Gayle Ackroyd is an engaging performer. She has appeared on festival and night club stages all across the country. Venues include: The Calgary Stampede, Mariposa Music Festival, Harbourfront Water’s Edge Cafe, Brampton Folk Festival, Toronto Blues Society’s Women’s Blues Review, the C.N.E., Manitoulin Island Folk Festival, the Hamilton Blues Festival, Albert’s Hall in Toronto, Hugh’s Room, Orillia Blues Festival, and London’s Home County as the lead guitar player in the all girl band the Tulips, and most recently The Rose Theatre in Brampton Ontario.
Gayle has hosted numerous songwriting workshops, including the TV series "It Started with a Song" on Graham Cable. Awards include a Top Ten placement for "Train of Love" in radio station Mix 99 FM’s songwriting competition, and Toronto Arts Council and FACTOR grants that allowed her to spend time writing in Nashville.
Her workshop skills are honed through her regular teaching activities.
Gayle has been teaching music lessons including singing, guitar and piano for several years at Long & McQuade Brampton, and now in Guelph, Music from the Heart (private lessons for Catholic Schools) and guitar lessons at Guitar Girl in Toronto.
Known as a complete entertainer, pianist, vocalist, who has a dynamic personality, with a diverse repertoire & over twenty years of experience performing. A gifted piano player, John is also talented at vocals, percussion & harmonica
Mr. Johnny Gibson is a rare talent, in as much as he is able to project his musical ability & versatility to a wide range of audiences. It is indeed rare that any entertainer as a single entity on stage is able to accomplish this feat with any degree of genuine sincerity. He makes the audience believe, as he believes, in the performance. John Gibson gives you 100% all the time. As entertainer his personality & his music both speak to you. His performances are fun & entertaining.
Midnight Hit in 1962 by Johnny Gibson
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Discography
After Midnight
John plays these music genres:
Easy listening
Jazz
Contemporary
Rock and Roll
Rhythm and Blues
Country and Western
Classical
Dance
John has a bachelor of Arts Degree in music from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and an Associated Arts Degree in Music from L.A. City College. He teaches drum lessons in his home music studio