James Gray at Duke’s Live Music
- Venue:
- Duke's Live Music
- Address:
- 2 James Bartleman Way\r\nUnit 8, Port Carling,
- Phone:
- (705) 765-1939
About
James Gray, known as a contemporary version of an old-school travelling folk singer at Duke’s Live Music.
Friday, July 17, 2026
Doors open 7pm, show starts 8pm
James Gray is a contemporary version of an old-school traveling folk singer. In the past decade, Gray has toured throughout Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand seeing the world and sharing his beloved songs along the way. A unique finger style guitarist, with a vocal that is hauntingly beautiful, Gray, often accompanied by a rather droll, humorous stage patter, immerses himself in each and every song with a soulfulness and attack that is infectious and disarming.
James has released four albums, the most recent in 2025 entitled “Daydreamer”, with his first show on his album release tour right here at Duke’s. In 2019 James won himself a spot at The Mariposa Folk Festival through their showcase auditions. James has since been invited to perform at 5 Mariposa folk events, The Northern Lights Festival Boreal, 2 Troubadour Festivals and the Muskoka Music Festival in James’ home of northern/central Ontario.
Gray has recently returned home from touring throughout Switzerland, Germany and Austria. This past festival season James was invited to perform at both the Northern Lights Festival Boreal and the Mariposa Folk Festival where he had the honour of warming up the main stage for Bruce Cockburn.
