Stage Plots WF 2026

  Thursday February 12, 2026 –   
  Main Hall Southern Cross Room Living Room  
Time       Time
7:00 The Best of Jessica Stuart’s Open Stage (Rose and Crown) Hour 1 – Zoe Thiessen, Odd Marshall, Emma Cava The Best of Dr. B’s Acoustic Medicine Show Hour 1- Host Mike Weidman – Roger Zuraw, Dougal Bichan, Danny Blue, Bill Isen Best of Riverboat Mondays – Tyler Ellis Presents – Hour 1 Jordan Armstrong, Shelagh Hane, Jen Arima 7:00
8:00 The Best of Dr. B’s Acoustic Medicine – Host Mike Weidman Hour 2 – Imaginary Expedition, Tim Cranford, Jaimee Jacobczak, Mike Weidman Howard Gladstone Presents – Hour 1 – Julie Gladstone, Justin Orok, Addison Siemko Open Stage – details TBA 8:00
9:00 Toronto Folk Festival Presents – Host Phillip Vonesh presents lilydipper, Gabriel DeSantis (King Cardiac), Päter, Daisy Progosh Koizum Best of Riverboat Mondays – Tyler Ellis Presents – Hour 2 – Ben E. Wood, John Beairsto, Mark Denington, Alan Moffat 9:00
10:00 Howard Gladstone Presents – Hour 2 – Jacob MacPherson, Sarah Greene, Gray Butler The Best of Jessica Stuart’s Open Stage (Rose and Crown) – Hour 2 – David Lair, Sylus Farkas Martins, Bree Bartha, Found Lost (aka Marc Vassallo)
Toronto Folk Festival Presents –  Phillip Vonesh, First Robin, Shawn William Clarke, Hikaru Koizumi
10:00
Friday February 13, 2026
Time Main Hall Southern Cross Room Living Room Time
5:00 Suzanne Jarvie CD Releases her new album  ‘mother’s day’ The Storey Tellers Dougal and Friends 5:00
6:00 Blues Guitar Styles – Noah Zacharin, Suzie Vinnick, Jesse Greene   6:00
7:00 The Swingin’ Blackjacks Fiddle Workshop – Saskia Tomkins, Chris McKhool, Brian Morgan Let’s Sing Host Melanie Peterson with Suzi Vinnick 7:00
8:00 Jesse Greene Ablett and Cooper

Tony Quarrington – Gentlemen of the Blues with Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Son House, and a few surprises.

8:00
9:00

Suzie Vinnick

Glen Hornblast and Friends – sing songs, tell stories, involve the audience, and have fun.

Russell DeCarle hosts Country Soul with TBD 9:00
10:00 Sultans of String   10:00
 
Sunday February 15, 2026   
Time Main Hall Southern Cross Room Living Room Time
1:00 Noah Zacharin Brian Morgan Host David Storey hosts – Folkie Night in Canada with artist Howard Gladstone 1:00
2:00 Brian Gladstone Harpin’ Norm Lucien Cathy Anne 2:00
3:00 Sue and Dwight Host James Gordon Presents – Canadian Historical Songs with Tony Quarrington Host Tyler Ellis presents Songs About Canada Mike Weidman, Lynn Harrison 3:00
4:00 Jory Nash Danny Marks

Hosts Sue and Dwight present ‘Songs of Peace Love and Happiness’ with Henry Lees, Brian Morgan 

4:00
5:00 Melanie Peterson Shawna Caspi D’Arcy Wickham 5:00
6:00 Ariana Gillis Robert Priest Jory Nash Hosts Songs of the Road with Shawna Caspi, Young Novelists 6:00
7:00 Hugh’s Room Live Presentshost Michael Booth presents The Young Novelists, Clela Errington, Jory Nash Howard Gladstone Host Jessica Stuart Hosts Improvising Guitar with artist Noah Zacharin, D’Arcy Wickham 7:00
8:00 The Mid-Century Modernes Henry Lees & Soul Maitre D’s Songs with Spirit Host Clela Errington with Lynn Harrison, Shakura S’aida 8:00
9:00 Storey Tellers   The Young Novelists 9:00
10:00 Shakura S’aida
Lynn Harrison
Wayne Neon and Friends 10:00
         

ursday February 12, 2026 – 

Time Main Hall Southern Cross Room
Living Room
Time
1:00

Guitar Summit Kevin Breit with Steve Briggs, Tony Quarrington

Fingerstyle Guitar Players – Host Jessica Sturart with Ablett and Cooper, Brian Gladstone

Brampton Folk Club Presents Hour 1 – “Once Upon a Time” – An in the round Story Songs: with Dan Gibson, Sally Campbell and Rucsandra Saulean.  Hour 2 –“The Great Canadian Cover Song Swap”  with Julia and Peter, and Brampton Folk Club.

1:00
2:00

Lightning Hill

Hikari Honda

2:00

3:00

Quarrington and Adams

In their Native Tongues – Laura Fernandez (Spanish), Taivi (Estonian) with Issac Muzikansky (Yiddish and more)

Robert Priest Presents Crafting Song Lyrics with Howard Gladstone, Lynn Harrison, Lynda Kraar

3:00
4:00 Laura Fernandez

Taylor Abrahamse

Issac Muzikansky

4:00
5:00

Jessica Stuart

Kiiola

TBD
5:00
6:00

James Gordon

Tyler Ellis

Host Kiiola presents – Blending Roots with the soul of Japan with Hikari Honda, Jessica Stuart

6:00
7:00

Clela Errington

Danny Marks presents ‘I Did it My Way’ – Covers with Creative Twists – with Wayne Neon, David Storey

Frankie Hart 

7:00
8:00

Donné Roberts

Kevin Breit

Host Lynn Harrison presents –  Protest Songs with Hour 1 – Harpin’ Norm Lucien,  James Gordon, Glen Hornblast

Hour 2 – Taivi, Taylor Abrahamse, Brian Morgan, John Dawson

 

 
8:00
9:00 Russell deCarle The Young Novelists 9:00
10:00 Tony Springer Songs To Send You Home – Lynda Kraar, Jamie Valentine, Noah Zacharin,  and a few guests.
 
10:00
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