IDOW ’12: Thursday Preview

The four-day North End Halifax folk festival In the Dead of Winter kicked off Wednesday night with the big ticket show featuring Shawn Colvin. Thursday night the multi-venue fun kicks off. Some of Nova Scotia’s finest young musicians will be taking stage including Willie Stratton, Breagh MacKinnon and Mo Kenney. Shows start at 8:00 p.m. and range in price from $10-15. Tickets available at the door or online.

  • The Company House: Breagh MacKinnon, Mo Kenney, Stewart Legere
  • The Bus Stop Theatre: Jenny Berkel, Willie Stratton, Moonshine Ramblers
  • 2053 Gottingen: Zoe Leger, Joe Grass, Jeff Torbert
  • Eye Level Gallery: Mary Milne, Kev Corbett, Steven Bowers
Breagh McKinnon – Heartstrings

Mo Kenney – Eden

Jeff Torbert – Esbjörn

Willie Stratton – November

Free album: The Darcys – AJA

The Darcys have their new album AJA available as a free download on their website. The album is a reworking of a Steely Dan album originally released in 1977. The album is the second in a trilogy the band is releasing. Check out a great review/behind the scenes look at the album head over to Quick Before It Melts.

If you’re in Halifax, you can catch the band opening for the Arkells on Feb. 2 at the Grawood.