# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Backyard Theatre: La Montanara
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm – Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 09:15 pm
- **Event Description**: La Montanara, an original musical remembrance performed by Mike Ford and Murray Foster, explores Canadian soldiers’ involvement in the Italian campaign of 1943-45. Inspired by the writings of Farley Mowat, Fred Sederberg, Mark Zuehlke, Caroline Moorehead, Tim Cook and others, this performance presents a musical tapestry that spans various styles, with interweaving guitar and bass work and soaring harmonies that evoke the passion, sacrifice, camaraderie, and challenges central to the Italian Campaign.

Museum and cash bar open at 7 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m. The performance is approximately 60 minutes.

Preregistration via Eventbrite is required.

About the Artists
Ford and Foster bring a wealth of musical achievements: their diverse projects (including as members of Great Big Sea and Moxy Früvous) have sold well over half a million albums, garnered numerous songwriting awards, received nominations for multiple Juno and Canadian Folk Music Awards, earned a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and have created critically acclaimed musicals, films, and internationally performed historical plays.

This is Ford’s fourth original piece presented at Backyard Theatre, after Sons of ’17, McCrae in the Mirror, and We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/guelph/backyard-theatre-la-montanara/200030386311052
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, music, entertainment, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Guelph
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: McCrae House
- **lat**: 43.53618
- **long**: -80.24454
- **full address**: McCrae House, 108 Water St, Guelph, ON N1G 1A6, Canada

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Backyard Theatre: La Montanara being held?
  - **A:** Backyard Theatre: La Montanara takes place on Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm to Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 09:15 pm at McCrae House, 108 Water St, Guelph, ON N1G 1A6, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Backyard Theatre: La Montanara?
  - **A:** Backyard Theatre: La Montanara is organized by Guelph Museums.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Backyard Theatre: La Montanara is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Guelph, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Backyard Theatre: La Montanara sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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