Legendary musician, the Irish-born Chris Hennessy, talks roots, music, and overcoming his greatest battle ever
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If you’ve never listened to Chris Hennessy’s album, Ballad of a Sad Cafe, treat yourself and have a listen. Or better yet? Visit O’Reilly’s when Hennessy is playing. His rendition of Her Father Didn’t
Host of OZFM’s Jigs and Reels, Danielle Butt talks all things St. Patrick’s and offers up your must have Irish artists to celebrate Paddy’s on The Rock!
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It’s not Christmas in Killarney, but it’s the next best thing for fans of Irish music across Newfoundland and Labrador!
St. Patrick’s
One group of MUN students are flying high with their life-saving project, HeartStarter
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Hannah Blundon is in her fourth and final year at Memorial University, and the very busy business student has had some very productive years, including work she’s done on an incredible project called HeartStarter.
Innovative project
Deftly defying their namesake, The Duds’ Phil Goodridge and Melanie O’Brien talk influences and inspirations behind the debut album These Words I Can’t Forget
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Diverse and dynamic the duo of Phil Goodridge and Melanie O’Brien, affectionately known as The Duds, have been performing and collaborating for nearly a decade
NTV senior anchor Glen Carter to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the RTDNA Awards Gala in Halifax this April
From the moment he began his first news job as a copy boy for the then Evening Telegram, Glen Carter was seduced by the sound of
When two worlds collide, feathers can fly! TaDa! Events brings La Cage Aux Folles to the stage and Mark Murphy, who once flew the nest, returns in fine ‘Zaza’ style
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If you haven’t seen the stage production of La Cage Aux Folles, chances are you’ve seen the film version
Avalon Voices, a ladies choir, prepares to bring music from ‘The Rock’ to the ‘Big Apple’
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In celebration of ten years worth of performances, Conception Bay South ladies choir, Avalon Voices, is thinking big. Keri Kao, the group’s musical director, says the women are incredibly excited
‘10th anniversary’
“This
Ahead of the latest instalment of Shave For The Brave, Young Adult Cancer Canada approaches their inspiring milestone 20th anniversary
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Geoff Eaton pauses to think on the sobering reality that brought him from a cancer diagnosis at the age of 22, to founder of Young Adult Cancer Canada, an internationally
From sketch comedy to podcasting and the stage, Trent McClellan hunts for happiness and the funny side of life in this in-depth sit down with The Herald
Stand-up comedian, podcaster, cast member of an iconic satirist comedy troupe, from Corner Brook to Halifax and Calgary, Trent McClellan has a mound
Newfoundlanders Alex Newhook and Dawson Mercer teach the rest of the world Newfoundland slang in hilarious video making the rounds.
Bay Roberts native and World Junior Hockey Champion Dawson Mercer opens up on hockey, home, heroes and healing in our inspirational one-on-one
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When The Herald spoke to home-grown