Serena Ryder Had Market Hall Stomping Their Feet Tuesday Night
/Serena Ryder had concert goers clapping their hands and stomping their feet at Market Hall on Tuesday night, at the Peterborough Musicfest Sponsor Appreciation event.
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Séan McCann The Shantyman Will Take To The Stage At Market Hall For A Night Of Irish Celebration
/Séan McCann, dubbed The Shantyman, will take to the stage at Market Hall on March 20 for a celebration of Irish song.
“I love Peterborough,” said McCann. “I’ve always had a great time at Market Hall. I really look forward to coming back, it’s a great little room.”
McCann, who co-founded the band Great Big Sea with Alan Doyle, recalls playing at Market Hall both with the group and as a solo act.
McCann released his album ‘Shantyman’ on Sept. 6, 2021, labor day.
“Sea shanties are historically songs designed to help people do difficult things, by working hard and by working together,” he said. “I’ve been The Shantyman my whole life, I’m very fluent in these songs and I felt like they really had a place today. There’s no way we’ll get through the pandemic, hopefully we’re almost there, but the only way to get it done and to get through it is to do it together. And that’s what sea shanties were meant for.”
On March 20 McCann will be celebrating St. Patrick’s day at Market Hall with both Great Big Sea hits and his own shanties.
“Expect a high energy performance,” he said. “"St Patrick’s day is really St Patrick’s month where I’m from in Newfoundland. The bands are born during St Patrick’s celebrations.”
McCann, who is 10 years sober, notes the heavy presence of alcohol that surrounds both ‘Newfie’ culture and Irish culture, especially during St. Patrick’s day.
“We loose sight of how great Irish music can be. For many years I stayed away from this date, but I feel strong enough now. Just because I’m sober doesn’t mean I can’t sing these great songs. The songs are beautiful, and I’m coming armed with some great Irish songs and some Great Big Sea hits and my own. It’s going to be a great night.”
‘The Shantyman Sings for the Saint: A Celebration of Irish Song with Séan McCann’ is a solo two set acoustic performance featuring traditional Irish singalongs and stories.
Tickets are available online at tickets.markethall.org.
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Jann Arden Will Take The Stage At The Peterborough Memorial Centre This May
/Legendary Canadian Superstar Jann Arden is coming to the Peterborough Memorial Centre stage for a very special one night only performance on May 22.
With accolades that include 19 top 10 singles, eight JUNO Awards and 10 SOCAN Awards, Arden is a beloved Canadian musical artist and personality. In 2020, she was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame joining the ranks of Canadian music icons.
Tickets are on sale starting Friday at 12 p.m. online at www.memorialcentre.ca, over the phone at 705-743-3561 on weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., or in person at the Grant Thornton Box Office. The Box Office is open for in-person sales from Wednesdays to Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Prices range from $55 to $85 plus fees and taxes.
Country Star Brett Kissel To Hit The Stage At The Memorial Centre With Guest Jess Moskaluke
/Country music singer Brett Kissel along with Jess Moskaluke will be performing at The Memorial Centre on May 19.
Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Memorial Centre.
Kissel sits at the top of the Canadian country music ladder, with 22 CCMA Awards, two Juno Awards, an Honour from Canada’s Walk of Fame, two Gold certified albums, two Platinum and eight Gold singles and 15 top-10 radio hits to his credit, including four x 1 singles.
His latest album "What Is Life?" was just nominated for the upcoming 2022 JUNO Awards for Country Album of the Year.
Platinum selling powerhouse vocalist, and multi-CCMA and JUNO Award winner Jess Moskaluke will join Kissel on stage.
Tickets will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. starting at $45. Tickets can be purchased at the PMC Box Office, by phone at 705 743 3561 or online at www.memorialcentre.ca.
Kate Suhr Will Take To The Stage At Market Hall After Two Years Without Indoor Concerts
/After two years of postponements, Kate Suhr will take to the stage at Market Hall Performance Centre to perform her new cabaret “The Song Goes On.”
Photo by Mary Zita Payne.
