Featured Artist - Kirby

"3 things seem to sum me up quite well. If I can travel, play music and help or inspire or experience something, I feel at the very least I’m accomplishing something meaningful in my life. "

About Kirby
Sometimes you have to take a giant leap to do what you love. (John) Kirby is one of the few who realized this claim and knew it to be true. Throwing in the towel on his lucrative Nine to Fiver’ in 2008, KIRBY took on music as a full time pursuit and started paving the way to happiness as well as success. Almost immediately, Kirby was hitting the road for the first of 5 solo tours across Canada over the next year and a half, and now with his new band ‘Leominster’ and their upcoming release, KIRBY is poised and ready for the next step.

Playing and writing music since age 16, KIRBY fronted Burlington, Ontario prog-rock band ‘First Time Fallen’ for several years and released his first solo EP “Within These Walls” in 2007 before taking the figurative plunge with his next EP “The Good Fight”, in 2008. His sound displays his true passion, as he belts out emotional lyrics right from the bottom of his heart, coupled with the diversity of both a driving rock strum style and quiet thoughtful picking on the guitar, reminiscent of Nick Drake, John Mayer or Dallas Green. Though mostly acoustic in nature, KIRBY displays an obvious penchant for writing epic rock songs, soon to be realized through the full sound of his band Leominster.

In the short time that he has put the gears to the indie music scene, KIRBY has enjoyed many notable experiences such as appearing at ArtsWells Festival, the C&C Music Festival and the Burlington Sound of Music Festival, where he is currently in his 3rd year running “Acoustic Side” to raise funds for charities. He’s shared the stage with the likes of The Watchmen, Wax Mannequin, and Lindy of Major Maker, among others, and received regular rotation on C101 Mohawk Radio for “The Good Fight” EP. KIRBY also started C&B Records, which has released multiple compilations of independent artists under the ‘Mix Tape Series’. He co-wrote and produced the trailer for popular film fest flick “Sons of The Sunshine.

Joelle May
ModMay Promotions

For more about Kirby, see his website kirbysings.com and his myspace page myspace.com/kirbysound and his YouTube page youtube.com/kirbysings

Kirby will open our Music Stage at 10:15