2018 Festival Artists

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…

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…