THE NOISY LOCOMOTIVE

Well we’ve finally leaped into the 21st century and made ourselves a proper website. Make sure to check in for updates on a new album, fall festival announcements, a September residency in Ottawa, and an October tour with some very special guests. noisylocomotive.com We’ll keep posting here from time-to-time, although things may or may not get a little more quirky and random. Stay tuned!

Here’s where you can find us in July! This includes four really special shows where we’ll be joined by Chloé Perrault to perform some of our favourite Cajun and Québécois tunes. THURS. JULY 16 — Barfly (Montreal) w/ Rose Vagabond Facebook Event: on.fb.me/1foPz5r FRI. JULY 17 — Uncorked on Main (Georgetown) For more info: bit.ly/1G81gT5 SAT. JULY 18 — The Local (Toronto, ON) *5 to 7* Facebook Event: on.fb.me/1CpHdoe SUN. JULY 19 — Festival du Loup (Lafontaine, ON) festivalduloup.on.ca

Ben has a new solo album out, and will be officially releasing it with two shows in Ottawa and Montreal. He’ll be supporting The Barrel Boys as they kick off their east-coast tour. To take a listen or to snag a copy, head on over to his bandcamp page. July 6 - Pressed Café (Ottawa) http://on.fb.me/1CqwnZO July 7 - Quai des Brumes (Montreal) http://on.fb.me/1GlvWSf

11: Kaffé 1870 (Wakefield, QC) 10PM // $10 Facebook Event: http://on.fb.me/1Jhfkj8 12: Death Valley’s Little Brother (Waterloo, ON) w/ Ever-Lovin’ Jug Band 9PM // PWYC ($5-10 suggested) Facebook Event: http://on.fb.me/1G1QiD2   14: The Cornerstone (Guelph, ON) w/ Ever-Lovin’ Jug Band 9PM // PWYC ($5-10 suggested) Facebook Event: http://on.fb.me/1I93BnE   16: Holy Oak (Toronto, ON) w/ Pigeonhawk Stringband 9PM // PWYC ($5-10 suggested) Facebook Event: http://on.fb.me/1L44P1u 17: The Garnet (Peterborough, ON) w/ Delaware Stringband 9PM // PWYC ($5-10 suggested) Facebook Event: http://on.fb.me/1FgsR8O 19: NXNE at The Cameron House 8PM // $10 at the door Facebook Event: http://on.fb.me/1cb3TfB 20: Montreal Folkfest - 2:30pm (Lhasa Stage) - 9:30pm (Espace Notre-Dame w/ Bud Rice) TICKETS: http://bit.ly/1IbmWV1 Facebook Event: http://on.fb.me/1S2b6Q2

19: NXNE at the Cameron House (8pm) Info: http://bit.ly/1dK9ZEJ 20: Festival Folk sur le Canal / Montreal Folkfest — two shows! - 2:30pm, Lhasa Stage - 10:30pm, Official after-hours at Espace Notre-Dame w/ Bud Rice TICKETS: http://bit.ly/1IbmWV1

Ho boy, what a lineup! Nice to see so many friends and talented locals taking part this year. Keep an eye out for us on June 20th!

Howdy folks! It’s been a while since we’ve posted something here, so as our way of saying sorry (how Canadian of us), here’s a couple we played live on the Friday Nite Truck Stop on CKCU 93.1fm two weeks ago. We’ve got a show tonight in Montreal at our beloved Grumpy’s, and would love to see you there. All the info you need is right here: http://on.fb.me/19TDjGL

Hooo boy, we're gettin' real excited for our performance at Ottawa Folkfest (www.ottawafolk.com) tonight! We hit the Valley Stage at 7pm, so if you're planning on being at the festival, make sure to stop on by. Big thanks to the Ottawa Citizen for including us in their top five picks for festival. A couple nights ago we chatted a bit with Scott from Spotlight Ottawa at the Laff about our new album. You can check out the article here: http://bit.ly/1xOpioj

For your listening pleasure, here's a couple of our recent live performances and interviews on the radio... Last night we were on CHUO 89.1fm with the guys from Basement 819 (http://apt613.ca/category/basement-819) for two performances and a quick interview. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/1r8Vtpu We were also fortunate to join Pat Moore on CKCU 93.1fm back in July. Two cuts off the album, seven live tunes and a whole lot of good conversation. Here's the link to tune in: http://bit.ly/1vJYUW3 (111:30 to 170:50)

