July 20, 1978 - September 23, 2024

Raise a glass to Julia Cleveland, founder of Bluebird’s Thursday night music series. Inspiring musician, wonderful friend, beloved and integral member of our Bluebird community. Without you there is no this.

You are forever missed & we are forever blessed to have known you.

A little Julia:

Julia Cleveland Blue Legs

Links to her final show at Bluebird September 19, 2024:

First Set

Second Set

Andrew Collins finds himself at the epicentre of Canada’s burgeoning acoustic/roots music scene. He’s co-founded seriously noteworthy Canadian bands such as the Creaking Tree String Quartet, the Foggy Hogtown Boys and, more recently, his namesake Trio.

Andrew Collins is comfortable on mandolin, fiddle, guitar, mandola and mandocello performing folk, jazz, bluegrass, celtic, and classical. 


James McEleney holds it down on the bass, mandocello and vocals, with this duo showcasing a dizzying number of styles and instruments on stage

andrewcollins.com

Ian Janes truly has his own soulful and compelling voice as a singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer.

From charting in Hip-Hop and country music, becoming a semi-finalist in SiriusXM's Top of The Country contest and contributing to JUNO-nominated albums in 2024 & 2025, Janes is a seven-time East Coast Music Award nominee and brought home the Album of the Year award from Music Nova Scotia.

A 9x East Coast Music Award nominee/winner  and ‘Album of the Year’ winner from Music Nova Scotia, his music has been featured on CMT, Nickelodeon, HBO and NBC. Early in his career, Macleans magazine listed him as one of 100 Canadians to watch, predicting his enduring career.

In 2023-24 Ian’s songs ‘Everything Right’ and ‘Amnesia’ were sampled by multi-platinum selling Canadian hip hop legend Classified for his latest Juno and ECMA nominated album, ‘Luke’s View’, with ‘Amnesia’ winning the 2025 ECMA for ‘single of the year’.

ian-janes.com

Alex Lakusta brings a rare fluidity to instrumental music—where jazz, rock, and electronic sensibilities converge in ways that feel both familiar and freshly imagined.

His ability to move seamlessly between genres and styles has earned him a reputation for playing that is as unrelenting as it is intuitive—a hallmark that now defines his work as a composer and bandleader.

alexlakustamusic.com

Kate Gillespie is a Folk/Americana singer-songwriter from Toronto. After spending the last decade working as a musician and songwriter in Nashville, she’s returned home to release
her second EP titled “Be Back Soon”, coming next fall.

kategillespiemusic.com

David is an innovative singer-songwriter and extraordinary guitarist, recognized by CBC Radio 2 as one of Toronto’s best.

Ewen Farncombe is a Juno nominated Jazz pianist and composer based out of Toronto.

instagram.com/ewenfarncombe