HOME ROUTES / CHEMIN CHEZ NOUS ANNOUNCES 13th ANNUAL HOUSE CONCERT SEASON

Bigger and Better than Ever!
Presenting 12 ROUTES, 6 RUNS, AND OVER 72 PERFORMERS from Coast to Coast in Canada
​Oct 2019 until May 2020

[Winnipeg, Oct 15, 2019] The thirteenth season of  Home Routes / Chemin Chez house concerts is underway, presenting artists in large and small communities across Canada. As Canada’s premiere coast to coast network of house concerts, Home Routes is thrilled to announce its 2019/2020 full artist line-up and schedule, including NEW this season, the Newfoundland/Labrador Route! The Home Routes concert season runs from October 2019 to May 2020, and everyone is welcome to attend. 

Listen to Season 13 performers via this spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1KDbku6iQFQ9bHiiK1lotS

For this Season, we are thrilled to present acts from across Canada, the United States, the UK, Denmark, and Ireland to volunteer hosts and music lovers of all ages. We have a stellar line-up of well seasoned and accomplished performers - which  includes nominees and recipients of the JUNO Awards, East Coast Music Awards, and Canadian Folk Music Awards - sure to entertain all. "When programming each route, AD, Tim Osmond aims to showcase the many forms of acoustic music from traditional to contemporary folk as well as including a multi-dimensional vision for genders, cultures and ages of professional artists,” offering patrons a wide variety of musical entertainment. 

Everyone is welcome to attend any of our house concerts. To attend or to learn more, please contact Home Routes/ Chemin Chez Nous HERE or via email attend@homeroutes.ca  or info@homeroutes.ca or call: (204) 480-3380, Toll-free in Canada: 1 (866) 925-6889.  The full Home Routes schedule can be accessed online at homeroutes.ca.

Home Routes has been pairing artists with rural hosts throughout Canada for more than a decade, presenting more than 7000 performances at nearly 1500 locations before 207,000 fans to date, generating more than four million dollars in artist revenue and royalties since its beginnings in 2007.
 
This season’s schedule and artist bios can be viewed at: https://www.homeroutes.ca/ and below:

Aurora Trail — YT / BC / NT
Oct 15-27, 2019: Justin Lacroix (MB) 
Nov 9-22, 2019 Campbell D. Woods (ON)
Jan 26-Feb 8, Early Spirit (BC)
Feb 25-Mar 8, 2020 Betse & Clarke (Missouri)
March 25-Apr 6, 2020 Rick Fines (ON)
Apr 23-May 6, 2020 The Schotts (ON)
Stream artists via playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7AJgWe8bezwUpUNF8OtO7H


Red Cedar Route —  Southern BC
Oct 15-27, 2019: Old Paint Duo (BC)
Nov 9-22, 2019: Abby-Jade (MB)
Jan 26-Feb 8, 2020: Claudia Russell & Bruce Kaplan (California)
Feb 25-Mar 8, 2020: Brent Mason (NB)
March 25-Apr 6, 2020: Casati (MB)
Apr 23-May 6, 2020: Two Piano Tornado (YT / MB)
Stream artists via playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iVCM3RJX3XlM5FDbjtDep

Northwest Trail —  BC / AB
Oct 15-27, 2019: Terry Gillespie (ON)
Nov 9-22, 2019:  Scott Nolan (MB)
Jan 26-Feb 8, 2020: Kate Weekes & James Stephens (QC)
Feb 25-Mar 8, 2020: Mike Sixonata & Mike Jenkins (NL)
March 25-Apr 6, 2020: Carly Dow (MB)
Apr 23-May 6, 2020: Rube & Rake (NL)
Stream artists via playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7LA3ly31umsFgONbpPEq8S

Big Horn Trail —  Northwestern AB
Oct 15-27, 2019: Raine Hamilton (MB)
Nov 9-22, 2019: Logan McKillop (MB)
Jan 26-Feb 8, 2020: David Boulanger (QC
Feb 25-Mar 8, 2020: Brigitte Jardin (YT)
March 25-Apr 6, 2020: Arthur & Fred of The Navigators (NL)
Apr 23-May 6, 2020: Ken Whiteley (ON)
Stream artists via playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5e73gFsDdAmqXuythh56m0

Heartland Ramble —  Southern AB / SK
Oct 15-27, 2019: Charlie A'Court (NS)
Nov 9-22, 2019: Quote the Raven (NL)
Jan 26-Feb 8, 2020: Ray Cooper (UK)
Feb 25-Mar 8, 2020: Sierra Noble (MB)
March 25-Apr 6, 2020: Kalyna Rakel (ON)
Apr 23-May 6, 2020:  Ian Foster (NL)
Stream artists via playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3D3gIpbkZ9ic1L9nnHGOWe

Chautauqua Trail —  Northeastern AB / Northwestern SK
Oct 15-27, 2019: Jermy & Corrina "The Stephens Brothers" (Tennessee)
Nov 9-22, 2019: Rosemary Lawton (NL)
Jan 26-Feb 8, 2020: Emilyn Stam & Nathan Smith (ON)
Feb 25-Mar 8, 2020: Richard Inman & Amber Rose (MB)
March 25-Apr 6, 2020: Sherry Ryan (NL)
Apr 23-May 6, 2020: Andy Cohen (Tennessee)
Stream artists via playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3iDgcqvyP1YoncerIgLUNU

