The 2015 Queens County Fair parade is held on Wednesday, 16-Sep-2015 from 2pm to about 4pm.
The parade runs through Hwy 8 in Caledonia.
Please note: there is NO through traffic during the parade!
Come early to grab a good spot along the highway!
See here for Queens County Fair details.
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[Region of Queens] The Region of Queens is pleased to host an inaugural exhibition of large scale oil paintings by David T. Wright in the second floor art gallery of the Liverpool Town Centre at 219, Main St, Liverpool, N.S.
The exhibition will run from Monday, August 31st until Saturday, September 19th, 2015.
Exhibition hours: Monday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm. Continue reading David T. Wright – Selected Paintings
Friday, November 20th/2015 @ 8pm
Tickets: $33 (taxes and surcharges included)
Myles Goodwyn, a founding member of the Canadian rock band April Wine and a Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee along with the group, has been a professional singer, songwriter, musician and music publisher for over 45 years. His songs, distinct vocals and musicianship have been the back bone of the group over the course of its history during which they have sold over 20 million recordings worldwide.
Myles, who along with the group, received the National Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009 from the Music Broadcast Industry Association, has garnered six SOCAN Awards, multiple BMI song writing awards in the United States and, in 2002, was presented with the prestigious ECMA Lifetime Achievement Award.
Although Myles will continue to perform with April Wine in 2015, it will be on a reduced schedule in order for Myles to front his new band called The Myles Goodwyn Band (MGB). The new group consists of Myles on lead vocal and guitars, Warren Robert on guitar, Chris Mitchell on bass, Dave Champagne on piano and Mike Carroll on drums. All members of this new group, including Myles, are from the Maritimes. MGB will be doing classic songs written by Myles and recorded by April Wine. In MGB, these songs will be performed with very different, progressive arrangements and will feature the innovative talents of these remarkable musicians.
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Carleton Stone’s latest album Draws Blood (GroundSwell Music) finds the 28-year-old songwriter delivering his most personal artistic statement to date. Co-produced by Howie Beck (Feist, Hannah Georgas, Hayden) and Jason Collett (acclaimed singer/songwriter and member of Broken Social Scene), the album radiates with vibrant life.
Dodging between the hushed tones of “Blood is Thicker Than Water,” the Low-era Bowie inspired “Climbing Up The Walls,” and the graceful pop of “Signs of Life,” Draws Blood’s three song opening introduces a vast sonic pallet that continues throughout the album. Influences and inflections are meticulously pieced together to carry the emotional weight of each track.
The album is dedicated to Stone’s mentor and close friend, Jay Smith. A veteran musician in Nova Scotia, Smith was a trusted confidante and Stone’s first-ever co-writing partner. He passed away mere weeks before Stone was to enter the studio to record the album.
Paying heartfelt tribute to his longtime friend, Stone summarized the album’s theme by saying, “Draws Blood is about what we lose in life and the way we hold ourselves as we carry this pain forward, still trying to find the joy that makes every day worth living.”
The loss, the healing, and the clear-eyed, dogged pursuit of a life well lived are present throughout Draws Blood.
A desire to address these weighty and relatable experiences is at the core of Stone’s strength as an artist. He excels at tapping into an ideal balance between that lyrical gravity and a love of melody. An unabashed pop music fan, Stone says his tenure co-writing at the Gordie Sampson Songwriting Camp has been an eye-opening experience that allowed him to mature as a composer.
Teaming with songwriting vets like Sampson, Beck, Collett, and, previously, Hawksley Workman (the Juno Award-winning musician who produced Stone’s 2011 self-titled album) has fine-tuned Stone’s understanding for how to pick the right songs for an album. He says his ultimate goal is to pick the ones that impress him more than others.
After all, he concedes, the older you get and the more you write, “the harder it gets for your own work to impress you.”
©2014 Carleton Stone, Promo Sheet
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Folk-pop quartet Hillsburn is made up of Rosanna Burrill, Paul Aarntzen, Jackson Fairfax-Perry, and Clayton Burrill. The band’s thoughtfully-constructed sound features rich vocal harmonies and varied instrumentation. Hillsburn released their debut EP in the fall of 2014.
Curious of what they sound like? Check out their Youtube Channel or their website.
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The Mersey Band is having a Summer Concert at the Brooklyn Bandstand on Tuesday, 18-Aug-2015 and Tuesday 25-Aug-2015 at 7pm.
Bring your lawn chair and enjoy and evening of music.
The Mersey Band is having a Summer Concert at the Brooklyn Bandstand on Tuesday, 18-Aug-2015 and Tuesday 25-Aug-2015 at 7pm.
Bring your lawn chair and enjoy and evening of music.
