So, I’m not sure how many of you have been following Ria Mae‘s Facebook fan page since she and longtime collaborator/buddy Margot Durling went out on a U.S. tour a couple of weeks ago to support Melissa Ferrick – but it’s exploding. Every other post is made by a fan mentioning how awesome Mae’s show […]
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Tunes at Noon Starts Today
quake The lunchtime concert series at Grand Parade Tunes at Noon begins today with Marko Simmonds. The full lineup is re-printed below, and we’re happy to see that it features an eclectic group of musicians, including Ria Mae, Daniel Matto and the Urban Surf Kings.And it’s particularly nice to see some hip-hop on the bill […]
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In Good Company
The good folks at the Bryony House women and children’s shelter are organizing a fundraising event called In Good Company tonight. The evening will feature Ryan MacGrath, Norma MacDonald, Ria Mae, Heather Green and Lindsay Duncan singing songs, telling stories and collaborating on a song or two. Artist Sharon Hodgson will also be doing live painting and auctioning off the fruits of her labour at the end of the night. Tickets are $15 and the show begins at 8pm at the Company House.
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Best New Artist / Band
For a scene newcomer, Ria Mae already has the achievements stacked up, but she’s “over the moon” about your votes. The singer-songwriter has just returned from Iqaluit, where she played two shows for International Womens’ Day. “That was certainly a highlight, not just in terms of music, but the trip itself. Margot Durling (percussionist/vocalist extraordinaire) and I got to […]
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Good Lovelies and Rose Cousins warm hearts at IDOW
Natasha Peach In the Dead of Winter may be in its fifth year, but it hasn’t strayed far from the original vision once held in the legendary Khyber Club. As a Halifax-based festival, IDOW’s mission is to showcase up and coming local artists. Natasha Peach is merely one of the many songwriters featured this year. […]
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Real people roles
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which left over a million people displaced and a quarter of a million dead, created some unanswered questions for Halifax filmmaker Rohan Fernando. For his 2007 NFB documentary, Blood and Water, Fernando followed his uncle Anton to Sri Lanka a year after he lost his wife and daughter in the […]
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Ria Mae has a new job
Halifax fosters new creativity. At least that’s how Ria Mae sees it. Recently the songwriter quit her construction-management day job to take on music full-time, a bold but necessary risk. “Deep down, I know that I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing,” says Mae. “I’ve had to downsize and am living very differently, but […]