Hamilton’s LIVELab = Extreme Surround Sound on Sept 27
HAMILTON! You have seen Sultans of String at The Westdale… Now are you ready for EXTREME SURROUND SOUND?!? We are showing our Cannes World Film Festival winning film Walking Through the Fire…. Saturday Sept 27 at 7:30pm, at LIVELab – McMaster University’s Institute for Music and the Mind The sound is going to absolutely blow […]
New video and single for families – Little Leaf
Hello everyone! I am so excited to release the first single and video from my new family/children’s album Little Leaf! Here is our new video of the title track. It has long been my dream to shoot a one-take video, and in fact we only took one take of this, filmed on an iPhone in […]
Reserve Now! Concerts, Films, Christmas and Family Shows!
Hello everyone, I am very excited to share our fall touring schedule with you! With Sultans of String we are touring with our Indigenous collaborators in Walking Through the Fire, and we have the film playing at a few locations as well. Then in December we are touring Christmas Caravan with various guests including Ken […]
New Video, and Muskoka Bound!
Hello Friends, I hope you are having a great summer! Just a quick note to let you know I have two fun shows this weekend if you are in Muskoka cottage country! Saturday at 7:30 pm: Don’t miss Sultans of String at the Theatre in the Woods! Billboard-charting, 3x JUNO nominees and Cannes World Film […]
Elbows Up for Canada Day!
Hello friends, both in Canada and abroad! Today is a day to celebrate Canadian values of equality, respect, diversity, fairness, and a commitment to peace, order, and good government. These values are often reflected in Canada’s legal system, including the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and its emphasis on social justice, multiculturalism, and international peacekeeping. […]
New Video Release and Free Show Tickets
Hey friends, to thank you for being subscribers, we are giving away a pair of tickets to our Walking Through the Fire film that is playing on Thursday night in Aurora, as well as two pairs of tickets to our live Sultans of String quartet “immersive experience” concert in Hamilton on Sunday! We will do […]
Hamilton Arts Week, Aurora, Vandorf, Muskoka and QC
Apologies for the resend, my email program pulled in an old post. here is the real message! Hey friends! I hope you are all well :) Coming up we have some special live concerts featuring our incredible Nyckelharpa player Saskia Tomkins, playing the ancient Swedish instrument that needs to be seen (and heard) to be […]
Chris McKhool to Receive KEY TO THE CITY of BURLINGTON!
This is totally nuts, but true! Burlington Mayor Meed Ward each year chooses a resident whose hard work, talent, efforts and passion have made Burlington a better place to live. And this year she picked ME to receive the KEY TO THE CITY! I am completely knocked out by this, and so very grateful to […]
OTTAWA – TORONTO – COLLINGWOOD – WATERLOO – HAMILTON – HERE WE COME!
Hey all, we are pretty excited to return to my original home town of Ottawa this weekend for the Canadian Folk Music Awards! Sultans of String are up for Ensemble of the Year with our Walking Though the Fire Project on Friday Night, and then on Saturday we are showing the film of the same […]
NEW Video, Awards, Shows and Film this week
Hey everyone! I hope you are all well and staying warm! We had a pretty fun time in Montreal last weekend, showcasing both our live concert and feature film of Walking Through the Fire. Thanks to all who came out! And then this happened… we won TWO awards from Festivals & Events Ontario! One I […]
Hey Montreal, Toronto, Aurora, Burlington, Brantford, Ottawa, Simcoe!
Hey Happy Snow Day for those who are lucky to have received yesterday’s blast. I hope you are all staying safe and warm :) We have some pretty exciting events coming up, including OUR NEW FILM Walking Through the Fire showing… Feb 22 Montreal Please tell your friends about this special premiere screening! Le Centre Sheraton […]
Refuge on Tour! Mississauga, Aurora, Brantford and beyond…
Hello everyone! As deportation threats loom over immigrants and refugees in our neighbour country to the south, our Canadian stages can become a sanctuary of sound. Sultans of String’s REFUGE isn’t just a concert—it’s a musical manifesto championing diversity and highlighting the indispensable role that new Canadians play in society. Concerts feature various guests including […]