Articles By Tag: Music
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Festival time! Summer heats up the entertainment scene!
by Heather McLeod. The Tall Ships Challenge 2007 kicks off the summer with the largest gathering of tall ships in North America in and around ports of Nova Scotia from July 13-23. You can read all about the event in this...
Date: Mon Jul 23, 2007
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Home is where the heart is
by Stephen Clare. It has been quite a year for music in Halifax. From last spring’s Juno Awards to the autumn Rolling Stones mega-spectacle on the Commons and through to this February’s East Coast Music Awards, the...
Date: Fri Jun 1, 2007
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Up close and personal with Jimmy Rankin plus concerts, festivals and events
by Heather McLeod. When Jimmy Rankin heads home to Cape Breton, he follows Route 19, up the west coast. “That’s probably my favourite spot in Nova Scotia,” he says. “I grew up there, it’s beautiful. It’s got...
Date: Fri Jun 1, 2007
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The Rankin Family reunites
by Heather McLeod. The award-winning Cape Breton musical group The Rankin Family will once again share the stage. They embark on a cross-Canada tour this January, hitting 22 cities including stops at Centre 200 in Sydney...
Date: Mon Apr 30, 2007