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Jon McLurg

from Kingston Ontario
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Jon McLurg

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Guitar
Vocals
Jon McLurg is a singer-songwriter based in Kingston, Ontario. Jon has been a staple of the local folk music scene for more than 15 years as a solo performer and member of Turpin’s Trail, Crooked Wood, and The Goodnight Irenes. He has recorded four solo albums of original material, including his most recent album, North Star, released in 2020.

An accomplished and prolific songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, this quietly confident artist was noticed on the international scene in 2010 when he was chosen as one of only 10 performers for the songwriter showcase at The New Jersey Folk Festival. That same year, he also won won American Songwriter Magazine's lyric contest in their July/August 2010 issue with Someone Thinks of You from The Auctioneer.

"Jon McLurg has a very gentle, soft, and delicate voice, almost whispery, and the music surrounding him plays to that, never hurrying even when a tad up tempo, forever attentive to fading snapshots from the old days."
~ Mark S. Tucker, Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange

Jon is also a masterful interpreter of song, with a dizzying mental catalogue of 100s of cover songs spanning traditional and contemporary folk, classic country, bluegrass, Celtic and much more. A Jon McLurg performance can touch on dozens of legendary songwriters such as Townes van Zandt, Elizabeth Cotten, Woody Guthrie, Carter Family, Lead Belly, Mississippi John Hurt, John Prine, and Hank Williams, along with songs and melodies from time immemorial.

As one of southeastern Ontario’s busiest performers, Jon McLurg has opened for Fred Eaglesmith, Tom Wilson (Junkhouse, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings), and David Francey. He’s also collaborated with J.P. Cormier, award-winning fiddler Jess Wedden, Teilhard Frost (Sheesham & Lotus), and many other area musicians. In the summer of 2022, Jon completed a 7-week tour of the east coast which included 36 shows in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.
Folk/Celtic/Latin/World
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Community Events

Upcoming Events

14
Nov
19:00 22:00
Jon McLurg Band
Join Jon McLurg, Noah St Amand & Matt Baetz for some early-evening tunes
$5
The Club at the R.C.H.A.
Event can be attended in person

Past Events

27
Sep
17:00 20:00
Jon McLurg
 
Free
The Toucan
Event can be attended in person
21
Sep
17:00 20:00
Jon McLurg
Join us after the Westporch Festival for Kingston award-winning folk songwriter
By Donation
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
22
Aug
18:00 22:00
Hoodies for the Homeless
Collecting hoodie donations + live music in support of the Integrated Care Hub.
By Donation
Daft Brewing
Event can be attended in person
08
Aug
17:00 20:00
Jon McLurg of Turpin’s Trail
Award-winning songwriter performing of variety of traditional and cover songs.
By Donation
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
20
Jul
11:30 15:30
Saturday Sessions: Adam Chartrand, Yan-Nick Michaud, Jon McLurg
Live music in the park!
Free
Confederation Park
Event can be attended in person
13
Jul
14:00 17:00
Jon McLurg
A folk, singer-songwriter based in Kingston, Ontario
Spearhead Brewery
Event can be attended in person
11
Jul
19:00 22:00
Jon McLurg & Friends
Jon McLurg from Turpin's Trail & The Goodnight Irene's
$5
The Club at the R.C.H.A.
Event can be attended in person
24
Jun
17:00 20:00
Monthly Musical Residency: Jon McLurg
Singer-songwriter based in Kingston - A staple of the local folk music scene.
By Donation
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
10
Jun
17:00 20:00
Monthly Musical Residency: Jon McLurg
Singer-songwriter based in Kingston - A staple of the local folk music scene.
By Donation
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
08
Jun
14:00 17:00
Jon McLurg
A folk, singer-songwriter based in Kingston, Ontario
Spearhead Brewery
Event can be attended in person
03
Jun
17:00 20:00
Monthly Musical Residency: Jon McLurg
Singer-songwriter based in Kingston - A staple of the local folk music scene.
By Donation
The Cove Inn
Event can be attended in person
02
Jun
15:00 18:00
Live Music Sundays: The Trevor Walsh Band, The Garvin Brothers, The Goodnight Ir...
Come down to the shoreline and listen to a variety of local musicians.
Free
Finkle's Shore Park
Event can be attended in person
11
May
14:00 17:00
Jon McLurg
A musician from Elginburg Ontario who now lives in Kingston
Spearhead Brewery
Event can be attended in person
23
Feb
17:00 20:00
Jon McLurg
Live in Kirkpatrick’s
Free
The Toucan
Event can be attended in person
16
Feb
17:00 20:00
Jon McLurg
Live in Kirkpatrick’s
Free
The Toucan
Event can be attended in person
09
Feb
17:00 20:00
Jon McLurg
Live in Kirkpatrick’s
Free
The Toucan
Event can be attended in person
03
Feb
19:00
The Goodnight Irenes
Traditional folk, blues, classic country, bluegrass, Western swing, Cajun music+
Free
The Embassy Live Music Café
Event can be attended in person
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Crime Pays
2022 - present
The Goodnight Irenes
Guitar, vocals
Jon McLurg Old Tyme Trio

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