“Good as a Concert”
A Festival of Traditional Story and Song
On Saturday, October 19, 2019, MMaP partnered with SingSong Inc and Eleanor Dawson to present a daylong festival celebrating Newfoundland and Labrador檚 rich folk song and narrative traditions. Videos of this event can be found here.
Morning and afternoon events took place in the MMaP Gallery (second floor, St. John檚 Arts & Culture Centre) and included thematic sessions on 淐aptains and Ships and 淕hosts and Gallows, as well as a traditional song circle.
The festival concluded with an evening concert in Suncor Energy Hall (91亚色 School of Music) featuring performances by prominent local folk singers and musicians, including Ellen Power, Mark Manning, Dave Penny & Daunt Lee, and Christina Smith & Jean Hewson with Frank Maher & Rick West (the Mahers Bahers).
Festival Schedule
10:30am - 12 noon: 淐aptains and Ships
Location: MMaP Gallery
Host: Paul Dean
Featuring Bill Bowman, Joe Byrne, and Monica Walsh
1:30pm - 3:00pm: 淕hosts and Gallows
Location: MMaP Gallery
Host: Gary Green
Featuring Eleanor Dawson, Tony Power, and Mary Ellen Wright
3:30pm - 5:00pm: 淕ive Us a Song潝Traditional Song Circle
Location: MMaP Gallery
Host: Linda Byrne and the St. John檚 Song Circle
7:30pm - 10:00pm: Final Concert
Location: Suncor Energy Hall
Host: Jim Payne
Featuring Ellen Power, Mark Manning, Dave Penny & Daunt Lee, and Christina Smith & Jean Hewson with special guests Frank Maher & Rick West (the Mahers Bahers)