Led by Ontario favourite Jacob Moon, Classic Troubadours brings together the writers who defined a certain kind of record collection: James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, and Carole King, with "Fire and Rain," "Big Yellow Taxi," "Running on Empty," and "You've Got a Friend" leading the way.
Go Back To Home PageWhat linked these four was the writing. They were the heart of the singer-songwriter wave that reshaped popular music in the late 1960s and 1970s, pulling the spotlight back to melody, voice, and lyrics that felt personal without ever feeling slight. Taylor gave the era "Fire and Rain" and "Carolina in My Mind." Mitchell brought a sharper, more restless intelligence to songs like "Big Yellow Taxi" and "A Case of You." Browne wrote with California ease and precision. Carole King moved from Brill Building hitmaker to the voice behind Tapestry, one of the defining albums of its era.
Jacob Moon launched Classic Troubadours in 2023, and the response was immediate: seven sold-out shows at Hamilton's Westdale Theatre over the following year, plus rave reviews from his prior runs at Peller Hall.
Moon's own career spans twelve albums and more than twenty-five years, with work heard on CBC and SiriusXM, a European tour as support for UK supergroup Marillion, and the kind of recognition that comes when artists like members of Rush and Gordon Lightfoot personally lend their praise. In Ontario, he already has the trust of audiences who know he takes his work, and the songs he covers, seriously.
The band fills out the sound with Alex Whorms, Ashley St. Pierre, Selena Evangeline, Mark McIntyre, and Rob Brown, each phenomenally gifted in their own right. Together they give James, Joni, Jackson, and Carole the voices and presence those songs deserve.
Peller Hall is fully accessible, with parking behind Memorial and in nearby lots, and bar service on site. Each show runs two 60-minute sets with an intermission between. Tickets are available exclusively through our box office, online or at 905-304-3232.
