Quote the Raven's sophomore record Can't Hold the Light has been almost three years in the making. After an impromptu trip to AmericanaFest in 2019, the sounds filling the Nashville streets lit a fire for what would be the duo's journey into the Americana genre. A collection of songs written with friends all across Canada, […]
Dave Sampson writes heart-on-your-sleeve folk/pop songs, delivered with a captivating and authentic voice that could blow down a brick house. His knack for crafting simple ear-worms and his high-energy shows have been winning him fans across Canada. He has collaborated and shared the stage with some of Canada’s top exports such as Classified, Alan Doyle, […]
Dave Sampson writes heart-on-your-sleeve folk/pop songs, delivered with a captivating and authentic voice that could blow down a brick house. His knack for crafting simple ear-worms and his high-energy shows have been winning him fans across Canada. He has collaborated and shared the stage with some of Canada’s top exports such as Classified, Alan Doyle, […]
Kenney’s willingness to unflinchingly pursue their artistic impulses on their own terms has resulted in numerous accolades over the past decade, including a SOCAN Songwriting Prize, a nomination for Juno Adult Alternative Album of the Year, and too many East Coast Music Awards and Nova Scotia Awards to count. 2021’s “Covers”, was an acoustic collection […]
Nobody really knows who J.P. Cormier is for sure. That’s to be expected, believe me. In 1974 he was a five year old boy, discovering an innate talent for playing the guitar, I had a little hand in that, guiding him through the beginning stages. He learned faster than I could teach. By the mid […]
Steve MacIntyre is a singer/songwriter from Cape Breton Island. Describing the things that move him well enough that they move you is his greatest pleasure. “Steve MacIntyre is a rare original. He brings you in, effortlessly, to an intensely personal place you may not have expected, with his heart on his sleeve and a huge, […]
Winter Swamp Music! A groovy mix of bluesy rockers, soulful ballads and blizzard funks. Lookout Tower hails from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Their debut album ‘Smoke Over Sound’ was recorded live off the floor last spring in a century old church in Forks Baddeck and their upcoming follow-up album ‘Fields’ was recorded this winter […]
From rocking Halifax’s Marquee Club to performing for the masses at Massey Hall or touring the country with his father, Joel Plaskett has forged a reputation as one of Canada’s most engaging performers and respected singer-songwriters. Plaskett’s songs are a perennial part of the national playlist, a fixture on “best of” lists, and the soundtrack […]
From rocking Halifax’s Marquee Club to performing for the masses at Massey Hall or touring the country with his father, Joel Plaskett has forged a reputation as one of Canada’s most engaging performers and respected singer-songwriters. Plaskett’s songs are a perennial part of the national playlist, a fixture on “best of” lists, and the soundtrack […]
Abbey Mullendore is a Cape Breton born and bred singer-songwriter. Raised in a musical family, Abbey's passion for music and singing began at a very young age. Her style and sound has been influenced by a wide range of female powerhouse artists and bands such as: Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Carole King, Bonnie Raitt, Janis Joplin, […]
THIS IS FOR DECEMBER 30TH. Tickets include admission, midnight snacks, swag, champagne and whatnot. Cape Breton Americana band Pretty Archie to released their 6th studio album to mark and celebrate 10 years together Long time friends Brian Cathcart (Lead Vocals, Guitar), Matt McNeil (Mandolin, Guitar), Colin Gillis (Harmonica, Bass, Vocals), Redmond MacDougall (Banjo, Percussion, […]
Tickets include admission, midnight snacks, swag, champagne and whatnot. Cape Breton Americana band Pretty Archie to released their 6th studio album to mark and celebrate 10 years together Long time friends Brian Cathcart (Lead Vocals, Guitar), Matt McNeil (Mandolin, Guitar), Colin Gillis (Harmonica, Bass, Vocals), Redmond MacDougall (Banjo, Percussion, Vocals) and Scott MacLean (Guitar, […]
Breanndan Begley and Rose Morrison met in 2017 in West Kerry, Ireland. They have performed together on both sides of the ocean including Town Hall in New York City, Newport Folk Festival, Other Voices in Dingle, and throughout Germany. They’ve recorded on Oscar winner Glen Hansard’s album ‘This Wild Willing.’ Breanndan came to Cape Breton […]
Jon Hines of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia has toured throughout Canada in his young career as a blues man. Nominated for Music Nova Scotia Blues Recording of the year 2023, 2022 blues recoding of the year East Coast Music Association and winner of the East Coast Blues Society’s “Maritime to Memphis Blues Challenge”. Jon is […]
Newfoundland has a storied history of stunning songwriters, poets, and players. Over the course of the last decade The Once have writ and knit themselves into that story Within the nine songs on their new album Time Enough, The Once offer some of the most vulnerable and honest material of their career. The up-tempo album […]
