Back to News Past Events:     Sunday January 27, 7:30 p.m. A NIGHT ROBBIE BURNS WOULD HAVE LOVED ... SONGS OF LUST, LONGING AND LUBRICATION featuring Scottish folk legend ENOCH KENT with GREG QUILL OWEN McBRIDE and concert master TAM KEARNEY at FLYING CLOUD FOLK CLUB/TRANZAC CLUB 292 Brunswick Ave., SUNDAY JANUARY 27, 7.30 PM $20 ($18 members) For more information: www.enochkent.ca www.gregquill.com www.flyingcloudfolk.ca Saturday September 29 - 8 p.m. Please join us at: The Moonshine Café 137 Kerr Street Oakville, Ontario 905.844.2655 For more information: www.themoonshinecafe.com www.gregquill.com www.shawnbrush.com Saturday July 7, 4 - 7 p.m. Please join us at: DOMINION ON QUEEN for an afternoon of great music, great food, and Toronto's best beer!!! NO COVER ... But the jug will be passed frequently for donations to the QUILL/BROOKS Benevolent Fund. For more information: www.jonbrooks.ca www.gregquill.com www.dominiononqueen.com Hope to see you at Toronto City Roots Festival, June 22-24 ... it's an amazing celebration of Canadian song craft and homegrown music. Check out details at www.torontocityroots.com or for more information on the Gala Festival Opener visit: www.hughsroom.com Shawn is an exceptionally gifted songwriter, singer and guitarist. He's at his best at his home-away-from-home, the Moonshine Cafe in Oakville, the warmest, friendliest and most intimate music room/resturant/bar in Southern Ontario ... please join us there Saturday night, March 17. www.gregquill.com www.shawnbrush.com www.themoonshinecafe.com "Shawn's songs have touched my heart, they resonate truth and dedication. The little dude with the big heart gets my vote." - Daniel Lanois "Greg Quill is one of the finest songwriters Australian has produced." - ABC Radio For more information, go to: www.gregquill.com www.shawnbrush.com www.dominiononqueen.com Back on the trail … • Greg Quill returns to Toronto’s Winterfolk Festival Feb. 9-11, joining a fine roster of Canadian and international roots music artists including New Brunswick’s Hot Toddy, Vishten, Brent Mason, Shanklin Road and Ryan Leblanc, as well as Norm Hacking, Michael Brennan, Danny Marks, Marianne Girard, Brian Blain, Wendell Ferguson, British blues master Steve Payne, Laura Repo, Greg Hobbs, Ray Edge, Marty Allen, and the Bebop Cowboys, among 100 artists in six venues in Toronto’s Danforth Village for three days of roots music and blues. FREE EVENT!! GREG QUILL & THE USUSAL SUSPECTS AT WINTERFOLK THIS FRIDAY! With Dennis Keldie (accordian), Bucky Berger (drums) in a rare performance of new and traditional Australian music ... Friday February 9, 10:30 P.M. Terri O's Sports Bar & Grill 185 Danforth Ave. Check out: www.abetterworld.ca for details. • Greg Quill joins Enoch Kent & Friends in A Night Burns Would Have Liked, this Sunday, Jan. 21, 8 p.m., at the Flying Cloud Folk Club/Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave., Toronto. Tickets $16 ($14 for members) at 416-410-FOLK (3655), at the door, or online at: www.flyingcloudfolk.ca Returning to the Flying Cloud by popular demand, Enoch Kent and friends celebrate the music, poetry and life of Robert Burns. Enoch will be joined this year by Canadian folk music veteran Ian Bell, Australian singer and songwriter Greg Quill, and traditional Irish instrumentalists Pat Simmonds and Kelly Hood. Expect the unexpected, during an evening of merriment and frolic in the Burnsian tradition. • Join Greg Quill and primo picker Cam MacInnes in an intimate performance of original and traditional songs this Friday night, Jan. 19, 8 p.m., at Manhattans music club and fine Italian restaurant, 951 Gordon