Welcome to the Home Page of
Hardtack & Harmony
Music of the 18th and 19th century
and traditional root music. Keeping
history alive through music.
Hardtack & Harmony
Music of the 18th and 19th century
and traditional root music. Keeping
history alive through music.
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- War of 1812-14 events including Battle of Georgian Bay
(Penetanguishene) and the Battle of Nancy Island (Wasaga
Beach).
- Civil War Re-enactments – such as Gettysburg, Antietam,
Bentonville, Fort Branch etc. across Ontario and the Eastern
States including: New York, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina.
- Other Historical Settings - such as Black Creek Pioneer Village
(Toronto), Sharpsburg Heritage Festival (Maryland), Old Fort
Henry (Kingston), Westfield Heritage Centre (Hamilton). Genessee
County Museum (New York), Fort St. Helene (Montreal), Pickering
Village Museum
- Theatre Productions – Hardtack and Harmony provided
entertainment to compliment performances for two of Smile
Theatre’s musical productions - “ Stephen Foster” and “Doc
Ruffin” (the story of Anderson Ruffin Abbott, a Canadian Civil
War veteran and the first Black graduate from the University of
Toronto’s school of medicine) They also performed at the Toronto
premier showing of the movies “Gettysburg” and “Gods and
Generals”.
Weddings and Period Dances - The band has performed at a number of
private functions and is able to provide the services of a Dance Master,
Mr. Jim Marshall, qualified to instruct and lead audiences through
dance steps of the mid 19th century from the Fan Dance, to the
Virginia Reel also known as the Roger The Coverley.
Feel free to explore our site and learn more about us.
| Webmaster: Andy Desjardins Last update August 7, 2007 Contact Webmaster |
