Formed in Toronto in 2008, The Strumbellas could easily claim the City of Kawartha Lakes as the place of their birth, with four of its six members – Simon Ward, Jon Hembrey, Darryl James and Jeremy Drury - originally from Lindsay. David Ritter and Isabel Ritchie came into the fold after a Craiglist hunt, and just recently, Jimmy Chauveau was added to the mix after Ward scaled back.
Three years after its debut self-titled EP debuted in 2009, The Strumbellas independently released its debut full-length album My Father And The Hunter, earning a 2013 Juno Award nomination for Roots and Traditional Album of the Year – Group. A year later, The Strumbellas took home a Juno Award in the same category on the strength of its second album We Still Move On Dance Floors.
The Strumbellas’ third studio album, Hope, saw its first single Spirits top the Billboard Alternative Songs chart for two weeks and ultimately win the band its second Juno Award in 2017 for Single of the Year. Spirits has since been certified 3x platinum in Canada and Italy, and gold in the United States, France and Belgium. In 2019, a fourth studio album, Rattlesnake, brought forth the singles Salvation and I’ll Wait, followed last year by the release of the single Greatest Enemy.
The concert will begin at 8 p.m. at Del Crary Park.
This event is completely free, with first come first served seating. it is suggested that concert goers bring a lawn chair, chairs will be available to rent at the venue.
If a storm occurs during a concert, a cancellation announcement will be made from the stage. Peterborough Musicfest will not issue a cancellation call until 7:45 p.m. fifteen minutes before the scheduled start of 8 p.m. Rescheduling of cancelled concerts is not guaranteed.