Borealis Trail —  Northeastern SK / Northwestern MB
Oct 15-27, 2019: Guillaume Jabbour and Bill Gossage (QC)
Nov 9-22, 2019:  Jay Aymar (ON)
Jan 26-Feb 8, 2020: Rugged Little Thing (SK)
Feb 25-Mar 8, 2020: Ben and Anita (NS)
March 25-Apr 6, 2020: James Gordon (ON)
Apr 23-May 6, 2020: Annie Lou (BC)
Stream artists via playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3SALdMizBJSxYQ8cGgw1PJ

Central Plains Circuit —  Southern Manitoba / Saskatchewan
Oct 15-27, 2019: Michael Jerome Browne (QC)
Nov 9-22, 2019: Murfitt and Main (BC)
Jan 26-Feb 8, 2020: Jaxon Haldane (MB)
Feb 25-Mar 8, 2020: Genevieve Racette (QC)
March 25-Apr 6, 2020: Willi Carlisle (Arkansas)
Apr 23-May 6, 2020: Nation of Two (MB)
Stream artists via playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3xBNxcJRikiBI6M2I1guxM

Agassiz Circuit — Southern Manitoba
Oct 15-27, 2019: Christina Martin (NS)
Nov 9-22, 2019: Peter Paul Van Camp and Peter Cormier (BC / New Mexico)
Jan 26-Feb 8, 2020:  Sweet Alibi (MB)
Feb 25-Mar 8, 2020: Suzie Vinnick (ON)
March 25-Apr 6, 2020: Gangspil (Denmark)
Apr 23-May 6, 2020: Veranda (QC)
Stream artists via playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2GPWkSiXPtMGFZd9L7fsFx

Estelle Klein Circuit —  Southern ON / QC
Oct 15-27, 2019: Katie Moore (QC)
Nov 9-22, 2019: Paul Mills and David Bradstreet (ON)
Jan 26-Feb 8, 2020: Rakish (Massachusetts)
Feb 25-Mar 8, 2020: Hoot & Holler (North Carolina)
March 25-Apr 6, 2020: Alan Gerber (QC)
Apr 23-May 6, 2020: Frank and Allie Lee (North Carolina)
Stream artists via playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0t3pRz04txzD9jQSWjTIRr

Newfoundland and Labrador Route
Oct 15-27, 2019: Nadine Landry and Sammy Lind (QC)
Nov 9-22, 2019: Sherry Ryan (NL)
Jan 26-Feb 8, 2020: Cathy Jordan and Jordan McConnell (Ireland and Manitoba)
Feb 25-Mar 8, 2020: Rube and Rake(NL)
March 25-Apr 6, 2020: Hannah James (UK)
Apr 23-May 6, 2020: Tanglecove (NL)
Stream artists via playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5PoPz6PDmNBV02vgaf4kQj

Maritime Route - Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island (NS, NB & PE) Sept 30-Oct 3, 2019: Big Little Lions (BC)
Nov 9-22, 2019:  Tom Mindte, Mason Via & Ben Somerville (Maryland)
Jan 26-Feb 8, 2020: Belle Plaine (SK)
Feb 25-Mar 8, 2020: Ken & Brad Kolodner (Maryland)
March 25-Apr 6, 2020:Ben Bedford (Ohio)
Apr 23-May 6, 2020: Shari Ulrich (BC)
Stream artists via playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IJlCeoG4Zp4jHThSTSb0r

About Home Routes / Chemin Chez Nous
Home Routes/Chemin Chez Nous was initiated by the founders of the Winnipeg Folk Festival and the West End Cultural Centre, Mitch Podolak and Ava Kobrinsky in collaboration with Tim Osmond and with the support of a nationally based volunteer Board of Directors. Home Routes was incorporated as a not-for-profit arts organization in February of 2007 to create new performance opportunities for French and English speaking musicians and audiences in rural, remote, and urban, communities across Canada, hosted by volunteers in their homes and other community venues.

Home Routes/Chemin Chez Nous circuit helps artists to overcome the cost barriers of traveling long distance. Our innovative model offers a viable and lasting alternative to the traditional relationship between artist and presenter because it marries the needs of both into one dynamic program. Artists pay their own transportation costs and the hosts put them up and feed them all along the circuits. We provide the artist with a tour itinerary that has directions and all the contact info required for a detailed touring schedule.

Since its inception in 2007, Home Routes/Chemin Chez Nous has received consistent funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage, FACTOR, Manitoba Arts Council, and SOCAN Foundation.  for which we are eternally grateful. Without this support this wonderful project would not be possible.

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Home Routes/Chemin Chez Nous was incorporated as a not-for-profit arts organization in February of 2007 to create new performance opportunities for French and English speaking musicians and audiences in rural, remote and urban, communities across Canada, hosted by volunteers in their homes and other community venues. Follow Home Routes on twitter @homeroutes or “like” on facebook.