Canadian Music Stars Sarah McLachlan, Our Lady Peace, Natalie MacMaster, The Strumbellas, Keshia Chante, Brett Kissel, Tom Wilson and The Cooper Brothers
Perform On CTV Ottawa Fundraising Special In Support of The Homeless On
November 5th at 7:00 Pm (ET)
Ottawa, ON – Challenging times continue for so many people with the ongoing pandemic, and even more so for people who are homeless as winter approaches. The Ottawa Mission is a vital resource for increasing numbers of vulnerable people for shelter and a hot meal and other needed supports such as housing, mental health counselling, health services, employment support, job training and other programs to help people rebuild their lives.
As well, shocking increases in hunger have doubled The Ottawa Mission’s annual meal numbers from 495,000 meals prior to the pandemic, to more than 938,000 last year. With the rising cost of food, The Mission expects to serve over one million meals this year to people in need.
“Blue Door At Your Door” is a one-of-a-kind, star-studded, performance based fundraising event on CTV Ottawa, hosted by Juno Award winning jazz singer, Kellylee Evans.
Tune in on Saturday, November 5th, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. (ET) for The Ottawa Mission’s Blue Door At Your Door fundraiser – a special one-hour show presented by Caivan Communities and broadcast on CTV Ottawa and worldwide via livestream on the Ottawa Mission’s YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtphDgCwLuqq-MvdKl7oSmw/featured
Donations will be matched up to $75,000.00 and can be made at https://ottawamission.com
The Blue Door At Your Door program includes performances by an incredible line-up:
Sarah McLachlan is one of the most celebrated singer songwriters in entertainment with over 40 million albums sold worldwide. She has received three Grammy Awards and twelve Juno Awards over her career and has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Sarah’s music embodies the art of songwriting on its most personal level and her indelible vocals resonate with people everywhere. Her songs have had a profound influence; “Angel,” “Building A Mystery,” “Fallen,” “I Will Remember You,” “Adia,” “Sweet Surrender,” “World On Fire,” “Possession,” and countless others are an inspiration to music lovers around the globe.
When Our Lady Peace released Spiritual Machines in 2000, they had become one of Canada’s most successful alt-rock bands. They were about to get even bigger with their next album, the Bob Rock-produced, megahit-spawning Gravity that would make OLP a global force. They have sold over five million albums, won four JUNO Awards and 10 Much Music Videos Awards (one of the MMVA’s most awarded artists), and have toured the world with The Rolling Stones, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Van Halen, Goo Goo Dolls, Alanis Morissette, and more. The band’s No. 1 radio hits in Canada include “Clumsy,” “In Repair,” “Somewhere Out There,” and “Angels Losing Sleep.”
Natalie MacMaster has had a 40 year career in a music industry that has taken her from Japan to New Zealand, Slovenia to Antarctica. She has garnered Junos, CCMA’a, ECMA’s, among countless others and a Grammy win for collaboration on YoYo Ma’s Songs of Joy and Peace CD. With various TV specials, sharing stages with Alison Krauss, Michael McDonald, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw, Carlos Santana among others, she was one of the youngest to receive Canada’s highest civilian distinction, the Order of Canada. This was all done through her fiddle! Natalie continues to record and perform with her husband, fiddler Donnell Leahy and their 7 fiddling children.
Formed in 2008, multi-award winning internationally renowned alternative rock band The Strumbellas have built their career on crafting exceptional songs, easily connecting with fans through their honest and relatable lyricism and versatile sound. The two-time JUNO Award winners have spent much of their time on the road, delivering standout performances at such notable festivals as Bonnaroo, Governor’s Ball, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and more.
Their 2016 studio album Hope gained international attention with single ‘Spirits’ topping the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, earning them the JUNO Award for ‘Single of the Year’ and a coveted performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. ‘Spirits’ has since been certified 3x Platinum in Canada and Italy, Platinum in Germany, and Gold in Belgium, France and the United States.
Keshia Chante is one of Canada’s top entertainers & most versatile artists. Not only a Juno Award-Winning Singer, but a Canadian Screen Award-Winning Winning TV Host, Entrepreneur & Humanitarian. Born in Ottawa, raised in Toronto and currently residing in Los Angeles, Keshia has over 20+ years of experience in the entertainment industry.
At 14 years old, Keshia became a teen superstar receiving numerous accolades, including multiple #1’s, 8 Top Ten radio singles, 5 Urban Music Awards, multiple Juno Award nominations, Canadian Radio Award & debuted #1 on the Billboard Charts in Japan for Table Dancer, a song she penned. As a TV Host & Personality, Keshia rose to international prominence as co-host of “106 & Park”, alongside Bow Wow, and has conducted coveted interviews with Former First Lady Michelle Obama, Robert De Niro, Jennifer Aniston, Kim Kardashian, Cate Blanchett, Denzel Washington, Mariah Carey, Drake and many more. Keshia was given a star on the Walk of Fame in Brampton.
