Kitson and family dropping by Kaylee Hall
They’ll be guest of Fiddlers’ Sons and Keelin Wedge at Close to the Ground ceilidh this evening
Fiddlers’ Sons and Keelin Wedge will have the Kaylee Hall in Pooles Corner hopping this evening.
Joey Kitson’s family band will be the special musical guests on the second half of the program for this Egg Farmers of P.E.I. Close to the Ground Concert Series event.
Kitson, from P.E.I., is one of Atlantic Canada’s favourite singers. The versatile vocalist is equally at home singing Celtic ballads, soulful rhythm and blues, big band jazz or musical theatre.
Kitson began his love of the blues as lead singer of the Island group, the Rock Island Blues Band, in the late 1980s. As the charismatic front man for Juno Award-winning Celtic rock group Rawlins Cross, Kitson has toured through North and South America and Europe and collected numerous music industry awards. He has also sung with Doug Riley and performed in feature roles in a number of productions at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, including “Canada Rocks’’ and “Anne of Green Gables’’.
Kitson’s debut solo recording is “STAN – A Collection of Songs by Canadian Folk Music Legend Stan Rogers’’.
Kitson is proud to have his children, Annie and Julien, join him on stage on Thursday. The Kitson’s perform a number of roots traditional songs as well as some classic Maritime favourites, such as “Snowbird’’, “Heave Away’’ and the Rankin’s’ “Feel the Same Way Too’’.
The air-conditioned Kaylee Hall is located at the intersection of Route 3 and 4 near Montague. There will be canteen service, a 50/50 draw and CD’s and books available for sale from the performers. Tickets are sold at the door.