“It just feels like it’s time,” said Suhr. “I feel so hopeful about this, I think because of the spring - there's a rebirth and with all that's going on in the world right now especially we need music and art.”
Suhr’s cabaret was initially planned for 2020 but when COVID hit it was put on the back burner.
“The show itself has adapted because there's been so much change,” she said. “Some songs I had chosen don’t seem as applicable now as they did two years ago.”
The evening will feature Musical Director Anthony Bastianon as well as Saskia Tomkins, Sybil Shanahan, Sam Quinn and Curtis Conkwright. Other special guests include Linda Kash, Megan Murphy, Shannon McCracken, Geoff Bemrose, Melissa Payne and Kate Brioux.
“I am feeling hopeful that the community will open their arms to coming back to the theatre and I’m excited because I know how powerful art is, it has the power to heal and help us process.”
The performance will take place on March 25 at 7 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased at tickets.markethall.org.
Peterborough Musicfest Seeking New Marketing and Communications Coordinator
/Peterborough Musicfest is looking to hire a new marketing and communications coordinator for a year-round position announced on Wednesday.
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The position will consist of 35-varying hour work weeks with evenings and weekends required through July and August.
Please send a cover letter and resume via email Tracey Randall, General Manager at info@ptbomusicfest.ca with the subject: Marketing & Communications Coordinator.
The deadline to apply is Feb. 16. The hired applicant will start immediately.
For more details on qualifications and duties, click here.
Peterborough Singers Cancel February Concert Due to COVID-19
/The Peterborough Singers choir will not perform their February concert, “Music of Paul Simon” to help contain the spread of COVID-19 announced last week.
The Yuletide Cheer Concert performed in 2016. Photo courtesy of Peterborough Singers.
“While it is disappointing to cancel our February concert, we’ll keep our fingers crossed that we will perform for you again in May,” said Syd Birrell, Peterborough Singers artistic director. “But we were thrilled and grateful that we were able to perform not once but twice this season— and that some of you were able to attend those concerts.”
When Peterborough Singers and local health authorities deem if it is safe to perform, the choir will resume their performances according the release.
The choir will monitor the COVID-19 situation to determine if they will perform in May.
Two December concerts in Yuletide Cheer and Handel's Messiah are available online and a weekly choral music history video series starting on Wednesday on the Peterborough Singers’ Youtube Channel.
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Peterborough Symphony Orchestra Postpones First Show Since 2019
/In response to the current COVID situation, the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra is rescheduling the concert “Wings of Sound” from Feb. 5 to March 12.
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Soloist Nadina Mackie Jackson will take the stage in March, a performance that will be the orchestra’s first time on the Showplace stage since 2019.
More information about the season is available at www.thepso.org.
Subscribers and single ticket purchasers can simply use their existing tickets for the new date. Single tickets will continue to be available online at www.showplace.org.
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4th Line Theatre's 'Christmas Comes To Mind' Can Now Be Viewed Online
/4th Line Theatre announced on Thursday that Rebecca Auerbach and J.D. Nicholsen's Christmas Comes to Mind: A Night of Story & Song is now available to stream online.
(L to R): Saskia Tomkins, Justin Hiscox, Rebecca Auerbach, Melissa Payne, Mark Hiscox, J.D. Nicholsen & Beau Dixon from 4th Line Theatre's 2021 production of Rebecca Auerbach and J.D. Nicholsen's Christmas Comes to Mind: A Night of Story & Song. Photo by Wayne Eardley - Brookside Studio.
Filmed on December 3, 2021 at the Millbrook Cathedral, 40 King Street West, the live show is now available to view online for $15.
Actors and vocalists like Beau Dixon, Melissa Payne, J.D. Nicholsen and Kim Blackwell make an appearance in the show.
Kim Blackwell, Managing Director of the show., says the show demonstrates ‘togetherness, hope, love and belief in something bigger than ourselves.’
To view the show online for $15 click here.
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Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy's Celtic Family Christmas Had The Memorial Centre Tapping Their Toes All Night Long
/Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, along with their family and friends, put on an electrifying night of Celtic music at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Friday Night.
