The Hoofbeats are a regional Canadian band with a unique hoser perspective. Made up of Brad Forwell, Lewis Melville, Ian Pattison, Steve Potter , Joel Hunt,  and Murray Ritchie, the Hoofbeats play roots music from the region of Ontario that begins north of Guelph and spreads all the way to Tobermory.

The Hoofbeats debut album  "Have you Herd?" is an excellent introduction to the music of Ontario's heartland and an fine addition to any collection of great Canadian music. It's music that sounds great even after the cows come home. Long, Hard Kiss, the band's contribution to the Truck Songs theme album, was featured on a CBC television National News special on trucking.
Their latest album, Mayflower, was released in November of 2005, and marks a return to an acoustic bluegrass sound that is part of their common musical heritage.