Harrison Kennedy joined by Ruthie Foster on Thanks For Tomorrow out June 17

Chairman Of The Board's Harrison Kennedy gets support from Blackie & The Rodeo Kings members on soulful new blues set.

Here's the scoop...

Hamilton, Ontario’s legendary bluesman Harrison Kennedy – who recently celebrated his 80th birthday – is back with Thanks For Tomorrow, another soulful blues workout with very special guests Ruthie Foster and Colin Linden. Co-Produced by Harrison and keyboard wizard Jesse O’Brien, the new release also features ace rhythm section Gary Craig on drums and John Dymond on bass (both members of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings), while masterful guitarists Chris Cadell and Linden soar throughout. 

In releasing his seventh album on  Electro-Fi Records, Harrison further cements himself as a giant on the blues scene with what may be his best work to date. Featuring 12 tracks that take us to places known and unknown, all are originals penned by Harrison, save for a cover of Van Morrison's "Crazy Love." All are served with a healthy dose of mastery and creativity."

“A new album from Harrison Kennedy is always cause for celebration, but never more so than now in 2022 when we also celebrate Harrison’s 80th birthday, Electro-Fi’s 25th anniversary, and 15 years of making blues music together", says Andrew Galloway of Electro-Fi Records.

Best known as a founding member of Holland-Dozier-Holland’s million-selling 70’s soul supergroup the Chairmen of the Board,  Harrison has gone on to become one of the 21st century’s most inventive blues singer-songwriters. In 2016 he was awarded the "Blues Album of the Year" Juno Award for his release, This Is From Here as well as garnering multiple Blues Music Award nominations from the Blues Foundation in Memphis, TN.

Check out a recent clip of Harrison performing "Crap Shooter Blues" solo on banjo followed by a 2021 chat with singer/songwriter Julian Taylor.  

Harrison Kennedy on tour

June 3 – Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival, Main Stage w/ Downchild Blues Band

June. 11 – Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre

June 17 – Chelsea Hotel, Toronto 

June 19 – Port Dover

June 20 – 25th Annual Maple Blues Awards, Koerner Hall, Toronto (tickets on sale here)

July 19 – Ile Saint-Pierre

August 5-6 – Kitchener Blues Festival

The ARC Sound salutes Toronto's legendary Horseshoe Tavern with "The 'Shoe"

The ARC Sound's charming tribute namechecks Teddy Fury, Dave Porter, Mary Margaret O'Hara and others. Listen right here.  

Get tickets for the ARC Sound's Horseshoe show on Saturday, November 14 right here.

Here's the scoop on The Horseshoe's live room...

The Horseshoe Tavern live room will be reopening on Saturday, November 14th for the first time since mid-March 2020.

We'll be taking extra steps to maintain health standards as required in Provincial Regulation 364-20 and the November COVID-19 Response Framework, in ensuring physical distancing to keep everyone safe while being back in the venue listening to live bands, including contact tracing and completing a health questionnaire.

Advance tickets are now available for all upcoming shows at horseshoetavern.com, and are available for purchase on the night of the show. All tickets are seated at tables spaced 2 meters apart, and are sold in bundles of 1, 2, 3 or 4. The stage will be surrounded by a clear plexiglass barrier and our capacity has been reduced to 50. Artists will be mostly performing two 60 minute sets, with doors at 6:30pm (with some exceptions) and sets at 7:15pm & 8:45pm. Alcohol service will end at 9:00pm, and the venue will close at 10:00pm.

The venue's expanded front patio, equipped with heaters and wind barriers, is open under the expanded CafeTO program, and the venue front bar also re-opens on Saturday, November 14th. For now we are only operating the front bar washrooms and seating is first come, first serve, with limited capacity. Please note our updated patio/bar hours: Monday-Thursday: 12pm to 9pm, Friday/Saturday: 12pm to 11pm, closed Sunday.

Regarding postponed and cancelled shows, please see our website for any updates. All purchasers will continue to be informed via email. We encourage you to hold onto your tickets for any of the postponed shows as all tickets will be honoured for the new dates. We appreciate your patience as we continue to work to schedule new dates. Refunds will be issued for any cancelled shows. If you purchased tickets online, they will be refunded automatically, but please be patient as it will take time to process each refund. Physical tickets can be refunded in store.

We appreciate your patience and understanding during this crazy time and hope everyone is safe and sound. Please email shows@collectiveconcerts.com with any questions or concerns.