Joe Callahan is a folk/roots/blues singer-songwriter who first performed professionally over 40 years ago as a singer and drummer in a country-rock band called The Rivermen.

 

Continuing to develop his finger style guitar playing and writing songs with social justice underpinnings, in 2011, he co-produced his first CD Watching the Light (available on I-Tunes and Apple Music) with friend and collaborator Tim Campbell and released it independently to positive reviews, but limited distribution. In 2019 Joe recorded and released an EP, Street Level High accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Peter Snell and bassist Mike Acerra. You can check out some of Joe's music at his Youtube channel: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwIHyYD6YGqbrH9h5PkeV9g

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Having elected to devote most of his time to producing and performing live music in 2013, Joe was invited to help create, host and co-produce Night Kitchen Too, a musical variety show at the Pinnacle Playhouse in downtown Belleville. The show was set to start its 8th season in September 2020 when it was suspended due to Covid 19.

 

In November 2017, following the success of live presentations of “Live is Where it Lives” for audiences at the Roy Bonisteel studio in the Old Church Theatre just north of Trenton, Ont., Joe finalized plans to have the show produced for TV with YourTV in Belleville at Signal Brewery. The show is broadcast weekly in the Quinte district of eastern Ontario. (See the Live is Where it Lives page)

 

Most recently, Joe recorded his 3rd CD of original music "Mystery", a live recording with bassist Howard Baer. "Mystery" was released October 1, 2020. "Watching the Light" and "Street Level High" were released in 2011 and 2019 respectively.  All are available in major online services and CDs are available upon request.

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In June 2020, Joe moved with his wife Nancy to Saskatoon to be closer to his son Chris and his daughter Alison, in part, in response to the Covid 19 outbbreak.