Sponsored by Rewind 89.3 Saturday 12:20pm, Farmers’ Market; Saturday 11:55pm, Paddy’s Pub Barncat is a four-piece folk inspired string-band based in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The group officially formed in early 2023, and have been touring for years, supporting Nova Scotia folk artist Daniel James McFadyen. Their upbeat performances, lively music and infectious smiles will have…
Sponsored by Saltbox Brewing CompanyFriday 1pm, Just Us! Festival Tent; Saturday 3pm, Al Whittle; Saturday 9pm, Festival Theatre Valmy is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Ontario who’s been following the ocean and finding home on the East Coast. She explores humanhood, navigates grief, and greets forms of healing, in the weaving of melodic swells with atmospheric harmonies….
Sponsored by the Acadia Performing Arts Series Friday 10:30pm, Paddy’s Pub; Saturday 11:30am, Farmers’ Market; Sunday 1:35pm, Festival Theatre Jamie left his home in Nova Scotia at the age of 17 after a less than stellar record of academic achievement (grade 8) to join the Canadian Navy where he was posted in Esquimalt, BC. After…
Sponsored by Kimball Law Saturday 1pm, Festival Theatre; Saturday 7pm, Festival Theatre; Sunday 10am, Festival Theatre Alberta’s Scott Cook has been living out of a van or a backpack for a dozen years now, touring almost incessantly across Canada, the US, Europe, Asia, Australia and elsewhere, and distilling his experiences into straight-talking, keenly observant verse. …
Sponsored by Jane’s Saturday 2:30pm, Festival Theatre; 7:50pm, Festival Theatre Jenn Grant was born on Prince Edward Island, the smallest province of Canada’s Maritimes. She’s an award-winning songwriter and performer, a painter and a producer. The three-time Juno nominee’s music has been described by Australia’s The Age as “dreamy, harp-and woodwinds folk, and the work…
Sponsored by Old Orchard Inn & Spa Friday 3:45pm Just Us! Festival Tent; Sunday 3:20pm, Festival Theatre Garrett Mason is a true bluesman at heart. He was raised in Truro, Nova Scotia by his mother Pam, and father, veteran Canadian Bluesman Dutch Mason. His father stopped playing guitar before Garrett was born, and although…
Sponsored by The Grapevine Thursday 7pm, The Annex; Friday 3:00pm, Festival Tent; Saturday 1pm, Festival Theatre; Sunday 2:45pm, Festival Theatre Factory Girls is an Appalachian folk duo that brings the warmth of a vocal firelight with songs to soothe and disturb. Their blood harmonies will chill your bones, with lyrics that dance you into darkness. …
Sponsored by Long & McQuade Friday 1:40pm, Just Us! Festival Tent; Saturday 9:00am, Farmers’ Market; Saturday 1:30pm, Al Whittle; Sunday 1pm, Festival Theatre Jacques Surette est un jeune auteur/compositeur qui vient de la région Sud-Ouest de la Nouvelle-Écosse. Il passe la majorité de son temps à écrire des chansons qui parlent de sa culture et de…
Sponsored by the Town of Wolfville Saturday 1pm, Just Us! Festival Tent Matt the Music Man (Matthew McFarlane) is an award-winning children’s musical entertainer! He’s also possibly the only musician around with a pirate hat and a platypus for a sidekick! Growing up, Matt was very shy and was bullied at school. He spent much…
Sponsored by The Stella Rose B&B Thursday 7pm, VCLA; Friday 2:20pm, Just Us! Festival Tent; Saturday 10am, Al Whittle; Saturday 1:30pm, Al Whittle Born on the prairies and raised in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Rebecca Fairless writes songs that encompass both the warmth and the austerity of a bright Alberta sun in a…
