Owen Riegling headliner at the Port Perry Fair

The Port Perry Fair is proud to announce this year’s concert will feature Owen Riegling as the headliner and The Steve Waters Band as the opening act.

The concert will begin at 8 p.m., in the Entertainment Shelter, on Sunday, September 1st. The cost of the concert is included in your entry fee to the fair.

OWEN RIEGLING

If Broadway was a dirt road and tourists were trees, maybe Owen Riegling would spend a hell of a lot more time in Nashville. Until then, he's just find writing big songs from a small town.

Owen's roots have taught him a good deal about humility, honesty, and the kind of hand me down lessons that turn a good kid into a good man. Growing up in a town of under 1,000 people will do that to ya.

Big cities, big stage, bright lights, letting go in the rear-view | mirror – those all come along with writing the kind of timeless songs that still sound good in 20 years. There's no doubt bigger things are calling. But Owen knows that when you've got one foot planted in big dreams, you better have the other planted on solid ground, or you might not be standing when you get there.

Owen ain't pretending to be anyone he's not. He's too honest for that. He knows it's not 3 chords and half the truth, it's 3 chords and the whole thing. But just because he's being himself doesn't mean he's got it all figured out. And honestly, who does at 24?

It's part of the growth process as an artist – write 100 songs, write 100 more. Play 100 shows, play 100 more, and as you step further and further down the road you discover more and more about who you are and how you want to show that to the world.

There is no race to artistry. Owen knows that. Maybe it's the slow pace of his hometown coming into play, but you can't rush the slow burn of artist coming into their own. Owen's next batch of songs are bound to coincide with the biggest stages and the brightest lights of his young career, and there's no doubt that the journey of figuring it all out will be worth watching along the way.

He's an old soul with a new guitar, the kind of guy who's gonna play the Ryman and still be home for dinner. There's nothing ordinary about staying grounded, the best work always comes from the roots up.

THE STEVE WATERS BAND

An energetic group based out of Peterborough, Ontario, the “Steve Waters Band” is known for engaging an audience and drawing a great crowd with their mix of Country, Rock and Original music! They carry the crowd on a journey from classic nostalgia to modern day top 40 hits. The band members have performed on stages such as Havelock Jamboree, Tweed Stampede and Hollyrood Jamboree, as well as opening for major acts such as Cold Creek County and Gord Bamford.