With 2x Gold-certified albums, 3x Platinum and 10x Gold singles, and 16x top-10 radio hits to his credit, Brett Kissel, has had an extraordinary rise to superstardom in the Canadian country music scene since his first single release a decade ago in 2012. When the world pressed pause in 2020, Kissel put his foot on the gas pedal, with a steady stream of hit songs, hit records, and some impressive award show victories, including winning his 22nd CCMA award last year in London, and accepting his third JUNO Award this past May in Toronto, for his critically acclaimed album ‘What Is Life?.’
Having toured with icons Garth Brooks and Brad Paisley, Kissel has learned the tricks of the trade from the best in the business and has established himself as one of Canada’s most beloved entertainers. Kissel is also well known for his outside-the-box collaborations, which have led to some extremely unique duets featuring Grammy winners: Charley Pride, Dave Mustaine, Nelly, and recently legendary R&B group — 98 Degrees. Kissel is currently working on what he explains is the most extravagant recording project of his life — a new multi-album package — set for release in January 2023
Tom Wilson is a Canadian music legend, famed storyteller and visual artist. Wilson’s memoir, Beautiful Scars published by Penguin/Random House has become a national bestseller. The memoir has been adapted into a TVO Original documentary (directed by Shane Belcourt) and is slated to have its Hot Docs World premiere on Monday, May 2. Exposing incredible truths about Wilson’s biological family and Indigenous heritage, the documentary delves into the singer- songwriter’s lifetime quest to find himself and ultimately uncover his true identity as a Mohawk man.
Tom Wilson’s extensive career and tireless efforts as a musician has bestowed upon him numerous nominations and awards from the Hamilton Music Awards to the Polaris Prize to the Juno Awards, including certified gold and platinum records. His song writing has seen his works recorded by and with artists such as; Sarah McLachlan, City and Colour, Jason Isbell, Colin James, Lucinda Williams, Billy Ray Cyrus, Mavis Staples, The Rankin Family, as well as his own bands Lee Harvey Osmond, Junkhouse, and Canadian treasure, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings. Lee Harvey Osmond was awarded a 2020 Juno Award for the album “Mohawk”.
The Cooper Brothers first gained international attention when they signed with Capricorn Records (famous for producing several of the most popular southern-rock acts of the time including The Allman Brothers and Marshall Tucker) in Macon, Georgia. Over the next few years the Cooper Brothers released two albums under the Capricorn label, the eponymous Cooper Brothers and Pitfalls of the Ballroom. Subsequent singles “The Dream Never Dies”, “Rock and Roll Cowboys” and “I’ll Know Her When I See Her” all charted on The Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.
They continue to perform and have released a number of critically acclaimed new albums including; In From The Cold (produced by Grammy nominee Colin Linden in Nashville/featuring special guests Jim Cuddy (Blue Rodeo), Delbert McClinton and Chuck Leavell (The Rolling Stones)), Southbound (recorded at the Tragically Hip’s studio/produced by Colin Cripps (Blues Rodeo) and their latest album Radio Silence.
The impact of the ongoing pandemic has been especially hard on those who are homeless and precariously housed. It has also been difficult for many people who were before just making ends meet. Given the collective impact on Covid-19 on people’s mental health, finances and perceived risk of homelessness, The Ottawa Mission expects to remain the first place of refuge for increasing numbers of vulnerable people for the next several years.
That’s why events like Blue Door at Your Door are so important to sustain The Mission’s 17 programs and services that so many people in our community rely upon. And that’s why The Mission is committed to bringing world-class music and for residents of Ottawa, food prepared by students of our renowned Food Services Training Program, in the comfort of their own homes, so they can relax and tune in for a great cause on November 5 to CTV Ottawa at 7:00 pm or the Ottawa Mission’s YouTube Channel.
About The Ottawa Mission
“Since 1906, The Ottawa Mission has been serving the homeless, the hungry and the lost by providing food, clothing, shelter and skills. In 2020-2021, The Ottawa Mission provided emergency shelter to an average of 118 men every night and served an average of 2,570 meals every day. The Ottawa Mission also provides to men and women health services, mental health and addiction treatment programs, hospice care, dental services, housing services, educational support, job training, spiritual care, and clothing to thousands in need in our community. In September 2020, The Ottawa Mission marked the one millionth hour that the shelter has been in existence since its founding in 1906. In 2019, the Mission became a housing-focused shelter reflective of its commitment to a home for everyone as a human right with the launch of a new housing department.”
For more information or to make a donation go to https://ottawamission.akaraisin.com/ui/bluedoor2022
FOR ARTIST INTERVIEWS, PLEASE CONTACT:
Todd Littlefield
Diesel Entertainment
Tel. 613-741-9242
E-mail: todd@dieselentertainment.com
FOR INFORMATION ON THE OTTAWA MISSION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Jenn Graves
Senior Event Officer
C. 613-866-1219
E-mail: jgraves@ottawamission.com
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