Musical matrimony Luke and Melissa As I wandered down the balmy streets of Halifax this afternoon to I bumped into Tim Crabtree, mastermind behind Paper Beat Scissors, who was heading home for a bite to eat before his show later at the Bus Stop Theatre. We stopped and chatted, noting the unusually warm winter’s day […]
Amelia Curran
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Amelia Curran’s true heart
Amelia Curran has a good laugh. Seated in the corner of a cozy downtown bar, the Halifax musician at first appears grounded, serious, a little intimidating—her steely blue eyes appraise you, polite but guarded. But as the night goes on and beers are drained, her laugh ebbs out from the ends of sentences. It’s one […]
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My summer: Amelia Curran, musician
Originally from Newfoundland, Curran started playing as a busker in St. John’s in the mid-’90s “out of pure necessity.” She now has four records under her belt since 2000—the last, War Brides, was released nationally by Six Shooter records. The follow-up is due September 1, called Hunter, Hunter. The Coast: When you think of summer […]