2023-24 Tour de Fort Passport Series

One ticket. Six shows. Seven award winning artists!

SEPTEMBER 20/23 - THE ROWDYMEN

OCTOBER 19/23 - SULTANS OF STRING: WALKING THROUGH THE FIRE

NOVEMBER 7/23 - STEVEN PAGE

JANUARY 19/24 - BELLE PLAINE

APRIL 8/24 - JOHNNY MAX BAND & THE WEBER BROTHERS

APRIL 30/24 - ANGELIQUE FRANCIS

THE ROWDYMEN - September 20/23

Starring George Masswhold and Newfoundlanders Gerry Finn and Greg Hawco, THE ROWDYMEN is a musical project that grew out of the Canadian company of the hit musical phenomenon Come From Away, in which Hawco was percussionist and Masswohl starred as Gander Mayor Claude Elliott. Together with JUNO Award-winner Finn, they set out to continue Come From Away’s work of bringing the music, stories, and spirit of Newfoundlanders to audiences  everywhere. THE ROWDYMEN have curated a rich blend of traditional, contemporary, and original Newfoundland music that evokes the unique custom and spirit of the land and her people.

www.therowdymen.rocks

SULTANS OF STRING: WALKING THROUGH THE FIRE - October 19/23

Award-winning First Nations, Métis, and Inuit artists performing with BILLBOARD charting JUNO Award nominees SULTANS OF STRING, WALKING THROUGH THE FIRE is a musical multimedia event unlike any other. From Métis fiddling to an East Coast Kitchen Party, Rumba to Rock, to the drumming of the Pacific Northwest, experience the beauty and diversity of music from Turtle Island/Canada with Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk (Métis Fiddler Quartet, Amanda Rheaume), Ojibwe/Finnish singer-songwriter Marc Meriläinen (Nadjiwan), and Coast Tsm’syen Elder and singer-songwriter Shannon Thunderbird, along with virtual guests on the big screen including Elder of the Global Village Dr. Duke Redbird, 9 time Grammy nominees Northern Cree, and more!

www.sultansofstring.com

STEVEN PAGE - November 7/23

Over the past 35 years, STEVEN PAGE has established himself as one of the most enduring voices in Canadian music. As a co-founder and songwriter for the Barenaked Ladies, Page sang and wrote classics like “Brian Wilson,” “If I Had A Million Dollars,” “The Old Apartment,” “What A Good Boy,” and many more. With the band he sold over 15 million albums, and scored multiple JUNOs, Billboard Music Awards, SOCAN Awards, and two Grammy award nominations. Along with pals Craig Northey of Vancouver legends The Odds on guitar and Kevin Fox on cello, the Steven Page Trio performs music from Page’s time with the Barenaked Ladies, as well as from his solo career.

www.stevenpage.com

BELLE PLAINE - January 19/24

BELLE PLAINE is a singer, a songwriter, and an inventive musician who was raised on the Canadian Prairies near the hamlet of Fosston, Saskatchewan –  population: 45. Her reverence for artists who defy categorization has led her to create a brand of roots music that combines vintage blues and swing tones of the 1940s with classic country styles made popular in the heyday of the Grand Ole Opry. An avid collaborator, she has performed her music with the Regina Symphony Orchestra, was a guest vocalist on Colter Wall’s breakthrough debut album Imaginary Appalachia, and saw her co-writing and harmony-singing chops featured on Blake Berglund’s latest record, Realms. BELLE PLAINE’s 2018 album Malice, Mercy, Grief & Wrath highlights her tremendous voice and prodigious songwriting abilities, and was produced by Jason Plumb (Colter Wall, The Dead South).

www.belleplainemusic.com

THE JOHNNY MAX BAND - April 8/24

THE JOHNNY MAX BAND has performed at some of the finest Blues and Roots festivals over the past 25 years. With 7 albums, 2 JUNO Award nominations, and multiple Maple Blues Awards, the band are embarking on an exciting new chapter in their second quarter century.

www.johnnymaxband.com

THE WEBER BROTHERS - April 8/24

Ryan and Sam Weber left their Baltimore, MD home on night as teenagers, and ten hours later showed up at the doorstep of their idol, rockabilly legend Ronnie Hawkins. Impressed with the pair’s immense raw talent, Hawkins invited them to audition for his storied backing band, The Hawks. After an intense

musical apprenticeship, they were in. By the ages of 18 and 21 they had already performed alongside the likes of Kris Kristofferson, Jeff Healey, and The Tragically Hip. The brothers have recorded 15 independent albums, and as studio musicians performed on hundreds of others including working with

Gordon Lightfoot, and Willie Nelson. “If I had The Weber Brothers with me in 1952... Elvis would’ve been my roadie.” – Ronnie Hawkins

www.weberbrothers.com

ANGELIQUE FRANCIS - April 30/24

Born and raised in Ottawa, ANGELIQUE FRANCIS is a naturally gifted musician, who first garnered attention as a young prodigy. She made her US national television debut at 13 on The Oprah Network for writing and performing an original theme song for the Gayle King Show. By 14 she was opening for acts like Trooper and Shameka Copeland at festivals across North America. Her 2022 release Long River established her as a bona fide star on the Canadian Blues, Soul, Jazz, and Folk scene, catapulting her to a slew of award nominations in 2022 and 2023 including a Folk Music Ontario award, a Canadian Folk Music award, four Maple Blues Awards – of which she took home Best New Artist and Bassist of the Year – and capped off with her first JUNO Award win for Blues Album of the Year.

www.angeliquefrancis.net