
Artists (105)
This is a list of our speakers on the FEST Music Festival 2012.
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Live at the Library (20)

Live At The Library concert series is a joint effort of Kemptville Live Music Festival and the Kemptville Campus Education and Community Centre. The project is intended to provide community cultural impact and an opportunity for a little bit of music therapy for our audience, artists and industry partners in these unsettling times. Enjoy!


Bill Durst is a Canadian Blues- Rock- Roots guitarist, singer, songwriter, entertainer who has written and recorded over 125 songs on 12 albums with 7 national radio chart hits. As a kid growing up in Wingham and then London, Ontario (which is halfway between Toronto and Detroit), Bill was heavily influenced by Motown R&B and Toronto Psychedelic Soul music as well as the British Blues Invasion and Jimi Hendrix.
- 42 years on the road.
- 22 studio albums.
- 5 different band configurations.
- 15 band members.
- 11 buses.
- Countless stories.
- 1 man.
Fred Eaglesmith can talk to you about almost anything. Chances are, he's had that car, tractor, job, relationship, idea, and hat. But throughout his life and experiences there is always one thing that has remained the same: his undeniable gift for writing a song. Aspiring songwriters and performers of all ages call and write Fred with questions on how to have a career like his. And what can he say? Start writing songs when you're 10 years old. Grow up with poverty, agriculture, religion, and eight siblings. Run away from home. Hop freight trains. Start a business. Loose a business. Struggle to get any gig. Drive to Nashville with no money and pockets full of songs. Get a record deal. Lose a record deal. Win a Juno Award. Break down on the side of the road everyday for days on end. Become a cult hero and amass a following of self-proclaimed "Fred Heads." Tour relentlessly. Become everyone's favorite. Becomes nobody's favorite. Follow your gut. Smarten up. Don't care what anybody thinks. Be fair. Be loyal no matter what. Keep going. Soften up. Give people a break. Expect nothing. Give everything. Keep going. Allow yourself to be happy. Find out who you are and deal with that. Don't stay in fancy hotels. Write good songs.
After all these years touring the United States, Canada, and Europe, having his songs covered by some of the biggest names in music, and appearing on “The Late Show with David Letterman" – the enigmatic, countrified, Rock n' Roll troubadour, Fred Eaglesmith, is carrying on with musical wife Tif Ginn.
Eaglesmith is a veteran of the music industry and at the same time is about as far away from actually participating in today’s music industry as one could be. Never operating within anyone’s boundaries, he continues to set the standard for independent artists everywhere.
Tif Ginn is a gutsy, amazing singer and a transcendent songwriter who has spent most of her life touring and playing music. Her impressive, sultry vocals and glorious harmonies with Fred, along with her multiple instrument additions to the show will have you in awe. This girl has it all, including Fred.
Leslie Rohonczy is a Canadian composer, recording artist, and vocal & performance coach, with professional experience in a wide range of musical styles. In 2012, Leslie released debut album "Sister Seven", a varied collection of original songs recorded at SoundCreation Studio on Ottawa Canada, with guitarist/producer and musical partner Scott Walsh. In October 2014, Leslie released her second album, "Down From the Ether", also recorded with Walsh, and the two formed the LESLIE ROHONCZY BAND, along with bandmates Steve Rae (bass), Al Wilmore (keys), and Chris Houle (drums).
Leslie brings her passion for songwriting and powerful alto vocals to the stage with depth and range, and her performance goal is simple: to engage the audience, and tell compelling stories through songs that really connect with the audience.
Too tough for folk and too blues influenced for country, LYNNE HANSON's brand of "porch music with a little red dirt" can turn on a dime, from a sunshine, blue sky ballad to a full-on thunderstorm of gritty Americana swamp from one song to the next. The Canadian songwriter is known for her high-energy, roots guitar driven live performances, whether playing solo or with her band the Good Intentions.
Lynne is a two-time Canadian Folk Music Award winner (2018 English Songwriter, Ensemble of the Year with The LYNNeS), a two-time Indie Acoustic Project Alt-Country album of the year winner (River of Sand 2014, Uneven Ground 2017), a past winner of the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award, and a two-time finalist (2019, 2009) in the prestigious Kerrville New Folk competition in Texas.
Lynne has toured Canada, the US, Europe and the UK. She's toured the UK in support of Grammy nominated songwriters (Gretchen Peters, Steve Forbert), as well opening for guitar legend Albert Lee in the UK and Canada.
Lynne released her seventh studio album "Just Words," produced by Jim Bryson (The Weakerthans, Kathleen Edwards) in February 2020
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Kemptville Live Music Festival is accepting applications from recorded artists to round out the Festival programming. Artists performing original material only will be considered.
Applications are due by March 1. Once reviewed, successful applicants will be contacted for follow-up information. Regrettably, we are unable to respond to all submissions at this time.
The Kemptville Live Music Festival selection committee is committed to featuring the best live music with artists who engage the audience and offer programming consistent with the Festival's programming objectives.