Thursday Evening Main Stage, Sept. 27th, 7:30pm, Acadia University Hall Recently signed to Glassnote Records, William Prince is a JUNO Award-winning singer-songwriter whose music is full of emotionally charged experiences that linger in memories. Raised on the Peguis First Nation of Manitoba, Canada, William has been honing his craft since the age of nine when…
Friday Evening Windsor Show, Sept. 28th, 7:30pm, Memorial Imperial Performing Arts Centre, Windsor Saturday Night Late Night Dance Party, 10:30pm, Wolfville Farmers’ Market The essence of The Sadies’ story is in many ways summed up with the powerful image of the aurora borealis adorning the cover of their latest album, Northern Passages. Ever since the…
Friday Evening Windsor Show, Sept. 28th, 7:30pm, Memorial Imperial Performing Arts Centre, Windsor At age 5, Sarah Jane Scouten was sitting on the dining room table, singing “Lace and Pretty Flowers,” by Canadian country-folk musician, Willie P. Bennett. Hank Williams and Stan Rogers were her greatest inspirations, both a staple at Sunday morning pancake breakfast…
Denise Aspinall, Cathy Coates, Alister Thomson and Aran Silmeryn are four friends with a whimsical band name and a shared love for voyaging across the vast cosmos of traditional Celtic music.
Sunday Afternoon Main Stage, Sept. 30th, 1pm, Festival Theatre There is a legend among the Inuit about the halo that appears around the sun. Known in some parts as siqiniup qilauta—roughly translated, “the sun’s drum”, it is a good sign; a symbol of good luck.
Saturday Evening Main Stage, Sept. 29th, 7pm, Festival Theatre Sunday Afternoon Main Stage, Sept. 30th, 1pm, Festival Theatre Terra Spencer spent her youth in a basement in Summerville, Hants County playing piano and secretly strumming her granddad’s guitars along to Chet Atkins records. Since 2015 she has taken the odd break from her day jobs…
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…
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…
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…
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…
