Singer/Songwriter

Anne Moniz is a London-native singer-songwriter who has lent her talents to many local projects, most notably new-swing band Tell It To Sweeney, who has performed at such music festivals as London's Sun Fest, Toronto's Beaches Jazz Fest, Hillside Music Fest, and Northern Lights Festival Boréal. Winner of the 2025 Forest City London Music Award for Contemporary Singer-Songwriter Anne's solo material whispers a glimmer of California psychedelic folk mixed with a steadfast influence of Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez. Her lilting vibrato and heartfelt lyrics pull listeners in as a siren to the stone. She is currently cultivating her first official solo EP with co-creator and bassist Daniel Oniszeczko.

TUNES@NOON at the Aeolian is supported with thanks to the Paul Seed Fund through London Community Foundation and is a London UNESCO City of Music project.

Alex Cooper is a singer-songwriter based in London, Ontario, creating a sound that blends the emotional authenticity of soul with the introspective edge of alt rock. Developed over a decade of life and artistic discovery, Alex’s recent project explores the space between loss and renewal, tracing experiences of grief, heartbreak, birth, rebirth, and hope. Her songs reflect an introspective, often melancholic depth presented with melodic sensibility.

TUNES@NOON at the Aeolian is supported with thanks to the Paul Seed Fund through London Community Foundation and is a London UNESCO City of Music project.

Emily Garber is a London, Ontario-based singer-songwriter whose music blends heartfelt storytelling with roots, folk, and rock influences. She delivers energetic, genuine performances that balance wit, warmth, and emotional depth. Emily has released three songs from her forthcoming debut all-original studio album, Broken Home, produced by Jim Bryson, and continues to build a reputation as a compelling live performer, sharing stages with acclaimed Canadian artists while connecting with audiences through songs that feel both deeply personal and universally relatable.

TUNES@NOON at the Aeolian is supported with thanks to the Paul Seed Fund through London Community Foundation and is a London UNESCO City of Music project.

Four days of music at Aeolian Hall. See the individual festival events for each day's lineup and tickets.

Thursday

• Jeremy Ledbetter Trio

Friday

• Tom Lavin and the Legendary Powder Blues Band

Saturday

• The Laurraine Sigouin Trio
• Jaron Camp Trio
• Andy Cloutier
• Bill Needham
• Abigail Lapell
• Sam Peco
• Jim Cuddy Trio

Sunday

• Sarina Haggarty
• Jade Hilton
• The Red Door Collective
• Marty Kolls
• Oh, Berlin
• Robbie Antone
• Monkey House

Nora Joy is a 16-year-old independent singer-songwriter from Stratford, Ontario, whose music carries a rare mix of honesty, warmth and youthful perspective.

Since beginning songwriting at 11, Nora has developed a style that blends pop and folk with heartfelt lyrics that reflect the experiences of growing up.

In 2024, Nora was selected as an Ontario Youth Discoveries Competition winner, earning the privilege of performing at the Summerfolk Festival, where her performance was highlighted in press coverage as one of the festival’s standouts.

That same year,  Nora was personally invited by Canadian icon Ron Sexsmith to join him on stage at his Sexsmith at Sixty concert. She later travelled to London, UK, to record backing vocals for Sexsmith’s 2025 album, Hangover Terrace.

Nora opened for Sexsmith at his 2025 and 2026 shows in Ontario, the UK and Ireland.  Sexsmith says, “at just age 16, Nora Joy is writing songs that are wonderfully melodic and well structured with lyrics that are thoughtful and wise beyond her years.”

Nora’s self-titled debut album was released on February 13, 2026.

TUNES@NOON at the Aeolian is supported with thanks to the Paul Seed Fund through London Community Foundation and is a London UNESCO City of Music project.

Stephen is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music director, and music teacher born and raised in Hamilton, ON. He first came to London to attend Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music over a decade ago and never left. Since graduating, his career has been primarily in live theatre, working professionally across the country as a music director, musician, and performer, but in 2023 he made his first foray into the singer/songwriter world with his debut album "Fridge Magnet Symphony.” This album received radio play across the country, critical acclaim from his hometown paper the Hamilton Spectator, got him a nomination for a 2024 London Music Award, and the song “When I Get Back To London” won 3rd prize in the Aeolian Hall’s inaugural songwriting competition. This September, he releases his second album entitled “Silly Things,” a pop-folk album that centres around the coming of age from 20s to 30s set to the distinct backdrop of London and Hamilton, ON.

