On Sunday night at the Ancaster Fairgrounds in Hamilton, ON the 2021 Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAO) presented their 9th annual awards. The drive-in show, hosted by Jason McCoy and Beverly Mahood, featured performances by Robyn Ottolini, Aaron Allen, Kelly Prescott, Tim Hicks, Sacha, Elyse Saunders, Buck Twenty, Susan Aglukark and more. And, it […]
Live country music is coming to Burl’s Creek in 2021 – but not how we normally experience it. Boots & Hearts may not be coming in full steam ahead… that’s doesn’t mean there’s not going to be a party though! The Endless Summer Series is bringing two weekends of country music to the event grounds […]
Ontario is getting ready to get back into the live music swing of things in 2021, and the team at Boots & Hearts is planning to get the country music crowd involved as part of the Endless Summer Series at Burl’s Creek. On August 6 & 7, Canadian country music takes the stage with a […]
Elyse Saunders hasn’t let the COVID-19 crisis stop her from putting in work. The Peterborough, ON native recently made the trip to Vancouver as restrictions started to roll back, and has been in the studio working on new music that we know she can’t wait to share and we can’t wait to hear. While she […]
In a perfect fit, to nobody’s surprise, country music filled the Rock ‘N’ Horse Saloon on Friday night for a Canadian Music Week party. Hosted in partnership with KX Country, the night started with Elyse Saunders and CCMA nominees Nice Horse getting the Toronto crowd warmed up and singing. With Kira Isabella and David James […]
The Northern Comfort Saloon is coming back to the Canadian National Exhibition in 2018, and they’re bringing some great country music to the stage. We’ve been enjoying the country saloon vibe and stage at the CNE since 2014, and over the last four years, we’ve had the chance to see some up-and-coming acts show off […]
As Friday night grew darker and the music played on, Brett Kissel looked out over the CNE crowd and exclaimed, “I think it’s safe to say that country music is alive and well in Toronto!”. The Alberta native couldn’t have been more correct on a day when 5 Canadian country artists took the stage at […]
If you like cold drink and hot country music, the Northern Comfort Saloon at the Canadian National Exhibition should be on your to do list this summer! We’ve been checking out the Northern Comfort Saloon since year one in 2014, and every year there’s a pretty fantastic selection of country music to sing, drink, and […]
This week the Canadian National Exhibition announced its first round of Northern Comfort Saloon performers. Now don’t panic, we haven’t even started summer yet but it is nice to be able to look forward to some of our favourite country artists playing right here in our backyard at The Ex. The Northern Comfort Saloon is […]
On Saturday October 17th, right smack in the middle of Indie Week, Steve’s Music Store in Toronto held “Steve’s Country Corner, Country Day”. Steve’s is supporting new and emerging country artists in their brand new “Country Corner” space in conjunction with Boots and Bourbon. This seems to us like a very good match and they’ve […]