B-Town Blues Band
Saturday June 24th, 2006

Songwriters of Country Generations
Saturday, June 17th, 2006

DAVE GUNNING
with Cathy Porter
Sunday, June 11th, 2006

MORGAN DAVIS
Saturday, June 3rd, 2006

Mulligan ( DJ Jesse Kemp)
Friday, June 2nd, 2006

One woman show "Shirley Valentine",
performed by Angie Terwogt.
Saturday May 20th, Sunday May 21st, 2006

CHARLIE A'COURT
Monday, March 27th, 2006

RON HYNES
Wednesday April 5th, 8:00

DAVID FRANCEY
Sunday, May 7th - 8pm

MATT MINGLEWOOD
Saturday, Feb 4th, 8PM

AMELIA McMAHON
Thursday December 22nd, 8PM

TERRY EDMUNDS BAND
Saturday December 31st, 9PM - 2AM

COMMERICAL ST. UNION
Thursday December 1st, 8PM

CSABA KANYASI AND MIKE CORBETT
Thursday December 8th, 8PM

NORMA MacDONALD
Thursday December 15th, 8PM

JASON MACDONALD AND ERIC ANGUS WHYTE
Thursday November 3rd, 8PM

DUSTY AND THE RUSTY WHEELS
Thursday November 10th, 8PM

IAN SHERWOOD
Thursday November 17th, 8PM

REBEKAH HIGGS
November 24th, 8PM

Thursday October 27th, 8PM
Union Street Cafe's 5th Anniversary Party
DOUBLE BILL!
HOT TODDY and ISAAC AND BLEWETT

MICHAEL PICKETT
Thursday, September 29th, 8PM

ACOUSTIC CAFE and OPEN MIC
special guest: DAVID MYLES
Thursday, October 6th, 8PM

NOEL HILL
Saturday October 8th, 8PM
"Ireland's greatest concertina player"

ACOUSTIC CAFE and OPEN MIC
special guest: WELLSPRING
Thursday, October 13th, 8PM

ACOUSTIC CAFE and OPEN MIC
special guest: SHEVA
Thursday, October 20th, 8PM

JASON MYERS
Thursday, September 1st, 8 PM

PETUNIA with AL MADER
Thursday, September 8th, 8 PM

SCOTT COOK
Thursday, September 15th, 8PM

JOHNNY EDEN
Thursday, September 22nd, 8 PM

JAMES GORDON
Wednesday, August 3rd, 8 PM

THE GRUFF
Thursday, August 4th, 8 PM

RICK MacNAB
Thursday, August 11th, 8 PM

HARVEY MARCOTTE
Thursday, August 18th, 8 PM

DARA WEISS & ERNIE REDQUEST
Thursday, August 25th, 8 PM

BOB SNIDER
Saturday, August 27th, 9 PM

DOLORES DAGENAIS
Thursday, July 21st, 8 PM

THE DENNS
Saturday, July 23rd, 9PM

JASON MACDONALD
Thursday, July 28th, 8 PM

THE RYAN HUPMAN BLUES BAND
Saturday, July 30th, 9 PM

JAMIE JUNGER
Thursday, July 7th, 8PM

DAVE CARMICHAEL
with special guest CATHY PORTER
Thursday, July 14th, 8 PM

HEATHER DALE
Thursday, June 2nd, 8PM

MIKE AUBE and ROSE COUSINS
Thursday June 9th, 8PM

TERRY EDMUNDS
Saturday, June 11th, 9PM

MEAGHAN SMITH
Thursday June 23rd, 8PM

HAL BRUCE
Saturday, June 25th, 9PM

OLD MAN LUEDECKE
Thursday June 30th, 8PM

SCOTT MacMILLAN
Saturday, May 28th, 9PM

JUDE PELLEY
Thursday May 19th, 8PM

LAURA SMITH
Saturday, May 7th, 9PM

ALAN GERBER
Saturday, April 2nd, 9PM

MATT MINGLEWOOD
Saturday, April 9th, 9PM

PETUNIA and AMELIA CURRAN
Thursday, March 17th, 8PM

Charlie A'Court and Matt Andersen
Thurs, Mar 10th, 9PM

MORGAN DAVIS
Saturday, January 22nd, 9PM

DAVE GUNNING
Saturday, February 12th, 9PM

AMELIA McMAHON & JOHN MURRAY
Thursday, December 16th, 8PM

HOT TODDY
Saturday, November 27th, 9PM

WINY KELLNER
Saturday,October 30th, 9PM

RAY BONNEVILLE
Thursday, October 28th, 8pm

GORDON CAMPBELL
with
Jack McDonald, John Cavanagh, Ron Allen
Saturday, October 16th, 9pm

