Gentle Toot is a Canadian based booking agency

and music company. Operated by Richard Garvey.

A musician with a big heart for the arts.

Richard has been organizing concerts, festivals and

supporting artists for 18 years. He made his mark

on the Canadian folk music scene as an artist and

as a maker-and-shaker. With his hands in many pots

Richard helped put on 700+ shows over 15 years living

in Kitchener-Waterloo at several venues.

Richard lives on Denman Island, BC where he sings with

the trees, writes lots of grants, sends many emails

to support artists who deserve to be heard.