Darrin Harvey is a veteran broadcaster with over twenty years experience in both radio and TV. His radio career has been largely in the Annapolis Valley with the exception of his role as a producer/researcher on the syndicated blues show, The Blues Own. He is the mid-day host on 89.3 K-Rock and also is the…
Fri 1pm at Tent; Fri 10:30pm at Paddy’s; Sat 10am at Whittle; Sat 11:45am at Market; Sat 3:30pm at Whittle; Sun 10am at FTSponsored by: Friends of the Festival Playing guitar and claw hammer banjo, Barlow creates rich and unexpected settings for her fables of lost children, allegories for love and loss, and examinations of…
Sat 10am at Whittle; Sat 10am (11:45am) at Market; Sat 3:30pm at Whittle; Sun 10am at FT | Sponsored by: Capflex Shawna Caspi sings of love, travel, home, and heart, distilling each experience into a series of vibrant snapshots, coloured with humour and grace, and arranged with care and craft. With a powerful voice and…
Sat 10am at Market; Sat 1pm at TentSponsored by: Friends of the Festival He’s too shy to say so himself, but at just 21 years old, Scotty Marsters is a pillar of the Wolfville music scene. When he’s not laying down lead guitar, bass, and background vocals in numerous other Nova Scotian bands, Scotty steps…
Fri 1pm at Tent; Sat 10am at MarketSponsored by: Friends of the Festival Michael Milne is a life-long Annapolis Valley native whose love of music can be heard as soon as he opens his mouth. Whether he’s belting out an acappella tune or promoting local musicians and events, his passion is evident.
Fri 1pm at Tent; Sat 4pm at MarketSponsored by: Friends of the Festival An acoustic jazz project, based out of Wolfville, brings five musicians with a shared passion for fine red wine and Gypsy Jazz together to create an infectious groove of upbeat tunes based on the melodies of the inimitable Django Reinhardt.
Sat 10am at FT; Sat Noon at Tent (Parade); Sun 1pm at FTSponsored by: Friends of the Festival 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…
Fri 1pm at Tent; Sat 1pm at Fest ClubSponsored by: Friends of the Festival The Funtime Brigade was ignited into existence when two singer songwriters who share a passion for music, Peter Adams and Jesse Potter, reunited. They also share a long time friend, Oliver Lund, with whom both had worked with on projects in…
Sat 2pm at Whittle; Sat 10:30pm at Paddy’sSponsored by: Friends of the Festival Since moving to the Annapolis Valley in 2005, Caleb Miles has established himself on the local scene as a formidable guitarist, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His stylistic diversity is exhibited on three self-produced CDs that blend blues, folk, country, roots-rock and pop.
Thur 8pm at Union St Cafe, BerwickSponsored by: Friends of the Festival Bob Snider is a folk musician who grew up in Toronto and now lives in Bear River, NS. He’s been called a “national treasure”, a “living legend” and “author of some of the best Canadian songs of the decade”. Bob’s songs have been…
