The Legendary Downchild Blues Band are thrilled to announce that Cape Breton Grammy Award winning fiddler Natalie MacMaster and legendary boogie woogie piano master Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne will be joining them as special guests, alongside 7X Grammy Award Winner Daniel Lanois, for a very special performance at Massey Hall in Toronto on Saturday, May…
text]The Legendary Downchild Blues Band honoured to announce that, 7X Grammy Award Winner, Daniel Lanois, will be joining them on stage as a special guest for their performance at Massey Hall in Toronto on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 8:00 pm. Not only a brilliant musician, Daniel Lanois is one of the world’s most renowned…
With their 50th Anniversary Tour now finally in the books, The Legendary Downchild Blues Band are excited to begin their next adventure – and what better way to start than a special hometown performance in Toronto’s iconic Massey Hall on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 8:00 pm. For this extraordinary performance, Downchild will be joined…
With hospitals in Ontario facing major challenges over the last few years, especially in small town Ontario, The Legendary Downchild Blues Band are honoured to perform a special benefit show for the Meaford Hospital Foundation on November 4, 2022, at 8:00 Pm at Meaford Hall. The benefit is in support of the Meaford Hospital and…
Donnie Walsh has experienced a lot of things in his over 53 years of playing the blues, since forming The Legendary Downchild Blues Band in 1969 with his brother, Hock Walsh. Perhaps none more rewarding than getting the call that he will be inducted into the North Bay Musicians & Entertainers Hall of Recognition on…
Unfortunately our show at the Capitol Centre in North Bay, Ontario on April 21, 2022 is postponed to September 1, 2022 due to the ongoing pandemic. Downchild is THRILLED to announce that as a result, they’ll be HEADLINING the North Bay Capitol Centre Bluesfest on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 and bringing along some VERY SPECIAL…
With the rising COVID-19 numbers in Ontario, to keep their fans safe and to give the band/crew time to recover from COVID-19, Downchild have POSTPONED their performance in Sault Ste. Marie, ON at the Sault Community Theatre on Saturday, April 23, 2022 to FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2022. Tickets from the previous postponed dates at the…
The Legendary Downchild Blues Band have been forced to postpone their show this Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Festival Hall in Pembroke, ON, due to one of their band/crew members testing positive for COVID-19. The NEW DATE for Pembroke is confirmed for SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022 at 7:30 Pm and all tickets from the previous…
The Legendary Downchild Blues Band are excited to announce that their longtime friend and award winning guitarist, Matt Minglewood will be joining them as a special guest for their shows at the Fredericton Playhouse on May 10, 2022 and in Saint John, NB at the Imperial Theatre, as part of The Longest 50th Anniversary Tour…
The Legendary Downchild Blues Band are THRILLED to announce that their first show in six months on March 24, 2022 at Meaford Hall as part of The Longest 50th Anniversary Tour Ever! is officially SOLD OUT! Leader and founder, Donnie Walsh says “we’ve got the greatest fans in the world and we can’t thank them…