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Tell Tale Harbour

Posted on January 10, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Don’t dare tell Alan Doyle he can’t, because he most certainly will! The musical Tell Tale
Harbour, based on the screenplay The Grand Seduction finds one of NL’s own not only co-writing the musical but starring in the lead role this summer in P.E.I.
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The Confederation Centre of the

Tags: Alan Doyle, Atlantic canada, Charlottetown Theatre Festival, Great Big Sea, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, PEI, Tell Tale Harbour, theatre

Jim Furlong: The New Scribbler

Posted on January 10, 2022
By Jim Furlong
on Column, From The Archives, Web Exclusives

In school at the beginning of the year we got new exercise books. Now we have talked about that before. Renewal, a turning of the page, etc. This was a long time ago. We called the books scribblers.
They were actually called Caribou exercise books. They were made of dirt

Tags: column, education, Jim Furlong, Newfoundland and Labrador, nostalgia, op-ed, School, teacher

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT | Shed Talk with Rick Mercer

Posted on December 21, 2021
By Dillon Collins
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The Herald talks with Rick Mercer about Talking to Canadians, plus all kinds of other grand yarn topics that come up while shooting the breeze in a shed
Having a gab with Rick Mercer while he’s hove off in his shed at home in Newfoundland is like talking with an ol’ buddy from

Tags: 22 Minutes, book, CBC, local, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ray Guy, Rick Mercer, shed, television, The Rick Mercer Report

NL MUSIC | Big Space Break the Mold on In Relation To

Posted on December 8, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Experimental jazz-rock three-piece Big Space go big on improv and zig-zagging through sonic highways on their latest studio album, In Relation To
There’s no music as fluid yet chaotic as jazz. Madness meets magnificence, the calamity of sound and improvisation that results in pure artistry, jazz is near-impossible to replicate from

Tags: album, Big Space, improv, jazz, LP, Newfoundland and Labrador, prog, Ritche Perez

NL MUSIC | Last Soul Down Release New Album in Memory of Late Johnny Fisher

Posted on December 8, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

The late, great Johnny Fisher passed away on December 2, 2020. One year later, and his bandmates in heavy outfit Last Soul Down honoured his memory with a touching message, and the release of a new album of material, In Hindsight. Full statement below!
“Today is the anniversary of

Tags: album, Johnny Fisher, Last Soul Down, metal, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, record, rock, tribute

Glen Carter | In His Own Words

Posted on December 6, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, From The Archives, News, TV, Web Exclusives

The Newfoundland Herald looks back on the storied broadcasting career of veteran NTV Evening Newshour Co-Anchor Glen Carter, reflecting on a decade of memories and quotes narrated by the man himself
He is a local legend of broadcast journalism, a RTDNA East Region Lifetime Achievement Award winner, and a beloved

Tags: award, Glen Carter, Journalism, Newfoundland and Labrador, News, news media, NTV, quotes, television

NL MUSIC | MusicNL Award Winners Announced

Posted on December 6, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Web Exclusives

Our friends at MusicNL have revealed their list of winners from last nights award ceremony. Full release below!
MusicNL announces the winners of the 2021 Music Awards. Taking home 2 awards each: Ofray Harnoy, Quote the Raven, Kelly McMicheal and Maria Cherwick. The Labrador band The Flummies walking away with

Tags: awards, Kelly McMichael, local, Maria Cherwick, MusicNL, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ofra Harnoy, Quote The Raven

CONCERTS | Henry Rollins Brings Good To See You 2022 Tour to St. John’s

Posted on November 30, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Theatre, Web Exclusives

Punk legend and multi-versed artist and entertainer Henry Rollins is returning to St. John’s next year! Full release from our friends at Sonic Concerts below:
Henry Rollins returns to Atlantic Canada on his Good To See You 2022 tour, performing three shows in the region. Dates include:
June 6 Halifax

Tags: 2022, artist, Arts and Culture Centre, Black Flag, Henry Rollins, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, punk, St. John's, stories, tour

CONCERTS | Shanneyganock Announces Annual Holiday Show at the Delta

Posted on November 25, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

It wouldn’t feel like Christmas without the b’ys in the band!
Local trad legends Shanneyganock have unveiled plans for their annual Shanneyganock Christmas performance at the Delta in St. John’s.
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Tags: Celtic Conncetion, Chris Andrews, Christmas, Craig Young, Delta, holiday, Mark Hiscock, Newfoundland and Labrador, Shanneyganock, St. John's, The Valley

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