Street, Guelph. Book in advance at 519-767-2440. Tickets $10. Check venue details at: www.manhattans.ca Friday September 22, 8 PM Manhattans 951 Gordon St. Southdown Guelph Tickets $5 at 519.767.2440 www.manhattans.ca Sunday September 17 9 PM The Moonshine Café 137 Kerr Street Oakville, Ontario 905.844.2655 www.themoonshinecafe.com FRIDAY SEPT. 15, 8 p.m. HUGH’S ROOM 2261 Dundas St. W., Toronto BOYS DO GIRLS Featuring: Murray McLauchlan, Stephen Fearing John Oswald, Scott Merritt Danny Greenspoon, Greg Quill, Willie P. Bennett & Kevin Breit performing songs by their favourite female artists $15 in advance at (416) 531-6604 $17 at the door www.hughsroom.com A Michael Wrycraft Presentation AUGUST 26, 9 p.m. GREG QUILL & RAY MATERICK Present … FRONT PORCH SONGS THE OLD BOATHOUSE CAFÉ at GRAND ISLAND BARBECUE 100 Dover Rd. DUNNVILLE, ON The friendliest little roadhouse in Southern Ontario, a vintage cottage nestled in a crook of the Grand River on the Erie edge of the Niagara Peninsula … great town, great food, great atmosphere and great music from two of the finest songwriters in Canada … TICKETS $10 at 905.774.6900 www.raymaterick.com www.gregquill.com The Old Boathouse Café AN EXCEPTIONAL EVENT ... Scottish folk music legend and proletarian party boy ENOCH KENT joins GREG in an enjoyable display of Scottish and Australian songs, stories and idiom-rich banter next SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 19, 4 p.m. till 7 p.m. at DOMINION ON QUEEN, 500 Queen St. E. at Sumach (A Corktown landmark since 1889, with more than 16 regional and craft beers on tap, imported brews, wonderful wines and a remarkable bill of fare). No cover charge, but you will be encouraged with typical Scottish-Australian vigour to contribute what you can to the CELTIC-ANTIPODEAN FOLK ARTS SOCIETY (registration pending) BILL COLGATE AND THE URBANE GUERILLAS return to their nest at Dominion on Queen on the afternoon of Saturday August 26 ... For more information, go to: www.enochkent.ca www.gregquill.com www.dominiononqueen.com www.billcolgate.com SATURDAY JULY 8 7:00 PM Start The Boathouse Café 100 Dover Rd., Dunnville ON The funkiest and friendliest little roadhouse in Southern Ontario, nestled in a crook of the Grand River on the southern edge of the Niagara Peninsula … great town, great food, great atmosphere and a great lineup of primo songwriters: David Celia Greg Quill Linda McLean Bill Culp TUESDAY JUNE 6 HUGH’S ROOM 2261 Dundas St. W., Toronto A 4-LETTER WORD THAT STARTS WITH "F" Canadian Folk Music Awards Benefit MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN, BOB SNIDER EVALYN PARRY, GREG QUILL CHRIS COOLE & SARAH BURNELL Tickets: $15 at (416) 531-6604 www.hughsroom.com GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Featuring Dennis Pinhorn (bass), Bucky Berger (drums), Denis Keldie (accordion) Thursday January 26, 2006 8:30 p.m. Lone Star Texas Grill Ottawa East Location, St. Laurent Blvd. at The Queensway Tickets $10 at the door GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Featuring Dennis Pinhorn (bass), Bucky Berger (drums), Denis Keldie (accordion) Friday January 27, 2006 8:30 p.m. The Black Sheep Inn 763 Riverside Drive, Wakefield QC Tickets $10 @ Compact Music, Ottawa Folklore Centre and www.ticketweb.com FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3, 4, 5 WINTERFOLK Danforth Ave., Toronto, venues and times TBA Tickets and details at www.winterfolk.com GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Featuring Dennis Pinhorn (bass), Bucky Berger (drums), Denis Keldie (accordion) Saturday October 29, 8:00 p.m. Readers Café 144 Queen Street, Dunnville, Ontario