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Mallory Johnson’s ‘Married’

Posted on July 13, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Home-grown country music star Mallory Johnson dishes on her latest single Married and upcoming album and fall tour
Everything may not be coming up Milhouse, but everything is certainly coming up Mallory!
Conception Bay South’s Mallory Johnson has carved out space for herself in North America’s thriving country music scene,

Tags: Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Chad Murphy, Charlie Worsham, country, Dolly Parton, ECMA, Jason Blaine, Kellie Loder, Kent Wells, Mallory Johnson, Married, Newfoundland and Labrador, Patricia Conroy

Justin Fancy’s Daddy Daughter Days

Posted on June 19, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Justin Fancy won Fans’ Choice at this year’s East Coast Music Awards, but while making music gets him top billing, it’s being dad that’s truly the best gig ever
Kayleigh gets her father’s full attention, and that’s the way it should be, opens singer-songwriter Justin Fancy. Fancy, who will headline

Tags: country, daddy, daughter, ECMA, Father's Day, Justin Fancy, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, singer-songwriter

Dallas Smith – Some Things Never Change

Posted on June 13, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Web Exclusives

Dallas Smith reflects on his rock roots and ascension to country music super-stardom ahead of his return to St. John’s on the Some Things Never Change Tour
In 20 years, Dallas Smith has gone from an – admittedly unexpected – platinum selling rocker, to one of Canada’s most in-demand and

Tags: concert, country, Dallas Smith, Default, Mary Brown's Centre, music, rock

MUSICAL TALES: JoJo Mason; What a Wonderous ‘Whoops!’

Posted on June 6, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

This feature appears in our Father’s Day edition, 2022

Country music’s JoJo Mason is set to hit the stage at the Mary Brown’s Centre on June 14th along with Dallas Smith, Kelly Prescott and James Barker Band, but what’s on his mind most happens this August: he becomes a

Tags: becoming a dad, Concerts, country, Dallas Smith, Father's Day, JoJo Mason, Mary Brown's Centre

Rod Jackson | Don’t Let the Old Man In

Posted on November 25, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Made Right Here, Music, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Rod Jackson knows he’s been blessed and now the highly celebrated man of Country Music is ringing in Christmas by performing for fans as a way to give back
Rod Jackson and the Perfect Strangers have a few new faces worth mentioning. “New blood. That’s a good way of saying

Tags: Arts and Culture Centre, country, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, Rod Jackson, Rod Jackson and the Perfect Strangers

CONCERTS | Johnny Reid Brings Tour to Stephenville, Corner Brook, Grand Falls-Windsor and Gander

Posted on November 18, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Always a friend and fan favourite of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, Johnny Reid has announced a massive Canadian tour, with NL dates in Stephenville, Corner Brook, Grand Falls-Windsor and Gander. Full press release below:
Today, Multi-Platinum, award winning artist Johnny Reidannounced his 2022 Canadian tour, Love Someone: An Intimate Evening with

Tags: Arts and Culture Centre, Corner Brook, country, Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor, Johnny Reid, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, Stephenville, tour

Jason Benoit

Posted on June 14, 2016
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Staff Blog

Father, son, performer and fisherman – when he can – Jason Benoit keeps things real, balancing a red-hot music career with a life lived home on “The Rock” You have been in great demand lately but I see you always make time for home. What have you been up to lately...

Tags: country, entertainment, Jason Benoit, music, Newfoundland

Q&A: Aaron Goodvin

Posted on February 29, 2016
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Products, Q&A

From Alberta to Nashville, rising country singer Aaron Goodvin is on the cusp of stardom with his Canada-wide tour with superstar Johnny Reid. He joins us for our latest Q&A.
Q: You’re set to embark on a huge cross-Canada tour with Johnny Reid and a fantastic lineup of artists. I’m going to go

Tags: Aaron Goodvin, album, ccma, country, music, Q&A