It’s good to know you are appreciated and valued for your efforts… at Youngtown we do. Now into our fifth season of operation, it was impossible to know back in 2007 if a rock n roll museum in Omemee Ontario (of all places) would make it past the first year. Most concerning, it was unclear [...]
The House That Scott Built: Get Back To The Country… “The Farm” Revisited When the Young Family left Omemee in the 1950′s, Scott Young returned to the village some years later (mid 1960′s) and built his dream home just south of town. High in the Cavan Hills, Scott and his good friend Jay had hunted [...]
Some guys are just hard to forget. I don’t know about you, but occasionally Ive found life allows for the rare opportunity of crossing paths with some very interesting people… some may have special skills or talents, some funny perhaps, some just have a personal quality about them that…well,…you just like them right from the [...]
Jan 122012
EARLY NOTICE – It’s now official, Youngtown Rock and Roll Museum is once again pleased to present the one and “ONLY YOUNG” Band… at Coronation Hall, Omemee. Last year these four amazing guys performed their first “feature show” at the historic Omemee Hall and blew the doors off everyone in attendance. If you love the music [...]
**Some prints still available – Edition Limited to “40″ Greetings from Omemee Ontario! Neil Young – Canadian Legend Tribute Poster Limited Edition of only “40″ (11″x 15″) Prints on heavy, quality card stock (white). Each print is hand signed, dated, and numbered by artist – Trevor Hosier / Youngtown Museum. No further copies of this [...]
Another year and another great show… The Sadies and Greg Keelor performed at Omemee’s Coronation Hall last night for the third year in support of the Youngtown Museum. The show was once again presented by Bob Young with much thanks and appreciation. This time round the boy’s were joined on stage by The Good Family [...]
Burton Cummings left nothing undone at last night’s Massey Hall Show. Kicking off Canada’s Walk of Fame Festival, Cummings performance proved him well deserving to be the first individual inducted to the Walk of Fame “twice”…first with The Guess Who and now as a solo artist. Cummings opened the show with “No Sugar Tonight / [...]
The screening of Neil Young Journeys by Jonathan Demme and Neil Young was a most enjoyable experience… a fascinating glimpse into Neil’s past and a riveting re-run of Neil’s Massey Hall concerts back in May of this year (2011). Following the film presentation, the audience was rewarded with a rare opportunity to hear from both [...]
Monday September 12, 2011… the premier showing of Jonathan Demme and Neil Young’s latest documentary “Neil Young Journeys” and Youngtown was there. My son Stephen and I arrived around 4:00 in efforts to insure a good place in line…objective was secured. Waiting in line (actually Stephen waited in line while I sat across the road) [...]
Sep 062011
THIS EVENT HAS ENDED – FANTASTIC SOLD-OUT SHOW… THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED MAKE IT A GREAT SUCCESS – Performers, Sponsors, Volunteers, BobFM, Loblaws (Lindsay), Fans, and media supports…you know who you are! SEE YOU AT YOUNGTOWN JAM FIVE IN 2012 Youngtown Jam 4 – Official Trailer 2011 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Youngtown-Rock-Roll-Museum/118113934885526#!/photo.php?v=10150375809151841&set=vb.118113934885526&type=2&theater _____________________________________________________________________________________________ YOUNGTOWN JAM “4″ 2011 Ticket [...]