Fleming College’s Official Song Remastered For 50th Anniversary

"Let the Deed Show", Fleming College’s official song that was commissioned for the College’s 25th anniversary, has been remastered and updated for Fleming’s 50th.
 
The song details the life of Sir Sandford Fleming, the College’s namesake, and his contributions to society. Written by local performer Danny Bronson, Bronson returned to the studio recently at Haggarty Studios in Peterborough with some of the finest studio musicians in Canada to record the new rendition of the song.

Danny Bronson (at left) in the studio recording

Bronson, who has breathed new life into the classic song, performs "Let the Deed Show" every year at all of Fleming College’s convocation ceremonies at its Frost and Sutherland campuses.

Bronson, along with students, alumni and employees, will be in attendance at the college’s Sutherland Campus 50th Anniversary celebration on September 22nd from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Watch the awesome video below...

Written and performed by Danny Bronson Recorded at Haggerty Studios - Peterborough ON

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2017 Havelock Country Jamboree Set To Rock

Campers have already started filling the Jamboree Grounds for this year's Havelock Country Jamboree, the 28th year this has been running.

The Jamboree takes place August 17th-August 20th, and is Canada's largest live outdoor music and camping festival. The show features over 25 entertainers performing on twin stages over the 4 day show, and also showcases terrific vendors and local service clubs.

For more info on this year's lineup and how to get tickets, click here.

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Famous Hawkstone Manor Estate On Stoney Lake Currently Listed For $4,250,000

Ronnie "The Hawk" Hawkin's famous Hawkstone Manor Estate on Stoney Lake near Peterborough, which has been on and off the market over the years at different prices, is currently listed for $4,250,000.

Photo via listing

This one of a kind waterfront estate and farm property in the Kawarthas—it's described as "Canada's Graceland" on the listing—has over 3,300 feet of lakefront shoreline and is situated on 175 acres.

Photo via listing

According to the listing, celebrity guests to Hawkstone Manor over the years include: John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Gordon Lightfoot (who wrote his hit "Sundown" at the estate during his many visits there), Kris Kristofferson, Robbie Robertson, Kenny Rogers, Rush, Blue Rodeo, Ian and Sylvia Tyson, and more.

Ronnie Hawkins, Kris Kristofferson and Gordon Lightfoot at Hawkstone Manor in May 2016 (Photo via The Weber Brothers, Facebook page)

Most recently, in May 2016, "The Hawk", Gordon Lightfoot and Kris Kristofferson gathered at the Hawkstone studio on the estate to record a cover of "Me & Bobby McGee". 

Photo via listing

The estate—which is more museum than house with its living history, and is well known among cottagers on the lake and an attraction to boaters and tourists—features 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms in the main house, two guest cottages at the shore and a large special events barn.

Photo via listing

Here are more photos below from the listing...

Notice the picture of Ronnie with Bill Clinton

And the breathtaking view of Stoney where Gordon Lightfoot wrote "Sundown" is pretty epic...

You can watch a great video giving you an idea of the scope of the beautiful property here.

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Watch This Great Video From Peterborough Musicfest's Opening Night

Peterborough Musicfest just released a great video filmed at their opening night this season on Canada Day when Kim Mitchell played.

The video was produced by Patrick Stephen of Stephen Digital. Watch it below...

Peterborough Musicfest is Canada's longest FREE summer concert series. With 17 concerts and 22 artists, come join us at 8:00pm Wednesdays and Saturdays all summer! Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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Our Lady Peace To Totally Rock Del Crary Park

Big news for Peterborough, as it has been announced that Canadian rockers Our Lady Peace will headline a free concert here on Wednesday, August 2nd at Del Crary Park in partnership with Peterborough Musicfest.

This is part of the province's Ontour concert, celebrating Ontario's 150th anniversary. Music-lovers in 23 communities across the province, including Peterborough, will get the chance to enjoy a live, free concert featuring some of Ontario’s—and Canada’s—brightest musical talents. Peterborough gets Our Lady Peace.

