Bands, singers, and instrumentalists participate in the festival for no other reason than to showcase their talents and engage the community. Music is diverse and can range from country to pop, classical, reggae, blues, rock, jazz, Latino, R&B, folk and many others. Musicians voluntarily take to the “stage” on porches at their designated times and perform for the public. Signs with artists’ names and performance times are usually posted in front of porches and online.
Les groupes musicaux, les chanteurs et les instrumentistes participent au festival tout simplement pour mettre en valeur leurs talents et s’impliquer dans la communaut . Les genres musicaux sont diversifi s, partant du country, pop, classique, reggae, blues, rock, jazz, latin, R&B, folklore et plus encore. Les musiciens se mettent en sc ne sur les balcons une heure d sign e et performant pour le public.
Balconf te Hudson Porchfest was founded in September 2017 and is organized by local musicians in connection with The Troubadours & Vagabonds Society and the Hudson Acoustic Jam.
Lineup:
Porch #1 (69 McNaughten):
https://www.facebook.com/events/1437611006421506/
Noon – Libby Hortop (Folk)
1 p.m. – Tony Crissinger (Classic rock)
2 p.m. – Ian Gray (Folk roots)
3 p.m. – Cyriel (Ukulele Blues) – https://www.cyriel-artist.com/
4 p.m. – The Wickermen (60s/70s folk-rock-blues and originals)
5 p.m. – Gallagher Ford Thompson (folk-rock)
Porch #2 (83 McNaughten):
https://www.facebook.com/events/837055920021316/
Here’s the lineup for Porch #2 (83 McNaughten):
11 a.m. – Playground Swingers (Children’s music)
Noon – The S-T d’Chris Band (Space Roots)
1 p.m. – The Biggest Lebofsky (Jazz/Pop)
2 p.m. – Five Star Night (Folk Broadway) – http://timwalshmusic.com/
3 p.m. – Morgan Weinmeister (Folk/alternative/rock/pop) – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCReeGn9xxANM-4nkrUD6kow?view_as=subscriber
4 p.m. – B a Tucker (Original and classic roots/folk/rock) – https://soundcloud.com/tullycaster/sets/life-in-between
5 p.m. – SAT (Roots)
6 p.m. – Garry & Tim (Roots acoustic)
Porch #3 (93 McNaughten):
https://www.facebook.com/events/2421545888125620/
Noon – Farhan (Folk) – https://m.soundcloud.com/ritmofinal
1 p.m. – Martin Lacelle (French/English acoustic pop from 50s to today)
2 p.m. – Jeff Waters
3 p.m. – Normand Fullum
4 p.m. – Laura Newman – https://lauranewman.bandcamp.com/
5 p.m. – Will McGowan – https://www.facebook.com/LaGrangeGuitarWorkshop/
Porch # 4 (416 Lakeview):
https://www.facebook.com/events/718194911926787/
Noon Highway 34 (acoustic rock): https://www.facebook.com/Highway-34-200812997093533/
1:00 PM The BB, Rob & Tara Trio (acoustic light rock): https://www.facebook.com/tara.verse.528
2:00 PM TBD
3:00 PM John McCabe & Peter Goulet (bluegrass roots)
4:00 PM Ryan Carey (blues, folk, country, rock)
5:00 PM TBD
Porch # 5 (110 Melrose):
https://www.facebook.com/events/475584423279648/
Noon Gilles Bernard Trio (acoustic originals in French and English) http://facebook.com/gillesandhalina
1:00 PM She+He (forgotten faves from the 90s)
2:00 PM Knocking Sparks (acoustic rock)
3:00 PM The Breeze (melodic, mellow folk-rock) https://www.facebook.com/thebreezehudson/
4:00 PM Lisa Mahabir & Tony Cuco Acoustic Duo (acoustic cover songs 1970 – 2019)
5:00 PM Jeff And Co (blues jazzy) https://www.facebook.com/Jeff-And-Co-326432034979109/
Porch # 6 (107 Cedar):
https://www.facebook.com/events/488911945262186/
11:00 AM Old Soul (classic rock)
Noon Better Days (blues) https://www.reverbnation.com/betterdays12
1:00 PM Work In Progress
2:00 PM ScottnFriends (country music)
3:00 PM Electric Dragonfly (retro-rock/70’s mainly & pop-folk) https://www.facebook.com/Electric-Dragonfly-591106494718249
4:00 PM John Speed Band (singer song-writer) http://www.johnspeedmusic.com/
5:00 PM Borderline Blues Band (blues/ rock)
Porch # 7 (453 Main Rd.):
https://www.facebook.com/events/344933989726566/
11:00 Better Half (all kinds) https://betterhalfacoustic.wixsite.com/website
Noon Erwan (indie folk franco) https://www.facebook.com/erwancosnuaup
1:00 PM Zach Oskrdal (rock) https://www.instagram.com/zachoskrdal/
2:00 PM David Wilkenfeld (acoustic) https://www.facebook.com/wilkie2015/
3:00 PM Mario Labb (folk rock compos) https://www.facebook.com/mario.labbe.1/videos/vb.1011367445/10208677031775810/?type=2&video_source=user_video_tab
4:00 PM December Rose (adult contemporary/pop)
5:00 PM The Co-Conspirators (folk)
https://theco-conspirators.bandcamp.com/releases
Porch #8 (86 Cedar):
https://www.facebook.com/events/374408163481550/
Noon Larry Cool (folk)
1:00 PM Juliana Del Rio & Frank Mamone (acoustic rock) https://www.facebook.com/juliana.delrio.33
2:00 PM Balance (feel good music)
3:00 PM Brian Campbell (singer songwriter folk; originals and covers) http://briancampbell.ca/music
4:00 PM In Tyme (folk rock)
5:00 PM Guilbros (country & bluegrass) https://www.facebook.com/The-Guilbros-398341773514216/
Porch #9 (100 Rue Pine):
https://www.facebook.com/events/460442861217696/
Noon – Becky Fletcher (Jazz quartet)
1 p.m. – Crosstown Mavericks (Blues/rock/roots)
2 p.m. – Top Of The Hill (Rock, rhythm & blues)
3 p.m.:- Lying Dog (70s, 80s, 90s to today)
4 p.m. – FaceP!ant (Rock)
Porch #10 (Que de Bonnes Choses, 484-D Rue Main): Porch #10 (Que de Bonnes Choses, 484-D Rue Main):
https://www.facebook.com/events/520210465391872/
Noon – Eric Calder (Folk, pop)
1 p.m. – Garry Davidson (Singer/songwriter)
2 p.m. – Dahlia Marom (Spirit pop)
3 p.m. – Montreal City Voices (Four-part harmony a capella singing 40s, 50s, gospel, jazz)
4 p.m. – Sandy (Folk, blues, classic rock)
5 p.m. – Drunken Pipers (Bagpipes)
Porch #11 (521 Main St.):
https://www.facebook.com/events/2668921326461024/
Noon – Algorhythm (Progressive rock; https://www.algorhythm-mtl.com/)
1 p.m. – Jim Norcross Project (Funky rock)
2 p.m. – SWEATING-BULLETS Band (Blues, country, classic rock;
3 p.m. – The Flirts (Rock originals and covers)
4 p.m. Caged (Alternative Rock)
5 p.m. Exit 22 (Tragically Hip Tribute)
