New Show Announcement!

We are so excited to announce one more show for the 2026 season! This will be our last show of the season - and you won’t want to miss it. On Friday, September 11th, James Gray will be returning to Duke’s for a second time this season for our one and only fall show.

Hailing from Sprucedale, Ontario, James Gray played at Duke's at the start of an album release tour last fall. Since then, James has been been touring through Switzerland, Germany and Austria. Then New Zealand. THEN through Canada's atlantic provinces, and finally he is back at Duke's for a show this fall!

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.

Tickets for these shows will go on sale SATURDAY, SEPT 4th at 12 Noon - on our website at www.dukeslivemusic.com/2026-shows

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