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26 Feb 02 - 02:37 PM (#658369) Subject: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: GUEST,Timbrel I'm beginning to formulate plans about taking a trip to the Maritimes around the first week of July. What I can't seem to find on traditional travel sites is information about music festivals, pub sessions, performances, and that kind of thing. Where can I go to hear and play great music? |
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26 Feb 02 - 04:48 PM (#658451) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: gnu This thread is active at present... everyone should go there to further discuss this.... http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=44498&messages=27 |
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26 Feb 02 - 04:49 PM (#658452) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: Willie-O Start with this Prince Edward Island website PEI has a real nice music style, mixing Scottish and Acadian elements to great effect. Halifax is thick with music, I guess. Cape Breton even more so. Get yourself to the Doryman Tavern in Cheticamp sometime, the Mecca of the Cape Breton fiddle scene. You won't have a hard time finding what you want in July.
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26 Feb 02 - 07:32 PM (#658599) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Even better is the Red Shoe in Mabou, Cape Breton. Timbrel, Think Canso |
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26 Feb 02 - 07:37 PM (#658603) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca |
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26 Feb 02 - 07:52 PM (#658614) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: Kelticgrasshopper Stay till the third weekend in July and go to The Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival. www.atlanticmusician.com/rollobayfiddlefest/ Check out the Montecello Ceildhi on Sunday Nights and the one at Rollo Bay on Thursday's. Check the School of Piping in Summerside. Lots of music on PEI. Head over to Cape Breton too can't beat either spot for traditional music |
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26 Feb 02 - 10:52 PM (#658712) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: baywop NEWFOUNDLAND!!!! |
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27 Feb 02 - 08:11 AM (#658914) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: Steve Latimer You really need to have an itinerary. I was in Halifax on business a few years ago. I asked where I could go to hear some authentic East Coast music. The place that I was directed to featured a very good band, but other than one Great Big Sea tune, everything else was what I would have heard from an acoustic band anywhere in North America. I hear that the Halifax buskers festival is great. I know that there is great music in Cape Breton and Newfoundland. |
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02 Mar 02 - 06:38 PM (#661525) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Steve, out of curiosity, I wonder where they sent you to, and who it was you saw. I do agree that you get in the bars, the same 17 songs you hear pretty well anywhere in North America. This is due to the people who own the bars. They want to hear certain songs, because in "their opinion" those people seem to get people drinking. I disagree. It is the entertainer who is there to shill the drinks. The songs don't do that. I think they should play whatever makes them happy to play. If they're comfortable on stage, people will relax and buy more drinks. That's my opinion. There are tons of places to hear music in Halifax/Dartmouth/Bedford (aka the Halifax Metro Regional Municipality). Let me know if you're coming to Halifax, and I'll see who is playing. Try and let me know a week before and I might have some details. There are all the musical events in Nova Scotia over the summer and FALL! (YES, the FALL! Don't forget our Celtic Colours Festival held in the early part of October.) |
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02 Mar 02 - 09:57 PM (#661632) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: Steve Latimer I was in a place right on the waterfront. It was the lower part of a bigger complex. It was a very old building, huge low beams. I would imagine that at one time it was a waterfront warehouse. The name escapes me. I can't remember the name of the band, but the two guitar players were both playing Ovations. It was probably the fall of '98 that I was there. |
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03 Mar 02 - 01:06 AM (#661690) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca I think the place would be the Lower Deck. Wonder if the band was McGinty. Kind of unusual since the band usually plays a diverse group of tunes. How many were in the band? McGinty only has 3 people in it. |
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03 Mar 02 - 02:54 AM (#661707) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: Steve Latimer George, It was the Lower Deck. I think the band that I saw was 4 piece. |
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03 Mar 02 - 12:50 PM (#661873) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Were they young? I wonder if it was Highland Heights or one of those younger groups. |
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03 Mar 02 - 01:01 PM (#661876) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: Steve Latimer I would consider them young, early to mid thirties. I don't think that I'd remember their name even if you were to mention them. They were quite good, but I guess was looking for something a little more down home sounding. They did Paul Simon, The Eagles etc. I can hear that any night almost anywhere up here. |
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04 Mar 02 - 08:57 AM (#662374) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: GUEST Broad Cove Lunenburg County often has a great musical night..mostly at weekends. |
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04 Mar 02 - 11:08 AM (#662453) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Doesn't sound like most of the groups I know who play regularly down at the 'Deck, but there are a lot of them whom I don't know much about. |
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04 Mar 02 - 11:47 AM (#662487) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: Steve Latimer George, As I mentioned it was three or four years ago and it was a weeknight, a Tuesday or Wednesday. Perhaps they have the more traditional bands there on the Weekends. It sure was a great old room.
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04 Mar 02 - 08:32 PM (#662842) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: Polecat Well,if you're looking to come to Newfoundland,midweek you will find all the "action" at a pub on George Street here by the name of O'Reilly's...Seems to be getting quite a crowd there the last few months. Other than that,look at the ever faithful "Ship Inn" on Duckworth Street here in the Capital.You always get something different here and the entertainment seems to be a more "spontaneous thing" which is the way folk music was always meant to be. Either way,if you don't make it to Newfoundland,you'll be missing out...Well worth the sidetrip if you can go it. Regards from the Rock |
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04 Mar 02 - 08:42 PM (#662847) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: GUEST,Nick The lower deck in Halifax or the fife & Drum next door in the Sheraton are a good bet. Look for "The Boys Next Door" weak name but very strong trio. THey do lots of pop standard with a liberal dose of traditional and modern Maritime tunes. We saw them at The Old DUblin Pub in Carelottetown PEI, but they call Halifax home If you do see them tell them the honeymoon couple from Connecticut says "Hi!" Fortune's hand was another band that played almost all traditional celtic tunes. Nick |
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04 Mar 02 - 08:58 PM (#662859) Subject: RE: Musical Destinations in Eastern Canada From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Actually, O'Carrolls or the Old Triangle would be better for hearing more traditional stuff. There are other places as well, depending on who is playing in town, and what you wanted. |