Listing of music venues and folk clubs:
- Barrie & area
- Elora-Fergus-Guelph
- Georgetown-Milton
- Hamilton-Brantford
- Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge
- Niagara Falls
- Orangeville
- Ottawa
- Pefferlaw
- Toronto
Name: Good Vibes Coffee House
When: Every Thursday, 7-10 pm (or later)
Where: Mount St. Louis Road & 4th Line of Oro-Medonte
Contact: John Vella (705-528-0611)
Cover: $5 (if you can afford it)
Website: http://goodvibes5.tripod.com/
Name: Elora Acoustic Cafe
Host: Steve Royall
When: Second Friday of every month (most of the time)
Where: Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville St, Elora ON
Cover: $5 includes coffee/tea
Website (FB): http://eloraacousticcafe.com/
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Name: Tuesday night jam
Host: Terry Golletz
When: every Tuesday, 8-11 pm
Where: Café Creperie, 40 Mill Street West, Elora, ON
Cover: No
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Name: Thursday night open mic
Host: Adam Shaw
When: Every Thursday 9 pm on
Where: O’Brien’s, 216 St. Andrew Street, Fergus
Cover: No
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Name: Molly Blooms jam session
Host: Daniel Richard
When: Saturdays 2:00 – 5:30 pm
Where: 91 Wyndham St N, Guelph ON
Cover: No
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Name: Shepherd’s Pub Jam
Hosts: Sara McFadzean
When: Every (other) Thursday day, 9:00 – midnight (or later)
Where: 8 Mill Street West, Elora ON
Cover: No
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Name: Shepherd’s Pub Celtic Jam
Hosts: Eva McAuley, Robin Aggus
When: Every Friday, 9:00 – midnight
Where: 8 Mill Street West, Elora ON
Cover: No
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Name: Metcalfe Open Mic Series
Host: Don Sawchuk
When: twice/month, Saturday (check FB page)
Where: The Metcalfe, 59 Metcalfe Street, Elora, ON
Cover: No
FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Metcalfe-Open-Mic-Series/283246671716420
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Name: Cornerstone Campfire Sessions
Hosts: Mark Rodford & Greg Denton
When: 3rd Sunday of the month, November – April
Where: Cornerstone Café, 1 Wyndham St N, Guelph
Cover: No
FB page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/8151172978/
Name: Jam Night (acoustic)
Host: Phil Lewin
When: Tuesdays & Fridays 8 – 11 pm
Where: The Copper Kettle Pub, 517 Main Street, Glen Williams ON (just N of Georgetown)
Cover: No
Phone: 905-877-5551
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Name: Open Mic/Jam
Hosts: Paul Crawford & Ryan Hill
When: Sunday 9 pm – 1 am
Where: The Ivy Arms, 201 Main St E, Milton
Cover: No
FB page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Open-Mic-Jam-Night-at-Ivy-Arms/266702010043809
Name: Artword Artbar Open Mic Wednesdays
Host: Ron Weihs
When: every Wednesday
Where: Artword Artbar, 15 Colborne St, Hamilton ON
Cover: No
Website: http://www.artword.net/artbar/
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Name: Brantford Open Stage
Host: Dave Jensen
When: Last Friday of each month
Where: Best Western/Brant Park Inn, 19 Holiday Drive, Brantford, ON
Cover: $4 (performers free)
Website: http://www.jeremiah.ca/BOS.html
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Name: Hamilton Folk Club
Host: Al Lindsay
When:every other Tuesday, 8 pm
Where: The Pheasant Plucker Pub, 20 Augusta Street, Hamilton ON
Cover: $3 cover (performers free)
Website: http://www.hamiltonfolkclub.ca/
Name: The Black Walnut Folk Club
Host: hosting duties shared by several people
When: Third Friday of every month, Sept-June, 8 pm (arrive after 6:30 to sign up)
Where: Mill-Courtland Community Centre, 216 Mill St, Kitchener ON
Cover: $3
Website: http://blackwalnut.wordpress.com/
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Name: Mill Race Folk Club Singaround
Host: hosting duties rotate; Mill Race Folk Society is the host organization
When: Usually the 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month @ 8 pm
Where: Royal Canadian Legion, 4 Veteran’s Way, Cambridge
Cover: $3
Website: http://www.millracefolksociety.com/mrEvents.shtml
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Name: Old Chestnuts Song Circle
Host: Jack Cole
When: 4th Saturday of the month (usually), 8 – 11 pm
Where: Call for location (519-578-6298)
Cover: donations welcome
Website: http://www.mgl.ca/~jhcole/ocscnews.html
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Name: Open Mic with Robbie Hancock
Host: Robbie Hancock
When: Every Sunday, 7 – 10 pm
Where: Fionn McCool’s, 4287 King St E Kitchener
Cover: no
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Name: Maxwell’s Music House
Hosts: Ryan & Brandon
When: Every Tuesday, 9 pm – 12 am (sign up at 8)
Where: 220 King St N, Waterloo, ON
Cover: no
Website: http://www.maxwellsmusichouse.ca/
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Name: Waterloo-Wellington Bluegrass Jam
Hosts: shared host duties
When: Every Tuesday, 7 – 11 pm (slow jam 7 – 8:30)
Where: Galt Legion, 4 Veteran’s Way, Cambridge
Cover: No
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/166127452746/members/
Name: Friday night open mic
When: every Friday night, 7 – 10 pm
Where: News Café, 3463 Portage Road, Niagara FAlls, ON
Cover: No
FB page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/107561272595486/
Name: Orangeville Uke Jam
Hosts: Heather Katz & Michael Griffin
When: 2nd Sunday, 2-4 pm
Where: Broadway Music, 232 Broadway, Orangeville, ON
Cover: no
Name: Open stage at Irene’s
Host: Geoff Johnson
When: Every Saturday afternoon, 2-6 pm
Where: Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St, Ottawa ON
Cover: No
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Name: Corktown Ukulele Jam
Host: Steve McNie
When: Every Wednesday 8 – 11 pm
Where: Paintbox Bistro, 550 Paintbox St E, Toronto ON
Cover: $6 for workshop; +$3 for theme night open stage (first Wednesday of month)
Website: http://www.torontoukes.com/
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Name: Free F’all Sundays
When: Every Sunday night, 8 pm until late (arrive between 5-7 to sign up)
Where: The Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON
Cover: No
Website: http://www.supermarkettoronto.com/site/weekly/singer-songwriter-night
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Name: Open Mic at the Magic Oven
When: Every Saturday 2-6pm
Where: The Magic Oven, 347 Keele Street, Toronto
Cover: No
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