Here's a quick run down of our shows for the last couple weeks of August. We'd love to see you there! SAT 23 - Parc Baldwin, 5:30-6:30pm (Montreal) MON 25 - Square Dorchester, 12-1pm (Montreal) TUES 26 - 1210 Sainte-Catherine Est, 12-1pm (Montreal) WED 27 - Parc Fleury-Mesplet, 12-1pm (Montreal) THURS 28 - Square Phillips au centre-ville, 12-1pm (Montreal) THURS 28 - Brutopia (Montreal) - on.fb.me/1odQSAC FRI 29 - Parc Persillier-Lachapelle 12-1pm (Montreal) FRI 29 - Raw Sugar Cafe (Ottawa) - on.fb.me/1pLaxNq SAT 30 - Kaffé 1870 w/ Birdie Whyte (Wakefield) - on.fb.me/VFAQIt

We've spent the past few weeks traveling around and making music with new friends, and it's been a hoot. Last week we were invited by our pal Kaylen Prescott to spend a morning playing some tunes out on a lake in Lanark County, on a sweet little pontoon boat. Check it out!

Whoo-wee, what an amazing and humbling past week it's been. The biggest of thanks to all of you awesome and supportive folks who came out to our shows, and snagged a copy of our brand spankin' new album. "The Noisy Locomotive, Vol. 1 & 2" is now available digitally via our Bandcamp for the low price of $7 or PWYC. And of course, hand-made physical copies of the album will still be available anywhere we busk, play shows or simply by tracking one of us down!

We’re real excited to announce that we’ll be releasing our upcoming 10-track album, “The Noisy Locomotive, Vol. 1 & 2” later this month! We’ll be performing a handful of shows in support of the new album… June 21 - Montreal Folk Festival Lhasa de Sela Stage, 6:30pm, FREE! https://www.facebook.com/events/694988120573384/ June 24 - Casa del Popolo (Montréal, QC)  w/ Ever-Lovin’ Jug Band Doors @ 8:30pm, $7 https://www.facebook.com/events/1606369029588182/ June 25 - Hosting Kaffé 1870's Open Stage (Wakefield, QC) w/ Ever-Lovin’ Jug Band 8pm, FREE! June 26 - The Chateau Lafayette (Ottawa, ON) w/ Ever-Lovin’ Jug Band Music at 10pm, Absolutely FREE! https://www.facebook.com/events/701002299946349 June 27 - Café Pyrus (Kitchener, ON) w/ Ever-Lovin’ Jug Band, Charlotte Cornfield Doors @ 7pm, $5-10 https://www.facebook.com/events/272062299640377/ June 28 - Bar Radio (Toronto, ON)| w/ Ever-Lovin’ Jug Band 9PM to 1AM https://www.facebook.com/events/281056815407718/ June 29 - Junction City Music Hall (Toronto, ON) w/ The Barrel Boys Doors @ 9pm, Music at 10pm, $5 https://www.facebook.com/events/579118478872031 Stay tuned, friends!!

We're back in Montreal for two great shows this month, come on out! Wednesday, May 20 - Quai des Brumes w/ The North Country Cut-Ups Doors at 9 | Music at 10 | $5 Click here to join the Facebook event! Saturday, May 31 - Liquid Lounge w/ Derek Williams & the Back Country Band Music at 10 | FREE Click here to join the Facebook event! We'll have plenty of more announcements coming soon, including our summer schedule and details on our new album...'til then! - The Noisy Locomotive

Hello friends! We'll be teaming up with the incomparable Birdie Whyte for a couple shows near the end of this month. Come on out for some old-time country, folk n' bluegrass that'll have your toes-a-tappin' in no time! April 25 - The Branch (Kemptville, ON) Click here to join the Facebook event! 8PM | $15 April 26 - Kaffé 1870 (Wakefield, QC) Click here to join the Facebook event! 10PM | $10

The good folks at Ear To The Ground Music had some kind words to say about us; a very humbling review. Thanks to Kate Bee for such a great write-up! And if you haven't had a chance to listen to our newest recordings, you can download them for free (or purchase if you like) right here on our website, or you can hop on over to our bandcamp page. We'll have plenty more announcements coming soon, so stay tuned!

A week and a half ago, we found ourselves back between the four corners of Woodlawn, Ontario, where we spent an afternoon laying down some of our favourite tunes. Aptly named "The Noisy Locomotive", these five songs were recorded live, mixed and mastered by Stephan "Man Overboard" Nesrallah at Focus Studio. This release is online-only, and is FREE to download! To do so, go to our bandcamp page (noisylocomotive.bandcamp.com), select "Buy Now", and enter $0. If you like what you hear and want to throw us a few bucks for our efforts, you can also name your price.  Thanks for all your continued support, and enjoy the album!!