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Events in Belleville

Sunday Blues Jam

UpFront Cafe – 313 Front Street, Belleville

Sunday Blues Jam at UpFront Cafe features Backtracks with Terry Rose, Steve Fralick and friends.
The Jam is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month from 1 – 4 pm. All welcome!

Doors open: noon
Music: 1 – 4 pm
No cover
BYOG (guitar)
Licensed venue
Snacks and pastries

Thursdays with Cousin Gibbard Suede

UpFront Cafe – 313 Front Street, Belleville

Cousin Gibbard Suede brings his unique style and original tunes to the UpFront Cafe – first Thursdays each month from 3 – 5 pm.

No cover
Licensed venue
Snacks and refreshments available

313 Front St Belleville at UpFront Café

Taverna with Irish Millie

UpFront Cafe – 313 Front Street, Belleville

DON’T MISS this opportunity – Bellville’s only chance to see this unexpected double bill at UpFront Cafe.

Brazil’s #1 Celtic Duo, Taverna – and Peterborough’s teenage fiddling phenom, Irish Millie!

Audiences don’t just listen to Taverna. They fall in love! Irresistable South American musicians, whose passion, camaraderie, and warmth reveal the true Celtic spirit in all of us.

Taverna Duo – Brazil’s premier Celtic duo – features long-time friends and bandmates Gustavo Fofão and Rafael Salobreña. Soul-baring, seafaring, kilt-wearing Celts who just happened to be born in South America. One infuses the music with fingerstyle guitar wizardry and thundering vocals, while using the stage as a percussion instrument. The other is the band’s secret weapon for high energy and dynamics, driving the beat on his “punk rock” bodhran with a wink and a grin.

Playing iconic songs from the Celtic repertoire and powered by rocket fuel, they impact the crowd with high-energy stage dynamics, captivating harmonies, and original arrangements that showcase the incredible mastery each has of their instruments. The final product is a unique party session, bringing audiences of all ages to their feet and singing along.

Taverna are joined for this show by Irish Millie – a phenomenal teenage fiddler from Peterborough, Ontario and 2024 CFMA Performer of the Year Nominee.

Irish Millie recorded her first album – Thirteen – at 13 years old. That project earned her a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Young Performer of the Year. Together with her band The Receivers, she was nominated for the same award in 2023 and in 2024 for her EP The Trilogy.

She’s toured across Canada, in the US and Europe – and released her second full-length CD, Grace this spring!

“I love all fiddle music. I am passionate about the East Coast, Bluegrass and Contemporary Trad styles. I love to play fast-paced, fun, and challenging tunes that get the crowd up on their feet. I also love to write my own music.”

Pineapple Productions is pleased and proud to be able to present this rare opportunity to introduce our region to the unexpected pleasures of Taverna along with the pride of Peterborough – teenage fidling phenom – Irish Millie!

PLEASE NOTE: Advance Tickets are available online only until midnight Thursday, August 7. Advance Tickets are not available on the day of the show. At-the-door Tickets – if available – are $30 (cash only).

$30

Friday Night Live – Victor Cooper

UpFront Cafe – 313 Front Street, Belleville

Victor Cooper is back at UpFront Cafe! If you have missed his previous performances, or not seen him here before, here is your chance to do both! What people are saying:

Victor’s incomparable talents as a performer include his vocal range, guitar prowess and luminous stage presence. Audiences are sure to enjoy his acoustic renderings of pop-rock hits and original songs.

Doors open: 6 pm
Music: 7:30 – 10:30 pm

By donation!

Licensed venue
Snacks & refreshments available

Sunday Blues Jam

UpFront Cafe – 313 Front Street, Belleville

Sunday Blues Jam at UpFront Cafe features Backtracks with Terry Rose, Steve Fralick and friends.
The Jam is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month from 1 – 4 pm. All welcome!

Doors open: noon
Music: 1 – 4 pm
No cover
BYOG (guitar)
Licensed venue
Snacks and pastries

Hankin’ Out with Bill Wood and Johhny G

UpFront Cafe – 313 Front Street, Belleville

Songs from singers named Hank – mostly Hank Williams.

Bill is the songwriter and front man for Bill Wood and The Woodies, a respected roots rock band on the Southern Ontario circuit.
An industry veteran singer-songwriter and former lead vocalist for Juno-nominees EyeEye.

Johnny G is a fantastic lap steel player that nails the retro Hank Williams vibe.

Listen to Bill Wood on Soundcloud, Spotify, iTunes, Google Play Music.

Doors open: 6 pm
Music: 7:30 – 10 pm
Cover: $10
Licensed venue
Snacks and refreshments available

$10

Thursdays with Cousin Gibbard Suede

UpFront Cafe – 313 Front Street, Belleville

Cousin Gibbard Suede brings his unique style and original tunes to the UpFront Cafe – first Thursdays each month from 3 – 5 pm.

No cover
Licensed venue
Snacks and refreshments available

313 Front St Belleville at UpFront Café

Nicholas Campbell and the Two Metre Cheaters

UpFront Cafe – 313 Front Street, Belleville

Get ready for an evening of toe-tapping, heart-pounding, Rockabilly, Honky Tonk fun! Merging the sounds of rock n roll from the genres golden era with the countrypolitan sounds of the 1960s, at 20 years old Nicholas Campbell has gained himself a reputation as “the real deal”.

Campbell first picked up the guitar at age 10 and was gigging by 11. Having found a fresh start during the pandemic, Nicholas began playing consistently with his band, The Meter Cheaters, who quickly rediscovered their groove as live shows began to become an option once again and they wasted no time in seizing the opportunity. The band worked to release Campbell’s debut album Livin’ and Other Western Ideas in 2021, combining elements of rockabilly, western swing, and good old-fashioned honky tonk. The result was a brisk, invigorating album that feels as fresh as it does familiar.

In 2023 the band worked alongside James McKenty on the 2024 release of Gonna Have a Ball Tonight!, Campbell’s sophomore record; an eclectic collection of songs recorded live off the floor by McKenty. The band has enjoyed worldwide coverage and airplay since, spanning from across North America to Europe and beyond. 2024 also saw the release of He Said She Said, the first single from a third upcoming album.

With the success of the first two albums, and new singles to come, Campbell and The Meter Cheaters have pursued a tour schedule of more than 195 shows a year, with highlights in 2025 being – multiple tours, working alongside Chris Spedding on “A Rockabilly Boogie”, a Tribute to Robert Gordon, opening for The Jim Cuddy Band, backing up recent JUNO award winners, Jake Vaadeland & The Sturgeon River Boys with Paul Brandt, and the anticipated release of Campbell’s 3rd album.

If you haven’t seen this young phenom in person, you need to get here! Check out his videos on YouTube. Here’s a good one:
https://youtu.be/12fDI-DsIF4?si=qRHvOwSJ5wtS8RWc

Doors open: 6 pm
Music: 7:30 – 10:30 pm
Licensed venue
snacks and refreshments

$25

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