We are proud to showcase all the talented artists who have filled the Roesch House with music and energy. Please enjoy learning more about the musicians, and visiting any related links on this page to find out when you can see them perform again.

	Carly & Mark Carly & Mark are a fresh and edgy acoustic folk-pop group from Toronto/Waterloo Ontario. The lead track on their newest album album was named Best Folk Song of 2008 by Toronto Exclusive Magazine. Blending folk, jazz, pop and blues, the band creates a sonic tapestry featuring Carly's striking vocals and Mark's consummate fingerstyle guitar, underscored throughout by lyrics that are at once poignant and light. For more, visit their website here.
Ken Hamm Ken Hamm is a Western Canadian blues and roots music artist with an international reputation. Emerging from early coffeehouses and Northern Ontario bluesbands, to festivals and concert halls, Ken has been playing professionally since the late 1960’s. He has a reputation as a dynamic, moving performer, mixing hot slide fingerstye acoustic blues with original songs based on his travels and encounters. For more, visit his website here.
	Corinne West In concert, Corinne brings a special grace and fire to the stage. The strength of her songwriting, the power of her voice and her magnetic stage presence create a captivating performance, winning rave reviews at home and abroad. People who hear Corinne perform once want to be there again. Some have taken to traveling major distances for the opportunity. If you get the chance to hear her live, take it… For more, visit her website here.
Amy Campbell Amy Campbell brings together classical training and folk sensibilities to create music that reaches into human experience and comes back with stories written from the soul. Devoted equally to lyrical craft, innovative musicianship, and engaging performances, Amy's dozen years of writing, composing, and touring have cemented her position in hearts and playlists across the world. Her songs are at once infinitely personal and instantly relatable, painting moody emotional landscapes over spare open tunings. Releasing two live albums in the last five years, Amy's career has steadily built momentum through commitment on a few fronts: her own, to professionalism and publicity; other artists who are eager perform with her; and her listeners who want to share her music with as many people as they can. For more, visit her website here.
	Tia McGraff Tia McGraff (from Port Dover, Ont.), is an Americana/Folk singer/songwriter who's credits include:4 internationally released albums, videos on CMT Canada and World, performances at festivals and venues like Strawberry Festival (CA), Riverhawk (FL), The Bluebird Cafe (Nashville) and Frank Brown Intl. Songwriters Festival (AL), and Seswyn Fawr, and Llangollen Festivals, BBC2 radio in the UK. Tia has had her songs recorded by artists in Canada, Wales, and the US and in movies like "Our Very Own, " For more, visit her website here.
Jacob & Lily Complex fusion-style rhythms and innovative, spontaneous songs create an electric atmosphere that captivates their audiences. Incorporating the cajon beat box, world percussion instruments and a partial drum kit, Caleb Friesen is the perfect compliment to Karla Adolphe's soaring vocals... For more, visit their website here.
	Corin Raymond Corin's songs are stories. They're also bittersweet tunes sung with unadulterated joy. Equal parts heartache and hope. Tom Waits does that. John Prine does that. They don't take themselves too seriously but they break your heart. The low in loneliness and the high in hi-dee-ho, all at once. For more info on Corin click here.
THE GRUFF The Gruff filter numerous folk traditions through the sieve of modern experience to create a truly unique sound. From old-time to country; from bluegrass to good old rock 'n' roll; these young songwriters harmonize, sing and shout songs of joy, sorrow, and everything in between; with astounding energy and passion. With their easy, comfortable stage presence and their obvious delight in performance, The Gruff bring a smile to every audience. Their extensive experience shines through songs of love, heartache, travel, and hard work, interspersed with traditional tunes picked up over their various journeys. Every song has a story behind it, and the audiences learn more about the band through charismatic and amusing stage banter. This group's genuine chemistry is apparent and engaging... For more, visit their website here.
	The Undesirables The Undesirables are a refreshing and infectious songwriting duo who kick out heat like an old woodstove. Guitarist/harmonist Sean Cotton and lyricist/singer Corin Raymond deliver a brand new vibe with roots clout. In performance, The Undesirables are a mesmerizing unit. They perform with total commitment. Corin hand-delivers each lyric with entrancing conviction while Sean digs into the guitar with mastery and taste and their voices blend with sibling harmony. Their sound fills the room like the smell of onions frying on an iron skillet. Hips start swaying accidentally. Spirits rise. For more info on the band click here.
Jonathan Byrd On his MySpace site, Jonathan wrote: I'm a seventh generation Carolinian. My granddaddy's granddaddy's granddaddy was born in Caswell County in 1795. Maybe we go back further, I don't know. On Friday the 13th, November 1970, I was born at the Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina, probably the biggest military town in the country. Fort Bragg alone covers 250 square miles, and the used car dealerships and titty bars are like stars in the sky, grains of sand on the beach. The ground is sandy and the woods are open and piney, with tall loblollies, jack oaks, and the longleaf pine...(continued) Visit his website: here.
	Shamus Hannah Shamus Hannah grew up in many places around Ontario, finally settling in Cobourg , ON. His music is an ecletic mix of folk, country and rock that has evolved from a musical background on his Mom's side. Shamus writes from his own experience and with an eye for simplicty in story telling, his songwriting is heart-warming, centering on home and family. Catch him at The Human Bean in Cobourg. For bookings and more info, visit his Website here.
Aengus Finnan Born in Dublin Ireland, and raised on a farm in rural Ontario, Aengus Finnan is a maverick balladeer whose songs paint dramatic pictures of real people and familiar places. Described as "Disarmingly Artful" (Toronto Star), "A Traveling Archivist" (Saturday Night Magazine), and a writer of "Honest Ballads" (Globe & Mail), his songs have been awarded the New Folk Songwriter's Award at the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival (presented by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary) and the Ontario Council of Folk Festival's "Songs from the Heart" Award. Performance highlights include coast to coast tours, appearances at The Yukon International Storytelling Festival, the Kennedy Centre in Washington D.C., and performances in Japan and Australia. There's a lot more written about Aengus on his Website here.
	Katherine Wheatley Katherine grew up in Parry Sound, Ontario. Her passion for songwriting began with a $13 guitar ordered from the Sears Catalogue. Years later, after four seasons working north of Flin Flon, Manitoba, she headed to Africa. It was there that a new found sense of adventure prompted her to write a journal and discover her own inner lyricist. Warren Footz from SEE Magazine in Edmonton wrote "As a listener, it's hard not to sit back, close your eyes and watch the movie play. And man, can this serene red head ever play guitar". There's a lot more written about Katherine on her Website here.
Suzie Vinnick Suzie Vinnick is an award-winning singer, songwriter and musician. She was recently the recipient of 2006 Canadian Maple Blues Awards for Female Vocalist, bassist and shared Songwriter of the Year with Rick Fines for their 2006 release, Nothing Halfway. In 2006 she won 3rd place in the Blues Category of the Unisong International Songwriting Contest for her co-write entitled "The Honey I Want". Suzie has been featured nationally on CBC Radio on Holger Petersen's show Saturday Night Blues, on Stuart McLean's Vinyl Cafe, and has performed across Canada and the US, and for Canadian Peacekeepers in Bosnia and the Persian Gulf. She performs powerfully as a solo act or with her tasteful side players; with Rick Fines in a duo or a band, and is also a member of the groups Betty & the Bobs, the Marigolds (with Gwen Swick and Caitlin Hanford of Quartette), and the folk-pop trio, Vinnick Sheppard Harte (VSH). Visit Suzie's Website here.

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