Articles by Ryan McNutt
Each Other
The Seahorse, Halifax NS, May 23
PUBLISHED May 24, 2014
Out-migration is one of the more pressing socio-economic issues in Nova Scotia, but it's heartening to know that, some way or another, peop...
Feist / Kevin Drew
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax NS, April 7
PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2014
Leslie Feist struggled to recall how long it had been since she played a show by herself. "Maybe eight, nine, ten years?" she wondered fro...
Fiver
Bus Stop Theatre, Halifax NS, January 24
PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2014
Simone Schmidt has quickly made a reputation as one of Toronto's busiest, most compelling songwriters between her work with One Hundred Dol...
Olenka Krakus
Bus Stop Theatre, Halifax NS, January 24
PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2014
"I dressed up for you today," Olenka Krakus told the attentive crowd at the Bus Stop Theatre, though saying she dressed for the weather wou...
Kathleen Edwards
Marquee Club, Halifax NS, January 25
PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2014
As a songwriter, Kathleen Edwards is quickly approaching "national treasure" status. She has an incomparable flair for elevating joy and sa...
Scarlett Jane
Marquee Club, Halifax NS, January 26
PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2014
You have to respect Scarlett Jane's immaculate precision. There are no bum notes to be found in Andrea Ramolo and Cindy Doire's ridiculousl...
Timber Timbre
Marquee Club, Halifax NS, January 23
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2014
Under a haze of apocalyptic red lights, Taylor Kirk and the rest of Timber Timbre wasted no time kicking off their first show of 2014 with...
Basia Bulat
Marquee Club, Halifax NS, January 23
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2014
The Marquee Club can be a loud, chatty place for a folk show at the best of times, let alone when you're a solo performer. But Basia Bulat...