WILLIE P. BENNETT

A singer songwriter for more than 30 years, Willie has a stash of terrific songs and a devoted fan base. Willie is presently touring north America as Fred Eaglesmith's Mandolin/Harmonica player; writing and recording a new album and playing mandolin and harmonica on various other recording projects

In 1999, Willie received a well-deserved JUNO award for Best Roots & Traditional Album - Solo for the album Heartstrings, produced by Tony Quarrington.

Since 1979 Willie has performed in every major folk festival in Canada and has shared concert billings with such luminary artists as JJ Cale , Jesse Winchester, Guy Clark, Garnet Rogers , and Eric Anderson, to name a few. Willie's songs have been recorded by Prairie Oyster, Colleen Peterson, Stan Rogers, Jonathan Edwards, The Seldom Scene, Garnet Rogers, and in 1996 a tribute album of his songs titled "High or Hurtin" was released by Blackie and The Rodeo Kings. In 2000, a second Blackie album was released.

Formed in 1996 in frosty Thunder Bay, Ontario, BURT NEILSON BAND is a four-piece group simply in love with music. Consisting of bass, drums, guitar, keyboards and vocals, BNB thrives on live performances filled with creativity and spontaneity. The band, in their nine year career, have toured Canada coast to coast eighteen times, played over eight hundred shows, had four successful independent releases, and secured an army of loyal and devoted fans.

BURT NEILSON BAND

KATHERINE WHEATLEY

In a recent review of a show at The Auditorium in Thunder Bay , Hubert
O'Hearn of The Chronicle Journal wrote "Katherine Wheatley gave an
absolutely transcendent concert.  She is able to take minor observations in
life and find their soul.  On stage...she exudes sheer kindness and
love.  Blessedly, refreshingly, Katherine Wheatley is a truly Canadian
original".  Arresting vocals, infectious grooves and literate story telling
mark her work.  Every song evokes her uncanny depth of observation.  With
offhand wit, vibrant lyrics and an infectious passion for performing,
Katherine Wheatley has been captivating audiences everywhere she
performs.  According to the Ottawa Citizen "This is a performer to keep you
on the edge of your seat."

Caution Jam’s active repertoire spans close to 100 Grateful Dead songs, as well as their own original compositions. Their originals are folky, funky, and melodic — they are songs you could sing along with after having only heard them a few times. Having also covered the likes of the Allman Brothers, the Beatles, Miles Davis, Johnny Cash, and many others, the Caution boys can play outside their stock of pure, unadulterated Dead. "We’re trying to get people excited about seeing the old-school shit," Mark exclaims.

CAUTION JAM