With fourteen albums to his credit, there’s no denying Dave Gunning’s impressive body of work. Fortunately, he’s just getting started… The Nova Scotian folk musician has shared the stage with legends like Ron Hynes, Rita MacNeil, Stuart McLean, and Stompin’ Tom Connors, and has been recognized in his own right as a master of his […]
Jordan Musycsyn, Elyse Aeryn & Brian Cathcart After a sold out songwriters circle in April, Jordan Musycsyn, Elyse Aeryn and Brian Cathcart decided to take the show on the road to beautiful Iona. Join us on June 14th for an evening of stories and songs with 3 of Cape Breton's finest songwriters. Jordan is a hard-working […]
Carleton Stone is an award-winning artist, a songwriter with a growing list of credits, and a founding member of the hugely successful Port Cities. He has recently added producer to his list of accomplishments with both Willie Stratton’s award winning “Drugstore Dreamin” and his own self produced, Papercut – a collection of sophisticated singer-songwriter pop […]
Bravado is a record for those who struggle with loneliness and those wishing they had more time alone. It’s for those attempting to make their hearts go in more than one direction and those trying to make it go in just one. It’s for those who present a version of themselves to the world that doesn’t quite […]
Old Man Luedecke is the recording name of two time JUNO award winning and Polaris prize nominated singer songwriter Chris Luedecke. A multiple East Coast Music Award winner known for his high energy banjo driven stompers, touching guitar ballads and dry humorous stories, Luedecke has been making a soundtrack to an authentic life for nearly […]
Whether a sweaty rock show or an intimate acoustic environment, The Town Heroes want you to be entertained. Born and raised in small town Nova Scotia, Mike Ryan and Bruce Gillis have played together for the past 10 years — touring the world, releasing 5 critically acclaimed albums and winning an array of industry awards. […]
Whether a sweaty rock show or an intimate acoustic environment, The Town Heroes want you to be entertained. Born and raised in small town Nova Scotia, Mike Ryan and Bruce Gillis have played together for the past 10 years — touring the world, releasing 5 critically acclaimed albums and winning an array of industry awards. […]
Bio Irish Mythen was born in Ireland and now resides in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Canada. "This Island creates music and musicians, art and artists. I found a shift to take things more seriously when I moved here." And she did just that. Her latest release, Little Bones, gained her recognition around the globe, including […]
For more than a decade now, Willie Stratton has been building his good name on stellar sonic shape-shifting and a charismatic, super charged live show. The Halifax-based singer-songwriter has proven time and again that he can dive into any of rock ‘n’ roll’s various iterations—heartsick blues, twanged-up country, hip-shaking rockabilly, groovy surf, anything and everything in […]
East Coast songwriter Lennie Gallant has released fifteen albums of original songs which have won him a host of awards and nominations from the JUNOs, Les Prix Éloizes, and The ECMAs. His songs have been described as “true slices of life delivered with a poet’s flair and a rugged emotional sensibility”. His multimedia production, Searching for […]
Nobody really knows who J.P. Cormier is for sure. That’s to be expected, believe me. In 1974 he was a five year old boy, discovering an innate talent for playing the guitar, I had a little hand in that, guiding him through the beginning stages. He learned faster than I could teach. By the mid […]
With more than a decade of making records and touring around the world behind them—as members of the award-winning group Còig—Rachel Davis and Darren McMullen now have their sights set on something new—Home. Recorded with award-winning songwriter, musician, and producer Dave Gunning, Home is Rachel and Darren’s long-imagined, and much-anticipated, duo album. Highlighting the pair’s […]
Words that make you think. Melodies that get stuck in your head. Steve MacIntyre offers up both in abundance. An East Coast storyteller who makes his home in Cape Breton, Steve grew up surrounded by the best artists and entertainers in the world. It is here that he honed his craft and ability to capture […]
Lookout Tower hails from memories of days gone by and of moments yet to come. Storytellers inspired by the cultural landscape of Cape Breton and woven from the yarn of hard times - their songs are the culmination of musical paths not commonly crossed. Defying genres with a no holds barred approach, vintage soul meets […]
CANADIAN SINGER-SONGWRITER MIKE MCKENNA JR. HAS BECOME A RISING STAR ON THE EAST COAST MUSIC SCENE: WITH A RASPY, SOULFUL VOICE, WARM INDIE FOLK AND AMERICANA TONES, AND BEAUTIFUL SONGS LADEN WITH CAPTIVATING STORYTELLING. BORN IN THE PROUD COAL MINING TOWN OF GLACE BAY AND RAISED ALONG THE MIRA RIVER, MIKE'S SONGWRITING AESTHETIC POINTS HEAVILY […]