Tomato/Tomato

Saturday Evening Main Stage, Sept. 29th, 7pm, Festival Theatre Hang onto your hats because this genre-bending power duo is ready to take you on a ride! Tomato/Tomato perform an eclectic mix of folk and country that will have you rolling down your windows and singing at the top of your lungs. Their live show includes…

Valdy

Saturday Evening Main Stage, Sept. 29th, 7pm, Festival Theatre Valdy, born Valdemar Horsdal in Ottawa, Canada has been part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for almost 40 years. A man with a thousand friends, from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island to Texas to New Zealand, he’s a singer, guitarist and songwriter who…

Vishtèn

Saturday Evening Main Stage, Sept. 29th, 7pm, Festival Theatre Friday Night Late Night Dance Party, 10:30pm, Wolfville Farmers’ Market For over a decade, the Acadian powerhouse trio Vishtèn has been recognized as an ambassador of Francophone culture around the world. The Canadian trio has dazzled audiences with its fiery blend of traditional French songs and…

Wee Giant Theatre

Festival goers love the enormous, whimsical puppets that make an appearance at the Fresh Beats Rhythm Parade and at various events during the Festival weekend. Monika Wildemann, Artistic Director of Wee Giant Theatre, specializes in puppets that energize spaces and create a carnival-like atmosphere. Dedicated to offering creative activities for youth, Wildemann creates puppets, props…

Winona Wilde

Sunday Afternoon Main Stage, Sept. 30th, 1pm, Festival Theatre From the obscure underbelly of Canada’s dive bar circuit comes Winona Wilde, secret code name of Canadian singer-songwriter Noosa Al-Sarraj. A former lawyer/opera singer/dishwasher and huge fan of country music, Al-Sarraj one day absconded from all things real-life to dive head first into touring musicianhood, her…

Michelle Willis

Prior to launching a solo career, British-born, Canadian-raised singer/songwriter Michelle Willis amassed an impressive résumé through a variety of collaborations and work as a session keyboardist and background singer. She graduated from Toronto’s Humber College jazz program, and began performing at weekly piano bars across the city. It wasn’t long before she expanded to become…

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PASSES/TICKETS – Early Bird ends June 21 & Get Jim Cuddy tickets now!

Heads up people … the early bird price on the 3-day pass ends at midnight on June 21st.  Right now you can get that pass for $94.10 all in.  After June 21st, the 3-day pass goes up to $112.50 … still a great deal, but not as good as the early bird, so what are…

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15th Annual Deep Roots Music Festival, September 27-30th, 2018, Wolfville, NS – Press Release June 11th

The Deep Roots Music Festival is delighted that Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Jim Cuddy will kick off this year’s 15th edition at University Hall on Thursday, September 27th.  2017 Juno Award winner William Prince will open for Cuddy, and also give an intimate talk on Friday, September 28th as our Artist@Acadia in the Garden Room,…

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ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR position available … apply now

Although the assistant festival coordinator position has been filled, another exciting opportunity has become available.   Deep Roots Music Cooperative has been awarded funding to hire an ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR  for the summer of 2018. Are you a student returning to full time studies in the fall and interested in joining our dynamic team?