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Well,  It was the last day of the bid weekend.  Most say they save the best for last.  It’s pretty tough to top Eric Church and Dallas Smith as headliners.   But when you get Thomas Rhett & Florida Georgia Line ya at least have a shot.   And lets just say these guys came to party.   I am a HUGE Thomas Rhett fan and have been for years (5 or 6 now at least) I can still remember seeing him take the stage in Chicago at Joe’s on Weed St.  Performing after Brad Paisley’s big Wrigley Field gig as the after party to maybe 300 people and then witnessing the show yesterday.

Ottawa’s Blackwell released their 3rd single, A Long Way From Blue on August 11.  You are now able to request it on country radio stations all across Canada.  Blackwell has granted us an exclusive preview of the new single and we’re passing it on to you. 

Well day #3 is in the books for Boots and Hearts.

Another AMAZING Day of music, interviews and meeting new friends.   I have to say the people who come to Boots and Hearts are pretty special people.  With over 40,000 people in attendance I have to hand it to Republic Live this experience in the new digs has been unbelievable.   From the fantastic lay of the land to the killer line up they have put together its just been an experience that any country music lover should take in.

Well for those of you that have been reading the site for the last year or so, you all know that I am a HUGE Eric Church fan.   To celebrate Eric playin’ north of the border for the largest country music festival in Canada Boots & Hearts I thought I would put a few of my favourite tracks from the artists hitting the stage today!

As I write this day 2 of Boots and Hearts is well underway and 8 tensions are likely starting to grow between 8 emerging artists set to take to the Front Porch Stage Saturday afternoon all vying to be chosen for the coveted opening spot for Thomas Rhett on Sunday afternoon.  One of the top 8 is Winnipeg Manitoba’s Leanne Pearson.  In less then two years, Leanne has had one single hit Top 50, “Get Outta My Heart”, and one single hit Top 90, “The Only Thing”. Leanne shows that there are no limits to an Independent Canadian Country Girl. We had the chance to chat with her a few months back about her career to date and what it meant to be chosen for the top 8 at Boots and Hearts.

Well, it’s just as the headline says it was.  Last night was one hell of Kickoff Party for Boots & Hearts at their new home in Oro-Medonte.

We had a chance to sit down with Maddie & Tae a couple weeks back when they made their Canadian debut at Gone Country in London, Ontario.  For those of you that made it to the show will know the girls know how to bring it.   Here is our interview with the fabulous Maddie & Tae.

It’s August in Eastern Ontario, all of the major summer festivals have wrapped up and that can only mean one thing.  Fair season is about to kick into high gear.  One of the first of the season is this weekend’s Navan Fair.  It may be one of the younger fairs in the region at 70 years young but that doesn’t mean they don’t know how to put on a party!

Ok… With only days to go.  Literally 3 sleeps to be exact. I thought I would just give you my first two days and what I believe are the top NOT TO MISS artists.   As mentioned in my Kick Off Party post a couple of days back I am really looking forward to seeing Old Dominion for the first time.  

So I woke up this morning to this Tweet.  MORE UPDATED 10AM – SUNDAY AUG 2nd….