DAVID FRANCEY
Thursday, Oct 14th and Friday, Oct 15th, 8pm

The Derrick LeLacheur Jazz Trio
Saturday, October 9th, 9 pm

JAMIE JUNGER and friends
Saturday, October 2nd, 9pm

DAVE CARMICHAEL
Saturday, September 25th, 9pm

DAVE CLARKE
Thursday, September 16th, 8pm

DAVE GUNNING
Saturday August 28, 9pm

BOB SNIDER
Saturday August 21, 9pm

DAN McKINNON
Saturday August 14, 9PM
$8- cover

PHOEBE LEGERE
Friday August 6th, 9PM
$5.- cover

KEN WHITELEY
Wednesday August 4th, 8PM
$10- cover

BROOKE MILLER TRIO
Saturday July 31, 9PM
$8 cover

DAVE NEWLAND
Thursday July 29, 8PM
NO COVER

ALFIE ZAPPACOSTA
July 24, 9PM
$10 advance $15@ the door

THE LUSTRE BROTHERS
Saturday July 17th, 9PM
$5 cover

GRASSFIRE
Saturday July 10th, 9PM
$8 cover

TOM RUSSELL with Andrew Hardin
Thursday July 8th, 9PM
$10 advance $15@ the door

RUPI MAHINDROO
Wednesday July 7th, 8PM
$8 cover

Karaoke with KAREN AND DENNY
Saturday July 3, 9PM
NO COVER

CRAIG SIMON
PARTY IN THE PUB....Canada day celebration
Thursday July 1, 8PM
NO COVER

SARAH LEE GUTHRIE with JOHNNY IRION
Wednesday June 30th, 8PM.
$10 advance $15 door

Cheryl Gaudet, Cathy Porter – Saturday June 26th, 9PM. $8.00 door

Every Day Heroes: Lynn Harrison and Marianne Girard – Sunday June 20th, 8PM. $8.00 door

BARLEY WIK – Saturday June 19th, 8PM. $8.00 door

CHARLIE A'COURT – Sunday June 13th, 9PM. $10 advance, $15 door

MORGAN DAVIS – Friday June 11th, 9PM. $10. cover

Paul Marshall and "The Croaking Toads" –
Saturday June 5th, 9PM. $7.00 cover.

ARDYTH AND JENNIFER with HOLLY CARR –
Sunday May 30th

TERRY EDMUNDS – Saturday May 29, 9PM. $8- cover

Sunday May 23rd, ENSEMBLE A PART, 8PM. $7- cover

Friday May 14th, ROB LUTES, 9PM. $10-cover

Thursday May 13th, RON HYNES, 8PM, Tickets $10 advance $15 at the door

Saturday May 8th, ALMA LATINA. 9PM, $8- cover

Thursday, April 22nd, David Francey. 8PM. $15.

Saturday, April 17th, 9 PM – The Classic Country Café
with Rusty and Ron $7.

Saturday, April 10th, 9 PM – The Celtic Café
with Denise, Bob, Aaron and Ro. $5.

Saturday, April 3rd – Men With Gloves. 9PM
Scott Macmillan, John Chiasson and Dave Staples

Saturday March 27th – Lustre Brothers. 9PM $5.00 cover charge
A blend of country,folk,bluegrass and gospel.

Saturday March 20th – Dave Gunning. 9PM $10.00 cover charge.
Dave Gunning is fast becoming the buzz in the world of folksinger-songwriters.

Friday March 19th – Blue Marble. 9PM. No cover charge.
CD release!

Saturday March 13th – Terry Edmunds. 9PM $8.00 cover charge.
One of the finest blues guitar players this country has to offer!