Phone: 905.701.1919 Tickets $10 www.readerscafe.com GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Featuring Dennis Pinhorn (bass), Bucky Berger (drums), Cam MacInnes (dobro) Thursday July 7, 8:30 p.m. Cadillac Lounge 1296 Queen Street West, Toronto Phone: 416.536.7717 www.cadillaclounge.com Mighty monthly song salon … GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Featuring Bucky Berger (drums), Dennis Pinhorn (bass), Denis Keldie (accordion) Plus A Special Mystery Guest … stay tuned Wednesday June 1, 9.30 p.m. Cadillac Lounge 1296 Queen Street West, Toronto Phone: 416.536.7717 www.cadillaclounge.com GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Wednesday May 4, 9.30 p.m. THE CADILLAC LOUNGE 1296 Queen Street West, Toronto Phone: 416.536.7717 Cover $5 www.cadillaclounge.com GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Wednesday April 6, 9.30 p.m. THE CADILLAC LOUNGE 1296 Queen Street West, Toronto Phone: 416.536.7717 Cover $5 www.cadillaclounge.com GREG QUILL (solo) Opening for RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOTT Thursday March 24, 8.30 p.m. HUGH’S ROOM 2261 Dundas St. W. Tickets $28.50 @ 416.531.6604, $32.50 @ the door GREG QUILL (solo) HOMETOWN COUNTRY JUBILEE #4 BOB WILLS CENTENARY ALL-STAR BIRTHDAY BARN DANCE Hosted by THE BEBOP COWBOYS Sunday March 6, 7.30 p.m. LULA LOUNGE 1585 Dundas St. W. Tickets $10 Dinner reservations: 416.588.0307 GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Featuring DENNIS KELDIE In concert with GREGG LAWLESS Saturday March 5, 9 p.m. STAIRCASE THEATRE CAFÉ 27 Dundurn St. N., Hamilton Phone: 905.529.3000 Tickets $8 www.staircase.org GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Wednesday March 2, 9.30 p.m. THE CADILLAC LOUNGE 1296 Queen Street West, Toronto Phone: 416.536.7717 Cover $5 www.cadillaclounge.com GREG QUILL with Norm Hacking Kim Beggs & Mikel Miller Winterfolk III www.winterfolk.com Songwriting Workshop Sunday Feb. 6, 2005, 2 p.m. Stanley's, 129 Danforth Ave., Toronto 416.462.3373 GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Winterfolk III www.winterfolk.com Saturday Feb. 5, 2005, 8 p.m. The Willow, 193 Danforth Ave., Toronto 416.469.5315 www.thewillow.ca GREG QUILL With bassist Dennis Pinhorn in concert with THE NONIE CRETE BAND featuring: Nonie Crete, Eugene Rea & Tom Leighton Thursday Jan. 27, 8 p.m. THE PEPPER JACK CAFE 38 King William, Hamilton 905.525.6666 www.pepperjackcafe.com Tickets: $8.00 2004 Events TRIPLE CONCERT BILL: GREG QUILL & bassist Dennis Pinhorn JILL BARBER With KEITH McLAUGHLIN opening STAIRCASE THEATRE CAFÉ Saturday Dec. 4, 8.30 p.m. 27 Dundurn Street North (one block north of King) Hamilton Ontario L8R 3C9 Phone: 905.529.3000 Fax: 905.522.5619 E-mail: info@staircase.org Web: www.staircase.org RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED Tickets $8 GREG QUILL solo performance Thursday Nov. 4, 9 p.m. Renaissance Café 1938 Danforth Ave. Phone 416.422.1441 $5 @ the door GREG QUILL Opening for COLIN HAY Friday Oct. 15, 8.30 p.m. Hugh’s Room 2261 Dundas St. W. Phone 416.531.6604 for reservations $20 advance, $22 @ the door http://www.steve-payne.net http://www.michaelpickett.com GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Dennis Pinhorn (bass) · Denis Keldie (accordion) Friday August 27, 9 pm THE STAIRCASE CAFÉ THEATRE 27 Dundurn North, Hamilton (http://www.staircase.org) $6 @ 905.529.3000, $8 @ the door Dinner reservations strongly recommended QUILL•TOLHURST Greg Quill and Kerryn Tolhurst With The Usual Suspects (Dennis Pinhorn, bass; Denis Keldie, accordion; Anne Lindsay, violin) Friday August 20-Sunday August 22 Summerfolk Music