A native of Rotuma (Fiji), Kim Halliday is a songwriter, sought-after educator, and multi-instrumentalist who is known for her virtuosic ukulele performances. She has been involved in many cross-cultural projects, ...
James Hill and Anne Janelle are musicians who demonstrate that opposites attract and can make beautiful music together. James plays the ukulele, a strummed instrument that produces high, short notes. ...
One of Australia’s most in-demand Indigenous artists, Frank Yamma sings in English and his native Pitjantjatjara. He effortlessly crosses cultural and linguistic boundaries and carries the audience with him. With ...
All Nations Drummers is a women’s big drum group based in Halifax. The group includes grandmothers, mothers, expectant mothers, foster mothers, and future mothers; there are teenage girls and community ...
Chelsey June has been capturing the hearts of audiences with her soulful voice and unique song writing skills. Chelsey grew up in Ottawa and Gatineau with her mother who was from Maniwaki ...
Tomato/Tomato is comprised of husband and wife team, John and Lisa McLaggan. This quirky twosome performs a mix of old timey bluegrass, roots, and folk music. Their dynamic live performances ...
Hailing from Dieppe, NB, Theresa Malenfant grew up surrounded by a musically-talented family. She made her singing debut at the age of fourteen and was soon on stage, dueting with the great ...
The Stanfields are a five-piece rock/roots band based in Halifax NS, Canada. They play what they want, sing what they feel, and leave nothing on the table. Jon Landry – Vox, ...
The O’Pears are a female folk trio based in Toronto, with a sound and style that is both classic and contemporary. With the homegrown musicality of The Wailin Jennys, the sibling-like ...
The Eastern Belles are PEI’s own Catherine MacLellan, Ashley Condon and Meaghan Blanchard. “The Island” (as it is affectionately known) is where these three award-winning songwriters have chosen to live and create while pursuing ...
Steve Poltz is not normal. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) but has lived most of his life in Southern California and those geographic poles are quite likely responsible ...
Ryan Cook is an award-winning singer/songwriter who’s performed with Country purists like Dwight Yoakam, Roseanne Cash, & Travis Tritt. His latest project The Valley Singers combines thumb-picking guitar styles with a ...
She started out singing in Chicago bars. Then, barely out of high school, Lucy Kaplansky took off for New York City. There she found a fertile community of songwriters and performers—Suzanne Vega, ...
Having grown up in Lunenburg, Leslee Barry has always known a community richly blessed with musical talent and so she has gained an appreciation for the many genres of music, different levels ...
Ken Whiteley is a Canadian roots music legend. His musical journey has taken him from jug band, folk and swing to blues, gospel and children’s music. Among numerous accolades, he has been awarded ...
Kelli Trottier toured much of the world as a featured soloist in the Sensational String Production, Bowfire for nine years, “The finest lineup of fiddle and violin virtuosi ever assembled on one ...
Inspired by her ancient Inuit Culture, Kathleen Ivaluarjuk Merritt creates a mesmerizing beautiful sound called throatsinging. With three years of cultural performing experience, Kathleen joins with other performers and throat singers, ...
Joel Plaskett returns with one of the most diverse and fan-pleasing albums of his career. Proving that he can be all things to everybody, the rock veteran offers up a wide ...
Jeff Davis is one of America’s most respected collectors and interpreters of traditional music. He has traveled far to visit “source singers” — farmers and miners who remembered the old songs and ...
Paul Aarntzen, one of Hillsburn’s three singers and the songwriting force behind the group, remembers clearly the first time they got together in the spring of 2014: “We crammed four people ...
Hat Fitz is a “veteran” wild man of the blues scene in Australia. He has a record 18 straight appearances at Byron’s East Coast Blues and Roots Festival, a record that ...
Fortunate Ones is a Canadian pop-folk duo made up of singer/guitarist Andrew James O’Brien and singer/pianist/accordion player Catherine Allan – endearing audiences with wide-eyed energy, pragmatic optimism, and an earnest mission ...
The Ennis sisters have weathered a lifetime of phases, and a series of musical explorations together. Their latest album, Stages, is a return to their roots – singing contemporary folk songs with a traditional ...
With a reputation for bringing out the best in young performers, Paul and Eilidh Buchanan are enjoying well-deserved ongoing success with Buchanan’s Music Centre, a vibrant retail and teaching space ...
Don Amero captivates audiences of all ages with powerful and expressive vocals, percussion‐style guitar play, and engaging storytelling. He is often called upon as a keynote speaker, and to deliver workshops ...
It takes a special blend of musical flair to create memorable songs of yesteryear! Songs with a hint of contemporary—dosed with uncontrolled laughter, deep-rooted couplets and sudden, impromptu shifts—that speak ...
Eleven albums in, Dave Gunning has become a truly masterful songwriter, one who has earned real peer respect from such Canadian folk songwriting legends as Ron Hynes, David Francey, and James Keelaghan. ...
Còig (Ko-ig) is an electrifying line-up of East Coast musicians. Originally formed as a promotional band for the Celtic Colours International Festival, these award winning performers decided to continue to play ...
Catherine Martin, mi’kmaq filmmaker and current Nancy’s Chair of Women’s Studies at Mt. St. Vincent University, will act as host throughout the day. A member of the Millbrook First Nation ...
Alan Syliboy was born and raised in Truro, Nova Scotia. Living in the Millbrook First Nations community, he journeys through his life with a demeanor of strength. Alan has built ...