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Royal City Rhythm
Royal City Rhythm is a high-energy funk collective hailing from Guelph, Ontario, delivering the timeless grooves of funk classics with a fresh, infectious twist. Built on a tight rhythm section and a powerhouse horn lineup, RCR brings the party wherever they play from disco dance floors to summer festival stages.
Formed by bassist Kennedy Shaw and guitarist Lucas Williams, the band was born out of a shared love for the golden era of funk and a desire to get people moving. With deep respect for the genre’s pioneers and a drive to make each performance unforgettable, Royal City Rhythm pays tribute to legends like Earth, Wind & Fire, Parliament Funkadelic, Sly and the Family Stone, and many others while making each song their own.
Whether you're a die-hard funk fan or just looking for a good time, Royal City Rhythm delivers the groove that keeps you dancing all night long.
Live Videos
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
by Michael Jackson (cover by RCR)
Live at the Royal City Brewing Oktober Fest
Purple Rain by Prince
(cover by RCR)
Live at the Tabu Underground​
Hollywood Swinging by Kool & The Gang (cover by RCR)
Live at Brothers Brewing
Meet the Core Four!
You'll never see a gig without these four faces in RCR's rhythm section. From left to right we have drummer Ben Finnell, guitarist and band leader Lucas Williams, bassist and band leader Kennedy Shaw and finally lead vocalist Claire Kim.
