVE BEEN ENTERTAINING AUDIENCES FOR DECADES IN PERFORMANCES AT FESTIVALS, GALAS, FUND-RAISING EVENTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS.

February 2
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

THE MAN OF 1,000 SONGS IS SURE TO
ENTERTAIN EVERYONE ON A FROSTY EARLY FEBRUARY MID-DAY!

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SOUTH-SIDE BARRIE BLUES

PAINSWICK BRANCH
48 DEAN AVENUE
(705) 728-1010

February 2
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

RECOGNIZED AS "ONE OF THE TOP TEN CANADIAN BLUES ARTISTS" BY REAL BLUES MAGAZINE, GRANT LYLE IS A CONTINUALLY EXCITING GUITAR-VOCALIST.

"HIS STYLE AND PRESENTATION INCLUDES THE EVER-GREEN SOUNDS OF TRADITIONAL BLUES WHILE ALL THE WHILE LENDING AN AIR OF GENIUS TO THE CANVAS WITH A BLEND OF GENRES LIKE COUNTRY, R&B AND SOUTHERN ROCK."
- NASHVILLE MUSIC GUIDE

"LIKE HENDRIX … HIS REAL VOICE IS IN THE WAIL, THE GRUNT, THE BEND AND CONVEXITY OF HIS GUITAR PHRASING."
- MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

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DOWNTOWN BARRIE BLUES

February 3 & 4
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / 4:00 p.m.
THE CITY OF BARRIE PROUDLY PRESENTS BARRIE WINTERFEST, A COMMUNITY TRADITION AND ONE OF THE TOP WINTER FESTIVALS IN ONTARIO. ENJOY SPECTACULAR ICE & SNOW SCULPTURES, LUMBERJACK SHOWS, POLAR BEAR DIP, FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT, DROP-IN ACTIVITIES, SKATING & MUCH MORE WINTER FUN.

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DOWNTOWN BRANCH
60 WORSLEY STREET
(705) 728-1010

February 4
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

JUNO NOMINEE, SLIDE-GUITAR HERO SEAN PINCHIN IS CAPTIVATING AUDIENCES WHEREVER HE PERFORMS. HIS 2016 BREAK-THROUGH ALBUM, "MONKEY BRAIN", NABBED HIM A 2017 JUNO NOMINATION FOR BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR, AND CEMENTED HIS REPUTATION AS A GUITAR-PLAYER'S GUITAR PLAYER. ONE REVIEWER'S DESCRIPTION SUMMED UP SEAN'S BRAND OF MODERN BLUES:

"TRACK AFTER TRACK BUILT FROM MASTERFULLY INFECTIOUS RIFFS WITH LYRICS AS SMART AS ONE MIGHT HEAR FROM A TOP-NOTCH POP SONG-SMITH … POWER, DRIVE AND GOBS OF STYLE."
- DUANE VERH, ROOTS MUSIC REPORT

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THE ROTUNDA
70 COLLIER STREET
(705) 739-4220

FREE ADMISSION
February 2 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. DARYL YAEGAR - Music Director COME ON OUT TO THE HEART OF THE CITY AND ENJOY THE TALENTS OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF JAZZ MUSICIANS AS THEY EXPLORE THE BIG BAND COMPOSITIONS MADE FAMOUS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.
February 3 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. THE "CABIN FEVER" BLUES JAM COME ON DOWN TO THE CITY HALL ROTUNDA AND JOIN HOSTS JOE FINLEY AND JO GRAVELLE AS THEY WELCOME RAY MARTINELLI, BRAD HERRINGTON, CAL WHITE, HUGH HARDY AND MORE IN AN EVENING OF BLUES, R&B, FOLK, JAZZ AND MUSIC SURPRISES. BRING YOUR OWN INSTRUMENTS OR JUST YOUR VOICE, AND HEAT UP THE BLEAK MID-WINTER WITH SOME MUSICAL FUN!
February 15 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. ST. VALENTINE'S DAY DANCE RON ROBBINS - Music Director JESS OWEN - Vocalist SCOTT BOYER - Vocalist ENJOY THE SWINGING AND ROMANTIC SOUNDS OF SIMCOE COUNTY'S EVER-POPULAR BIG BAND ON A FROSTY FEBRUARY EVENING! RON ROBBINS AND THE BAND HAVE PUT TOGETHER A SHOW WITH A ST. VALENTINE'S THEME FOR ALL THE ROMANTICS IN TOWN. AND DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR DANCING SHOES IF YOU WANT TO JOIN IN WITH ALL THE MUSICAL FUN AND FROLIC.

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29 DUNLOP STREET, EAST
(705) 728-1111

February 1
10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

February 2
10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

February 3
10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

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28 DUNLOP STREET, EAST
(705) 252-7733

February 1
9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

February 2
9:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.

TBA

February 3
9:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.

THE ROB WATTS BAND

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40 DUNLOP STREET, EAST
705-725-1667

February 1
10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

LIVE BAND

February 2
10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

LIVE BAND

February 3
10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

LIVE BAND

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123 DUNLOP STREET, EAST
705-503-6633

February 2
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
TAMICA HAS BEEN A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN FOR OVER 25 YEARS, AND WRITES AND PERFORMS HER OWN SONGS IN ADDITION TO CLASSIC BLUES, R & B, FUNK, SOUL AND ROCK TUNES. SHE AND HER BAND ARE A FEATURED ATTRACTION IN FESTIVALS AND NIGHT-CLUBS IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ONTARIO.
GERRY IS WIDELY HERALDED AS A SUPERB GUITARIST IN CANADA, AND IS WELL-RESPECTED AS A BAND-LEADER AND ACCOMPANIST.

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Current to December 23, 2023

THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

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