Tag: Music
PHOTOS: Big band musicians prepare for Port Stanley gigs
The 17-piece big band called Big Bandemic, a name that reflects the band’s pandemic origins, practices for two performances at the Port Stanley Festival Theatre on Nov. 25.
1990s rockers Econoline Crush end long hiatus with London-launched tour
It’s been 15 years since Canadian rock band Econoline Crush released a studio album. but the band that peaked in the 1990s is going back on the road with their new album and a tour kicking off Saturday night at London Music Hall.
Home County cancellation underscores local non-profit ‘crisis’: Leader
The abrupt cancellation of next year’s Home County Music and Arts Festival because of financial and volunteer recruitment issues is an example of the “crisis” the non-profit sector is facing post-pandemic, the head of one advocacy group says. The Home County board has announced the 2024 festival is being scrapped as the organization makes serious […]
Home County folk festival cancels 2024 edition, future in peril
Officials with London’s longest-running music event, Home County Music & Art Festival, have cancelled the 2024 edition, potentially marking its permanent end rather than a celebration of its 50th anniversary.
PHOTOS: Ontario folk music conference free concert series kicks off
The Folk Music Ontario Conference 2023 kicked off in London on Thursday with the first of three straight nights of free concerts at the Fanshawe College School of Digital and Performance Arts, located along Dundas Place downtown. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan. druttan@postmedia.com