Musical Mondays are Back for their 10th Edition!
We’re excited to announce the return of Musical Mondays, starting June 23rd and running every Monday until the end of August at the Fairbairn House Heritage Centre’s outdoor stage.
Site opens at 6:00 PM
Music begins at 6:30 PM
Join us for a special Youth Music Showcase presented by Mash Musique on Sunday, July 13th from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, featuring performances by talented young local musicians.
Building on the incredible success from last year, this year’s Musical Mondays will once again operate on a “by donation” basis. Cash preferred, with additional donation options available on-site.
Food will be provided by Wakeside.
Bring your blankets, chairs, and your love of live music—we’ll see you there!
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Special Thanks to Our Funders and Partners
Musical Mondays would not be possible without the generous support of our funders and community partners.
We gratefully acknowledge funding from:
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Municipality of La Pêche
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MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais, through the Entente de développement culturel
Thank you to our Presenting Partner:
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Moulin Wakefield Mill Hotel & Spa
And to our valued supporters:
Klimat, Geneviève Parent – Notaire, Cross Smith Team, The Low Down, Sure Copy, Lascelle General Store, R-Cube Rona, Bean Fair Coffee, Wakefield General Store, Wakefield Chimney Sweep, Les Serres Bourgeons, and Boutique Musique.
Your contributions help bring music to life in our community—thank you!
JUNE 23 · 6:30pm
THE PUDDING CHÔMEUR
Two warm desserts singing heartbreaking harmonies. Blending traditional and new country in a tasty pudding that will melt faces into smiles. The Pudding Chômeur uses country music to talk about the issues facing our times, they wear their politics on their sleeves and aren’t afraid to shout about it.
JUNE 30 · 6:30PM
MIRANDA CEARA & THE ODD FELLOWS ORCHESTRA
‘Miranda Ceara & The Odd Fellows Orchestra’ reimagine the sounds of prewar jazz, blues, and calypso, weaving them together to create an original and entirely modern cabaret-noir of brass, strings, and rhythm, all tied together by Miranda’s unique songwriting and vocal delivery.
In October of 2024, their first EP was recorded at Sud-Ouest Recording Studio in Montreal. They are currently in the process of recording a full length album of original songs to be released in 2025. After only a few months of forming, this Orchestra has performed extensively across Ontario & Quebec.
JULY 7 · 6:30pm
THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS OF HEZEKIAH PROCTER
“The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter (1925 – 1930)” is a box set, novel, and experimental recording project by acclaimed Montreal songwriter Li’l Andy. Based upon the “life story” of fictitious country music legend Hezekiah Procter, the album was recorded on antique equipment from the 1930s to create an authentic 78-rpm era sound. A startling invention from the artist No Depression calls “Montreal’s greatest country songwriter today.”
SUNDAY JULY 13 · 3pm-5pm
MASH MUSIQUE PRESENTS YOUTH MUSIC SHOWCASE
JULY 14 · 6:30PM
JESSICA PEARSON & THE EAST WIND
Like sirens calling from an ancient shore, the haunting three-part harmonies of Jessica Pearson & The East Wind will bind you in a timeless folkloric spell. Alchemizing roots, classic country, Americana and Celtic soundscapes, the trio spin tales of outlaw heroics, matriarchal power, resistance and resilience, and the unrelenting beauty of becoming who you are.
With a “Song of the Year” win in 2021, a nomination for “Performer of the Year” at Folk Music Ontario Awards 2024, and an upcoming two-part album produced by JUNO-winner Hill Kourkoutis featuring an all-women team, JPEW is rising up to offer a powerful musical battle cry against the status quo.”
JULY 21 · 6:30pm
L’Oie de Cravan evening with Myriam Gendron + névé Dumas
L’Oie de Cravan or The Goose of Cravan is a Canadian publishing house based in Montreal, Quebec that specializes in poetry. It was founded in January 1992 by poet and writer Benoît Chaput . The name is seen as a tribute to the poet-boxer Arthur Cravan.
Myriam Gendron was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1988. She spent part of her childhood and adolescence in Gatineau, in Paris, and in Washington, D.C.
névé dumas is an award winning poet currently living in the hills.
JULY 28 · 6:30pm
REVENANT DAN & THE MURDER CROWS feat The MOUNTAIN GEMS
Revenant Dan and the Murder Crows make and play honest Country music.
