Turpin's Trail is a Kingston, Ontario based quartet consisting of Jess Wedden, Jon McLurg, Chris Murphy and Noah St. Amand. Upcoming performances are listed below.
With a closet-full of over a dozen instruments and a wealth of great original and traditional songs and tunes, Turpin's Trail brings together three veterans of Kingston's music scene. Individually and as a band the members of Turpin's Trail have shared the stage with the likes of David Francey, Sarah Harmer, Ron Hynes, J.P. Cormier, Fred Eaglesmith, Leahy, and the Masterless Men. Turpin's Trail has played such great venues as the Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque and Kingston's Leon's Centre, and embarked on multiple tours of Atlantic Canada as far east as Newfoundland. They were a headline act at the Brimstone Head Folk Festival in beautiful Fogo, NL in 2017 and again in 2022.
For more information and booking, please join us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, sign up to our email list, and/or email us directly at info@turpinstrail.com. Chris also posts regularly to his YouTube channel—following him there is another great way to stay up-to-date.
Upcoming Performances
Friday June 20, 2025 at 6:30pm at The Waring House
Tuesday July 1, 2025 at 11:00am at The Point Beach in Sydenham
- Point Road, Sydenham, ON, K0H2T0, CA
- Come out and celebrate Canada Day with us at the Point.
Thursday July 3, 2025 at 7:00pm at The RCHA Club
- 193 Ontario St, Kingston, ON, K7L, CA
- Chris Murphy solo.
Wednesday July 16, 2025 at 6:30pm at The Waring House
Sunday July 20, 2025 at 1:00pm at Shillington Park
- 875 Concession Road 8, Westport, ON, K0G1X0, CA
- We look forward to this one each year, come out and enjoy a BBQ and some tunes.
Video
A Candle's Flame:
The Auld Triangle in Wilton, ON:
More Video
- Excuses for the Blues (by Jon McLurg)
- Finally Coming Home (by Chris Murphy)
- Julia Delaney/The Banshee (traditional)
- Jolly Beggarman (traditional)
- Mary Ellen Carter (by Stan Rogers)
- Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key (by Woody Guthrie and Billy Bragg)
- I Will Wait (by Mumford & Sons)
- The Devil Went Down to Georgia (by the Charlie Daniels Band)