July 28th, 2019 pre-concert performance @ Fieldcote featured local pianist Karen Thornton a singer-songwriter who has been performing in the GTA for a number of years as a solo artist. Karen started playing piano at 12 and by the age of 15 she was writing and performing in local coffee houses. In 2014, her album, Rain Down on Me was nominated for a Hamilton Music Award for, Jazz Recording of the Year,Most recent release Live at the Old Firehall, was recorded at Ancaster’s Old Firehall in front of a live audience