“Masterful and amazing!” ~ Tampa Acoustic Music Exchange

Ken Whiteley has been playing folk, blues, gospel and other roots traditions at the highest level for well over fifty years.  He has received many awards including a Canadian Folk Music Award, 7 Juno nominations, 18 Maple Blues nominations, a Genie Award (for Best Song in a Canadian Film) and Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Mariposa Folk Festival, The Maple Blues Awards and Folk Music Ontario but ultimately for Ken his music is all about making connection.   He loves to get people singing with him whether he’s on a concert stage, a folk festival, a church service or a yoga ashram.

Ken has made 37 albums including 4 in the last five years. “Long Time Travelling” and “So Glad I’m Here” were both nominated for Canadian Folk Music Awards. He has written over 400 songs that have won numerous awards and been covered by more than a dozen artists. Ken is a living link to the traditions of people he has sung and played with including Pete Seeger, The Georgia Sea Island Singers, Tom Paxton, John Hammond Jr., Blind John Davis and many others. He brings this vast experience to each performance as a way to allow all of us to come together through the power of song.

Long Time Travelling song introductions here. “Keep Going” video here.

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Let’s Sing Together!

Starting Oct. 6 I will lead 8 Tuesday nights of “Singing the Spirit!” There is still space to sign up.

Share the joy of group singing!  Have fun, allow your heart to open and experience spiritual connection.  Ken Whiteley will be leading an 8 week singing workshop rooted in traditional spirituals and gospel music that is open to everyone, regardless of your religious background.  Whether you are an accomplished singer or just someone who wants to sing more, this is for you!

Ken Whiteley is an award winning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has been singing all his life.  He has led singing and gospel workshops at folk, jazz and blues festivals, yoga ashrams and adult music camps across Canada and in the U.S. and Bahamas.  He ran the successful Sunday Afternoon Gospel series at Hugh’s Room for 20 years where he played host to a vast array of singers and musicians.  He has written over 400 songs and recorded 37 albums.  He is also a certified Sivananda Yoga Teacher.

The emphasis will be on participation and along the way you will learn history, vocal projection, harmony part singing and dynamics.  Starting with accessible music made for group singing we will develop as a group over the 8 weeks and see where that leads us.

Come and experience the power of singing together.

PROGRAM WILL RUN TUESDAYS @ 7:30 – 9 PM STARTING OCT 6, FOR 8 WEEKS

IT WILL TAKE PLACE IN OUR LANEWAY STUDIO SPACE NEAR OSSINGTON AND BLOOR (ROXTON ROAD).

COST $180          REGISTRATION LIMITED

TO REGISTER, EMAIL ken@kenwhiteley.com More details upon registration.

Let’s sing together!

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