Saturday March 6th – Latin dance night with Alma Latina! 9 PM. $10.

Saturday, February 28th – Spinney Brothers. 9PM, $10.

Friday, February 20th – Blue Marble. 9PM. No cover charge. CD release!

Friday, February 13th – J.P. CORMIER. 9 PM. $12 in advance/$15 at the door. Award-winning multi-instrumentalist J.P. Cormier.

Saturday, February 7th – Maple Blues award-winner Morgan Davis and his band! 9PM. $10. www.morgandavis.com

Saturday January 17th – Latin dance night with Alma Latina! 9 PM. $10.

Saturday January 24th – Jazz and swing night with Dan Patten
and His Halifax Allstars.
9 PM. $10.
The group includes Dan Patten, Geoff Arsenault, Jamie Alcorn and Bruce Jacobs.

Saturday January 31st – Blues night with The Backroom Blues Band.
9pm $5.

---- 2003 ----

Saturday November 29th – Hot Toddy. 9 PM. $10.

Friday November 28th – Jazz night with John Tetrault Quartet, 7 PM.

Saturday November 22nd – Cyril MacPhee with Gervais Cormier, 9 PM.

Saturday November 15th – Barefoot (vocals, stand-up bass,
percussion), 9 PM.

Friday November 14th – Jazz night with John Tetrault Quartet, 7 PM.

Saturday November 8th – Don Osburn and Bernie Zinck
with Kirk Hazel and Ken Shorley, 9 PM.

Friday November 7th – Jazz night with Terry Edmunds, 7 PM.

Saturday November 1st – Latin dance night with Alma Latina! 9 PM. $10.

Saturday October 25th – Dave Gunning, 9 PM, $10

Friday October 24th – Jazz night with John Tetrault Quartet, 8 PM

Saturday, October 18th – The McDades. $12 advance, $15 at the door. 9 PM

Friday October 17th – Jazz night with John Tetrault Quartet, 8 PM

Saturday October 11th – Don Osburn and Bernie Zinck
with Kirk Hazel and Ken Shorley.

Friday October 10th – jazz night with Craig Wood and Amy Melmock
with Bill Stevenson. 8 PM

Saturday September 27th – Karaoke with Denny and Karen.

Saturday October 4th – CD release with 60 Watt Vamp.
$5 or $15 with CD. 10 PM.

Saturday September 20th – Matt Minglewood
Matt Minglewood is a powerful blues-rock performer. Over the years, Minglewood has earned three gold records and two Juno nominations, two Canadian Country Music nominations, Lifetime Achievement Award from the East Coast Music Association and Canadian Country Music Songwriter of the Year award for Me and The Boys.

Friday September 19th – jazz night with Dan Patten and “His Halifax Allstars”.
8 pm, $10.
The group includes
Dan Patten, Geoff Arsenault, Jamie Alcorn and Bruce Jacobs.

Saturday September 13th – Don Osburn and Bernie Zinck
with Kirk Hazel and Ken Shorley.

Friday September 12th – jazz night with John Tetrault and friends. 8pm

Saturday September 6th – Dungaree Brothers

Saturday August 30th – Haines and Leighton

Saturday August 23rd – Gordie Sampson
Gordie Sampson may be best known for what he has done for other people – co-written hit songs, produced award-winning albums, backed top Canadian touring and recording artists - but Gordie Sampson is a musical dynamo in his own right.

Friday August 1st – Greg Muttart and friends
(this is Greg's only North American performance, as he is currently living and working in Hong Kong).

Saturday August 2nd – Jazz night with
Steve Lee and friends

Saturday August 9th – John Tetrault Quartet

Saturday August 16th – Rockin Roots and Blues with
Don Osburn and Bernie Zinck
(accompanied by Kirk Hazel and Ken Shorley)

July 12th, 2003 – Mad Hat
Madhat's three albums: "To The World," "From The Outside," and "Full Length" have earned the band three consecutive nominations for "Alternative Group of the Year" by the East Coast Music Awards, setting a new record for this category. Hailing from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Madhat is an alternative rock group that has been playing music professionally for over 10 years. Consisting of brothers Kirk and Jordi Comstock, and cousin Luke Comstock, this talented band has been steadily gaining high acclaim and popularity for years. Opening act: Union Street's own Randy McNally.

