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Discover independent and award winning, Canadian recording artists

Roster includes:

Contemporary Roots | Americana | Folk

Global Roots | Jazz | Blues

Indigenous Voices

Holiday Shows | Speciality Shows

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24|25 Routing Avails

Amanda Rheaume

5pc | Ottawa, ON

Festivals 2024 | open 24-25

email for details

updated 02/27/24

Becoming The Beatles

4pc + 2crew | Toronto, ON

Western Canada FEB 2025

Silver Wolf Band

4pc | Happy Valley Goose Bay, NL | new album spring 2025

Festival 2024 | Eastern Canada Fall 2024, Ontario Spring 2025

Becoming The Beatles: Unplugged

2pc + 1crew | Toronto, ON

Western Canada MAR 2025

Brooks & Bowskill

duo - 5pc | Port Hope, ON

Festivals 2024 | open 24-25

Chuck Copenace

5pc | Winnipeg, MB

Festivals 2024 | Ontario Fall 2024

Kelly Bado

4pc | Winnipeg, MB

Festivals 2024 | Western Canada 2025

La Nef: Sea Songs & Shanties

7pc + 1crew | Montreal, QC

Festivals 2024 | Western Canada Winter 2025

LEAHY

7pc + 2crew | Peterborough, ON

Festivals 2024 | Eastern Canada Fall 2024

Stephen Fearing

Solo-4pc Band | Victoria BC | new album fall 2024

SEPT 2024 | BC Mainland

JAN 2025 | BC Island

FEB 2025 | East Coast

MAR 2025 | Western Canada (Full Band shows)

OCT/NOV 2025 | Ontario (Full Band Shows)

Steve Marriner

Solo-5pc | Toronto, ON

Festivals 2024 | open 24-25

Suzie Ungerleider

duo - trio | Vancouver, BC

Festivals 2024 | Eastern Canada Fall 2024, Western Canada 2025

The Fugitives

4pc | Vancouver, BC

NOV 2024 | Ontario

Open 24-25

Leela Gilday

4pc + 1crew | Yellowknife, NT

Festivals 2024 | Cross Canada Touring 24-25

Mimi O‘Bonsawin

3pc | Ottawa, ON

Festivals 2024 | Eastern Canada Fall 2024, Western Canada APR, MAY 2025

The Hello Darlins

5pc | Calgary, AB | new album March 2024

Festivals 2024

SEPT 2024 | East Coast

OCT 1-17 2024 | Ontario

OCT-NOV 2024 | MB, SK, BC

JAN-FEB 2025 | AB

Pretty Archie

5pc | Sydney, Cape Breton NS

Festival 2024 | Eastern Canada Fall 2024, Ontario Spring 2025

Sechile Sedare

Duo | Edmonton AB & Yellowknife NT

new album Spring 2024

Festivals 2024

AB & BC | JAN, FEB 2024

BC Island | APR 2025

The North Sound

Trio -5pc | Saskatoon, SK

Festivals 2024 | open 24-25

The Pairs

Trio -5pc | London, ON

Festivals 2024 | Cross Canada Touring 24-25

The Western Swing Authority

7pc | Kitchener, ON

Festivals 2024 | Ontario Fall 2024, Spring 2025

Treasa Levasseur

Shanneyganock

Solo | Hamilton, ON

5pc | Logy Bay, NL | new album Spring 2024

Festivals 2024

Festival 2024 | Eastern Canada Fall 2024

Western Spring 2025

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Specialty Shows | Projects

Aurelia Productions

Becoming The Beatles | Theatre, Music, Multimedia

This theatrical event weaves together over 300 stunning projections, 20 live songs and fascinating behind-the-scene stories. Storyteller Haley Marie orchestrates these elements as she guides you through the history-making events and heartbreaking moments of the Beatles.

With years of research and musical analysis at her fingertips, Haley Marie delivers a world-class performance about four lads, how they rose to incredible fame, their connection to classical music and how they changed the world forever.

**DUO / ACOUSTIC SHOW available for small halls exclusively**

Chuck Copenace

Oshki Manitou | Symphony POPs Concert

8 Original Pieces, charts provided

Winnipeg-based trumpeter, Chuck Copenace transforms his debut album Oshki Mantiou, to collaborate with orchestras across Canada.

Oshki Manitou finds the Ojibway musician expanding dramatically on his previous work as a trumpet player, arranger, and composer, fusing contemporary interpretations of sweat-lodge melodies with jazz and elements of dance and electronica.

