Harbour Nights Concert Series

2021 Performers

The City of Owen Sound is now accepting performer applications for the 2021 TD Harbour Nights concert Series. Please send an email including the following to specialevents@owensound.ca 

• Samples of your work (mp3, video, streaming link etc.)
• Number of members in your group
• Estimated cost of performance
• Website link or brief information about you

2020 Performers

August 30th, 2020 - Suzie Vinnick

Presented by The Owen Sound Attack

A Saskatoon native transplanted to the Niagara Region of Ontario, Roots and Blues singer Suzie Vinnick is a 3X Juno Nominee, CFMA Award winner, and a 10-time winner of the Maple Blues Award for songwriting, female vocalist, acoustic act and more. Suzie has a voice you’ve heard a thousand times and one you’ll never forget. It soars, it growls, it whispers and it shouts from a deep, deep well of emotion. The pure joy she exudes when she picks up that guitar is so worth the show.

Suzie has toured nationally with Downchild, Stuart McLean’s The Vinyl Café, the John McDermott Band and she performed for Canadian Peacekeepers in Bosnia and the Persian Gulf. She was also the voice of Tim Horton’s for 5 years.

Suzie’s latest album is a full band roots and blues extravaganza entitled Shake The Love Around.

RESCHEDULED - October 18, 2020 - Bootleg Creedence

Presented by Capes Engineering

The four seasoned, well-respected musicians in Bootleg Creedence have been making music in various combinations and styles for over twenty-five years. It is only fitting that they should come together in Bootleg Creedence and pay homage to a group that dominated the charts during the band members' formative years.

Mike Nyman (lead vocals/guitar), Fred Ruegg (lead guitar, vocals), Jeff Mayne (drums/vocals) and Kevin Dandno (bass/vocals).

Bootleg Creedence takes it's audience on a rockin' ride down to the bayou. Authentic-sounding, Bootleg Creedence leaves no stone unturned, keeping true to the sound of Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty.

September 27, 2020 - Danielle Knibbe

Presented by Freedom 55 Financial

Blending folk, roots, and country sensibilities, Danielle Knibbe's songs win, and then all too often, break your heart. There's an intimacy and familiarity to her music; her stories may not be about you, but you'll think they are.

Tackling topics like mental illness, loss, heartbreak, estrangement, and countless others, Danielle Knibbe has developed a following by being as genuine and open in her songwriting as she is onstage. Her songs invite the listener into what feels like an intimate conversation between friends. Her knack for penning insightful yet straightforward lyrics has already gained her recognition, earning her a spot at the Banff Centre for the Arts inaugural Singer-Songwriter Residency. Although she was one of the youngest songwriters in the program, she was given the nickname “The Lyric Doctor” due to her natural instinct for getting  to the heart of a song.

Her sophomore album The Ribcage & The Heart (Spring 2019) is full of examples of Danielle’s lyrical skill, with three of the songs having been selected for print in American Songwriter’s monthly lyric contest. This new album, mixed by Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Basia Bulat) and featuring Fats Kaplin (John Prine, Jack White), showcases the depth, insight, passion, and potential of this up-and-coming songwriter.

Sponsorship

Thanks to Sponsorship from local businesses, Harbour Nights remains a free event to residents and tourist, and in return, offers exposure to diverse and engaged crowds for sponsors. For more information on sponsorship opportunities for Harbour Nights, see the sponsorship package attached below, or contact Heather Gillis at hgillis@owensound.ca.

TD Harbour Nights Sponsorship Package