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Fortunate Ones Return with New Album ‘That Was You And Me’

Posted on May 27, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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Award-winning folk duo Fortunate Ones – affectionally comprised of Andrew James O’Brien and Catherine Allan – have weathered personal and professional uncertainties to return with perhaps their most honest and realized effort yet in the form of their third studio album That Was You And Me.
Composed in a time

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NL MUSIC | Brad Tuck Releases Remembrance Day Themed Single ‘The Red Violin’

Posted on November 9, 2021
By Dillon Collins
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Longtime friend of The Newfoundland Herald Brad Tuck has released his new single ‘The Red Violin’ ahead of Remembrance Day!

Press release: St. John’s based traditional singer/songwriter Brad Tuck has released his new Remembrance Day themed single, “The Red Violin” with an accompanying video.

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CONCERTS | The Once Announces Christmas Tour

Posted on October 25, 2021
By Dillon Collins
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Award-winning folk trio The Once are keeping the tradition alive, returning with their Arts and Culture Centre Christmas Tour this holiday season!
“Please join us as we come back together to celebrate the Christmas Season with Newfoundland’s, The Once,” an announcement via the Arts and Culture Centre website reads.
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MUSIC | 45th Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival: Digital Edition

Posted on October 18, 2021
By Dillon Collins
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Our friends at the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society are giving fans of a taste of the 45th Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival with a digital edition, available to stream on-demand from October 18 – 31, 2021. The full press release is available below!
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Accordion According to Paul Hamilton

Posted on May 25, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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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

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Music Spotlight: Better Days Ahead

Posted on April 29, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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One family uses a forced shut-down during the pandemic as an opportunity to inspire others
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Vaughn Rowsell grew up in the entertainment business. His father, the legendary performer Bobby Evans, taught Rowsell the value of entertaining the masses from an early age, so he’s used to celebrating the sweeter

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