For Chuck Copenace, Oshki Manitou is a decidedly personal musical expression, a gift to his family and community, and a means of sharing how ceremonial melodies have changed his musical outlook and united his creativity and spirituality.

La Nef

Sea Songs & Shanties | Vocal Ensemble Concert

Symphony show also available (charts provided)

The journey of Sea Songs & Shanties began in Montréal, Canada, in 2012 when a band of seven musicians worked with Ubisoft to create the memorable soundtrack to Assassin’s Creed III, followed by Black Flag in 2013 and Rogue in 2014. The success of these games and the huge popularity of their soundtracks convinced La Nef to bring the group together again for a concert in November 2014

The Fugitives

RIDGE ft. The Fugitives | Theatre, Music

Brendan McLeod and The Fugitives examine misconceptions and varying perspectives around the battle of Vimy Ridge, while drawing parallels to other formative events in our nation’s past. Featuring inventive musical interpretations of WWI soldier songs (often referred to as ‘Trench Songs’), Ridge probes difficult yet necessary questions about how and why we grieve. Trench songs were written by frontline soldiers during WW1. Essentially protest songs, they were often parodies of well-known tunes.

The Fugitives perform their 5th and JUNO nominated album Trench Songs to accompany the WWI storytelling and thought-provoking narrative McLeod provides. Based on the writing by WWI soldiers, the band wrote new melodies and music for these words. The result is a poignant and stripped-back collection of work that emphasizes the emotional content of the lyrics and continues the long tradition of folk music reshaping songs over time — the same way soldiers reshaped these songs in the trenches.

A vivid, kinetic ride through history, as well as an intimate, personal examination of our connection to the past, Ridge is a visceral work that passionately argues against the exploitation of young lives.

The Fugitives | Ballet BC collaboration

OVER THE RIDGE ft. The Fugitives & Ballet BC

Contemporary Dance, Theatre, Music [IN DEVELOPMENT]

In Over the Ridge, The Fugitives collaborate with choreographer Jacob Williams to expand this narrative through dance. Developed in partnership with Ballet BC, Over the Ridge adds original contemporary dance to the storytelling and music, resulting in a kinetic ride through history that delves our strong connection to the past and passionately argues against the exploitation of young lives.

In 2020, The Fugitives premiered “RIDGE”, a musical storytelling show that examined the WW1 Canadian soldier experience during the Battle of Vimy. It was named a Top 10 Globe & Mail Arts Event of the Year, and spawned the JUNO nominated album Trench Songs.

Holiday Shows

Get ready to ring in the holiday season with the soul-stirring sounds of The Hello Darlins, Canada's beloved Americana band hailing from the heart of Calgary, Alberta. In this seasonal show they're bringing their signature blend of folk, country, and roots music to light up the stage in a special holiday performance that's sure to warm hearts and kindle the festive spirit.

Christmas with The Hello Darlins is an enchanting musical journey that pays tribute to the timeless traditions of the season while infusing their unique style and storytelling. With a mix of original compositions and cherished classics, this show captures the essence of a true Canadian winter wonderland. Make your holiday season unforgettable by sharing in the warmth and joy of The Hello Darlins' music. Book this enchanting holiday experience for your performing arts center, and let the festivities begin!

Looking for a lively and festive performance to kick off the holidays? Look no further than Celtic Roots and Christmas Cheer, a moving concert featuring the award winning Canadian musical group, Leahy. With deep roots in Canadian folk and Celtic music culture, Leahy will enthrall you with their infectious energy, impressive musicianship, and dynamic performance.

Leahy: Celtic Roots and Christmas Cheer is a celebration of family, friends, and community. Whether you're a fan of Celtic music and dance, or simply looking for an uplifting and festive performance, you’re heartily invited and welcome to join the party! Get ready for an infusion of joy that will stay with you long after the show is over!

Christmas with Leahy: A Family Traditional

Audiences will enjoy an unforgettable evening of music, dance and song as the band performs festive blends of traditional and Celtic melodies, along with beloved Christmas carols and hymns. Every holiday show features an energetic cast of next generation musicians and dancers to share their budding talent and trademark French-Canadian step-dancing - a Leahy family tradition!

A Christmas show for the entire family!

Indigenous Voices

Amanda Rheaume

5pc | Ontario

chuck

copenace

5pc | Manitoba

Leela

Gilday

4pc | Northwest

Territories

mimi