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Accordion According to Paul Hamilton

Posted on May 25, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

When you learn to play accordion from ‘His Nibs, Harry Hibbs’ himself, you know your way around a jig or two. Meet Paul Hamilton

When The Herald spoke to Paul Hamilton it was a Saturday morning and there was a pot of jiggs bubbling on the stove. Company was

Tags: Alick Tsui, arts, Bud Davidge, culture, folk music, Hamilton Sound, Harry Hibbs, music, Newfoundland, NL, NLMusic, Paul Hamilton, photography, St. John's, Ted Doyle

ART | Solace in the Canvas with Clifford George

Posted on May 18, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, From The Archives, Web Exclusives

Celebrated artist Clifford George introduces his largest showing of work to date in one special, stylin’ way
Clifford George has the soul of a poet. A true artist, he sees beauty in all things, including this very writer.
When we arranged to meet to chat about his Solace in the

Tags: art, Clifford George, covid, Cristina Parker, Local art, Michael Chubbs, Newfoundland & Labrador, Painting, Shelley Neville, St. John's

Eastduck Adventures, Episode I: Brewdock

Posted on May 17, 2021
By Michael Chubbs
on Arts & Culture, Business, Food & Drink, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

WITH 24 TAPS AND TALENT IN THE KITCHEN, ST. JOHN’S NEWEST BAR IS SO MUCH MORE
EASTDUCK ADVENTURES
Over the last few years, the East end of Duckworth St. in St. John’s has become the home of three new food and drink spots on the cutting edge of cool places

Tags: Food & Drink, Nightlife, Restaurants

Hell or Clean Water

Posted on May 16, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Film, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Made Right Here, Web Exclusives

Some struggles go beyond the personal. Like the one to save the planet, for example.

For Shawn Bath, an unlikely environmentalist, his Clean Harbours Initiative across Newfoundland and Labrador has seen the commercial diver haul some 15,000 pounds of garbage from the depths of our island’s harborus. You’d think

Tags: conservation, doc, documentary, local doc, NL, ocean, pollution, sea

Viva Las Vegas! Allison Crowe Re-Teams with Zack Snyder on Army of The Dead

Posted on May 14, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Film, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Fresh off of closing out the long-awaited Snyder Cut of Justice League with a haunting rendition of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah, Corner Brook’s Allison Crowe has re-teamed with Hollywood A-lister Zack Snyder once again for his Netflix Zombie-thriller, Army of the Dead. And she’s not coming alone. Details below!
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Viva

Tags: Allison Crowe, Army of the Dead, Dave Bautista, entertainment, Leonard Cohen, local, Movies, Netflix, Richard Cheese, Soundtrack, Zach Snyder

NL AUTHORS | Darrell Duke’s ‘The Garden Gate’

Posted on May 13, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, From The Archives, Web Exclusives

Pam Pardy speaks with local author and musician Darrell Duke about his new work, ‘The Garden Gate’

Darrell Duke grew up listening to family stories.
“In 1941, the first American survey plane landed in Argentia Harbour. My grandfather told me about it and wrote about it. As

Tags: author, books, Darrell Duke, history, Newfoundland, NL Authors, The Garden Gate, Writers

Artist Spotlight: Meet Mom’s Girls

Posted on May 13, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Comedy, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Theatre, Web Exclusives

Female/non-binary comedy troupe Mom’s Girls talks inclusivity, chemistry, and the art of being a natural-born goofer in this candid Herald sit-down

Lord knows we’re all due for a laugh. That could be the epitaph of many a Newfoundlander and Labradorian, but in the pandemic era, that rule of thumb has

Tags: comedy, Mom's Girls

Matt Wright Brings JUNO Nominated Album to The Rock House

Posted on May 13, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Comedy, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

One of NL’s finest comedians is celebrating his JUNO nomination in style. Matt Wright is bringing his 2021 Juno nominated comedy album Existing is Exhausting to The Rock House in St. John’s on May 29th! More below!
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St. John’s, NL based stand-up comedian Matt Wright

Tags: comedy, funny, Juno, local, Matt Wright, Rock House, St. John's, stage

MUSIC | Meet the Mainland Kitchen Band

Posted on May 12, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

From traditional Irish favourites to classic country, the energetic folk behind Mainland Kitchen Band bring joy to anyone tuned into the tunes on Saturday nights

Looking for something to do on a Saturday night? Why not pop into the online ‘COVID Cave’ with the Mainland Kitchen Band (MKB)

Tags: bands, Canada, folk, music, new, Newfoundland, traditional music

Justin Hodder’s Mists of Morne

Posted on May 11, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Books, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

Navigating the fictitious forests of the literary world is no enviable task. Doing so alone is even more daunting. That was the case for enthusiastic first-time author Justin Hodder, who sought to give Newfoundlanders and Labradorians a new sort of adventure in his debut novel The Mists of Morne.
Written

Tags: author, books, fiction, Justin Hodder, made right here, New York, Newfoundland, NL, nlwriter, Writing