2016 Performers

A native of Rotuma (Fiji), Kim Halliday is a songwriter, sought-after educator, and multi-instrumentalist who ...

James Hill and Anne Janelle are musicians who demonstrate that opposites attract and can make ...

One of Australia’s most in-demand Indigenous artists, Frank Yamma sings in English and his native ...

All Nations Drummers is a women’s big drum group based in Halifax.  The group includes ...

Chelsey June has been capturing the hearts of audiences with her soulful voice and unique ...

Tomato/Tomato is comprised of husband and wife team, John and Lisa McLaggan. This quirky twosome ...

Hailing from Dieppe, NB, Theresa Malenfant grew up surrounded by a musically-talented family. She made her singing ...

The Stanfields are a five-piece rock/roots band based in Halifax NS, Canada. They play what they ...

The O’Pears are a female folk trio based in Toronto, with a sound and style that ...

The Eastern Belles are PEI’s own Catherine MacLellan, Ashley Condon and Meaghan Blanchard. “The Island” (as it is affectionately ...

Steve Poltz is not normal. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) but has lived ...

Ryan Cook is an award-winning singer/songwriter who’s performed with Country purists like Dwight Yoakam, Roseanne Cash, ...

She started out singing in Chicago bars. Then, barely out of high school, Lucy Kaplansky took off ...

Having grown up in Lunenburg, Leslee Barry has always known a community richly blessed with musical ...

Ken Whiteley is a Canadian roots music legend. His musical journey has taken him from jug band, folk ...

Kelli Trottier toured much of the world as a featured soloist in the Sensational String ...

Inspired by her ancient Inuit Culture, Kathleen Ivaluarjuk Merritt creates a mesmerizing beautiful sound called ...

Joel Plaskett returns with one of the most diverse and fan-pleasing albums of his career. Proving ...

Jeff Davis is one of America’s most respected collectors and interpreters of traditional music. He has ...

Paul Aarntzen, one of Hillsburn’s three singers and the songwriting force behind the group, remembers clearly ...

Hat Fitz is a “veteran” wild man of the blues scene in Australia.  He has a ...

Fortunate Ones is a Canadian pop-folk duo made up of singer/guitarist Andrew James O’Brien and singer/pianist/accordion ...

The Ennis sisters have weathered a lifetime of phases, and a series of musical explorations together. Their latest ...

With a reputation for bringing out the best in young performers, Paul and Eilidh Buchanan ...

Don Amero captivates audiences of all ages with powerful and expressive vocals, percussion‐style guitar play, and ...

It takes a special blend of musical flair to create memorable songs of yesteryear! Songs ...

Eleven albums in, Dave Gunning has become a truly masterful songwriter, one who has earned real peer ...

Còig (Ko-ig) is an electrifying line-up of East Coast musicians. Originally formed as a promotional band ...

Catherine Martin, mi’kmaq filmmaker and current Nancy’s Chair of Women’s Studies at Mt. St. Vincent ...

Alan Syliboy was born and raised in Truro, Nova Scotia. Living in the Millbrook First ...