The best in local country music will be showcased in Drayton when Friends of Drayton Festival Theatre present the 2016 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo Kick-Off Concert.
Two performances filled with authentic country music will celebrate the beginning of this fun-filled event, on April 30 at 2pm and 7:30pm at the Drayton Festival Theatre.
The matinee performance features “Canadian Country Boy” Ty Baynton and Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame guitarist Wendell Ferguson.
The evening performance features Ferguson alongside Country Music Association of Ontario Group of the Year winners The Western Swing Authority.
Ty Baynton is billed as a genuine, “Good Ol’ Canadian Boy,” from the soles of his boots up to his cowboy hat. In 2012, he released his first self-titled EP and saw the first single Out Here on the Farm garner nationwide airplay not just in Canada, but in the southern U.S. as well.
Wendell Ferguson was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014 and has been described as a cross between Roger Miller and Ray Flack.
The Western Swing Authority, keep the party going with their intricate mix of big band swing, blues and jazz. Proceeds will go to the International Plowing Match & Rural Expo and to benefit charitable programs at the Festival Theatre.
More information can be found at draytonfestivaltheatre.com.
