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Will Gillespie
Will Gillespie - Album Release Show! at the Richmond Tavern
The Richmond Tavern
172 King St
Jun 20, 2024
9:00 PM EDT
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Hamiltonian Singer-Songwriter, Finger-Pickin' Folk Troubadour and all-around entertainer Will Gillespie comes to the Richmond Tavern to release his brand-new, Old-Time record: "MINE! True Stories and Legends of the Porcupine Gold Rush"
It's a collection of 12 original songs in historical styles from Bluegrass to Ragtime, Hot Jazz, Barrelhouse Blues, Waltzes and MORE! Telling harrowing, real life tales of adventure and perseverance from a forgotten chapter of Canadian history, taking the listener on a musical journey back in time to a world of prospectors, pioneers, bootlegger-bandits, high-graders, dogsledders and moonshiners.
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Will Gillespie Biography
Will Gillespie is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and entertainer from Hamilton, ON, Canada. A dynamic performer with an eclectic collection of original songs from finger-pickin' Folk tunes to light-hearted, whimsical ditties to heart-breaking ballads to foot-stomping rockers, waltzes and more, exploring Folk, Jazz, Blues and Rock & Roll styles. He is also an award-winning playwright, composer and director of the musicals "Swingin' in St. John's" and "Diamond in the Rough." This Summer he is debuting his latest creation: "MINE! True Stories and Legends of the Porcupine Gold Rush" a 12-song, 60-minute musical journey back in time to a world of prospectors, pioneers, bootlegger-bandits, dog-sledders, high-graders and moonshiners. Singing harrowing, real-life stories of adventure and perseverance from some unsung heroes of his hometown of South Porcupine, Northern Ontario. He was also the songwriter and frontman for the bands the SALTCOATS (AKA Will Gillespie & His Fabulous SALTCOATS), Old World Romance, Static & Snow and the Will Gillespie Band.
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