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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

25 Years of O’Reilly’s Pub Part II

Posted on March 17, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Business, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music

O’Reilly’s Irish eyes are smiling even more brightly than the lights above the bar as Brenda O’Reilly opened up about the last 25 years and her love of all things Irish ahead of St. Patrick’s Day
Brenda O’Reilly, who has owned and operated O’Reilly’s Irish Newfoundland Pub on George Street

Tags: Alan Doyle, Brenda O'Reilly, Danielle Butt, Jigs & Reels, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, O'Reilly's Pub, ozfm, Ron Hynes, The Fables, The Masterless Men, The Navigators, traditional music

Song For The Moment

Posted on February 14, 2022
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Staff Blog, TV, Web Exclusives

It’s been forty years, but the impact is still felt for many across the province, country and beyond. Atlantic Blue by Ron Hynes captured that in song

By: Russell Bowers

In the four decades since the tragedy of the Ocean Ranger, the impact of that event resonates still

Tags: Atlantic Blue, CBC, Glen Tilley, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Ocean Ranger, Ron Hynes, traditional music

MUSIC | Meet the Mainland Kitchen Band

Posted on May 12, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

From traditional Irish favourites to classic country, the energetic folk behind Mainland Kitchen Band bring joy to anyone tuned into the tunes on Saturday nights

Looking for something to do on a Saturday night? Why not pop into the online ‘COVID Cave’ with the Mainland Kitchen Band (MKB)

Tags: bands, Canada, folk, music, new, Newfoundland, traditional music