TUNES@NOON at the Aeolian is supported with thanks to the Paul Seed Fund through London Community Foundation and is a London UNESCO City of Music project.

Marty Kolls is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music lives in the sweet spot between pop, folk, and soul. Her sound is warm and melodic, blending memorable musical lines with the depth and honesty of storytelling and emotional soulfulness. Expressive vocals and layered instrumentation create an intimate listening experience, drawing audiences into songs that feel both personal and timeless.

Rooted in an East Coast childhood and shaped by a life rich with varied experience, Marty now calls London, Ontario home. A mother of two, she is part of a close, supportive network of musicians and friends with whom she plays regularly. This year, she has been releasing new music that continues to explore her signature blend of pop, folk, and soul, sharing songs drawn from her own stories and the subtle, powerful moments she observes in the world around her.

London, Ontario native Frank Ridsdale has been performing and writing songs since he was 14 years old in 1967. In 1977, along with Jack Whiteside, he formed Uranus, a rock’n’roll/rock-a-billy band that scored #3 position on some Canadian AM radio charts in 1980 with the title single from their debut album, “You’re So Square”. Since then he has been producing various cassettes and CDs that feature his original songs: “Feast Of the Mau Maus - Live at Joe Kools “{1982}; “The Sci-Phonics”{1985}; and his first solo CD featuring 11 original songs, “Mod World Old World” {2003}; Frank Ridsdale & Slugfest – “The Port” (2006); Hoo Doo2 – (2012); Frank Ridsdale – Bread And Roses, A History of Union/Labour Songs (2014); and, Frank Ridsdale – Hold On Hong Kong [an ode to the Hong Kong protesters] (2019). He is the recipient of numerous Jack Richardson Music awards in various categories and was inducted into the London City Music Hall Of Fame along with the other members of Uranus in 2017. He now performs regularly with the band Stetson Brothers and also does solo work. On May 12th at the Tunes@Noon event at the Aeolian Hall, Frank will be joined by Larry Smith, a well know jazz, jive, blues and country guitarist from London.

TUNES@NOON at the Aeolian is supported with thanks to the Paul Seed Fund through London Community Foundation and is a London UNESCO City of Music project.

Jane Siberry is one of Canada's most original and influential singer-songwriters.

Ian Thomas is “the complete entertainment experience!” He is a film-composer with 22 feature films to his credit; an author; an actor, much sought after as a voice-over artist and recognized for roles such as Dougie Franklin on the Red Green Show... and, of course, a Juno-award-winning Singer-Songwriter whose songs helped form the bedrock of the Canadian musical landscape, a contribution recognized by SOCAN when Ian was honoured with a National Achievement Award for Songwriting, and in October 2025 an induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Ian Thomas first garnered major radio airplay in1973 with the top-40 single Painted Ladies, followed by a string of hits throughout the 70s and 80s, and on into the 90s with his band The Boomers. Whether performed by him or covered by artists including Santana, Chicago, Manfred Mann, America, Bon Jovi and Bette Midler, Ian’s many hits continually achieved heavy rotation on radio across Canada and around the world ... recordings such as Come The Sun, Long Long Way, Right Before Your Eyes, Coming Home, Pilot, Hold On, Time Is The Keeper, Liars, Wishes, The Runner, Levity, Back To Square One, Love Ya Too Much, You Gotta Know, One Little Word, Dirty Love, To Comfort You, and of course, Painted Ladies. In the new millennium, Ian joined fellow singer-songwriters Murray McLauchlan, Marc Jordan and Cindy Church to form Lunch At Allen’s, touring coast to coast for the past two decades, and now with five albums to their credit.

Of his art, Ian says: “The song remains the most satisfying creative experience for me. Songs are interactive and, with over 50 years of writing, I have spent many hours with each one and they with me. When I listen to one of my old albums, I remember where I was and the people I made them with, some living, some now dead.  I think about who I am, who I used to be, and who I thought I was. These albums are like flags stuck in the road behind me that wind back, into the past, almost out of view.”

Ian Thomas, with his stellar 4-piece band, brings past to present recreating the original sound of all the hits ... 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond. Ian Thomas ... Not Gone Yet!