Sean Connon honoured with bandshell brick in his memory

Main photo (supplied): HFA president Rob Saunders (right) presents a bandshell brick in honour of Sean Connon to his sons Luke (left) and Shane.

On Saturday, March 5, the Northern Blues Review – Tribute was held at the Algonquin Theatre with an all-star cast of local musicians there to pay tribute to Sean Connon. Sean was a legendary musician in Huntsville and all of Muskoka.

Tobin Spring organized the event and was overwhelmed by the response when word got out that the tribute was going to take place. Musicians who have performed with Sean for the past two decades showed up and it was a stellar night of entertainment.

Tobin introduced Rob Saunders of the Rotary Club of Huntsville at the very beginning of the evening and Rob came on stage to explain how Tobin and Sean had started the Northern Blues Review 10 years ago as a fundraiser for the Rotary Skateboard Park.

Now Rotary is spearheading a new project in River Mill Park where they are building a new bandshell and as a fundraiser they are selling engraved granite stones to be installed on the outside of the wall at the back of the bandshell.

The Rotary Club of Huntsville has donated a stone in memory of Sean, and last night Rob presented it to his sons Shane and Luke on stage just before the concert began.

Stones were on sale in the lobby before the event and at half time, and there was great interest as well as many forms being filled out to purchase stones.

The stones can be purchased by visiting the Rotary Club of Huntsville’s website: www.rotaryclubofhuntsville.com.