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A Canadian folk staple, The Fugitives have been nominated for a JUNO, as well as 7 Canadian Folk Music Awards, including Best Vocal Group, Best Ensemble, and Best Songwriter. They've performed at Glastonbury, were awarded Best Folk Album of the Year by the German Music Critics’ Association, and were named a 2020 Globe & Mail "Top Arts Pick of the Year". They've earned a reputation for unforgettable live shows, brimming with complex harmonies, infectious storytelling and top-notch musicianship. As the CBC has it: "This show is simply brilliant." In 2026-27, they will be touring in support of their seventh album.

Stunningly powerful harmony floods the room as Windborne draws the audience along on a profound vocal experience. Songs from many times, in many vocal styles and cultures are brought vividly to life through performance and story. Windborne believes that singing is powerful-in community, as performance, with friends, or with strangers. Their show doesn't just dazzle the audience with vocal fireworks, it evokes a deep emotional response that connects the listener with people, places, and ideas. Windborne polish & attention to detail is among the finest in vocal music, that one might expect from a top classical ensembles . Turning this care to vernacular music and songs of the common folk, songs from movements of the past are revivified in the context of today. Their mastery of music in styles such as Corsican polyphony, Occitan vocal harmony, and pre-Christian Lithuanian music are not distant curiosity, but footholds to build empathy, community, and cross-cultural understanding.

In 1991, The Johner Brothers took the Canadian country music audience by storm. Brad and Ken were named "Duo of the Year" by the Canadian Country Music Association, kicking off a string of awards. After being crowned 'Entertainer of the Decade' and releasing a remarkable 26 singles from six hit albums, Ken retired from the music business in 2002. Brad continued with a hugely successful solo career, recording six highly praised albums and awarded "Male Artist of the Year" by the CCMA. After twenty years, the Johner Brothers are back together and looking forward to a busy year playing shows across western Canada. Backed by two of Brad's sons, the show is a fresh version of what Johner fans have come to expect as they are astute professionals and true gentlemen of the stage.