As a boy, from 1959 to 1969, I would religiously watch Don Messer's Jubilee on the CBC.  I had Don Messer albums and I enjoyed the Charlie Chamberlain and Marg Osborne duets.  Each week, the show would begin with Don…Read more

In prepartaion for next summer's salute to Don Messer's Jubilee at the Stratford Summer Music Festival, I began to search for surviving cast members of the venerable CBC show.  I was worried we were too late.

I need not have…Read more

We have a lot of videos, some new, some old, that are available on our Youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

I was checking out the number of visits on some of the more recent uploads and noticed that our fiddle medley…

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The Stompin' Tom shows we've done this year have gone swimmingly!  I think it's safe to say all seven of us in the band feel caught up in a musical joy ride and we're having the time of our life…Read more

I notice two of my favourite singers and song writers are coming to Massey Hall soon.  Emmy Lou Harris and Rodney Crowell are touring together and odds are, it should be a good show.

I've seen each of them perform…Read more

This musical journey, Stories & Songs of Stompin' Tom, has been quite the ride.  Besides the fact we've been able to perform the Tom songs we learned when we toured with him, we've been trying to add more and more…Read more

On Friday, September 11th, the Huronia Museum is hosting our show, Whiskey Jack Presents Stories & Songs of Stompin' Tom as a fundraiser for their spectacular facility.  

Midland native, Douglas John Cameron will join us for this show.  

Tickets are…Read more

Each time we perform our show, Stories & Songs of Stompin' Tom, our enthusiasm grows.  It grows not just because we love playing/singing this music, but because the crowds get bigger and bigger and the media response gets more enthusiastic.  …Read more

It's offiicical.  Our new CD, Stories & Songs of Stompin' Tom is now for sale on iTunes.  

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Once we sign a contract to perform our show, we immediately connect with the public relations department at the theatre or venue.  Tickets don't sell themselves.  We've learned that if we make this a team effort between Whiskey Jack and…Read more

At 93, Canadian icon, Gordie Tapp can still inspire side splitting laughter followed by a standing ovation.  Said Gordie, "a standing ovation...the best compliment an entertainer can receive.  Thank you!".

It was a trip down memory lane for all of…Read more

I enjoyed a long lunch last week with the great Gordie Tapp, aka Cousin Clem and John Miller, Artistic Producer of the Stratford Summer Music Festival. We discussed the plans for our show in Stratford on August 1, 2015. The…Read more