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Here's your weekly dose of amazing music made in, and played in Grey and Bruce counties of Ontario, Canada. This week's show features music from upcoming Summerfolk 45 performers, from local singer/songwriters, and from musicians and bands who will be giving shows between now and Summerfolk 45. Featuring music by Andrea Ramolo, John Prine, Safe as Houses, Coco Love Alcorn, Joey Thompson, The Arrogant Worms, Stompin' Tom Connors, Sarah Harmer, RPR, Matt Andersen, The Good Lovelies, Mary Lambert, The Irish Rovers and David Hartt!

Georgian Bay Roots #181 March 15 2020 (with Kailey)

David Michael Hartt is a singer/songwriter originally from Timmins, but now living in Owen Sound ON. He has worked with many talented musicians from Shania Twain to Larry Jensen.  His writing style is in more of a storytelling vein as can be seen in his first album “Our Stories” which has songs that tell 10 stories of his hometown of Timmins, ON.  This is to be followed up in late 2023 with a second 10 song collection called “More Stories” which will continue to tell the stories of events and people of note. 
The newest release is “Keep On Driving”. The songs on this album were written mostly over the last few years with a reworking of a 1986 song, “When You Look Up At Night” and the inclusion of “All My Life” a song recorded with his old band “Longshot” in 1987.
David likes to inject a little humour in his songwriting but can write a great love song and does not shy away from wearing his strongly held beliefs on his sleeve. 
Apart from the aforementioned Longshot song and first single “Demon Seed” produced by the very talented Michael Lanteigne of Canadian Country Band Johnson’s Creek, the rest of the album was recorded, mixed and mastered at David’s home studio, with him playing or programming all of the instruments. 
As he is a prolific songwriter, another album is on the horizon for mid-2024 tentatively titled “We’ll Always Have Main St” which will contain some collaborations with other songwriters and musicians.
Presently he is looking into assembling a band to perform the songs from “Keep On Driving”, as apart from the odd open mic, he has not performed live in over 20 years.

For 8 years we were a weekly radio show based in Owen Sound, Ontario and presented by the Georgian Bay Folk Society. We shared music made in and played in Grey and Bruce counties with folk and roots music from across Canada and around the world thrown into the mix.

The show sunsetted on December 29th, 2024. Thanks for listening!