ABOUT THE ARTIST If you ask Kathleen Edwards, the best thing she ever did was quit. By 2014, the singer-songwriter had released four studio albums and amassed widespread critical acclaim. She had been touring since the release of her 2012 album, Voyageur, and the prospect of returning home—only to start writing her way toward another […]
ABOUT THE SHOW THEÂ MEN BEHIND THE MUSIC: BEATLES EDITION THE LIVE MUSICAL DOCUMENTARY This theatrical event weaves together over 300 stunning projections, 20 live songs and fascinating behind-the-scenes stories. Yale-educated musician/storyteller Haley Marie orchestrates these elements as she guides you through the history-making events and heartbreaking moments of the Beatles. With years of research and […]
Get Ready for a Full Blown Drag Show Featuring Dance, Song and Comedy from Tynomi Banks and Fellow Queens! ABOUT THE ARTIST With over a decade of experience, Tynomi Banks is a world-class Drag Entertainer. Recognized best for her full production performances, Banks dominates a stage while radiating a powerful, but playful energy. Her hustle […]
ABOUT THE ARTIST Dan Mangan is a two-time JUNO award winning & two-time Polaris Music Prize listed musician and songwriter. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with his wife and two sons. He has released 5 studio LPs on Arts & Crafts, and toured extensively in North America, Europe & Australia. Dan also scored the […]
ABOUT THE ARTIST Surviving life’s dizzying highs and crushing lows is a cakewalk compared to writing about them. But if you can do it, the results are very often liberating, cathartic, and a gateway to electrifying music. Witness Gord Sinclair’s Taxi Dancers. The solo debut from the musician best known as bassist and songwriter with […]
ABOUT THE ARTIST The Nathaniel Dett Chorale is Canada’s first professional choral group dedicated to Afrocentric music of all styles, including classical, spiritual, gospel, jazz, folk and blues. The 21 classically trained outstanding vocalists of The Nathaniel Dett Chorale have shared the stage with internationally recognized artists such as Juno Award-winning jazz pianist Joe Sealy, […]
Jim Cuddy returns to festival stage with treasure trove of songs that have become indelible in the soundtrack of our Canadian lives. His extraordinatry catalogue of songs continues to find new ways to balance personal reflection and plainspoken storytelling, remaining both intimate and accessible. ABOUT THE ARTIST As one half of one of Blue Rodeo’s […]
One of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia’s most important exports and a superstar in the Celtic music world, fiddler and step-dancer Natalie MacMaster has built a sterling, multi-decade career on electrifying playing and must-see live performances. ABOUT THE ARTIST Natalie MacMaster is a member of the order of Canada and has toured with the Chieftains, Faith […]
The Legendary Downchild Blues Band – The Longest 50th Anniversary Tour Ever! With Special Guest Jenie Thai ABOUT THE ARTIST After 19 albums, countless awards and wowing sold-out audiences around the globe, THE LEGENDARY DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND are celebrating over 50 years of playing the blues with a brand-new show featuring their hits like “Flip, Flop & […]
Roy MacGregor's passion and fascination with Tom Thomson first led him to write Canoe Lake, a novel inspired by a distant relative's affair with one of Canada's greatest painters. Why does a man who died over a century ago and painted relatively little still have such a grip on the imagination? The eccentric spinster Winnie […]
