Jamie Junger

Fishin’ For Pickles In 2005, Jamie became a father for the first time and began sharing his love of music with his daughter Sadie. Together they played with ideas and sounds and before long they were making music. Play time, silly ideas, and lots of love and laughter soon led to Fishin’ for Pickles, a…

Mike T. Kerr

Saturday Evening Main Stage, Sept. 29th, 7pm, Festival Theatre Sunday Afternoon Main Stage, Sept. 30th, 1pm, Festival Theatre Mike Kerr is a wild flat-picker and ambitious country songwriter of Canadian heritage and American citizenship. During his time at Berklee College of Music in Boston and in over 10 years of performing, he’s lived his life…

The Kubasonics

Friday Evening Main Stage, Sept. 28th, 7pm, Festival Theatre Friday Night Late Night Dance Party, 10:30pm, Wolfville Farmers’ Market The Kubasonics are arguably Newfoundland’s finest Ukrainian band. Winners of three 2017 MusicNL Awards (Group of the Year, Folk/Roots Artist of the Year, The Overcast Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year), their trademark sound combines top-flight…

Leahy

Friday Evening Main Stage, Sept. 28th, 7pm, Festival Theatre Over the course of their notable career, Canadian group Leahy has secured a place as one of the country’s most highly regarded progressive folk-roots bands. Their emergence on the Canadian music scene in the late 1990’s with their chart-topping instrumental single “Call to Dance”, introduced audiences…

Maritime Marionettes

Maritime Marionettes, founded by partners and puppeteers Heather and Darryll Taylor, has been entertaining families in Canada and abroad since 1986. The Taylors bring traditional and original stories to life with exquisitely made and skillfully manipulated wooden marionettes. The company creates its productions from concept to finished product, including fashioning the marionettes and creating sets,…

Scotty Marsters

Scotty Marsters is a pillar of the Wolfville music scene. When he’s not playing lead guitar or bass, or singing background vocals in numerous other Nova Scotian bands, Scotty steps into the role of songwriter and lead vocalist in the Scotty Marsters Band. Backed by an eclectic mix of classical, bluegrass, and country musicians, the…

Melgita’t Women

Smudging Ceremony –  September 27th, 6:15pm – in quad outside Convocation Hall Mi’kmaq dances, chants, and songs were often accompanied by the drum which represents the heartbeat of the people. Melgita’t Women, a group of indigenous women, are exploring their heritage and culture together through drumming and singing. Rachel Whitney, Mika Francis, Kayla Mansfield-Brown, Penney…

Zakary Miller

Saturday Night Late Night Dance Party, Sept. 29th, 10:30pm, Wolfville Farmers’ Market With roots spread across the country, Zakary Miller’s songs reflect on a deeply Canadian identity. Both self loathing and loving, he’s crafted a sound he calls ‘Canadiana Swing’. Influences such as Stompin’ Tom, Bob Wills, Hank Williams and Rex Griffin shine through in…

David Newland

Sunday Afternoon Main Stage, Sept. 30th, 1pm, Festival Theatre The Northwest Passage in Story and Song The Northwest Passage in Story and Song is a musical and spoken-word performance of original songs inspired by the sights and sounds of the Canadian Arctic, its history and its contemporary realities.