Canadian Tour 2006
Comments from our tour:
...what an awesome band! Woodslee, then Thamesford concerts this weekend....and I listened to your CD's all the way home! What a great weekend! Can hardly wait till I see you guys again! Enjoy the rest of the Canadian Tour. -----Darlyne Lounsbury Ontario, Canada
Saw your show in Ottawa, last night. Probably the finest bluegrass musicians I have seen. I've been playing 5 string for over 40 years, and I don't think I ever saw anyone as smooth on a banjo as Blake, while the rest of the group are just plain awesome. Bought all 3 CD's, hope this helps with the groceries, and I look forward to any new releases. Best of luck! & thanks for coming to Canada.----Craig Munro Ontario, Canada
We are sincerely thankful that you came to Espanola and shared yourselves and your music with us. It was a most memorable evening spent with 4 very warm, real, enthusiastic and talented people. I would personally like to thank you for your warmth, flexibility and ease to work and communicate with-------Much appreciated! Come back to Canada soon! Very sincerely, Ron Bartman. (M.C.).
What a pleasure to meet you when you were here in Ottawa last Monday night! I think you made a lot of new fans here in the Ottawa Valley and I’m sure they will enjoy hearing you again. As I said in front of your “encore”, you sing with poise, play with precision and perform with passion…an evening’s delight! Hope you had a grand visit to Quebec’s Eastern Townships (Waterloo) and the remaining venues on your itinerary…lovely to have you up for a visit here in eastern Canada. Do keep in touch and when your newest release becomes available, let me know so we can “showcase” it here on my “Back 40”.---Cheers, Ron Moores
Saw you in Kingston 03/22/06 .Put on a super show along with the Abrams Bros. Hope to see you again at one of the festivals sometime soon----Bob Ducette, Kingston, Ontario Canada
Day 1--Buffalo, New
York--Akron Mennonite Church--3/16/06
Bobby Kicks Back, Blake takes the wheel, and Wayne entertains us with his extensive CD collection.
WCE performs in the quaint little church for a good crowd of bluegrass fans.
WCE poses with the shows promoters after a successful event. While at the venue, WCE was treated to authentic "Buffalo" wings, some real New York pizza and the best home made pies this side of Tennessee. Thanks to everyone for the hospitality!!
Day 2--Niagara Falls And Burlington, Ontario--March 17th--St. Patrick's Day
That's ice on water.
The Canadian Customs Area
A view of Niagara Falls taken from the van as we were driving from the US to the Canadian side.
Niagara Falls from different angles on the Canada side.
WCE at Niagara Falls--Canada side
A view of the hotels at Niagara Falls WCE enjoys lunch by the falls
WCE on stage in Burlington, Ontario
Bobby and Kimberly celebrate St. Patrick's Day with O'Paddy himself
WCE visits with fans and poses above right with Tony DeBoer--the Canadian tour promoter
Day 3--Woodslee, Ontario--March 18th
Woodslee, Ontario MailBox
WCE's Woodslee, Ontario show was sold out!!
WCE poses with Bluegrass DJ David Blakeney, host of the "Daybreak In Dixie" show on WDET radio.
Day 4--Thamesford, Ontario--March 19, 2006
We enjoyed a little Canadian Hockey prior to our show. Blake and Wayne were especially interested!!
The opening band does a sound check while Bobby visits with a bluegrass fan.
WCE visits with Don Hutchson and his family. Don is the promoter of the Thamesford bluegrass show.
WCE performs on stage and then closes their show by inviting guests on stage for a jam on "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
Day 5--Ottawa, Ontario--March 20, 2006
A view of Ottawa, Ontario, the capitol of Canada, and a beautiful frozen lake.
WCE performs in Ottawa for a very appreciative crowd of bluegrass fans!
Day 6, Waterloo, Quebec, March 21, 2006
A very nice man invited us for breakfast at his Maple Syrup farm on our way to Waterloo, Quebec. Above left is a picture of the gift shop and some sap buckets attached to the maple trees. Above right is a view of the inside of his restaurant. They feed up to 1000 people per day on any given weekend!!
The men of WCE enjoyed breakfast with Brian, our new friend and owner of the maple syrup farm. Just look at that food! An authentic Canadian breakfast was served including pancakes, sausage, ham, bacon, fried potatoes and baked beans. Oh yeah, the maple syrup was incredible!!
Brian gave us a tour of the farm. Above right is where they cook the syrup and above left he is standing next to a maple tree where they are extracting the sap through those blue tubes. The farm covers about 100 acres.
Above left is an oriole nest. That's the men walking through the beautiful Canadian woods.
Blake and Kimberly pause for a moment in the snow. WCE poses on a wooden bridge covering a frozen creek.
Another shot of WCE and a view of the back of the restaurant.
Brian pours out some "snow taffy" while Kimberly gets hers ready to try.
This is probably the closest we will bet to a Canadian Moose---the biggest dog ever!
Day 6--Waterloo, Quebec--March 21, 2006
Montreal, Quebec
A view of beautiful Waterloo from the [place we stayed, Hotel Le Menir. The opening band "Akajou" (that's Mahogany in English) performs. They spoke in French but sang in English. They were very nice and very talented!!
WCE performs in Waterloo. A view of Waterloo the next morning after a fresh snow.
Waterloo was definitely a French town. Most everyone spoke French and it seemed as though we had definitely visited another country once we arrived there. Super people and huge bluegrass fans!!
Day 7--Kingston, Ontario--March 22, 2006
Photos coming soon!
Day 8--Owen Sound, Ontario--March 23, 2006
WCE on stage and Blake with Owen Sound Promoter Don Day.
Day 9--Hunstville, Ontario--March 24, 2006
The crowd listens intently.
Day 10--Espanola, Ontario--March 25, 2006
Tony DeBoer hard at work at the sound board. WCE plays the Elk Lodge in Espanola.
Day 11--Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario--March 26, 2006
Coming Soon!!