Tickets will be sold at the door for tonight’s performance. We will have a Square credit card system available.
$30 advance tickets for all five fall concerts at the Nick are now on sale through Eventbrite. Here’s our upcoming lineup:
October 1 The Fretless with opening act Magnolia Buckskin
The Fretless is a Canadian fiddle foursome playing an essential part in the emerging movement mainstreaming traditional Irish folk music. Starting with its debut album in 2012, the band has steadily pushed further into the public eye, winning Instrumental Group of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. In 2017, The Fretless took home a Juno award for Instrumental Album of The Year for Bird’s Nest.
ANOTHER UPDATE: Winnipeg singer Madeleine Roger will join The Fretless on vocals. Madeleine opened at the Nick for Pharis and Jason Romero in 2019.
Magnolia Buckskin members Corry Ulan, Natasha Sayer and Kathy Cook are excited about sharing their new CD titled Die Laughing. They have been winning the hearts of audiences for more than half a decade with their intriguing lyrics and captivating arrangements. A flavorful blend of grassroots, folk, and acoustic pop music highlights sweet harmonies, laced with banjo, accordion, clarinet, mandolin, bass and guitar.
October 15 The Pairs with opening act Tim Isberg
Family is the cord that ties The Pairs together, and with soaring harmonies they share stories of life’s hope, hilarity, and hardship. Their emotion-full performances and unbottled chemistry quickly connect them with their audiences, blurring the line between the stage and the crowd. Powered by 3 classically trained vocalists and a former punk rock drummer, The Pairs create acoustic harmony pop tunes grounded in unique rhythms that will hug your ear drums and inspire you to dance.
From Rwanda to Afghanistan, veteran soldier Tim Isberg experienced the real-life challenges while deployed amid the best and worst humanity has to offer. A Nominee for ACMA Male Artist of the Year and Top 5 Best Albums, Tim is a storyteller who brings an Americana blend of well-crafted songs to the stage and a unique and endearing array of experiences he shares in a way that makes each listener feel connected.
October 29 Little Miss Higgins and Kris Demeanor present The Fire Waltz with opening act Ian Foster
Little Miss Higgins struts and serenades her way onto any stage playing music brewed in early country blues, jazz and folk. Her six independently released albums have earned Juno and Maple Blues Award nominations and the Outstanding Blues Recording at the Western Canadian Music Awards. The Fire Waltz is a collaboration with Kris Demeanor, following a song cycle journey of a mother from a WWII era English Channel island to the great northern plains of Canada.
Newfoundland’s Ian Foster is a storyteller who continues to evolve and defy genre, as his latest forthcoming album and film project Close to the Bone illustrates. He is a MusicNL and East Coast Music Award winner and a finalist for the International Songwriting Competition. A master with words, he’s got many a tale to tell and tells them with elegance. Some of the songs are in essence short stories, others poeticisms reflecting a connection to his surroundings.
November 12 Irish Mythen with opening act Phyllis Sinclair
Irish Mythen was born in Ireland and now resides in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island. Her latest release, Little Bones, gained her a 2020 JUNO nomination for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year, seven Music PEI 2020 nominations and two wins — Touring Artist of the Year and Roots Contemporary Recording of the Year, and a Canadian Folk Music Award for Solo Artist of the Year. Irish’s live performances are a thing of raw power, emotion and a connection with her audience that just has to be seen to be believed.
Her third album earned Phyllis Sinclair a Best Folk Acoustic Album Award by the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards and a nomination as Female Entertainer of the Year by the Aboriginal People’s Choice Awards. Phyllis was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award for her fifth album Ghost Bones. Phyllis says, “I was given the Cree name, Songkeeper Woman by a community elder. It’s a name that comes with a level of responsibility that I take to heart.” Her passion and advocacy are evident in her nurtured prose, humor and congeniality.
November 26 Dala with opening act Rob Heath
Juno nominees and winners of the Canadian Folk Music Award for Vocal Group of the Year, Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine of Dala write and sing in harmony best described as angelic. Dala write songs that are both catchy and insightful. Amanda’s ethereal soprano voice blends seamlessly with Sheila’s velvety alto, creating the lush harmonies that have become their trademark. The sheer joy with which they perform is infectious, turning first-time listeners into instant fans.
Singer/songwriter Rob Heath is first and foremost a storyteller. He has a keen eye for observance of the human condition and an ardent ear for putting it all to music. He won first place in the Calgary Folk Music Festival Songwriting Contest, won the New Folk competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival and was nominated for Canadian Folk Music Award as Songwriter of the Year. His latest CD Biggest Moments was released in 2022. Most of the songs are about people showing kindness to others without any expectations.
2022-2023 Nick season tickets are available and will cost $336 each.
Season tickets may be purchased by an E-transfer sent to <info@thenick.ca>. Please include your email address, mailing address and phone number. Your E-Transfer will be automatically deposited.