Folk Music Organizations in Nova Scotia,
and other Nova Scotia Music links

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Folk Music Societies/Coffeehouses

Deep Roots Music Cooperative, Annapolis Valley - presents regular concerts, nurtures local musicians, supports other local arts organizations and worthy community projects and produce the annual Canadian Deep Roots Music Festival.

Fundy Folk/Evergreen Theatre , Margaretsville - events throughout the year

Northumberland Folk, Wallace  (let me know if this is still happening!)

Harbour Folk Society, Halifax

Sea Side Folk

The Company House, Halifax

Bear Rhythm, Bear River at the Oakdene Centre on some Saturdays at 7:30. Contact

Night Kitchen - Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville

Load of Fish - Mahone Bay, at the Mug and Anchor, the last Thursday of every month starting 8:00, open mics and feature performers. Potential host acts should contact (902) 634-4434 or Paul MacLellan at (902) 634-3385.

Lower Sackville, NS - monthly coffeehouse. (Contact Bruce Stewart bstewart@is.dal.ca)

Little River Folk, Petite Rivière community hall (20 minutes south of Bridgewater), NS
3-5 times a year, sometimes licensed with cash bar, sometimes not. Wheelchair accessible. Contact Leif Helmer, 902-688-1562.

Seaweed Events, Lunenburg - occasional concerts at the Pearl Theatre and other venues

Lunenburg Sessions - held on 3rd Tuesdays of the month at Lunenburg Academy's 3rd floor theatre.

Also in Lunenburg - Celtic jam sessions led by fiddler Eilidh Campbell in Simple Moments Cafe on Lincoln St., first Monday in each month at 7 p.m.

Tantallon - Open Mic every Thursday night at Rylan Jack's Pub, 5250 St. Marg's Bay Rd, (902) 826-7828.

South Shore Events - moderated e-mail list for the Lunenburg - Mahone Bay - Bridgewater area.

Community Events for the Annapolis Valley - moderated e-mail list.

Folk Festivals in Nova Scotia

Deep Roots Music Festival (Wolfville, mid-September)

Stan Rogers Folk Festival (Canso, first weekend in July)

Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival (second weekend in August)

Celtic Colours (Cape Breton, October)

New Glasgow Jubilee Festival (first of August)

AMP Festival in Wolfville - 2009 debut - an event where musicians, photographers, video producers, sound engineers and audience participate using an alternative economic framework.

And next door in Bangor, Maine

National Folk Festival (late August) has been running for over 60 years! Lots of Canadian artists play there too.

 

Other venues

Union Street Cafe and Wick Pub, in Berwick, has Saturday Matinees, dinner concerts and other events.

Wolfville Farm Market, every Sunday morning year round - live music, organic food, crafts, more. Spring to fall: on Front Street at the Robie Tufts Centre between the liquor store and the library. Fall to Spring: in the Student Union Building at Acadia University.

Saturday Concert Series at the Hubbards Barn Theatre - 1 p.m. through the summer, after the Farmers Market.

Interesting music web sites

Cape Breton Music Online
Capital Music Conference - the Ottawa music scene

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