The Prismatic Arts Festival, in association with The Carleton, presents Basset + Logan Staats on Friday, October 6th. Show time is 8 PM and tickets – in various combinations – are available HERE. Toronto-based indie-folk duo, Basset, are full of timeless heart. Acoustic songwriters Sam Clark and Yasmine Shelton will take you through city streets (more…)
Eclectic English Art-Rock band Moulettes bring an acoustic version of their rock/prog/folk/pop music to The Carleton on Thursday, October 5th. Show time is 7:30 PM and tickets are $25 + HST, Folks, these are serious musos and well worth your time and money. We’re excited for this! Moulettes is an English eclectic Art-Rock band that (more…)
Apryll Aileen, in trio format, along with opener Taylor Jensen, celebrate the release of her new piano pop album with a show at The Carleton on Wednesday, October 4th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $20 + HST. Apryll Aileen transcends genres, creating her own undefinable sound with influences coming from pop, electronic, (more…)
It’s been over four years since the incredible Stephen Fearing made the trek from the West Coast (where he currently lives) to the East Coast (where he once lived) and we are stoked he’ll be part of The Carleton’s 15th anniversary celebrations on Tuesday, October 3rd. Show time is a civilized 7 PM and tickets (more…)
The Halifax Urban Folk Festival is officially stoked that Tommy Stinson – original member of the much-Halifax-beloved band The Replacements, interim (over ten years) guitarist with Guns & Roses and brilliant songwriter (Bash & Pop, Perfect, Cowboys in the Campfire) in his own right – will join us at this year’s HUFF to play solo (more…)
The Halifax Urban Folk Festival, in association with Marine Drive Talent Management, is pleased to announce the 2nd annual Youth Songwriters’ Circle hosted by Silas Bonnell at The Carleton on Sunday, October 1st. This year’s edition features performances by Myla Walker, Jahquoia Blake, Alexis Adlington, Sarah Bradford, Madeline Salter, Katelyn Ross, Sylvie Aulenback and Reese Bell. (more…)
Let’s not mince words here, Mary Gauthier is a goddamned legend, not to mention one of the nicest, most down-to-earth people you will ever have the privilege of seeing. She’ll be playing solo and with a Halifax All Star band at The Carleton during this year’s Halifax Urban Folk Festival – along with an opening (more…)
In association with The Prismatic Arts Festival, the Halifax Urban Folk Festival is proud to present a concert featuring Anyma and Leonard Sumner at The Carleton on Saturday, September 30th. Show time is 2 PM and tickets are $25 + HST for regular buyers, and $15 + HST as a discounted offer for those with (more…)
ONLINE sales have ended. Tickets available at the DOOR! Nashville’s Bobby Bare Jr. may not yet be a household name, but he should be. We at the Halifax Urban Folk Festival consider him to be this year’s Aaron Lee Tasjan – someone you might not of heard of but will change once you’ve gotten a (more…)
The Hello Darlins were so pleased with the band’s reception at The Carleton in February of 2022, that lead singer Candace Lacina and Halifax Urban Folk Festival Program Director Mike Campbell, immediately started plotting to bring them back for this year’s edition. Since then, the band’s profile has increased exponentially, thanks to opening nationally for (more…)