The Funtime Brigade is an exciting new band from Wolfville, Nova Scotia. They take folk, hip-hop, funk, rock, and a dash of jazz and blend it all together into a sound unlike any you’ve ever heard. With powerful original songs, and jaw dropping harmonies, you’ll definitely want to make time for a good time with the Funtime Brigade this year at Deep Roots.
Festival goers love the enormous, whimsical puppets that make an appearance at the Fresh Beats Rhythm Parade and various events during the Festival weekend. Monika Wildemann, Artistic Director of Wee Giant Theatre, specializes in puppets that energize spaces and creative activities for youth, Wildemann creates puppets, props and costumes (all made from recycled materials) to…
Her playful and witty character, her love of improvising and her willingness to engage fearlessly with the audience has made Coco Love Alcorn a mainstay on the Canadian music scene. She brings energy, class and humour with her wherever she goes, and Deep Roots is thrilled to have her coming back for this year’s festival….
Deep Roots is thrilled to bring David Myles back to this year’s festival. If you have seen him you know how his up beat, catchy music results in many smiling faces. David’s new double album, In the Nighttime, is what happens when the two sides of his musical persona – sultry crooner and energetic showman…
Playing a fiddle for a living for nearly forty years is even more fun than it would seem. The fiddle still calls from its place on the wall every single day. It has a golden glow that promises adventure, and delivers, more and more with each passing year. In other words, this year’s Deep Roots…
“A breathtaking vocalist with a bright, angelic disposition, Slimmon is a favourite folk attraction whose harmonies are as warm as her smile.” – Exclaim We are enthusiastically welcoming Tannis Slimmon to this year’s festival, along with her talented partner, producer/co-writer/multi-instrumentalist Lewis Melville. We are proud to present Road to Baleya, a film that they were…
Up Dog, a three-piece band based in the Annapolis Valley, came together in 2012 and consists of Jack McDonald (vocals & guitar), Alex Porter (drums), and Kory Bayer (bass). Up Dog play Americana, roots, folk, country, blues, jazz originals, and Jack McDonald’s original music, including songs from his two solo CDs, Domestic Acoustic and The…
