Previous events

Saturday, July 20: The Sugar Darlings followed by Steve Strongman Music - Dive into a night of madness that will have you dancing until the end of the night to devilish blues, jazz and rock airs!

Bruce Telecom Main Stage Saturday July 13, 2024. Tickets onsale at Ticketscene.ca.

$15/person – Gates Open at 3:30

More info to come and line up announcements soon!

Everything you would expect from a Busholme Blues Church. Juno winners, Maple Blues Winners, solo performances, All-Star Band performances & more. A unique pairing on a Sunday afternoon with Steve Strongman, Dawn Tyler Watson and Mike Todd, backed by Matt Burns & Colin Lapsley

Steve Strongman and Dawn Tyler Watson with Tyler Yarema - All live music will be here at Donnelly’s Pub, and it is hosted by The Brant Parker Band

“Blues with a Feeling” is back for the 20th time.

TICKET AVAILABILITY: Tickets for the concert are $30 cash only please. Available Dr Disc, Stardust Records, Looney Tunes Records (Burlington), and Picks and Sticks.

Presented by The Friends of Richard Newell the annual concert pays tribute to Hamilton’s foremost exponent of the blues, the late Richard Newell a.k.a. King Biscuit Boy. For this year’s show we have two dynamic blues guitarists and their electrifying bands – Steve Strongman and Brant Parker with special guest Carlos Del Junco. When: Saturday May 11, 2024 – 8 PM to Midnight Where: Leander Boat Club (50 Leander Drive, Hamilton) This year’s headliner Steve Strongman is a hometown favourite. Nominated three times for a Juno award and a winner one time, Steve is also a multiple winner of Maple Blues Awards and Hamilton Music Awards. In 2019 he won “Best Guitarist – Solo or Duo” at the International Memphis Blues Challenge. Steve hasn’t appeared at Blues With A Feeling since before the pandemic and we can’t wait to welcome him and his band back to our show. He is an inimitable guitarist and a soulful singer who never fails to please. Also appearing at this year’s concert, from the Niagara region, is another outstanding guitarist Brant Parker. Brant will be joined by his all-star band which includes some of southern Ontario’s best known and most talented players. This is the same band that are familiar faces at the Leander where they anchored the Bay City Blues Jams for a number of years. Brant and his band will be joined by a very special guest at our concert. We always feel that a tribute to King Biscuit Boy must include at least one outstanding harmonica/harp player and this year we have one of the best in the world – Carlos Del Junco. Carlos, a native of Havana, is also a multiple Juno nominee. He has been nominated for “Harmonica Player of the Year” at the Maple Blues Awards an amazing 16 times and won 8 times. He also has been recognized for his instrumental prowess at a number of international competitions. In addition to those acts Lester Smith, Larry Feudo and Paul Panchezak of the band Trickbag will offer a short set of acoustic blues from the “Ronnie Copple Memorial Chair” in the foyer of the Leander Boat Club. Acting as musical greeters of sorts and invoking the busking spirit of Chicago’s Maxwell Street they will start the festivities at 7:30. Proceeds from this year’s concert will be donated to the Hamilton Musicians’ Guild’s Bob Pedler Fund, a benevolent fund which provides financial assistance to musicians who are unable to perform due to health issues. Tickets will be available starting Sat. April 6th. Blues With A Feeling is presented by the Friends of Richard Newell in association with The Hammer Monthly, Clifford Brewery, 4680 Q, The Hamilton Musicians’ Guild, Alves Meats and Jaden Printing Services. See less

Details coming soon

Saturday, May 4th at 8pm! Featuring Juno Winners Steve Strongman, Rob Szabo and their band! For tickets go to gwgrainger.com ($99+hst all proceeds go to The Richard G Manuel Music Award at Western University)

I am super excited to announce a very unique acoustic show with my buddy Rob Szabo in Waterloo at Room 47 (formerly The Starlight) , Saturday April 27th. There are limited tickets available for this intimate performance...general admission for all. Looking forward to getting back to the way it started with our first annual Holiday show 19 years ago, ( and many years before that in fact )with the two of us on acoustic guitars telling stories. We have a lot more to share after these years....it's going to be awesome !!!

HUGE THANKS To everyone who bought tix to the 8pm show - it’s now SOLD OUT.

3 PM SHOW ADDED!

SATURDAY APR 27 2024 Room 47 (47 King St N, Waterloo) Doors: 2:00pm, Show starts at 3:00pm sharp. Show Over by 4:30pm

Special info about seating: All seats are first come, first serve. Seats are arranged 2 seats to a table on the floor. There are also 4 seats on a riser behind the tables. There will also be seating in booths available on either side of the floor that have their own large tables. ALL SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE GENERAL ADMISSION.

We are excited to present yet another first for you but this won't be the last believe me ! A Night of Blues with Guitar Slinging - Harp Bending JUNO Award Winner Steve Strongman ! "Beyond Strongman’s talent as a songwriter, guitarist and front man is his ability to engage his audience and deliver an outstanding performance at every live show. With his inimitable guitar playing and soulful vocals, Strongman delivers incredible performances with power and passion. Steve Strongman has a way of stirring a crowd that evokes the emotion, maturity and authenticity of classic blues themes. Steve Strongman is as real and authentic as it gets. " Seats $40.00 in advance Gary 905 252 5712 Tammy tammyhellier@hotmail.com

This clinic will focus on guitar theory, acoustic fingerpicking, and songwriting.

Steve's achievements include stints opening for guitar legends such as B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and Johnny Winter. His breakthrough 2012 release A Natural Fact earned Maple Blues Awards for Recording, Songwriter, and Guitarist of the Year, as well as a 2013 Juno Award for Blues Recording of the Year. In 2019, he won Best Guitarist for the Solo Duo Category at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN.

RSVP and inquiries : jnixon@long-mcquade.com

Location: Brantford 321 King George Rd Phone: 519-753-6804 Fee: FREE

Join Good Shepherd for an evening featuring a remarkable roster of some of Canada’s best jazz, blues and rock artists.