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CONCERTS 

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Friday, June 20, 2025 7.00pm – 8.30pm Free!

Nova Scotia Roots Concert: Celebrating the storytelling and musical traditions of the Mi’kmaq, Acadian, African Nova Scotian and Gaelic/Celtic communities. 

Location:  

Paul O’Regan Hall at the Halifax Central Library 

5440 Spring Garden Road 

(Library will be closed so use the O’Regan entrance on Queen Street)

Performers:

Margo Carruthers : The Power of Song (English and Gaelic)

Clara Dugas : A Short Acadian Story (Bilingual/Bilingue)

Florence Franks : LEGACY - Storytelling / Song Tribute Lena West (English)

David Woods : Trains (English)

Musicians: 

Raymond Sewell : Mi’kmaq roots

Robert Deveaux : Acadian roots

Saturday, June 21, 2025 7.00pm – 8.30pm $20.00

Roots & Branches Concert: Celebrating shared heritage and cultural linkages old and new

featuring storytellers from across the country

Location:  

Saint Mary’s University Conference Hall L290

Performers:

Anne Godin : À la découverte de la conteuse Séraphie Martin (Français)

Maria Gillen: : Sean Nós Sheila (importance of our forests) (English)

Johanne Pelletier : Every Roof Has A Story (English)

Ann Rothfels : Lost in the Wilderness (English)

Musicians: 

Adria Jackson and Mohammad Sahraei : Celtic and Persian Fusion

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