Friday Night is Country Night!
Crystal Gage
Crystal Gage is a country music entertainer from Windsor, Ontario who travels all over North America with her own self- produced Stage show and truly unique performance style. With more than 25 years in the business she has perfected her craft and now performs more than 250 shows a year. Through country music covers and other favourite music styles, she puts on a high energy, audience participating show for all ages that is guaranteed to leave everyone wanting more without sacrificing her professional vocals. Crystal’s show is jammed packed with songs that will make you tap along, sing along, and even dance along “Country-Style”, and she wouldn’t have it any other way!!!
ALSO PLAYING FRIDAY NIGHT
Granite Hill and Richard Dugal and the Fabulous Bluegrass Quartet
Fast Track – Our 2025 Feature Band
The members of Fast Track are not only all highly decorated in awards from the IBMA and SPBGMA organizations, but are also veteran players on the Grand Ole Opry stage, across the United States, Canada, and throughout Europe. Between all of the gentlemen, they have performed with, recorded on and participated in countless projects with bluegrass and country music royalty throughout their most impressive careers.
The Fast Track members are: Dale Perry (banjo, bass vocals), Steve Day (fiddle, vocals), Duane Sparks (guitar, vocals), Shayne Bartley (mandolin, vocals) and Randy Barnes (bass, vocals). The band has successfully released four full-length albums with Engelhardt Music Group out of Nashville, TN. It truly seems there is just no stopping once you jump on this FAST TRACK!
Larry Efaw and the Bluegrass Mountaineers
Larry Efaw and The Bluegrass Mountaineers hold a rich history in the bluegrass music industry, with decades of experience in performing, entertaining, promoting, preserving this iconic genre. Their passion for Traditional Bluegrass Music drives them to connect enthusiasts with the best of bluegrass.
Wendell Ferguson
Wendell Ferguson is a multiple award winning guitarist and Juno nominated performer. His easy-going but hilarious stage patter also gets him many emcee gigs. He’s performed at most of the folk and country festivals in this country and has hosted many industry and
corporate functions as well as many television and awards shows with his unique combination of musicality and humour. He also plays guitar… a little. In 2014 he was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
Avery Drive
Established in 2019, in a small garage on Avery Dr. in Espanola Ontario. Their blend of hard-hitting, upbeat bluegrass and rich vocal harmonies lends itself to progressive, contemporary, and traditional stylings. On stage their mix of modern, traditional, and original songs promises to be an energetic good time.
Stoney Lonesome
Stoney Lonesome is a bluegrass band based in and around Orangeville Ontario. Formed
in 2021, they are made up of veteran bluegrass musicians as well as players new to the
bluegrass stage. Their material is a mix of traditional, new acoustic, and original songs
and instrumentals, all laying solidly in the bluegrass genre. Vocal harmony is a key
ingredient in the group and sets the groove and feel for a unique sound that soulful,
honest, and fun.
Granite Hill
Granite Hill is based out of Southwestern Ontario and includes members with many years of experience in bluegrass and other musical genres. They entertain with a mixture of contemporary and traditional bluegrass material, including harmony vocals, dynamic instrumentals, and even a few numbers imported from country or folk.
Richard Dugal and The Fabulous Bluegrass Quartet
Usually, a Trio playing restaurant bars, Royal Canadian Legions and Craft breweries. Featuring Richard Dugal guitar, vocals, Larry Johnston banjo and Rich Koop upright bass and vocals. Richard Dugal’s Bluegrass Quartet: we’ve added Norm Tellier on mandolin and vocals – for your Bluegrass Festival entertainment!
