Entertainment

MORRISBURG – The late 60’s and the 70’s were times of great upheaval. Wars raged in jungles in Asia. Civil rights marchers filled the streets. The Cold War heated up. And young people tossed aside […]

MORRISBURG – “The theatre will be filled with music,” said Jesse Collins, creator of ‘The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt,’ the new show which just premiered at Upper Canada Playhouse on Tuesday, October 18. “A whole […]

MORRISBURG – He was booked for the St. Lawrence Acoustic stage nearly two years ago – and then COVID struck and that show, like all the others, had to be cancelled. But at last the […]

MORRISBURG – The St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage has a calendar of artists coming to its venue at Upper Canada Playhouse that is going to thrill music lovers of every type. “We have a full line-up […]

MORRISBURG – In an earlier interview with The Leader, Dick Cooper, one of the founders of the wonderful Cooper Brothers Band, put things this way. “We’re a big band, with seven of us on stage. […]

MORRISBURG – The Cooper Brothers are Canadian country rock royalty. They have performed with artists ranging from the Doobie Brothers and Joe Cocker, to the Allman Brothers Band and Charlie Daniels. Songs penned by Richard […]

IROQUOIS – ­ Under skies that remained sunny, this year’s Iroquois Apple Festival drew huge crowds on Saturday, September 17. The Iroquois-Matilda Lions served up 700 chicken dinners, and the Golden Gears Car Club welcomed […]

MORRISBURG – “There is just something wonderful about this play,” said actor/playwright/director Jesse Collins, who is directing Norm Foster’s ‘Come Down From Up River,’ opening at Upper Canada Playhouse on September 8, running until October […]

MORRISBURG – Legendary rock guitarist Carlos Santana nicknamed Erja Lyytinen “lightning” and said “She is the future.” Based on Lyytinen’s August 28 performance at Stone Crop Acres, who can disagree with Carlos Santana? Lyytinen was […]

MORRISBURG – Canada’s Blues Underground Network chose “The Sky is Crying” as the Best European Blues Album and Best Tribute Album of 2014. Britain’s Blues Matters named her the number two international solo artist in […]