This multi-award-winning, 3x Juno-nominated and Billboard charting band creates “energetic and exciting music from a band with talent to burn!” (Maverick, UK). For more than a decade, Sultans of String have thrilled audiences with their genre-hopping passport of Celtic reels, Flamenco, Django-jazz, Arabic, Cuban and South Asian rhythms. The group celebrates musical fusion and human creativity with warmth and virtuosity, with world rhythms that excite audiences to their feet!
Three-time JUNO Award nominees and SiriusXM winners Sultans of String return with “Oak Plains Reel,” the first single (Oct 16) from their upcoming album and the debut recording of the band’s new lineup. Featuring bandleader and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal recipient Chris McKhool, guitarist Kevin Laliberté, bassist Drew Birston, and acclaimed nyckelharpa and fiddle player Saskia Tomkins, the new track is a spirited celebration of ancestral stories, musical heritage and the natural world.
Inspired by a powerful sense of place, the song and its accompanying video “Oak Plains Reel” was written and filmed in one of southern Ontario’s rare oak savannas at a time when the surrounding Green Belt is increasingly threatened, and connects directly to a sense of place and the importance of protecting the natural environments that inspire and define us. An endangered Canadian landscape, the oak savanna is an open, park-like ecosystem interspersed with tallgrass prairie. Found primarily in southern Ontario, these landscapes are now among the world’s most threatened ecosystems, fragmented by agriculture and urban development.
16 Oct 2026 - 5:00pm Feature Film: Walking Through the Fire Sheraton Hamilton Hotel Hamilton, ON CA. For Folk Canada Conference Delegates: Meriläinen Music & Sultans of String Meet ‘n’ Greet, and Pop-Up Film Screening – Room 302. From 5:00-7:00 with free pizza and popcorn!
24
Oct 2026
- 7:30pm
Sultans of String
THEOP – Bernards Childs Auditorium
Deep River, CA.
Tickets
06
Nov 2026
Sultans of String
The Village Social
Cambridge, ON CA.
Tickets
07
Nov 2026
- 6:30pm
Sultans of String
Avenue Road Music
Toronto, ON CA.
Tickets
21
Nov 2026
- 7:30pm
Christmas Caravan
Barrie Concert Association
Barrie, ON CA.
Tickets
25
Nov 2026
- 7:30pm
Sultans of String
Grande Prairie Live Theatre
Grande Prairie, AB CA.
Tickets
27
Nov 2026
- 7:30pm
Christmas Caravan
New Moon Folk Club
Edmonton, AB CA.
Tickets
28
Nov 2026
- 7:50pm
Christmas Caravan
Bow Valley Music Club
Calgary, AB CA.
Tickets
29
Nov 2026
- 7:30pm
Christmas Caravan
ArtsPlace
Canmore, AB CA.
Tickets
02
Dec 2026
- 7:30pm
Christmas Caravan
Evergreen Cultural Centre
Coquitlam, BC CA.
Tickets
03
Dec 2026
- 8:00pm
Christmas Caravan
Rogue Folk Club
Vancouver, BC CA.
Tickets
04
Dec 2026
- 8:00pm
Sultans of String
Bez Arts Hub
Langley, BC CA.
Tickets
05
Dec 2026
- 8:00pm
Feature Film: Walking Through the Fire
Rogue Folk Club
Vancouver, BC CA.
Tickets
19
Dec 2026
- 2:30pm
Christmas Caravan
West Plains United Church
Burlington, ON CA.
Tickets
20 Dec 2026 - 3:00pm Christmas Caravan Concert Hall at Victoria Hall Cobourg, ON CA. Tix link coming soon!
21
Dec 2026
- 7:00pm
Christmas Caravan
Kingston Road Village Concert Series
Toronto, ON CA.
Tickets
This is a shoutout to Canadian Grammy members here on this list, I have created a Facebook group The GRAMMY® Eh-List — a private community for Canadian artists, musicians, producers, songwriters and other music professionals with work submitted for GRAMMY® consideration. This is a place to connect with fellow Canadians, share your For Your Consideration […]
Hey Folks! Meriläinen Music & Sultans of String are pleased to invite Folk Canada delegates to our Friday Meet ‘n’ Greet, and Pop-Up Film Screening at the official Sheraton Hamilton Hotel! SUITE # 302 Come Friday 5:00-7:00 pm for pizza, drinks, and fresh popcorn. We can catch up with Marc and Laura Meriläinen from Meriläinen […]
Hello folks, and welcome to new subscribers! We have some fun shows this week and beyond to share with you! THURS. SEPT 24, 6:00 pm – OTTAWA For our Ottawa friends, come and discover Walking Through the Fire and Sultans of String in this intimate concert at the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health. This is […]
Happy Friday! I just wanted to drop a note to let you know about some special Sultans of String shows coming up, including a rare DUO show in Dundas Ontario. It is pretty fun and special for Kevin and I to get back to our roots and play some of our songs as we created […]
Happy Friday and it is Release Day for my new single for families called Animal Samba! We invite young listeners to clap, prowl, soar, and splash with this new song, the first taste of my forthcoming family album ‘Global Dance Party!’ arriving November 6. This one is very special to me, as it features my […]
FALL TOURING DATES ANNOUNCED! Excited to announce our Sultans of String FALL TOUR. Tickets are on sale for all shows – look forward to seeing you there! AUG 29 – Chamber Music Fest, Picton ON AUG 30 – Old Church Theatre, Trenton ON SEP 18 – FILM – Cowichan PAC, Duncan BC SEP 20 – […]
Indigenous Artists and Sultans of String – Walking Though the Fire A Trailblazing Musical Response to the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action Title: Walking Through the Fire Artist: Sultans of String Category: Roots / Global Music Album Stream Album: https://sultansofstring.lnk.to/WalkingThroughtheFire Physical CDs: https://merchmrkt.com/collections/sultans-of-string Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/sos-spotify YouTube Playlist https://tinyurl.com/WTTFvideos Watch our Video EPK What do […]
Addressing the struggles of life on Mother Earth has always inspired Toronto-based quintet, Sultans of String. On their visionary seventh album, Refuge, Sultans of String bring their unique brand of musical synergy and collaboration to bear on 13 songs that speak to the challenges facing the world’s displaced peoples–their stories, their songs, their persistence and their humanity.
Award-winning band the Sultans of String create “Energetic and exciting music from a band with talent to burn!” (Maverick Magazine UK). Thrilling their audiences with their genre-hopping passport of Celtic reels, flamenco, Django-jazz, Arabic, Cuban, and South Asian rhythms, Sultans of String celebrate musical fusion and human creativity with warmth and virtuosity.
Sultans of String in duo format: Chris McKhool (violin) and Kevin Laliberté (guitar), the songwriters behind the music, take you on a musical journey around the world!
The Sultans of String bring their fiery musicality to projects with symphony orchestras far and wide, in a program created in collaboration with Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Artist in Residence and Community Ambassador Lucas Waldin.
2015 JUNO Award nominees Sultans of String deliver an exuberant performance featuring originals, world music inspired classics, and seasonal favourites to warm your heart on a cold winter’s night.
Sultans of String for young audiences.
