THE BARN DANCE REUNION SHOW
WITH THE BARN DANCE BAND WITH MC - JIM SWAN
Sunday, June 7th, 2026
Show Time 2 pm
MORE DETAILS COMING SOON
LARRY MERCEY
LARRY MERCEY HAS ENJOYED A LENGTHY CAREER IN THE CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC WORLD...WITH MANY YEARS OF HEADING-UP THE MULTI-AWARD WINNING GROUP THE MERCEY BROTHERS, FOLLOWED BY EQUAL SUCCESS AS A SOLO ARTIST AND WITH SEVERAL EDITIONS OF "THE LARRY MERCEY TRIO". LARRY MERCEY'S MUSIC CAREER AND LIFETIME ADVENTURES HAVE BEEN CAPTURED IN HIS RECENTLY RELEASED AUTOBIOGRAPHY "HAVE MERCEY - MY FIRST 60 YEARS MAKING MUSIC".
MARIE BOTTRELL
SO MANY PEOPLE LOVE THIS BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAMER - MARIE BOTTRELL! FROM 1978 WHEN SHE PERFORMED AT THE GRAND OLE OPRY AFTER HER FIRST BIG HIT, MARIE HAS MADE HER MARK IN CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC. IN 1983 AND 1984 MARIE WON FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR AT THE CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. 18 OF HER SINGLES MADE THE RPM COUNTRY TRACKS CHARTS, FIVE OF THOSE MAKING TOP TEN! AND EACH YEAR FROM 1979 TO 1986, MARIE WAS NOMINATED FOR COUNTRY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR AT THE JUNO AWARDS! NOT ONLY IS MARIE BOTTRELL A TALENTED SINGER, SHE IS ONE OF THE NICEST WOMEN YOU COULD EVER MEET...AND SHE HAS A WONDERFUL SENSE OF HUMOUR. WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE HAVING MARIE AT PURPLE HILL.
PAUL WEBER
PAUL WEBER. WETHER ON ORIGINAL SONGS, LIKE “SHE’S NO LADY,” OR ANY OF THE SONGS HE COVERED, HE MAKES IT LOOKS SO EASY AND HE DOES EACH SONG WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF EMOTION. OWNER OF THE COMMERCIAL TAVERN IN MARYHILL, ONT., HOME OF TRADITIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC, NO ONE SINGS A HURTIN’ SONG LIKE HE DOES.
NAOMI BRISTOW
THE LONG-OVERDUE RETURN OF NAOMI BRISTOW! THE INCREDIBLE SINGER'S STAGE SHOW CONTINUES TO BE WHAT ANYONE WHO HAS SEEN AND HEARD HER BEFORE HAVE COME TO EXPECT: AN EXCELLENCE IN EXECUTION. ALWAYS AT EASE ON STAGE, SHE ALWAYS BRINGS HER OUTSTANDING VOCALS AND GRACIOUS PRESENCE TO THE FANS OF TRADITIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC. SHE ALSO BRINGS A FEW OTHER TALENTS RARELY SEEN THESE DAYS. ONE OF THEM IS HER AMAZING, SELF-TAUGHT VOCAL SKILLS AT YODELING! ANOTHER IS THE CONVICTION SHE EXUDES WHEN SHE CONCLUDES HER SET WITH THE GOSPEL CLASSIC "HOW GREAT THOU ART." NAOMI HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CONSUMMATE PERFORMER.
GRANT HEYWOOD
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COUNTRY MUSIC IN THEIR BLOOD. ONLY A FEW HAVE IT IN THEIR DNA AND GRANT HEYWOOD IS ONE OF THEM!
GRANT HAS A LONG, VARIED AND RICH MUSICAL HISTORY AS A MEMBER OF SUCH BANDS AS MAJOR HOOPLE'S BOARDING HOUSE AND THE DESERT DOLPHINS, AND HAS SHARED SOME OF HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES WITH THE BARN DANCE.
GERALD DAVIDSON
GERALD DAVIDSON HAS PROBABLY FORGOTTEN MORE COUNTRY SONGS THAN MOST SINGERS WILL EVER LEARN! ONE OF THE GUEST PERFORMERS AT PURPLE HILL COUNTRY MUSIC HALL. HE’s BEEN SINGING AND PERFORMING COUNTRY MUSIC SINCE THE LATE 1950'S, HAS WON MANY TALENT CONTESTS OVER THE YEARS--IN FACT, HE WAS THE FIRST ADULT MALE WINNER AT THE CANADIAN OPEN SINGING CONTEST IN SIMCOE IN THE MID-1970'S AND WON IN THAT CATEGORY FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS--OPENED FOR MANY COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS AND HAS FRONTED THE BAND THE COUNTRY VERSATILES FOR DECADES! A LOT OF PEOPLE SING CLASSIC COUNTRY MUSIC, BUT GERALD EMBODIES IT!
SHARON STRONG (MURRAY)
SHARON STRONG (MURRAY) IS FROM S/W ONTARIO AND AS A YOUNGSTER WAS GUESTING ON THE CKNX BARN DANCE IN WINGHAM, ONTARIO AND ON VARIOUS TV SHOWS INCLUDING CARL SMITH'S COUNTRY MUSIC HALL PRODUCED IN TORONTO'S CTV STUDIOS. IN 1965 SHE RECORDED THE ALBUM "SINCERELY", WHICH INCLUDED THE HIT SINGLE "HEARTACHE #5" (WRITTEN BY CY ANDERS). THE SINGLE WAS A TOP 10 RPM CHART HIT IN 1965. MUCH OF THE ALBUM WAS FILLED WITH SONGS EARLIER POPULARIZED BY TEEN SINGING STAR BRENDA LEE.
RANDY SATCHELL
A SIGNATURE VOICE. WINNER OF CANADIAN OPEN SINGING CHAMPIONSHIPS . IS IN DEMAND FOR SHOWS RIGHT ACROSS CANADA. RANDY IS KNOWN FOR HAVING A SIGNATURE VOICE. A POWERFUL AND UNIQUE VOICE - RANDY IS ONE OF THE CANADIAN COUNTRY STARS WHO WILL GRACE THE PURPLE HILL STAGE.
