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The Legendary Downchild Blues Band Farewell Tour
November 22 @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
$69.15
After 19 albums, countless awards and 55 years of spreading the blues around the world on tour, the time has come for The Legendary Downchild Blues Band to say farewell to the road and their beloved fans.
It’s hard to believe The Legendary Downchild Blues Band is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year. As they say, time flies when you’re having fun!
Donnie “Mr. Downchild” Walsh has seen it all throughout his fifty-five years as leader and co-founder of the band (with his since-passed brother, Richard “Hock” Walsh).
From the early days of recording their debut album “Bootleg” in the parking garage at Rochdale College in Toronto, the band shared the stage with American blues legends, B.B.King, Buddy Guy, James Cotton and many more in some of the finest venues around the world. In 2019, Donnie was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, alongside some of the greatest songwriters of our time, including Leonard Cohen, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell.
Downchild continues to be led by Donnie Walsh on guitar and harmonica, singer Chuck Jackson, who also plays harmonica, tenor sax man Pat Carey, Gary Kendall on bass, drummer Jim Casson and Tyler Yarema on keyboards. With their infectious signature jump-blues style sound, Juno Award winners Downchild delivers a live performance that is second to none.