Donna Holmes

Marilyn Manzer has taught and performed music in Wolfville for 25 years and taught Kindermusik® for 10 years. This 2011 Valley Arts Award winner sings; plays piano and recorder; and has been music director for Women of Wolfville and school musicals. Many young people have been led into the lively world of music-appreciation through Marilyn’s…

Sponsored by: Boston Pizza Toronto songwriter Corin Raymond’s love of words began in the car with his father, driving the endless jack-pined distances of Northern Ontario. His father would tell Corin Greek myths to pass the time, and for Corin, this began a lifelong love affair with words and stories that set him on the…

Sarah Pound is a singer-songwriter, performer and music therapist. She’s been singing for as long as she can remember. Her main instruments are the guitar, piano and trumpet, but she is most passionate about singing.

Sponsored by: Evangeline Inn and Motel Inc. Yves Lambert was a founding member of La Bottine Souriante and figures among the most influential players of Quebec trad. Yves Lambert’s charisma and talent, coupled with Tommy Gauthier and Olivier Rondeau’s virtuosity and passion, the nuances of their arrangements and their distinct harmony make this trio a…

Sponsored by: Just Us! Coffee Roasters Many Canadian music fans know Joel Plaskett. Multiple JUNO Award winning songwriter. Multiple times on the Polaris Music Prize Short List. Sold out clubs and concert halls from one side of the country to the other. But in 2017 he’ll be sharing the spotlight with his earliest musical influence-…

Sponsored by: Jane’s Boutique Alex Cuba is a Latin Grammy/Juno winner, singer-songwriter who is not tied to tradition; Alex has a vast musical vision. His sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks and powerful guitar riffs, relinquish a conventional stereotype that exemplifies much of the Latin music landscape. Born Alexis Puentes in Artemisa, Cuba, was immersed in music…