Music, Variety & Other Events
at The Smiths Falls Station Theatre
In May of 2022, a collective of songwriters, and spoken word artists paddled the Rideau Canal from Kingston to Ottawa, Ontario.
This traveling musical residency was spear-headed by Kate Weekes, a wilderness canoe guide and award-winning songwriter. The journey offered an opportunity for settler artists to explore questions of personal and cultural identity and sense of place through songwriting. This includes learning about the colonial impact of the canal in the unceded traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat.
The culmination of travel through the Rideau and Katarokwi watersheds is a body of original work written by Kate Weekes and featured on her new album, Rideau Roots. The project is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and will be celebrated in communities along the Rideau. Joining Kate at her Nov. 1st release at The Station Theatre in Smiths Falls are Nathan Smith, Christine Graves, b!WILDer, Stephen Fuller, James Stephens and Brian Sanderson.
The Red Dirt Skinners are coming to the Station Theatre on 2 May 2026. The buzz around this exhilarating duo is evident. Early booking is strongly advised.
“The Pink Floyd of Folk Music.” That’s how Roots Music Canada describes the Red Dirt Skinners — and Music News Magazine agrees, noting “an almost Floyd-like quality” to their sound. Widely regarded as one of the most innovative acts to emerge from the UK in recent years, the Skinners’ multi-award-winning music blurs genres and defies expectations.
A Red Dirt Skinners show is built on powerful storytelling, unexpected turns, and a fearless creative spirit. If you enjoy music inspired by legends like Pink Floyd, Simon and Garfunkel, Supertramp, Queen, and David Bowie — but with its own unmistakable voice — you’ll love the Red Dirt Skinners.
With male and female harmonies blending into a single, unforgettable voice, and Sarah’s soaring soprano saxophone lines, this duo delivers performances that are both refreshingly different and emotionally rich.
A Red Dirt Skinners show is more than a concert — it’s a musical journey. Expect laugh-out-loud stories, thought-provoking lyrics, and songs that stay with you long after the final note. Rob and Sarah Skinner bring heart, humour, and exceptional musicianship to every performance.
Don’t miss the Red Dirt Skinners — they’ll steal your heart.