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September 28, 2024: Lynne Hanson with opener Erin Ross

Headlining our first concert of the 2024-25 season will be acclaimed Ottawa-based singer-songwriter Lynne Hanson. Lynne’s hard living music has garnered her the nickname “Canada’s Queen of Americana.” While her deep, bluesy croon has drawn comparisons to Lucinda Williams and Gillian Welch, it’s the poetry of her lyrics that really sets her apart. She’s known for her high-energy, roots-guitar-driven live performances, whether playing solo or with her band the Good Intentions. She has an uncanny way of connecting with her audience with an authenticity that is as entertaining as it is disarming. Winner of two Canadian Folk Music Awards, she has released nine studio albums along with two books of poetry, and has toured extensively across North America, Europe and the UK. Lynne will release her tenth studio album Just A Poet in the spring of 2024.

Calgary singer-songwriter Erin Ross has been playing a confident mix of roots music for many years. Earlier this year she released her first full-length album, The Wind Will Lead Me Home, an assured, nine song collection that shows her command of the bedrock strains of roots, including blues, folk, rock and roll and jazz. Recorded in Nashville with Canadian studio veteran Steve Dawson and long-time drummer Lorne Petersen, The Wind Will Lead Me Home features session work by John Prine bassist Dave Jacques, Sheryl Crow keyboardist Jen Gunderman, multi-instrumentalist Fats Kaplin, and percussionist Justin Amaral. The nine tracks ruminate on home and belonging while showcasing some of Music City’s magic and polish.  The Wind Will Lead Me Home has been nominated for this year’s Blues Recording of the Year at the YYC Music Awards.

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2024-2025 Season Tickets are stil available!

Sept 28:      Lynne Hanson with opener Erin Ross
Oct 26:        The Maria Dunn Trio with opener Magnolia Buckskin
Nov 23:       AV and the Inner City with opener Mark Perry
Jan 25:        Cara Luft with opener Emily Triggs
Feb 22:        Kinjo and Young
Mar 22:       The Andrew Collins Trio
Apr 26:        Suzie Vinnick with opener The Backyard Betties

Season Tickets will cost $196.00 for seven concerts.

Send an Etransfer to <info@thenick.ca>.  Please ensure you include your mailing address and phone number.

Your Season Tickets will be sent to you by Canada Post.

Visit our 2024-2025 Season page for dates, photos, bios and videos of our upcoming headliners. 

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Big Little Lions, consisting of Paul Otten and Helen Austin, was born out of a collaboration that won the duo a Juno Award in 2014. Since then they have been cranking out infectious folk pop songs that are jam-packed with emotion and tight harmonies that sound like the product of two people working side-by-side instead of living in different countries. In their live shows, Paul plays the drums, bass and keyboard, all while singing lead vocals. Helen, sings, plays guitar and foot percussion. They use every limb, and then some, to make two people sound like a full band. The Big Little Lions have released six albums to date, which have garnered them awards and nominations including the Canadian Folk Music Award Ensemble of the Year. Their critically-acclaimed music has appeared on the CBC’s Top 20 and featured on shows including q and Vinyl Cafe.  Big Little Lions have been nominated for two 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards, Vocal Group of the Year and Single of the Year.

Watch the official video of their song I Know, I Know.

Sonia Deleo  operates in a half pitch of musical grandiosity and sensitive poetics. Fusing folk, soul and rock, her masterful vocals and full-hearted stories remain at the core of her work. Her debut solo record Love Notes To The Monsters arrived in late 2022, and was recently nominated for Folk Recording of The Year by the YYC Music Awards. Sonia is thrilled to be representing the WriteOn program!

Hayley Isabelis a singer-songwriter from Airdrie. She has an extensive repertoire of music and a natural ability to connect with an audience. She has experience playing along Calgary’s music mile and the Calgary Stampede Window on the West Stage and the Big Valley Jamboree Horizon Stage. Hayley is currently 11 years old.

Matthew James, is an Australian singer-songwriter renowned for his compelling performances and commanding vocals. With a passion for connecting through music, Matthew bares his soul in honest lyrics, addressing personal struggles and broader social themes, creating an immersive experience for his audience. 

Maclayne Simone naturally combines infectious hooks and pop-infused melodies with the down-to-earth spirit of folk, captivating listeners through her heartfelt and emotive storytelling. With a steadfast commitment to authenticity, Maclayne’s writing vulnerably reflects her innermost emotions and journey through life. 

April 20: Lynn Miles with opener Kevin John Cook

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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.

***Tickets for tonight’s concert will be available at the door.***

$30 advance tickets for our two remaining fall concerts at the Nick are on sale through Eventbrite. If your circumstances should change, refunds are available up to 24 hours prior to our events.

Here’s our upcoming fall lineup:

November 12    Irish Mythen  with opening act Phyllis Sinclair

November 26    Dala with opening act Rob Heath

2022-2023 Nick season tickets are available and will now cost $252 each for nine concerts.

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.

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.

Season Tickets for our upcoming season are now on sale. See the next post for dates and performers confirmed to date.

As always, season ticket holders who arrive at the hall prior to 7:00 will gain admission prior to advance ticket holders. 

2022-2023 Nick season tickets 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.

Alternately, you can send us a cheque post-dated to September 1.  Again, please be sure to include your contact information.  

Cheques should be made out to The Acoustic Music Society and mailed to:

Nickelodeon
PO Box 64244  Thorncliffe PO
Calgary AB
T2K 6J7

As we approach capacity, purchases will be accepted first come, first serve.

Season tickets will be mailed out in early September.

$30 advance tickets for all our fall concerts will be sold through Eventbrite starting on September 1.  2023 advance tickets will go on sale December 15.

Thank you for supporting the Nick!