Granger Smith closes Festival Country de Lotbinière

And that’s a wrap. After three incredible nights of live music we’re done for another year. After 2 years of waiting Granger Smith finally made it to Canada and he didn’t disappoint, all be it one of the smaller crowds of the weekend (likely due to the final night being a Sunday)

Owen Barney joins 2019 Country Wild lineup!

We first caught Owen Barney back in January as he paid a visit to Ottawa with Jason Benoit. This summer Barney has become one of the hottest festival prospects appearing in festival lineups across Ontario including the Horton Hoedown, Boots and Hearts and now Country Wild Music Festival in Cobourg.

Horton Hoedown announces 2nd annual lineup

Country music has always been strong in the Ottawa Valley but country music festivals, not so much. There have been a few attempts over the years including a personal favourite, Calabogie Country, at which we were first introduced to one of the headliners of the Valley’s newest country music festival, the Horton Hoedown, which announced […]

Jason Benoit Warms Us Up with a “Cold Day Comin'” in Ottawa

It was a chilly Monday evening in Ottawa and Canadian country music took over at Algonquin Commons theatre. The event was part of Algonquin College Students Association’s AC Day 1, the official orientation for students starting at the school in January.