Sackville Cultural Capitals 08 Project
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Two exceptional upcoming events in July
Irish Descendants & Mary Jane Lamond TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!!
July 18th 8:00pm Brunton Auditorium $25.00 per ticket
Tickets available at www.ticketpro.ca or Live Bait Theatre or Tidewater Books.
Since forming from two local Newfoundland bands in 1990, The Irish Descendants have had a wide impact on audiences and music lovers all around the world. The bands exquisitely produced, award-winning recordings, ranging dynamically from the most sensitive and touching ballads, to high energy toe tapping reels along with their heartwarming and humorous live performances, has led the group to achieve a large and loyal fan base, impressing audiences with their live shows.
The band continues touring and attracting old and new fans and they will begin recording their eleventh CD album, We laughed, this Fall. Sixteen years and still going strong!
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The Cottars Canada Day Concert
Opening Act - Sackville's own Naomi Doncaster & Kyle Legere
July 1st - Canada Day Concert Bridge Street Rain location - Civic Centre Free
The Cottars are, by many accounts, the hottest Celtic band to arise out of the rich musical landscape of Cape Breton in recent years. They play fiddle, keyboards, whistles, Irish flute, bouzouki, guitars, and bodhráns, and they stepdance—all with an authority beyond their years. They also sing haunting Gaelic ballads, and harmonize with a sweetness that brings a tear to the eye. Career highlights include: • The Newport Folk Festival (where Bob Dylan shared the bill) • concerts for Wayne Gretzky and Senator Ted Kennedy • opening for internationally-known stars such as Natalie MacMaster, Danú, and Bruce Cockburn • winning 2 East Coast Music Awards, The Tic Butler Award, and 2 Nova Scotia Music Industry Awards • tours of the Eastern and Southern USA—including appearances in Georgia, Colorado, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Rhode Island and Washington, DC • a performance in Denmark and two tours of Japan • a “sold out” tour of Maritime Canada • a Carnegie Hall concert with The Chieftains & Elvis Costello