Shut the front door! @OurLadyPeace coming to @PTBO_Canada on Aug 2! Count me in....Del Crary Park should be packed for this one. #90smusic

— Jay Callaghan (@caltek79) June 9, 2017

Visit ontario.ca/ontour for more info.

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Watch This Beautiful Cover Of "Sanctuary" Filmed At The Mount

Local musicians Kate Suhr, Melissa Payne, Kate Brioux and Paul Crough went to the beautiful chapel at the historic Mount Community Centre to do a cover of the song "Sanctuary" from CMT's Nashville.

Directed by Rob Viscardis, their performance is nothing short of stunning at this sanctuary in the city.

Watch it below...

A cover of the song Sanctuary from CMT's Nashville. Video by Rob Viscardis Written by: Sarah Siskend, Gary Nicholson, and Jill Andrews

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Tom Cochrane, Sheepdogs, Rheostatics Among 2017 Peterborough Musicfest Lineup

The 2017 Peterborough Musicfest Lineup was announced Tuesday morning (May 9th) at the Silver Bean Café, and highlights include Kim Mitchell (July 1st), Tom Cochrane with Red Rider (July 8th), The Philsopher Kings (August 12th), The Sheepdogs (August 16th) and Rheostatics (August 23rd).

Tom Cochrane

Sheepdogs

For Bee Gees and Abba fans, there is a "Abbamania & Night Fever" night on August 19th.

For the complete list of artists and schedule, click here or see below.

[Related: 30 Cool Tidbits About Peterborough Musicfest]

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Watch The Latest Trailer For The Peterborough Music Documentary "The Radius Project"

The long awaited documentary The Radius Project on how Peterborough's music scene has created so many international stars is getting closer to completion, its producers Michael Hurcomb and Ryan Lalonde tell PTBOCanada.

"We don't have a release date in mind yet, but we're planning on finishing shooting this summer," Lalonde tells PTBOCanada.

Lonely Parade

The Radius Project was born out of a simple question: “So which famous people would I know from your hometown?” The hometown in question was Peterborough and the answer was endless.

The Radius Project looks at the wealth of musicians that came from the radius around Peterborough and went on to national and international acclaim. A short list of people that grew up or relocated to the area are Serena Ryder, Royal Wood, Three Days Grace, Thousand Foot Krutch, The Silver Hearts, Ronnie Hawkins, The Leahys, producers Greg and Rob Wells, The Burning Hell and many more.

Three Days Grace

The documentary features an interview with Strombo, and a snippet of that is included in the trailer below...

Every famous musician started somewhere. This is a story about somewhere. The Radius Project was born out of a simple question: "So which famous people would I know from your hometown?" The hometown in question was Peterborough, Ontario and the answer was endless.

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Peterborough Symphony Concluding 50th Season With Out-of-this-World Journey

On Saturday, May 27th at a spectacular season finale concert sponsored by Scotiabank, the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra will take audience members on a vivid musical adventure.

Through the music of Grieg, Liadov and Stravinsky, the classical elements of earth, water and fire will be explored before leaving Terra firma for outer space. Holst’s large-scale orchestral suite The Planets will be the guide for a melodic tour of the galaxy featuring the Women’s Chorus of the Peterborough Singers.

This concert marks the first time in over a decade that the PSO and members of the Peterborough Singers have performed together. Both organizations are looking forward to collaborating again.

General admission tickets for The Planets are available from the Showplace Performance Centre box office at a cost of $38.50 for adults, $10 for students. Visit the box office in-person (290 George St. N, Peterborough), online or call 705.742.7469 to purchase tickets.

Note that this concert will not take place at Showplace, but at Emmanuel United Church East—formerly known as George Street United Church (534 George St. N, Peterborough).

Concert ticket holders are invited to attend Meet the Maestro, a pre-concert chat with PSO Music Director & Conductor, Michael Newnham, in the church at 6:40 p.m. before the concert at 7:30 p.m.

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