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MUSIC SPOTLIGHT | Rugged Shores

Posted on May 19, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

From the Emerald Isle to the rocky coastline of Newfoundland, the b’ys in the band Rugged Shores aim to entertain on their new album Wild River
Oh these rugged shores of ours. It doesn’t take a scholar or world traveler to understand the appreciation for our rarefied beauty here in

Tags: fun, Ireland, Jackie Sullivan, Karla Pilgrim, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, O'Reilly's Pub, Rowan Sherlock, Rugged Shores, trad music, traditional music

On We Go | 25 Years of The Ennis Sisters

Posted on May 18, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Maureen, Karen and Teresa Ennis, in their own words, reflect on 25 years of The Ennis Sisters, delving into early days, industry changes, life lessons and new material
From Ennis Road to venues across the globe, Maureen, Karen and Teresa Ennis, lovingly known as The Ennis Sisters, have lived their

Tags: 25 Years, Alan Doyle, anniversary, folk, Junos, Karen Ennis, Maureen Ennis, MusicNL, Newfoundland and Labrador, On We Go, singer-songwriter, sisters, Teresa Ennis, The Ennis Sisters, traditional

Jing Xia | The Numinous Journey

Posted on May 17, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

From China to Newfoundland and Labrador, Jing Xia’s thirst for knowledge and mastery of the zheng continue to blossom in the wake of her debut album
She is perhaps one of the foremost masters of the zheng in North America. Jing Xia, born in Hunan, China, has been studying and

Tags: China, Jing Xia, Memorial University, MUN, music, Shanneyganock, St. John's, zheng

A Majestic Reopening

Posted on May 11, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Arts & Culture, Business, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Theatre, Web Exclusives

By: Russell Bowers
It’s one of the few flat-iron style buildings in the world and yet, there it sits, unused, on the corner of Duckworth and New Gower streets in downtown St. John’s
The place known as the Majestic Theatre was built in 1919 and found prominence as a political

Tags: Bob Hollett, Great Big Sea, music, No Change in the Weather, Russell Bowers, St. John's, Terra Bruce Productions, The Majestic Theatre, theatre, venue

NL EVENTS | Steve-O Brings the Bucket List Tour to St. John’s

Posted on May 10, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Comedy, Entertainment, Film, From The Archives, TV, Web Exclusives

A real Jackass is heading to The Rock this summer!
Steve-O, stuntman extraordinaire, comedian and star of MTV series turned film franchise Jackass, Steve-O is set to bring his Bucket List Tour to St. John’s on August 29th at the Holy Heart Theatre, presented by The Diamond Mine Agency Presents

Tags: comedy show, Holy Heart Theatre, Jackass, MTV, St. John's, Steve-O, stunts

Thank You, Great Big Sea!

Posted on May 9, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Below is a copy of a message sent to The NL Herald

I have been unable to send a heartfelt thank you to the members of Great Big Sea in these days of Twitter and Facebook. I first heard GBS listening to Canadian Forces Radio when I was stationed

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Herald’s Q&A | ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons

Posted on May 6, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Q&A, Web Exclusives

Rock musician Billy Gibbons of the iconic band ZZ Top talks lingering musical memories, legacies, and the proper hot sauce for a lobster mug-up ahead of their NL rock out
From Gimmie All Your Lovin’ and Sharp Dressed Man to Legs and La Grange, ZZ Top will celebrate 50 years

Tags: Billy Gibbons, concert, Dusty Hill, legend, Mary Brown's Centre, Newfoundland and Labrador, rock, St. John's, tour, ZZ Top

JIM FURLONG | Skating Through Time

Posted on May 6, 2022
By Jim Furlong
on Column, Entertainment, From The Archives, Sports, Web Exclusives

They are the ghosts of another generation. They are the hockey players who were hired to jobs in Newfoundland that allowed them to make a living with their hockey skills long after dreams of the NHL ended.
Before the St. John’s Maple Leafs stepped on the ice at Memorial

Tags: history, hockey, Jim Furlong, Newfoundland and Labrador, op-ed

Flip Side | For the Love of Vinyl

Posted on May 5, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Business, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Doug and Melisa Jones, operators of Flip Side Music + More and Record Fair NL, dive-in to their longtime passion & love of vinyl
Nostalgia is a powerful thing. It has the innate ability to transport through time and space and to conjure up feelings we scarcely recall we had

Tags: Business, Flip Side Music + More, local, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, nostalgia, Record Fair NL, records, vinyl

MYLES GOODWYN’S MAY NL VISIT

Posted on May 5, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Myles Goodwyn, the frontman and voice of the legendary Canadian band April Wine, returns to NL for two concerts scheduled for Gander (May 20th) and St. John’s (May 21st)
When The Herald spoke to the legendary Myles Goodwyn he was just brewing his first coffee of the day. Taking the

Tags: ACC St. John's, April Wine, Arts and Culture Centre, Gander, Myles Goodwyn, Vaughn Rowsell, VaughnCo Entertainment