Say it isn’t so! We have been blessed with the music of the brilliant singer-songwriter-instrumentalist-producer duo that is Madison Violet for two and a half decades. 2025 not only marks their 25th anniversary, it is “The Last Call.” Lisa MacIsaac and Brenley MacEachern will grace the stage at The Carleton now for a fourth Final Tour (more…)
Say it isn’t so! We have been blessed with the music of the brilliant singer-songwriter-instrumentalist-producer duo that is Madison Violet for two and a half decades. 2025 not only marks their 25th anniversary, it is “The Last Call”. Lisa MacIsaac and Brenley MacEachern will grace the stage at The Carleton for a third Final Tour (more…)
It’s been a long time, but folk legend Garnet Rogers finally returns to Halifax and The Carleton on Sunday, October 12th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $40 +HST. In a darkened bedroom, lit only by the amber glow from an old floor model radio, two young brothers aged 6 and 12 lay (more…)
Mat Elliott makes his début at The Carleton with a night of deep pockets, smooth guitar work, and sharp songwriting, along with special guest Lindsay Misiner, on Thursday, October 16th. Show time is 7:30 PM and tickets are $20 + HST. Expect top tier musicianship, standout songs, and a room full of people who love (more…)
Award-winning St. John’s-based Quote The Raven – winners of this year’s ECMA for Roots Release of the Year – return to Halifax for an early evening show at The Carleton on Saturday, October 18th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $25 + HST. Quote The Raven, consisting of Jordan Coaker and Kirsten Roddin-Clarke (more…)
French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan finally makes his début at The Carleton on Sunday, October 19th. Show time for this extraordinary event is 7 PM and tickets are $35 + HST. “It’s like the guitar has been given free reign to play itself!” French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre (more…)
One of our favourite humans, Norma MacDonald, brings her band with her when she returns to The Carleton on Friday, October 24th. Live performance – including some new material from her forthcoming album – gets underway at 8 PM and tickets are $30 + HST Norma MacDonald is a veteran of the East Coast alt-country/folk (more…)
Postponed from August and worth the wait… Musical Roots: An Afternoon of Song From Classical Elegance to Theatrical Flair! Join celebrated local sopranos Charise Pohl, Chloé Dionne, and Mary Austin, alongside baritone Stephen Deturbide and pianist Greg Myra, for a captivating musical journey at The Carleton on the afternoon of Saturday, November 1st. Doors open (more…)
Folks of a certain age can remember back to a time when The Police were, quite simply, the biggest band in the world. Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland played a unique and irresistible brand of reggae-fied rock music that lit up stages around the world. FALLOUT, a Halifax-based tribute to The Police, brings the (more…)
The Carleton is thrilled to welcome South African a cappella and dance legends Black Umfolosi International to its stage on Tuesday, November 4th. Show time is 7:00 PM and tickets are $34.20 + HST. Black Umfolosi International is one of the African continent’s most revered vocal groups, with more than three decades of international touring behind them. Their shows feature a (more…)