'If I Had A Hammer' In The Hammer

Photo taken by Gail McGhee

The 60’s folk revival hit the Hammer last night with a great show at Hamilton’s Artword Artbar.  

First of all the venue. If you’ve never been, you should get down to a show at the Artbar.  It’s a great music room...sound, site lines, food...and owners Ron and Judith have created a real gem in a culturally rich neighbourhood. http://www.artword.net/artbar/ 

An enthusiastic crowd helped make our first folk revival show in Hamilton a memorable one. It’s always interesting to see which songs get the best response in a new venue. Last night, ‘Sing in the Sunshine’ clearly struck a note after a lovely sunny day. Being in a union town, ‘Union Maid’ was received with boisterous  and  stompin‘ approval.  And 'If I Had a Hammer’ drew a standing ovation in...The Hammer.  The sing alongs to Phil Ochs’  ‘Love Me I’m a Liberal’ and ‘ Draft Dodger Rag’ again demonstrated how widely loved and respected he was and still is everywhere a true folk audience is present.

Thanks again to our hosts and audience and we hope to be back in the Fall! 

Taking The Show On The Road To Hamilton's Artword Artbar

Thursday, May 26th, 8 PM 

 Artword Artbar

15 Colbourne St.  

(near James St. N. & Barton)

 Hamilton

 Cover: $10 (cash at door) 

 Advance tickets are also available on-line at

 http://www.artword.net/artbar/?m=20160526&cat=7

 Hope to see you there!

Dancing At The Folk Revival!

You just never know what’s going to happen at a folk music revival. We had a wonderful, capacity crowd at the Free Times Cafe last night, all were in full voice and spirit!

We celebrated two birthdays (three including Mr. Dylan's), introduced two new songs...Bread and Roses and Leavin' on a Jet Plane (Mitchell Trio version)...and christened the Free Times mosh pit, folk revival style.

Here's the view from the stage...it's only five seconds long, but is a great memory of a fun evening. Thank you to our great audience!

Our next show at the Free Times is Wed, June 15 so make your reservations soon, last night’s show was sold out well in advance. Hope to see and hear you there!