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Artist Spotlight: The Dave Whitty Show

Posted on May 27, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Traveling singer-songwriter Dave Whitty has adapted to pandemic-livin’ by launching his own podcast, The Dave Whitty Show

There’s this saying about best-laid plans. Interwoven with those adages of counting your chickens is the core idea that one doesn’t have a lens to the future, and nothing in life is guaranteed.

Tags: COVID-19, Dave Whitty, guests, local, music, NL, pandemic, podcast, singer-songwriter, The Dave Whitty Show

LOCAL ARTS | Music Spotlight: Kelly McMichael’s ‘Waves’

Posted on May 26, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

From Peterborough to St. John’s, Kelly McMichael battles the current of changing times and the ebb and flow of life in her long-awaited solo album, Waves

“I love variety,” shared Kelly McMichael, a multi-year, seasoned pro in the music business who is on the cusp of dropping

Tags: album, art, come from away, Dillon Collins, entertainment, Kelly McMichael, local, NL, pandemic

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

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

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

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

Mad About Majumder

Posted on May 10, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, TV, Web Exclusives

Actor, comedian, philanthropist, husband, father: Shaun Majumder gets real on living life and raising his daughter back ‘ome in Newfoundland

Shaun Majumder is not only proud of where he comes from, but he makes a point to ensure his daughter, Mattis Maple, along with his wife, Shelby Fenner, get

Tags: comedy, COVID-19, Newfoundland, Race Against the Tide, Shaun Majumder, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Music Spotlight: Darcy Scott

Posted on May 4, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

17 year-old Darcy Scott joins forces with some of the best in the business to deliver one very important message
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Musician Darcy Scott, a grade 12 student at Queen Elizabeth High School in Foxtrap, is filled with gratitude.
“It’s great to have so much support,” Scott opened as we

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