And Craft Festival Owen Sound, Ontario (http://www.summerfolk.org) ONLY TORONTO DATE… NOT TO BE MISSED! QUILL•TOLHURST Greg Quill and Kerryn Tolhurst With The Usual Suspects Dennis Pinhorn (bass) · Denis Keldie (accordion) Thursday August 19, 9 p.m. CADILLAC LOUNGE 1296 Queen Street West, Toronto $5 @ the door (http://www.cadillaclounge.com) HOMECOMING PERFORMANCE!!! GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Dennis Pinhorn (bass) · Mitchell Lewis (guitars) Sunday August 8, Matinee: 4–7 p.m. GRAFITTI’S BAR & GRILL 170 Baldwin Ave., Kensington Market pwyc (http://www.graffitisbarandgrill.com) GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Wednesday July 14, 8 p.m. AFTER HOURS IN THE VILLAGE CONCERT SERIES 4 & 20 Blackbirds Bakery & Café Fanshawe Pioneer Village 1424 Clarke Rd. London, Ontario (http://www.knockgrafton.com/afterhours.html) GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Saturday May 29, 9 p.m. MERCHANT MacLIAM 6A Princess St Kingston, Ontario (www.whatsonkingston.com) GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Thursday May 13, 9 p.m. CORKTOWN 175 Young Street, Hamilton with special guest Sam See direct from Australia! (www.samseemusic.com) Tickets: $5.00 Phone: 905.523.1683, 905.572.9242 (www.doublehell.com) GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS (Dennis Pinkorn on bass, Denis Keldie on accordion and mandolin) Saturday March 27, 8.30 p.m. Two shows FREE TIMES CAFE 320 College St., Toronto Tel: 416.967.1078 (http://www.thefreetimescafe.com) Tickets: $10 Pre-show dinner reservations recommended GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Thursday March 11, 9 p.m. LEE'S PALACE 529 Bloor St. W., Toronto Opening for Paul Kelly Tickets:  $18.50 / Ticketmaster (http://www.leespalace.com/coming.php3) GREG QUILL & THE USUAL SUSPECTS Thursday March 4, 8 p.m. CORKTOWN 175 Young Street, Hamilton with special guests Swamperella and Darryl Gould Tickets: $6.00 Phone: 905.523.1683, 905.572.9242 (http://www.doublehell.com) Thursday Feb. 19, 9 p.m. Gary Topp @ Toppnotch Presents: Hometown Country Jubilee Featuring The Bebop Cowboys, Atomic 7, Greg Quill, and The Jeremiahs LULA LOUNGE 1585 Dundas St. W @ Dufferin Tickets $10 @ the door For dinner reservations at 7 p.m., call 416.588.0307 Saturday Jan. 31, 9 p.m. Winterfolk Concert: Greg Quill & The Usual Suspects Free Times Café 320 College St. 416.967.1078 Ticket information: www.winterfolk.com Saturday Jan. 31, 1 p.m. Winterfolk Workshop: Music & The Media Greg Quill, host Thymeless Bar & Grill 355 College St. 416.712.2800 Ticket information: www.winterfolk.com Greg Quill with The Usual Suspects • Dennis Pinhorn (bass) • Mitchell Lewis (guitars) Every Second Tuesday Next Shows: January 13 and 27 9 p.m. - midnight GRAFFITI'S BAR & GRILL 170 Baldwin St., Kensington Market $5.00 At The Door AND KEEP AN EYE ON OUR CITYGIGS PAGE: www.citygigs.com/listings.cfm/eventID/28424/city/2 2003 Events Greg Quill (solo) Winterfolk II Preview Concert, Friday Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., Silver Dollar Room, 486 Spadina Ave. at College, with David Bradstreet, Lynn Harrison, Wendell Ferguson, Norm Hacking and Brian Gladstone. $8 @ the door. Greg Quill with The Usual Suspects • Dennis Pinhorn (bass) • Mitchell Lewis (guitars) Every Second Tuesday Next Shows: December 2, 16, 30 9 p.m. - midnight GRAFFITI'S BAR & GRILL 170 Baldwin St., Kensington Market $5.00 At The Door AND KEEP AN EYE ON OUR CITYGIGS PAGE: www.citygigs.com/listings.cfm/eventID/28424/city/2     | home | biography | news | discography | contact |                 Copyright ©2003-2008. Greg Quill. All Rights Reserved.