Pros & Cons Benefit: Bill Kirchen

Tue. July 7th Hotel Wolfe Island Wolfe Island Ontario $20
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Pros & Cons Benefit: Bill Kirchen

Grammy nominated guitarist, singer & songwriter plays a special benefit show!
Event can be attended in person In-Person Event Venue is part of the Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area
Music Country / Roots / Bluegrass / Rockabilly Folk / Celtic / Latin / World Jazz / Blues
Tue. July 7th + Add to Calendar Hotel Wolfe Island
8:30pm - 10:00pm $20

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Bill Kirchen

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Get ready for a night of road-tested twang, sly wit, and Telecaster mastery—Bill Kirchen is coming back to Hotel Wolfe Island for a special benefit show!

Buy a ticket for only $20 — and top it up with a tax deductible donation to this revolutionary restorative justice program. Catch the 6:00 or 7:00 PM ferry from Kingston so you can have dinner before the show!

BILL KIRCHEN
Kirchen has spent more than five decades at the forefront of American roots music, helping to shape what we now call Americana. As a founding member of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, he helped drive the band’s classic Hot Rod Lincoln into the Top 10 and onto Rolling Stone’s list of essential albums—a legacy that still roars today.

From those early days, Kirchen’s career has been a cross-country musical journey—touring and collaborating with icons like Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello, and earning a reputation for a sound he calls “dieselbilly”: a high-octane blend of rockabilly, country, western swing, blues, and boogie that somehow feels both loose and razor-sharp at once.

What sets Kirchen apart isn’t just virtuosity—it’s feel. His playing is equal parts finesse and fire, his songs balancing humour and heartbreak, all delivered with the easy charm of a musician who’s seen it all and still loves every minute of it.

Now, in 2026, he’s back on the road with his brand-new album Cat Out of the Bag—a fresh chapter in a career that refuses to slow down.

Don’t miss this rare chance to catch a living legend up close in an intimate setting, and support a worthy local charity!

A benefit for Pros and Cons Prison Arts
Pros and Cons produces works by inmates in support of victim services, restorative justice efforts and charities of inmates’ choosing. Along with your ticket, you can add a donation amount, or you can send us an Interac e-transfer to [email protected] — All donations are tax-deductible in Canada, and we will send you a tax receipt.

$200 buys an instrument for use by incarcerated individuals

$1000 pays for multiple educational workshops and recording sessions behind bars

$5000 helps pay for concerts and cultural events engaging inmates

$20,000 builds a full recording facility in an institution

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Hotel Wolfe Island
1237 County Road 96
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Pros & Cons Benefit: Bill Kirchen @ Hotel Wolfe Island Jul 7 2026 - Jul 1st @ Hotel Wolfe Island

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