AUGUST 4 · 6:30pm
rebelle + duust
Once described as “filthy with a beat” Rebelle, a Wakefield, Quebec based four-piece draws inspiration from bands like Muse, Demob Happy, The Vines, Band of Skulls, Blur, Oasis, Black Sabbath and Dinosaur Pile-Up.
DUUST (pronounced “dust”) is a new indie-alt project from Ryan Wiles formerly of Rebelle and Farewell Davidson.
Through the writing process, Wiles & Co. have been trying to let the songs evolve organically and take on their own life, rather than trying to source a particular “sound”. All of the songs are written in an indie-alt realm with sonics reminiscent of Nirvana, Radiohead, and The Strokes.
DUUST released two singles in 2024. Both the 90’s nostalgia “Bury Me” & the Post-punk, meets ethereal indie “Over” give a scope into the vision of the band and what is to come. DUUST is an open ended project with lots of room for experimentation and plenty of new music coming out over the course of the next year and beyond, with loose plans to drop a full length album in the Fall of 2025.
august 11 · 6:30pm
Jacob River milnes
Americana/Country
That’s what Jacob River Milnes is all about.
Jacob is a Montreal based guitarist, songwriter, and producer originally from Val-Des-Monts, Quebec. He has been on the rise in recent years, and has shared sessions and stages with esteemed Canadian songwriters such as Ariane Moffatt, Ada Lea, and Ian Tamblyn. He also spent time sharpening his sound under the mentorship of Montreal guitar master Gary Schwartz.
In 2024, Milnes brought his roots-driven sound to the CityFolk Festival in Ottawa, opening for Canadian icon Fred Eaglesmith and holding his own alongside a stacked lineup that included Greta Van Fleet, Jason Isbell, and Cat Power. Jacob’s performance was hailed by local news sources such as the Ottawa Citizen and the CBC.
Jacob is most well-known for his guitar playing, unique voice, and powerful songwriting. He is dedicated to a musical tradition which values poetic lyrics and honky tonk guitars.
august 18 · 6:30pm
benj rowland
Born and raised in the Peterborough, ON area, Benj Rowland is the singer-songwriter and instrumentalist behind the well loved Canadian folk duo Mayhemingways.
Having toured across Canada many times as part of a band, Community Garden is Benj’s first solo album released under his own name.
Recorded and produced by Joel Plaskettat his Dartmouth Studio, the album features a collection of songs that speak to small town Ontario and tell stories about the life of an independent Canadian musician.
august 25 · 6:30pm
IAN TAMBLYN
Ian Tamblyn began his professional life as a musician and songwriter at the Bobby Orr Pizza in Peterborough, 1972.
Since that time it has been a slice. Forty-five albums, CDs and cassettes later, Ian has recently released a retrospective of his work. Featuring twenty-six songs on the double CD and ten on the vinyl release, the collection is entitled Scenes through a Mirror.
In the past year Ian has been busy touring, mostly in Ontario and Quebec. He has alsobeen working on a collection of Arctic stories and reflections that is now in the hands of editor, Season Osborne. One of these adventures was presented in Haliburton on May 8 th 2024. Last year Ian researched a story about his grandmother Vera Baird who was a singer in the lumber camps and towns of North Western Ontario. The project came about when Ian discovered her repertoire of sheet music in a piano bench. The research has developed into a musical play entitled Vera . Carson Beckie, a classical pianist, recorded twenty of these “found” songs. A workshop for this play was held in June with Carson(pianist), Sheena Turcotte (Vera), Eleanor Crowder, and director Mary Ellis.
Continuing on the theatre front, Mr. Tamblyn is involved with actor/director Maja Ardalbringing Otzi, the Cooper Age Iceman back to life! with an eye to a collaborative production. Workshops began in May. He is also involved in a theatrical adaptation of Brian Doyle’s book “Mary Anne Alice”. In the spring of 2025 Magnus Theatre in Thunder Bay will touring Ian’s play “Land of Trash” across NW Ontario. Ian has won numerous awards and nominations throughout his career.
Most recently Ian was nominated as English Songwriter of the Year by the Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2022.. In the same year he was awarded membership as an Officer of the Order of Canada.
This fall Ian will be touring NW Ontario beginning September until September 19 th with a concert presented by the Sleeping Giant Folk Music Society. For other information about tours and news please visit www.iantamblyn.com
