User:Lefty McRighty/O-Town Hoedown

The O-Town Hoedown is an annual country music concert series held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada since 2007. The event is owned and organized by Ottawa country singer Lefty McRighty. Performing artists are typically independent and unsigned, with the majority being local. O-Town Hoedown uses the term "alt-whatever country music" to define the styles of music it features, including Alternative country, Bluegrass, Rockabilly, Psychobilly, Cowpunk, Indie folk, Outlaw country and Neotraditional country.

Format
The O-Town Hoedown typically takes place over 9-10 days in early fall. Events are held at various small and medium sized concert venues in Ottawa, similar to concert series such asSouth by Southwest and Canadian Music Week, with the exception that only one event is scheduled per day.

Dates and Venues
O-Town Hoedown 2007 took place exclusively at Irene's Pub on August 6-7.

Artists
Steve Stacey and the Stump Splitters, Parson's Road, Slo' Tom, Lefty McRighty, The Bible All-Stars, The Polymorphines.

Dates and Venues
O-Town Hoedown 2008 was expanded to 7 days, August 17-23. Venues included Irene's Pub, Elmdale House Tavern, Chateau Lafayette, The Black Sheep Inn, Zaphod Beeblebrox (nightclub), The Rainbow Bistro and The Glue Pot Pub.

Artists
Lucky Ron Burke, Steve Stacey and the Stump Splitters, The Kingmakers, Maxim Cossette, The Dusty Drifters, James Reynolds, Dave Norris, The Sunbleached Skulls, Lefty McRighty, Ken Workman, Ray Harris, Brothers Chaffey, Withering Pines, Parson's Road, Dry River Caravan, Huntley Slim, The Bible All-Stars, Ninety Pounds of Ugly, Slo' Tom and The Woodrunners.

Dates and Venues
In 2009 The O-Town Hoedown was moved to early fall and expanded to 9 days, September 18-26. Venues included The Clocktower Brew Pub, Elmdale House Tavern, Irene's Pub, The Rainbow Bistro, The Manx Pub, The Black Sheep Inn and Zaphod Beeblebrox (nightclub).

Artists
Ken Workman and The Union, The Bible All-Stars, John Carroll, Prescott, Dave Norris and Local Ivan, Brothers Chaffey, Lynne Hanson, Ninety Pounds of Ugly, The Kingmakers, Lefty McRighty, Jehan Khoorshed, Ray Harris, Trevor Alguire, Slo' Tom and the Handsome Devils, Huntley Slim, Steve Stacey and the Stump Splitters, The Train Jumpers, The Dusty Drifters, The Sin Sisters Burlesque, The Rough Sea, The Woodrunners, The Devillaire, Chris Rayburn and Use Every Part of the Deer. O-Town Hoedown 2009 also marked the first performance of an out-of-town act, Christian D. and the Hangovers from Toronto.

Dates and Venues
O-Town Hoedown 2010 took place over 10 days, September 24-October 2nd. Venues included The Black Sheep Inn, Zaphod Beeblebrox (nightclub), Irene's Pub, Elmdale House Tavern, The Rainbow Bistro and Clocktower Brew Pub.

Artists
In 2010, The O-Town Hoedown modified its format to include a larger proportion of out-of-town acts, including The Warped 45s and Buzz Deluxe (Toronto), The Honkytonk Heartbreakers (Montreal), The F-Holes (Winninpeg), Liquorbox (Kingston, Ontario) and The Driftwood Singers (Los Angeles). Local artists included Capital Grass and the No Men, Evil Farm Children, Shirt Tearing Boys, Ray Harris, Huntley Slim, Dry River Caravan, Lindsay Ferguson, Lefty McRighty, Ninety Pounds of Ugly, Ken Voita, Brandon Agnew, Sherwood Lumsden, The Dusty Drifters, Jack Pine and Andre M. Bluteau.

Dates and Venues
O-Town Hoedown expanded to 11 days in 2011, September 23-Octover 2nd. Venues included Irene's Pub, The Rainbow Bistro, Elmdale House Tavern, The Manx Pub and Zaphod Beeblebrox (nightclub).

Artists
Out-of-town artists included The Hobo Outlaws, Ol' Savannah and Orit Shimoni(Montreal), The Woody Allens (London, Ontario), Big Tobacco and the Pickers (Toronto) and Ginger St. James (Hamilton, Ontario). Local artists included The Rough Sea, The Kingmakers, The Sin Sisters Burlesque, Ninety Pounds of Ugly (performing as The Mysterious Chinese Folding Screen Band of Mystery), Marie-Josée Houle, King Rattler, The Sick Sick Sicks, The Mudplots, Hank's Hangover, The Train Jumpers, The Raftsmen, Silver Creek, Morgan Friend, Lefty McRighty, Trevor Alguire, Lynne Hanson, Renée Yoxon, The Dusty Drifters, Robert Larisey, Brothers Through The Hill and Brock Zeman.