We thank you for your interest and continued support for Stompin' Tom's legacy and for our show, Stories & Songs of Stompin' Tom..
Note the new location and the time. We are grateful to the many of you who…
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Nov 18 2017
Elite Showcase for Stompin' Tom
Last Wednesday was a monster day in the life of our show. We were invited to perform the Hockey Song as part of Stompin' Tom's induction into Canada's Walk of Fame ceremony at the Liberty Grand Ballroom in Toronto. It…
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Aug 26 2017
TV Shoot at Milton Theatre, October 28, 2017
We're very pleased to announce that our show on October 28, 2017 at the Milton Theatre for the Arts will be filmed by the highly skilled professionals at Orchard TV and streamed live on the internet. Dave Ferri and his…
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Aug 25 2017
Revised Program Published Soon
My good friend and an important part of the Stories & Songs of Stompin' Tom entourage Jim Baine is the man primarily responsible for the Canada 150 Program that we've been giving away at our shows this summer. It's a…
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Jul 27 2017
Taking Stock! Where We've Been...Where We're Going 
Here at Whiskey Jack head office, we sat down with our pencil and abacas to figure out how many shows we've performed since this tour began in 2014 and we were amazed to discover:
# Shows - 38
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Jul 4 2017
The Real Canada Day Party Was in Wawa...not Ottawa!
I'M NOT SURE when the Canadian flags began to appear in great numbers but by the time we got to Webbwood, they were impossible to ignore - they were everywhere.
IT WAS TWO days before the July 1 party…
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Mar 20 2017
Surprise Visitor to our last Cadillac Lounge Show
Our friend John Miller, Artistic Producer for the Stratford Summer Music Festival dropped into our Caddie show last week. He blessed us with these kind words.
"It was, as always, a terrific show! What is so clear is the tightness…
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Feb 21 2017
Review of 4th Annual Stompin' Tom Celebration
There's an online publication called fyimusicnews.ca that has become the go-to publication for the Canadian music industry. As far as I can tell, everyone in the industry reads it, every day. That's quite an accomplishment given the pathetic state…Read more
Nov 17 2016
The Whiskey Jack, Canada's National Bird
Two years ago, as published on the Royal Canadian Geographic Society's web site, this was the news of the day across the country:
"There are more than 450 species of birds across Canada, but until now, not one of them…
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Jul 29 2016
Canadian Country Music Memories
Thanks to a Canadian visionary John Miller, the Artistic Producer at the Stratford Summer Music Festival, Whiskey Jack has been spending quality time with the music that influenced us the most in years past. I'm referring to the country/folk music…Read more
Jul 28 2016
Stompin' Tom/Whiskey Jack CD being released tomorrow
Tomorrow, July 29th is a big day... the CD that Whiskey Jack recorded with Stompin' Tom in 1993 is being re-released by Universal Music Canada. We'll be hosting a big party to celebrate this event at Lula Lounge on October…Read more
Jul 18 2016
Attention - Stompin' Tom fans in New Liskeard
Attention all you Stompin' Tom fans in New Liskeard and surrounding communities... Whiskey Jack Presents Stories & Songs of Stompin' Tom is coming to your area this weekend, July 22, 23 and 24, 2016. This will no doubt be a…Read more
Jun 14 2016
Accolades From A Happy Fan
Somehow I missed reading an email that I received in April, shortly after Whiskey Jack returned from our northern tour of Elliot Lake, Manitoulin Island and Sudbury. I discovered it this morning.
Thank you to Elliot Lake vocalist and dobro…Read more
Thank you to Elliot Lake vocalist and dobro…Read more
May 24 2016
Downie and Connors
I'm sorry to say, I don't know if Gord Downie ever got to meet Stompin' Tom. From what I heard on the radio this morning, they should have. My guess is, they would have hit if off.
'm also sorry…Read more
'm also sorry…Read more
Apr 22 2016
Stompin' Tom Ltd. Working Together With Whiskey Jack
Every couple of months, I take a leisurely country drive to Erin Ontario and spend a few hours with Tom Jr, Lena at the family compound. We talk hockey, the good old days on the road but mostly, we talk…Read more
Nov 16 2015
Gospel Show Coming Soon
We invite you to join us for an afternoon of Whiskey Jack gospel music on Sunday, November 22nd at 4:00 pm. We'll be performing in the chapel at The Church of St Simon the Apostle complex. John A. MacDonald was…Read more
Oct 3 2015
Time With Don Tremaine
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
Sep 30 2015
Don Tremaine and Whiskey Jack
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
I need not have…Read more
Sep 26 2015
Video Channel Visited Often
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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Sep 5 2015
Is It Wrong To Simply Want To Be Entertained?
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
I've seen each of them perform…Read more
Aug 11 2015
Gordie Tapp & Whiskey Jack Rock the Stratford Legion
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
It was a trip down memory lane for all of…Read more
Jun 30 2015
Lunch With Cousin Clem
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