Folk Night with Beverlie Robertson & Friends

“Muskoka Music in the Air” – Famed Muskoka musical artists, Mike Phillips (the Mighty Lopez), Grady Kelneck, Po Cholly & Beverlie Robertson present a collection of songs loved by their Muskoka audiences over the years. Some songs are traditional, some composed by themselves & their friends & some have great choruses to sing along. The evening is a celebration of the everlasting joy & comraderie that the sharing of music brings to all. Come & share the love!

BEVERLIE ROBERTSON:

As a member of the trio The Chanteclairs, Beverlie travelled widely and performed at festivals such as the Mariposa Folk Festival, the Fredericton Jazz & Blues Festival, and at venues from The Riverboat to Massey Hall, Maple Leaf Gardens and the CNE Grandstand. She played on the CBC, CTV, BBC, US and European TV networks. She grew up with the New Orleans and Tin Pan Alley blues played by the many jazz and blues artists who came to her parents home after gigs. Peter Gzowski called her a pioneer in Canadian music. Her latest book is “With Knowing Eyes; Canadian Women in Song”.

MIKE (LOPEZ) PHILLIPS is a fine singer & a brilliant musician; if it has strings or keys, Mike plays it well. He has a big baritone voice & a great way with a song. Not only does he relate well with audiences, he entertains them, all while personally inhabiting his songs, whether an old time country tune, a familiar sing along or one of his own nicely crafted songs. Raised in the “kitchen parties” of PEI, he travelled to the streets of Vancouver, learning how to squeeze the accordion, moved to Toronto singing and picking guitar & playing bass with the jugband Jughead, which wrote & recorded the “Hockey Song” in ‘93 & was awarded a gold record. Performing on the accordion, banjo ukelele, 6 & 12 string guitar, & stand-up bass, Lopez continues to delight audiences with his eclectic mix of “roots” music, classic & original.

PO CHOLLY has been an itinerant bluesman for 50 years, traveling the globe, hosting concerts and conducting workshops. He is well-known for his blues harp styles, slide guitar and traditional blues. He has played with the Gypsy Kings in France, tango bands in Argentina, reggae players in Jamaica, and flamenco dancers in Spain, where his passion for the blues has always erased national and political borders and brought strange bedfellows together to share the music.

Dining in Windermere during the Festival?

Enjoy a 10% discount on all food and non-alcoholic beverages from Windermere House Pub during the festival! Show your tickets to the staff for the discount to be applied. Enjoy!