Haliburton Music Exchange

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I founded the Haliburton Music Exchange in November of 2020 completely on a whim. I had found a person who was giving away some kids guitars for free and the idea suddenly came to me of building a organization that would collect , refurbish, and then donate musical instruments to kids in the Haliburton County. The exchange was born and within only 2 weeks I was getting attention from several news outlets including CBC Morning Radio. The program has been a huge success and the exchange has provided hundreds of free instruments to kids in Haliburton County. We recently established a location for the Exchange and have developed a music school and music production facility.

Press Releases:

Haliburton Music Exchange gives the gift of music - Haliburton EchoBy Nick BernardThe Haliburton Music Exchange began with a single Facebook post, which became an idea that became one of the most rewarding experiences of Tom Oliver’s life.“Somebody was giving away a couple of kids’ guitars … and I thought, man, I wonder how many people have these instruments out there just laying around, and […]

Dusting off forgotten musical instruments for kids - Haliburton EchoA new initiative to bring loved but unused instruments into the hands of kids throughout the county is only a few days old, but already an inventory is growing and a couple of guitars have found new homes.