Peterborough Musicfest lifts the curtain on its 36th season on Saturday, July 1st, helping thousands celebrate Canada Day in energetic fashion by presenting the incomparable fiddle music duo of Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy. MacMaster, a native of Nova Scotia, and Leahy, lead fiddler for the famed musical family from Lakefield, married in 2002 and remain Canada’s […]

Whether reinterpreting a classic in their latest recordings or playing one note-for-note at a live show, Dwayne Gretzky continues to shatter conventions and bring people together in a celebration of the songs we all forgot we loved.

The 36th summer season of Peterborough Musicfest continues Saturday, July 8 at Del Crary Park with multi award-winning Canadian blues guitarist and singer/songwriter Matt Andersen fronting his band The Big Bottle of Joy. The New Brunswick native embarked on his music career more than 20 years ago and has since headlined at major festivals, clubs […]

Peterborough Musicfest continues its 36th summer season on Wednesday, July 12, welcoming the “sonic and visual assault” that is Five Alarm Funk to Del Crary Park. Horn powered and percussion fueled, the two-time Juno Award nominated band has burned up stages on four continents, all while finding the time and creative energy to record seven […]

Peterborough Musicfest continues its 36th summer season on Wednesday, July 19, welcoming internationally acclaimed Canadian acoustic guitarist Jesse Cook to Del Crary Park. The list of Cook’s music achievements and milestones is as long as it is so very impressive; a resumé that includes the coveted Acoustic Guitar Magazine Player’s Choice Silver Award, 11 Juno […]

Peterborough Musicfest will keep the 2023 summer music vibe rolling on Saturday, July 22, presenting multi-awarded Canadian rapper Classified at Del Crary Park as part of its 36th season. Bursting onto the music scene in 1995, Nova Scotia born Classified has evolved into one of the country’s most successful rap artists, producers and songwriters. With […]

Formed in 1975 in Melbourne, Australia, Little River Band has recorded 16 studio albums, with worldwide sales well in excess of 30 million. Ten singles, including 1979’s Grammy-nominated Lonesome Loser, cracked the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, with Reminiscing attaining the lofty #3 spot in 1978. On the strength of an extensive catalogue, Little River Band has well withstood the […]

The 36th summer season of Peterborough Musicfest will have a decidedly local flavour Saturday, July 29 as Ennismore native Melissa Payne brings her huge talent to Del Crary Park, joined by some very special and equally notable musical friends. Payne’s old-time fiddle and Celtic music background has translated into a remarkable solo career that has […]

The 36th summer season of Peterborough Musicfest continues Saturday, August 5 with The British Legends at Del Crary Park. Featuring an all-Canadian cast of singers and studio musicians, the tribute features the music and showmanship of David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney. Each song is performed note for note as recorded, bringing […]