2011 Deep Roots Music Festival Line-up

Sponsored by Long & McQuade (Festival Contributors) Dartmouth native Ian Sherwood mixes catchy melodies and heart-breaking stories with intricate guitar loops, saxophones and pop/rock/jazz grooves to create music that has been described as “traditional singer/songwriter style at it’s essence” by CBC Radio one. His energetic stage show and honest presentation have quickly gained him recognition…

Sponsored by Eden Floral Design Studio (Festival Contributor) Originating in Montreal, LAKE OF STEW sing all original, all new songs featuring their ‘great big vocal harmonies’. Rarely less than a septet, they sometimes grow to a nontet. A blend of folk, jug band, gospel & bluegrass, this group would fit neatly into South Mountain kitchen…

Sponsored by Just Us! Coffee Roasters Coop (Festival Patron) Kinnie Starr is a Juno Award winning producer (2010 – Digging Roots, “We Are”) and Juno Nominated artist (2004 – “Sun Again”). She has worked with industry heavy hitters Wendy and Lisa (Prince), David Campbell (Beck’s father), Carmen Rizzo (Alanis Morisette), Chris Bruce and Earl Harvin…

Sponsored by the following Friends of the Festival: Country Stoves & Sunrooms Ltd., Vision Care Optometry Centre, The Odd Book, Muddy’s Convenience Store, Acton’s Grill & Cafe, Herbin Jewellers, The Box of Delights Bookshop, & Valley Stationers Ltd. A mainstay of the local music scene in the Annapolis Valley, The Hupman Brothers deliver infectious, virtuosic…

Sponsored by Harwood House (Festival Builder) Ron Hynes Ron Hynes is best known for writing the all-time classic “Sonny’s Dream” and is often referred to as the “the man of a thousand songs”. Ron has won six East Coast Music Awards, a Genie Award, and has been nominated for JUNO, CCMA and Canadian Folk Music…

Sponsored by Municipality of the County of Kings (Festival Patron) The “little city” of Charlottetown is home to Chas Guay, where for 15 years he’s owned and operated the resourceful and legendary indie record store, Back Alley Discs, and has been a bastion and major contributor to the local music scene. Originally from Montreal, Guay…