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- Friday 7:30 PM Festival Theatre
- Saturday 1:45 PM Al Whittle Theatre
Born into a family steeped in Nova Scotia’s richest musical traditions, sisters Cassie and Maggie have grown into one of the most compelling forces in contemporary Celtic folk music. Rooted in their deep Gaelic heritage and raised on melodies passed down through generations, they have spent years honing a sound that is both fiercely authentic and irresistibly alive – alternating between Gaelic and English, haunting and electrifying, ancient and urgently modern.
Their artistry speaks for itself: JUNO Award nominees, Galaxie Radio Rising Star award winners, and recipients of over 17 Canadian Folk Music, East Coast Music, and Music Nova Scotia awards and nominations. Named Female Singers of the Year by Live Ireland Radio and celebrated by NPR’s Celtic Connection, Cassie and Maggie have captivated audiences across North America, Ireland, and beyond. Irish Music Magazine puts it simply: “a musical evening spent with Cassie and Maggie is a great night, altogether.”
Live, they are nothing short of magnetic. Spellbinding sibling harmonies, virtuosic multi-instrumental interplay, and exhilarating percussive step dance combine into a performance that feels equally at home in a festival field or an intimate concert hall. It is the rare kind of stagecraft that honours tradition while electrifying every room it enters.
Now, with their eagerly anticipated fifth studio album Gold and Coal, Cassie and Maggie are boldly charting new territory – exploring the duality of past and present, darkness and light, through a tapestry of original and traditional songs arranged with both artistic sensitivity and fearless innovation. Their appearance at Deep Roots is a rare opportunity to witness folk music being preserved, transformed, and genuinely thrilled by, all at once.
Hangman.
The first track from the Nova Scotia sister duo’s album ‘The Willow Collection’
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Video by Jordan Mattie
