Woven Stories Returns to Del Crary Park Saturday Before Julian Taylor Headlines Peterborough Musicfest
/By Scott Arnold
Peterborough Musicfest will celebrate Indigenous music, culture and ceremony on Saturday night as Woven Stories returns for its second year before award-winning singer-songwriter Julian Taylor takes the stage at Del Crary Park.
woven stories is returning for the second year, with Programming beginning at 6:45 pm. it will include a canoe arrival and welcoming ceremony, hand drum performances, traditional dance, and a Big Drum exhibition before Julian taylor takes the stage at 8:15 p.m.
Following the success of last year’s inaugural Woven Stories evening, Musicfest is once again partnering with local Indigenous communities and the Canadian Canoe Museum to bring a night of cultural programming to the waterfront.
The evening begins at 6:45 p.m. with a canoe arrival and welcoming ceremony, followed by hand drum performances, traditional dance and a Big Drum exhibition. The programming will lead into Taylor’s headline performance, with the Toronto-based artist scheduled to take the stage at 8:15 p.m.
Last year was the first Woven Stories evening, in partnership with local Indigenous communities and the Canadian Canoe Museum to bring Indigenous music, culture and ceremony to Musicfest (photo courtesy of peterborough musicfest, via david pickering)
Last year’s first Woven Stories event featured William Prince as the headliner, with Missy Knott opening the evening. The response from the community helped inspire Musicfest to bring the celebration back for a second year.
Taylor arrives in Peterborough as one of Canada’s most respected singer-songwriters, bringing more than two decades of experience and a career that has crossed genres from rock and blues to folk, roots and Americana.
The former frontman of Staggered Crossing has released 12 studio albums since 2001 and has built a reputation as both a powerful live performer and a thoughtful songwriter. His 2020 album The Ridge marked a major career milestone, earning international attention, more than five million Spotify plays and several major award nominations, including two JUNO Award nominations and recognition at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, where he won Solo Artist of the Year.
Award-winning, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Julian Taylor has been part of the musical fabric and landscape in Canada for two decades (photo courtesy of peterborough musicfest, via lisa macintosh)
Taylor has continued to receive critical acclaim for his work, including additional JUNO Award nominations in recent years, while his music has been celebrated across Canada and beyond.
Beyond his work as a performer, Taylor has also built a career as an independent artist and entrepreneur, managing his own music business and advocating for artists’ rights throughout his career.
peterborough musicfest is bringing Woven Stories back to del crary park on saturday for a second year, this time leading into Julian Taylor's headline performance (photo courtesy of peterborough musicfest, via david pickering)
