Adrian Sutherland
An enthusiastic welcome! From the remote fly-in village of Attawapiskat in Ontario’s Far North, Adrian Sutherland brings a voice that is genuinely unlike anything else on the folk and roots circuit — and Deep Roots is proud to welcome it…
Alysha Brilla
Musical storyteller Alysha Brilla is a 3× JUNO Award nominated songwriter, producer and electrifying live performer, as well as the 2025 Women in Music International Leadership Honouree and a 2024 Canadian Screen Award nominee. Sounds of earth, songs of stars…
Cassie and Maggie
Nova Scotian roots… Born into a family steeped in Nova Scotia’s richest musical traditions, sisters Cassie and Maggie have grown into one of the most compelling forces in contemporary Celtic folk music. Rooted in their deep Gaelic heritage and raised…
Daniel James McFadyen
Looking forward to seeing him in Wolfville again Daniel James McFadyen is an award-winning indie-folk artist whose expressive lyricism, charismatic stage presence, and road-worn storytelling have made him one of Canada’s most compelling contemporary voices. His 2025 sophomore album, Back To The Country (LHM Records), marks…
Joce Reyome
Raise the Roof! with Matt Andersen, Lloyd Spiegel and Joce Reyome Thursday 7:00pm, Convocation Hall, Acadia U With a voice that radiates power and vulnerability in equal measure, Joce Reyome has carved out a sound that blends classic blues grit,…
Ken Whiteley
Coming back for our 20th festival! Ken Whiteley is a Canadian folk legend whose remarkable career spans six decades of performing and touring across North America. He has won many awards including the Canadian Folk Music Award, a Genie Award…
Lloyd Spiegel
Raise the Roof! with Matt Andersen, Lloyd Spiegel and Joce Reyome Thursday 7:00pm, Convocation Hall, Acadia U Lloyd Spiegel is a bluesman at his core, a guitarist by trade, a comedian by nature and a showman at heart. He blends…
Matt Andersen
Raise the Roof! with Matt Andersen, Lloyd Spiegel and Joce Reyome Thursday 7:00pm, Convocation Hall, Acadia U When Matt Andersen steps on stage, he brings a lifetime of music to every note he plays. His latest album, The Hammer &…
Meredith Moon
Raised with folk music, at her father’s knee… Meredith Moon arrived at folk music the way few artists do – by living it from the very beginning. Daughter of legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, she grew up immersed in the language of…
Rob Lutes
Returning to Deep Roots! Rob Lutes has spent more than two decades quietly building one of the most distinctive bodies of work in Canadian folk and roots music. Montreal-based but shaped by his New Brunswick upbringing as one of six…