July 10th, 2003 – Ron Hynes
Ron began his career as a singer/songwriter in his home province of Newfoundland in the early seventies playing the coffeehouse circuit through the Maritimes and Ontario. While on a theatre tour with the Mummers Troupe in '76 he composed a song called Sonny's Dream that would go on to become a folk classic recorded by dozens of artists worldwide. Ron's new CD, Get Back Change, (produced by Paul Mills) was released on May 21 by Borealis Records.

DINNER CONCERTS

CHUCK BRODSKY
Performed Saturday, November 20th, 2004
This down to earth musical storyteller, with his dry, barb-witted social commentary combined with a deep underlying compassion, knows that the best stories are the little things in the lives of everyday people trying to muddle through with some grace. His great gift as a writer is to infuse these stories with humanity and humor, making them resonate profoundly with his listeners. His spoken introductions to his songs can be as spellbinding as his colorful lyrics, which he brings to life with a well-travelled voice and a delivery that's natural and conversational. His groove-oriented strumming and fingerpicking draw on influences from the mountains of western North Carolina where he now lives, and from lots of different good old traditional folk stuff of all kinds.

ARTISAN
Performed Sunday September 19th, 2004
Artisan is Britain's favourite folk trio....and certainly has become ours. Their concerts transport you to a world that exists only within the magic of their tightrope taught harmonies and soul satisfying, often belly laughable humour. We first heard Artisan in Lunenburg where they are voted as one of the all-time, best-loved acts EVER to appear at Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival. Artisan are Hilary Spencer, Jacey Bedford and Brian Bedford. They are three friends who decided to sing together for fun way back in 1984 in deepest darkest Yorkshire. "It was pure luck," says Jacey, "Our voices blended so well, right from the start, that we had lots of encouragement from friends and that prompted us to work really hard. Within a couple of years we were being invited to festivals and events all over Britain. By 1988 we were getting so much work that we either had to give up singing or give up the day-jobs. Finally in 1989 we became full-time vocal harmonists." Since they hit the road they've taken their own brand of harmony and humour round Britain, Europe, Canada, the USA, Australia and Hong Kong. They've played venues both large and small, from folk clubs in upstairs pub rooms to open-air festivals with audiences of thousands. Artisan's special talent is making friends with an audience.

Laura Smith
Saturday, April 24th, 2004
with George Antoniak. (see below for full bio)

New Year's Eve 2004 with
The John Tetrault Quartet

Join jazz-night favourites, The John Tetrault Quartet, celebrates New Year's Eve in style!

The MacLean Sisters
Performed Sunday December 21st, 2003
With their unique blend of sweet harmonies and contemporary pop sound, sisters Rachel and Mary MacLean are easily considered two of Canada's top female vocalists. As children singing in small churches to performing internationally, their rich vocals and musical versatility have allowed them to share the stage with such gifted musicians as Don McLean, The Rankins, The Barra MacNeils, and John Allan Cameron.

Bob Snider
Performed Sunday October 26th, 2003
Singer-songwriter Bob Snider has played on the street and in the concert hall. He's been called a "national treasure", a "living legend" and "author of some of the best Canadian songs of the decade". After a hiatus from performing and recording, Bob Snider returns with a new album "Stealin' Home". Produced by David Baxter, the new CD contains 13 new songs that are quintessentially Bob. Songs that are direct, beautiful, sometimes quirky, sometimes funny but above all, songs that go straight to the heart. Bob's songs have been covered by a who's who of Canadian musicians including Ashley MacIsaac, Meryn Cadell and the Leslie Spit Tree-O. His earlier recordings include two cassettes, "Live at the Free Times Cafe" and "You" and two CDs, "Caterwaul and Doggerel" and "Words and Pictures". "Poetreason", a Bob Snider tribute concert recording dating back to 1996, includes performances by the likes of The Barenaked Ladies, Change of Heart and Moxy Fruvous, to name a few. Bob is an exceptional live performer with his warmth and wit putting just the right off-beat spin on his live shows.

