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Original Thursdays – Melwood Cutlery
February 19 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$10
On Thursday, February 19, 2026, from 6-9pm, you can expect a moving and memorable performance from quirky folk legend
Melwood Cutlery.
Melwood Cutlery is a folk/roots singer-songwriter who blends blues and country-inspired
music on guitar, piano and harmonica with unforgettable vocals.
Over a decades-long career, he’s played festivals and venues in Canada and the US, drawing
critical acclaim for his songs (the touching or clever lyrics, the haunting or catchy melodies),
dynamic performances with splashes of quirky humor and always that unique voice. A
working musician and songwriter since he was a teenager, he gained early recognition as a
solo artist in his native Ottawa. In the years that followed, Cutlery continued to build his
reputation. He now lives outside Perth.
His six studio albums demonstrate the evolution of his music and sensibilities with finely
crafted songs that range from the melancholy of romance to unforgettable ballads about
uniquely Canadian stories.
“. . . cagey and impressive work . . . eminently tuneful, curiously simple, delightfully wise” said
Greg Quill of the Toronto Star and “the hippest songwriter around” according to renowned
Scottish-Canadian singer-songwriter, David Francey.
In his newest release, “A Complete Display of Tackle” (2024, Little Bullhorn Studios, produced
by Lynn Miles and Dave Draves), Cutlery is at the top of his game as a songwriter, singer,
guitar picker and piano player, embracing a myriad of influences but with unexpected twists.
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