Sideroad Sounds

10/05/2026

Hey: some of you who were at the show Friday night were reminding me that Bob mentioned his mailing list but we got distracted and didnt talk about how to get on it. If you reach out to :
[email protected] and ask to be put on the mailing list for the newsletter, you’ll get hooked up!
And now for your listening pleasure, a flashback of an instrumental piece we enjoyed on Friday. Til next time!

10/03/2026

Our thanks to Bob Wiseman for coming and sharing of his music and musings with us tonight!

10/02/2026

We are ready to welcome 5 time Juno winner Bob Wiseman to the livingroom this evening! If you are already on the guestlist we look forward to hanging with you! If you missed the boat, I can squeeze a few more seats in for anyone wishing to join us!
Bob founded Blue Rodeo, and after leaving the band his talents have had him meandering in all kinds of artistic directions - tonight we’ll enjoy a show of piano and vocals, interspersed with readings from Bob’s book “Music Lessons” .
If you are quick, you are welcome to join us:
Tix: 35$ pp ( all proceeds to the artist)
secured by etransfer to:
[email protected]
BYOB event
Doors at 7:00
Showtime 7:30 ish.
Sideroad Sounds- Meaford.
* DM if you require directions
See u up on the Sideroad!

10/01/2026

Tomorrow…. drive thru the canopy of golden leaves up on the Sideroad, and we’ll light a little fire in the hearth, pour ourselves a bevvy and enjoy an upclose and personal concert in the livingroom with 5 time Juno winner and founder of Blue Rodeo, Bob Wiseman. This will be a special piano based concert with readings from Bob’s new book ‘Music Lessons’. We can fit a couple more music lovers in, so join us…reserve you spot on the guest list by etransfer to:
[email protected]
tix $35 pp.- all proceeds to the artist.
BYOB
Friday Oct 2
Doors at 7:00
Showtime 7:30
Bob will have music, merch and books on offer as well.
Sideroad Sounds
Sideroad 22 Meaford.
All welcome - this is an inclusive space.

09/27/2026

We have a special house show creeping up fast! We can seat a couple more if you would like to join us!
On October 2, we have 5 time Juno winner Bob Wiseman in the house!
Bob will be playing a piano based show, singing and doing short readings from his new book ‘Music Lessons’. It’ll be a great way to usher in the autumn season, in a ritual old as time- as the daylight shortens- let’s gather with friends and share a night of story and song!
The last few tix can be secured by etransfer to :
[email protected]
Tix are $35 pp all proceeds to the artist.
BYOB
Doors at 7:00
Showtime 7:30
message the page if you require more info! See you up on the Sideroad.

ps: Bob will have copies of his book on offer as well as music/merch.

09/15/2026

Feeling like fall, eh?
We have a couple seats left for our Bob Wiseman in the living room show on Oct 2!
Make them yours by etransfer to:
[email protected]
Doors at 7:00, Showtime 7:30
BYOB
Tix $35 pp - all proceeds to the artist.
✌🏼See you there!

08/23/2026

We found ourselves really close to Kingston last night, home of the Tragically Hip on the 10th anniversary of their final show. I remember watching it ten years ago in the midst of an emotional crowd in the Village at Blue Mountain. Ten years later, last night, the theater crowd cheered and clapped like they were suspending their disbelief that a decade had passed, and that Gordie is no longer with us. That is testament to the powerful emotional connection we have to music and the folks who create it and perform it for us so beautifully.
Most every campfire or happy hour jam session with friends i’ve enjoyed in the last many years was wrapped up with a heartfelt, harmonious finale of Blue Rodeo’s ‘Lost Together’ by Bob Wiseman. The song has been a touchstone along the way.
Bob will be joining us for a houseshow Oct 2 in the livingroom, at Sideroad Sounds. Just 4 tix remain.
Secure yours by etransfer to:
[email protected]
$35 pp. all proceeds to the artist.
Doors st 7:00 Showtime 7:30
BYOB
Join us for another special musical memory!

08/07/2026

Only a handful of tickets remain for
our Oct 2 houseshow with Bob Wiseman! Don’t miss your opportunity to join us for this intimate show with a
6 time Canadian Juno winner, and founder of Blue Rodeo, writer and a multi talented creative .
Bob is planning a special show for us on piano with readings .
When the sun starts setting a little earlier, and the evenings are a bit frostier, come join us for some cozy community, and top drawer entertainment.
Oct 2nd.
Doors at 7:00 Showtime 7:30
Tix: $35 (all proceeds to artist)
A BYOB event.
Sideroad 22 Meaford.
Secure tix and your place on the guestlist by etransfer to :
[email protected]

07/30/2026

Below is Canadian icon Ron Sexsmith talking about Bob Wiseman producing his album ‘Grand Opera Lane’. Bob will be our guest this Oct. 2 when he plays a Sideroad Sounds houseshow featuring piano, & readings. Should make for a memorable evening! Just a handful of tickets remain for this one- secure your spot on the guest list by etransfer to: [email protected]
Tix are $35 with all proceeds to the artist, BYOB, Oct 2, doors at 7:00, Showtime 7:30. ✌🏼

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FRONT COVERS & BACK STORYS #1
On my old courier route I used to pass this street sign that said
"Grand Opera Lane" but there was really no lane there or Opera House to speak of. In the days before Google I went to the library and did some research and apparently there WAS an Opera House there at one point where renowned actors like Sarah Bernhardt performed. I had just finished an eleven song album produced by Bob Wiseman of Blue Rodeo that had been turned down by every label in Toronto so we decided to put it out independently on cassette. I thought "Grand Opera Lane" might be a good title for it because I did feel a bit like a street sign without a street. About a year after we put it out, Bob sent it down to some folks he knew in LA and the doors started to open for me with at first a publishing deal then a record deal with Jimmy Iovine's Interscope label. The photo was taken by Doug McClellan. He was a friend of drummer Don Kerr (who was also a courier) So we all went down to Adelaide & Yonge to have our photo taken with the vintage sign and it was a good thing because the following week the city replaced it with a sign that just said "Grand Opera Ln", Gotta hand it to fate!

07/14/2026

The 5 time Juno award winning, founding member of Blue Rodeo : Bob Wiseman is coming to play right here in the living room October 2nd !
Only 10 tickets remain for this intimate house show featuring piano and readings by Bob.
It’ll be a cozy night of crunchy leaves and crisp fall air and a little fire in the stove … come join us.
Tix :$35 ( all proceeds to the artist)
Reserve your place on the guestlist with an etransfer to:
[email protected]
Doors: 7:00
Showtime: 7:30
BYOB
* can email above e-address if you need more deets.