Cheryl Gaudet with Cathy Porter and Brian Bourne
Performed Sunday August 17th, 2003
Music is a passion that singer songwriter Cheryl loves to share with other artists, be it co-writing, performing or accompanying. She has formed a very cool trio with two of the most talented musicians anywhere. Cathy Porter, formerly of the Rose Vaughan Trio and Dave Carmichael Band plays percussion, keys and flute and Brian Bourne, bassist and Chapman Stick player from Rawlin's Cross bring their expertise and artistry to Cheryl's unique melodies and percusive grooves. Together they create a hip, organic blend of music rich with harmonies and musical texture. Cathy and Cheryl also get to back Brian on his original brew of stick inspired tunes. Throw in some relaxed, off beat humor and it's a show that'll leave you grinning inside.

Aengus Finnan
Performed August 7, 2003
Since first "busking" at the farmer's market in his hometown four short years ago, Aengus Finnan has toured and performed from Baffin Island in Nunavut, to the Kennedy left in Washington DC; sharing stages and marquees with the likes of Garnet Rogers, James Keelaghan, Stephen Fearing, Valdy, Sarah Harmer, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Tish Hinojosa, Lennie Gallant, and John Renbourn. Born to a performing family in Dublin, Ireland, Aengus grew up in Shelter Valley, Ontario and spent time working as a research diver, an actor, an ornithologist, and a schoolteacher before he started writing songs. He now runs his own label, tours North America with his trio, and was recently awarded the "New Folk Songwriting Award" from the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas.

Bill Garrett and Sue Lothrop
Performed July 29, 2003
Two voices in perfect harmony". That's how one music writer described the Montreal-based duo of Bill Garrett and Sue Lothrop. That rich vocal blend is the hallmark of a folk-music partnership that celebrates fine songwriting and a shared history growing up in rural Quebec. Since starting to perform together Bill and Sue have played clubs, concerts and festivals in Canada and the U.S. Recent highlights include a slot at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in summer 2002. Their debut album as a duo "Red Shoes" is due out in spring 2003.

Cindy Church, Laura Smith, and Susan Crowe

performed June 2, 2003

A member of the popular vocal group Quartette, Cindy Church is firmly grounded in country and traditional music, but her sound also reflects her interest in jazz, blues, gospel and swing.

From the stages of Denmark to the Yukon, Laura Smith has shared the secrets of her soul, laying out for rapt audiences her private, yet ultimately universal experiences.

At once complex, challenging and accessible, Susan Crowe's intelligent and moving songs have captivated audiences and reviewers from coast to coast.

Katherine Wheatley
Performed May 4, 2003
Arresting vocals, infectious grooves and literate story telling mark Katherine Wheatley's work. Every song evokes her uncanny depth of observation. With offhand wit, vibrant lyrics and an infectious passion for performing, Katherine has been captivating audiences everywhere she performs. The Ottawa Citizen says, “This is a performer to keep you on the edge of your seat.”

Cuckoo Moon
Performed March 30th, 2003
The all-female quartet Cuckoo Moon starts with strong vocal harmonies, mixes in guitar, accordion, recorder and percussion, and serves it all up with an engaging, inviting performance. The group's rootsy folk music celebrates life through thoughtful and original songwriting and arrangements. Join us for the release of their debut CD!

Amelia McMahon
Performed December 21, 2002; July 18, 2003
Amelia has been captivating Annapolis Valley audiences since she was 5 years old when she first appeared on stage with her mother, Cathy Arsenault. This home-grown singer has since moved to Montreal to study jazz at McGill University where she continues to enthrall audiences at clubs such as The Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill, Brutopia, and Biddles. Tying her jazz and soul influences together in a beautiful and accessible way, Amelia has never forgotten her folk roots which have stayed firmly planted in the bedrock on which she grew up along the McNally Road by the Bay of Fundy.

James Keelaghan
Performed November 17, 2002
Folk music tells the stories of people and places, and Canada's James Keelaghan is certainly that kind of storyteller. Fifteen years after his first album, he is a singer songwriter with an international following and a compelling ability to tell stories of himself and his land. He has recently released a new CD called Home, that looks at world events, landscape and longing through a spare and intimate lens.

