Thursday, August 28th – 8:00pm

Carson Janik, the 20-year-old Tecumseh, Ontario country music artist is making some big noise on the Canadian country music scene. Carson’s been featured in ‘519 magazine’, had countless radio station interviews, won several talent competitions, been the judges pick for the top 100 in CBC Searchlight 2020, and was a finalist in the Unsigned Only international music competition. Carson released a pair of independent singles which were immediately added into rotation on over 40 radio stations across Canada and dozens more around the world with both singles charting on the Canadian Country Music Chart.

At 17 years old, and still in high school, Carson signed a recording, management, and publishing deal with 49th Entertainment and a distribution deal with Warner Music North America. Carson’s first label single called “Fast” was released in July 2023 and was followed up by his most recent single “Til A Heart Breaks You” in late January 2024 and gave Carson his first #1 at Sirius XM’s Top of the Country Channel for the month of April. Carson’s current album “Neon to Lean on” has over 1 Million streams and counting! Carson has also found success within the digital world, securing Major playlists on Apple Music (New In Country, Canada’s Country) Spotify (New Music Friday Country) and Amazon Music (Just North of Nashville, Breakthrough Country).

Carson spent 2024 touring venues and festivals across Ontario with his high energy, critically acclaimed band while promoting songs off his current album. Carson headlined many festivals, and shared the stage with the likes of Tyler Joe Miller, Redferrin, and Jason Blaine while also being invited to play at the 2024 CCMA Awards ‘Country Crawl’ event in Edmonton! 2024 also saw Carson nominated for CMAO Male artist of the year and breakthrough artist of the year.

For more info, visit the Carson Janik webpage.

Friday, August 29th – 8:00pm

Small towns, big dreams, and even bigger stages—Buck Twenty (Mike Ure and Aidan Johnson Bujold) from Harrow and LaSalle, ON, are turning hard work and undeniable talent into a major success story. Winners of the 2021 CMAO Group of the Year, the duo has notched three #1 singles on SiriusXM Canada, earned over 6 million streams, and landed a Top 40 Billboard single.

Their journey has taken them from opening for Morgan Wallen, Brett Young, Justin Moore, and Cody Johnson to headlining festival spots like Boots and Hearts, Ottawa Bluesfest, and Revelree Music Fest. Known for their crowd-pleasing anthems, tight harmonies, and energetic stage presence, Buck Twenty delivers a live show that leaves no fan behind.

With momentum building around their debut EP and a reputation as one of the fastest-rising acts in Canadian country music, Buck Twenty is a band you can’t afford to miss.

Check out Buck Twenty.

Saturday, August 30th – 8:00pm

Australian-born and Alberta-raised, Gord Bamford stands as one of the most decorated artists in Canadian country music. He has built a loyal fanbase over the past decade with his traditional Country persona and captivating live shows and has been the recipient of 26 Canadian Country Music Association awards including Album of the Year, Single of the Year and Male Artist of the
Year wins, along with receiving multiple JUNO Award nominations.

With over 100 million streams and 5 billion audience impressions at radio globally, Bamford is a two time recipient of the CMA Global Country Artist Award, with 28 Top 10 singles in Canada including the No. 1 hits “When Your Lips Are So Close” and “Dive Bar.” Bamford is also the 2019-2020 recipient of the MusiCounts Inspired Minds Ambassador Award, presented by The Canadian Scholarship Trust Foundation. The award recognizes individuals who have had an extraordinary impact on music education and MusiCounts over the course of its history. Since 2014, Gord Bamford and the Gord Bamford Foundation have donated $200,000 to MusiCounts to support school music programs. Bamford’s 2020 Drive-In for Mental Health performance series raised more than $100,000+ for Mental Health charities in Alberta.

In addition, Bamford is the recipient of the 4-H Canada Distinguished Alumni Award and the CCMA Humanitarian of the Year Award. To date, Bamford has raised more than $5.08 Million dollars for various charities through the Gord Bamford Foundation.

Sunday, August 31st – 1:00pm

Lauren Victoria was born and raised in Amherstburg, Ontario. She started off playing the fiddle at the age of 3 and soon after began singing and playing the guitar. Lauren comes from a music family and owes much of her success to her musical upbringing. You can hear Lauren playing a wide variety of covers from various music genres ranging all the way from bluegrass to classic rock. Check out where else Lauren will be performing by following her on Instagram @laurenvictoriamusic and Facebook @laurenbaillargeonmusic.