On Thursday Sept. 22, 2011, our Deep Roots Music Festival pre-festival events are double the fun this year! The amazing Danny Michel will be performing at Evergreen Theatre – and this show is FREE for Deep Roots pass-holders.
AND Ron Hynes will be with us at the Al Whittle Theatre in Wolfville to share with us the award-winning film about him ‘Man of a Thousand Songs‘.
Sponsored by Sea Level Brewing Company (Friends of the Festival) A cultural fixture in Wolfville, The Dungaree Brothers began their musical career playing at the Anvil Tavern from the 1970s to the early 1990s. They then took a break from public appearances, using an old welding shed in Port Williams as their jamming headquarters. Since…
Sponsored by The Stella Rose B & B ( Festival Contributor) Tanya Davis is a unique singer-songwriter who fuses poetry, storytelling and music together in a refreshing marriage of language and sound. Based in Halifax, Tanya has won multiple award nominations for her spoken word poetry set to music including the 2009 ECMA Female Recording…
Sponsored by Kings County Honda (Festival Contributor) Caleb Miles began his musical career in New Mexico’s high desert. His masterful guitar style is self-described as “sharp, clear, and dry like the sage-scented air; lawless like the Old West.” Caleb has been traveling and performing for most of his life, playing a blend of folk, rock…
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 Roselawn Lodging (Festival Builder) Born in Indiana, Michael Jerome Browne is the son of English professors whose love of music and poetry inspired them to take their nine year old son to the great jazz, blues and folk clubs in their adopted home of Montreal. Now Michael tours all over the world, sharing…
Sponsored by Kingstec (Friend of the Festival) Ryan’s versatility and passion for excellence allowed him to make a very successful living writing, performing, and producing music in Eastern Canada. His songs have been recorded in the styles of bluegrass, country, jazz, and R&B. He has composed instrumental scores for film, as well as jingles for…
