| The 12th annual Halifax Urban Folk Festival announces its line up of shows at The Carleton, August 29 – September 5 Showcasing singers, songs, and stories, the 12th annual Halifax Urban Folk Festival is delighted to announce this year’s line-up of shows at The Carleton in Halifax August 29 Songwriters Circle featuring Carleton Stone + Sunsetto + Erin Costelo August 30 Reeny Smith Band w/ an opening Songwriters Circle featuring Jah’Mila + Keonté Beals + Mahalia Smith August 31 Matt Mays – Mantle Music LIVE! September 1 Braden Lam Band w/ an opening Songwriters Circle featuring Keeper E. + Pillow Fite + Awolk September 2 Christina Martin Band w/ an opening Songwriters Circle featuring Burry + Taryn Kawaja + Zamani September 3 Andrew Waite & The Firm September 4 Postdata w/ an opening Songwriters Circle featuring Blue In Tokio + Mathias Kom + TBA September 5 Nathan Wiley Band w/ Dusted Buy tickets here: halifaxurbanfolkfestival.com and TheCarleton.ca. “Like last year, the talent has been programmed exclusively from the Atlantic region,” says Mike Campbell, Artistic Director, Halifax Urban Folk Festival. “And COVID-19 has dictated that the 2021 Halifax Urban Folk Festival will again be smaller than usual but smaller doesn’t mean less mighty. We are happy to be able to bring some much-needed live entertainment to audiences we know are starved for it.” In addition to eight nights of music at The Carleton, HUFF fans and music lovers will also be treated to shows at Grand Parade Square, Brightwood Brewery and New Scotland Brewery. HUFF has partnered with the City of Halifax and the Patio Lantern Festival to bring free live music to the Grand Parade Square Stage over the Labour Day weekend. The shows at Brightwood Brewery and New Scotland Brewery will take place on September 4 & 5 and will also have free admission. Performers for those three stages will be announced next week. The Halifax Urban Folk Festival is funded by Canadian Culture & Heritage, Province of Nova Scotia, and the Halifax Municipality and is generously sponsored by the Bank of Montreal along with the Downtown Halifax Business Commission, New Scotland Brewing, Brightwood Brewing and The Carleton. About the Halifax Urban Folk Festival The Halifax Urban Folk Festival (HUFF) is a provincially registered, not-for-profit society, dedicated to celebrating songs: the people who write them and sing them and the stories associated with them. Since 2010, HUFF has employed hundreds of regional, national and international artists with shows presented in an urban festival setting, utilizing live music venues in Halifax, NS. For more information on HUFF, visit: halifaxurbanfolkfestival.com and follow socially on: Facebook: HalifaxUrbanFolkFestival Twitter: huffhalifax Instagram: huffhalifax |