Grit Laskin
Performed August 12th, 2002
Though Grit Laskin is world-famous for the guitars he builds, he has also spent the last 25 years writing and performing music. With the band The Friends of Fiddler’s Green, with Ian Robb, and as a solo act, Grit’s music has graced folk clubs, concert halls, and major folk festivals across North America. He plays tenor mandolin, Northumbrian smallpipes, concertina, guitar, and fiddle, and he has accompanied musicians as diverse as Raffi and Stan Rogers. Respected as a songwriter as well as a musician, Grit’s songs have been recorded by the likes of Pete Seeger, the Tannahil Weavers, Margaret Christl, and Rick Fielding. Grit's album, “A Few Simple Words,” is a beautiful collection of finely crafted songs, hailed by Sing Out! Magazine as "a stunning album." His recording, "Earthly Concerns" earned him still more praise. And his latest recording, "Unabashedly Folk" is a special double-CD re-release of his first two solo recordings "Lila's Jig" and "Unmasked."

Ian Janes
Performed May 26, 2002
Singer-songwriter Ian Janes's debut album Occasional Crush garnered critical acclaim and prompted Macleans magazine to name him one of the "100 Canadians to watch." He performed on the nationally-televised East Coast Music Awards show in 2000 and was nominated for three awards. CBC radio's Definitely Not the Opera gave Janes his own one-hour special, and he performed on CBC-TV's millennium celebration broadcast. His debut mixes soul, jazz, funk and blues with a healthy helping of straight-ahead pop music for an addictive melodic stew. He has just released his long-awaited second album, As It Seems.

Steve Patterson
Performed March 27, 2002
Toronto stand-up comic Steve Patterson made his first appearance at Union Street as he wound up his Canadian tour in the Maritimes. Known for his "above-the-belt" humour, Steve has appeared on television and in film, toured widely across Canada and the United Kingdom, and been published in newspapers across the country. He appears next at the Halifax Comedy Festival in April 2002.

Stephen Fearing
Performed December 9th, 2001
Fearing's songwriting draws on numerous musical influences including contemporary acoustic, traditional folk, Celtic, Country, Blues, Gospel and Jazz. His stunning guitar playing and picking abilities are coupled with a smooth intimate voice that can project sudden power even on poignant, beautiful love songs. Stephen Fearing has established himself as one of Canada's most important singer/songwriters.

Gordon Stobbe Trio
Performed October 28th, 2001
Master fiddler Gordon Stobbe's musical interests lie in the field of traditional music, especially as it is expressed in the wide variety of North American fiddle styles. As well as fiddle, he plays mandolin, guitar, and clawhammer banjo. Gordon is a composer on the fiddle and has many recording and publishing projects to his credit.

Roy Johnstone
Performed September 29, 2001
Fiddle player Roy Johnstone has been a vital force in the PEI musical community for the past twenty years. Roy's latest release, Devil's Jig, includes some of the finest players in the Maritimes.

Chris Whitely and Caitlin Hanford
Performed August 8th, 2001
Chris and Caitlin played to a sold-out audience at the Union Street Café and then delighted audiences at the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival – August 9 -12.

Lynn Miles
Performed June 27 & 28, 2001
Originally from Ontario, Lynn Miles is a truly captivating artist. Her songwriting, guitar playing and beautiful voice have made her one of the Union Street Café's favourite artists.

Clary Croft
Performed May 25, 2001; May 25, 2003
He is best known for his continuing work with the collection of his late mentor, Dr. Helen Creighton, the Nova Scotian born, internationally renowned folklorist. In addition to working with Dr. Creighton, Clary was also responsible for cataloguing her collection at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. He continues to perform, teach and research the folk culture of his native province.

Laura Smith
Performed April 28 & 29, 2001; April 28, 2002; April 27, 2003
Laura Smith, recipient of the ECMA's Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year has now given four fabulous performances to sold out audiences.

Scott MacMillan
Performed March 24, 2001
As a composer, conductor, instrumentalist, producer and arranger, Nova Scotia artist Scott MacMillan has enjoyed an acclaimed career which has encompassed classical, pop, jazz, blues and celtic music.

Dale Kavanagh
Performed February 24, 2001 and February 10, 2002
The Union Street Café is proud to present classical guitar master Dale Kavanagh. Although originally from Nova Scotia, Dale now lives in Germany.