With a mesmerizing blend of roots, folk, and Americana music he has cultivated national and international audiences, building them ‘old school’ through countless performances at intimate venues, concert halls, and festivals. Stephen Fearing is one of Canada’s great musical storytellers — not to mention one of its most acclaimed guitarists. Come and see Canadian FolkContinue Reading
My Son The Hurricane

My Son The Hurricane is a multi-horn, multi-drummer, multi-singer brass funk beast from Niagara, Ontario. The 12-piece brass-dance crew as toured over multiple countries and played some of Canada, USA and Europe’s biggest festivals. Over 45 SOLD OUT shows in 2022 proves that there is no live show like My Son The Hurricane. The bandContinue Reading
Les Stroud Band
Les Stroud is credited as the creator of the Survival TV genre through his ground-breaking series Survivorman. He’s a multi-award-winning film producer with over 120 documentaries, an author of four best-selling books, as well as a celebrated singer-songwriter known for his prowess on the harmonica. He writes, records and performs with a roots-acoustic & bluesContinue Reading
Studebaker John & The Hawks

An Original Harmonica Virtuoso and Electrifying Slide Wizard, Studebaker John’s career has spanned six decades with tours across Europe and the United States. With over 20 albums released, he’s one of Chicago’s most legendary blues musicians. Studebaker John Grimaldi was born in an Italian American section of Chicago and started playing harmonica at age 7.Continue Reading
Swingin’ Blackjacks
Rockin’ It Right for over 20 years, The Swingin’ Blackjacks deliver a satisfying blend of Rockabilly and Jumpin’ Blues. Their musical recipe contains a growing number of originals with carefully selected cover tunes, Hi-Octane performances and a love of the music they play. They conjure up memories of a rockin’ juke joint on a SaturdayContinue Reading
Colin Linden & The Rotting Matadors – Blues Holler Picnic

Linden’s work spans decades and includes touring as a guitarist with the legendary Bob Dylan, a performance at The White House, while producing records for many other musicians. Linden also did a six-year stint as the music director on the TV series Nashville and is one-third of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, along with TomContinue Reading
MonkeyJunk – Blues Holler Picnic

MonkeyJunk is a Canadian rock and roll/swamp/blues band, based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The band has won two Juno Awards for Blues Album of the Year. The band won in 2012 for their album To Behold and in 2018 for Time to Roll. MonkeyJunk is celebrating 15 years as a band in 2023. Supporting ArtistContinue Reading
Bill Durst – Blues Holler Picnic

Always an audience favourite, Bill Durst is a Canadian Blues-Rock-Roots guitarist, singer, songwriter and entertainer who has written and recorded over 125 songs on 12 albums with 7 national radio chart hits. Bill has opened for or shared the stage with Rush, Aerosmith, BTO, Yardbirds, John Mayall, Savoy Brown, Bobby Rush, Little Feat, George Thorogood,Continue Reading
Bywater Call – SOLD OUT

Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes are the driving force behind Bywater Call, a powerhouse 7-piece Southern Soul, Roots Rock band out of Toronto, Canada. Since Bywater Call was formed in 2017, they have been Maple Blues and Independent Blues Award nominated and have made waves in the Canadian Festival Circuit. In November 2021, Meghan wasContinue Reading
Spencer Mackenzie – SOLD OUT

This show has SOLD OUT Please email lori@musicbythebaylive.com to be placed on the cancellation list With his fluid phrasing, resonant tone, and expressive performances, one could believe Spencer Mackenzie was born on Beale Street. They, however, would be wrong. The lauded JUNO-nominated blues-rock artist hails from Southern Ontario and has steadily earned accolades, andContinue Reading