First Of Bells – Début Performance!

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First Of Bells - General Admission Seated Showshow details + $28.50 CAD*  

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  • October 25, 2026
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

A project over a year in the making to reimagine the music of iconic Cape Breton songwriters – First of Bells – has chosen The Carleton for their début performance on Sunday, October 25th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets for this very special show are $25 + HST.

First of Bells reimagines the music of Cape Breton songwriters, tunesmiths, and musicians. The trio, consisting of guitar, bass, and drums, explores a golden era in Cape Breton music with fresh instrumental jazz interpretations of the Rankin Family, Rita MacNeil, Winston Scotty Fitzgerald, Don Palmer, and more. Just as jazz musicians have reinterpreted the music of artists like Bob Dylan, the Beatles, or Radiohead, First of Bells pays homage to Cape Breton musicians, whose impact has been just as significant to those raised here.

Adam Fine is an upright bass player and an innovator in the Halifax music scene. Adam played bass with Gypsophilia for their tenure and has also performed and recorded with Der Heisser, The Hurtin’ Unit, The Fancy Lebanese Country Band, Norma MacDonald, Alma Latina, Jamie Junger, Al Tuck, Darren Arsenault, Tyler Messick and the Museum Pieces, Meaghan Smith, Sherry Ryan and Christina Martin, and Atlantic Standard Time.
Dan MacCormack is a singer-songwriter, fiddler, banjo player, and guitarist. Dan has produced and played on award-winning and -nominated albums including Donald MacLennan’s Belleville, The Modern Grass’s High on a Mountain, and Dane George’s Spring Buds; toured with many projects including his band Grassmarket for their three records; and created solo albums Symphony of Ghosts and the forthcoming All Isn’t Well (2026). Dan has also worked as a session musician with Norma MacDonald, Bend the River, Glenn Walton, Dane George, Ryan Cook, Don Brownrigg. Dan is from Cape Breton.
Jordi Comstock has performed live internationally with countless artists that include nearly every style from jazz to metal. Jordi has established a reputation as one of the busiest session drummers in Canada, recording for such artists as Gabrielle Papillon, Christina Martin, Terra Spencer, Carmel Mikol, Jessica Rhaye, Norma Macdonald, Jennah Barry, Joe Henry, Flat Fifth, Ian Sherwood, Kristen Martell, Jon Mullane, Catahoula Brown, Nick Jeffrey, Gianna Lauren, Electric City Underground, Sandy Now, Clas Larsson, Air Traffic Control, Steve Gates, Madhat, Al Tuck, Alfie Zappacosta, Skip Beckwith, Nicola Miller, Charlie A’Court, Gordie Sampson, and David Myles.