The Ordeals 1:00PM
Calibunga 3:00PM
La Patente 4:00PM

Comedian James Mullinger and Art Historian John Leroux will tour you around 5 unique downtown Fredericton locations that are rich in history and a visual punch.

Ray Legere is a world-renowned fiddle and mandolin player, a household name for music lovers across the Maritimes, and a resident of New Brunswick for over 35 years. His astonishing technique and boundless musical energy enthrall and excite musicians and audiences alike, and continue to garner what is already a lifetime of justly deserved accolades. From Sackville, NB, Ray tours the world and records with the top musicians in many musical genres. He has played with most of the great North American bluegrass players, including legends like Tony Rice, Alison Krauss, David Grisman, and Doc Watson. In 1982, he even filled in for Bill Monroe— the father of bluegrass—when Monroe took ill before a concert. Ray has toured internationally with artists such as Rita McNeil, John McDermott, Bowfire, and Michelle Shocked. In 2017-present he has been seen touring with hit NB acts Tomato/Tomato, Laurie LeBlanc, Christian 'Kit' Goguen, and classical woodwind quintet Ventus Machina. Highly versatile and deeply knowledgeable, Ray is the session player that everyone wants to work with.

Martha Wainwright is beginning again.

The beguiling performer and songwriter returns with Love Will Be Reborn, out in August. Not since 2012’s Come Home to Mama has a Martha Wainwright record been so full of original written material. Wainwright’s fifth studio album follows recent years of loneliness and clarity in search of optimism and joy.

Wainwright wrote the first song—and what would become the title track— of the record a few years ago. It was a very dark time, she says, but the positivity and luminosity of “Love Will Be Reborn” signalled what was to come. The song simply poured out of her.

Chillteens are a psychedelic indie rock band with catchy hooks and dramatic performances. The combination of sweet neo-soul-inspired piano chords, guitar-monies, a driving rhythm section, and three-part harmony vocals make for vibrant shows.

Fuze OrchestraMade up of Atlantic Canada's top classical musicians, Fuze Orchestra specializes in blurring the lines between classical and mainstream music. The ensemble forms annually during Fuze Fest at the New Brunswick Summer Music Festival and is led by Fuze Co-Founder and Music Director Greg Harrison. Fuze Orchestra collaborates with local non-classical bands and artists with a signature unique take on improvisation to bring Fredericton audiences something completely fresh every year.

Wolf Castle is a Mi’kmaq rapper, producer, and radio host from Pabineau First Nation, New Brunswick - an unlikely place for a rap career to come to fruition but everything about Wolf Castle defies the odds.

Growing up on the reserve with a supportive family of artists, movie directors and musicians, going for a career in the arts seemed like the natural choice. Heralded as “The Maritimes’ most promising young MC” by Complex, his music carries an energy and wisdom beyond his years covering topics about love, loss, celebration, and perseverance.

'Aging', the third solo album from Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew, was the inevitable title of his meditative new record – because he was living everything that comes with it. Influenced by the recent passing of friends and mentors, as well as the declining health of close family, 'Aging' brings together songs written over a decade marked by the signifiers of midlife – love, loss, and illness – all while wrestling with the hard truths of aging.

Soulful folk-blues singer-songwriter Catherine Kennedy invites you into music where each song tells someone’s story, and allows you to connect your own within it. Her music is a place where fact and fiction meet and nostalgia seeps in. Catherine released her solo EP Fifty-Fifty Chance in 2018, took some time to perform on stages around the east coast such as Area 506, Folly Fest, Paddlefest and Shivering Songs, and released her debut album in 2022 alongside her band. As well as being the winner of Breakthrough Artist of the Year (2022), she was also nominated for Recording of the Year and Song of the Year for the Music New Brunswick Awards.

Sometimes musician, sometimes poet, and often both at the same time, Julie Aubé is a multidisciplinary artist from Memramcook, New Brunswick. Well established in the Canadian musical playground, she is first known for her involvement in the group Les Hay Babies.

In 2017, she embarked on her solo career as a singer-songwriter and revealed her mesmerizing vintage folk-rock-country style with the full-length “Joie de vivre”, winner of a Music NB Award in the "Solo Recording of the Year" category.

With her dashing voice and a love of song based on her Chiac oral tradition, Julie Aubé sings sings powerfully, to describe her gratitude, her relationship with her native region and love, of course. Her album "Contentement" was released on September 9, 2022 under Simone Records label.

Shivering Songs is pleased to present A Tribute to Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds featuring Stephen Lewis and Bobby Mahar on Thursday, Jan. 18th, at The Fredericton Playhouse. Proceeds from this performance will be donated towards funding summer camp experiences for vulnerable/at-risk youth and children at Bar None Camp in 2024.

Stephen Lewis and Bobby Mahar first started playing Dave Matthews songs together when they met in high school nearly 20 years ago. Their combined love for the intricacies of the ways both Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds weave intoxicating stories together through lyrics, song, and melody formed an unbreakable musical connection and a lifelong friendship. Through this friendship, they became dedicated to honoring the songs that first brought them together by paying tribute in the truest form of their musical heroes (Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds), while incorporating just the right amount of themselves into each song to make the concert experience truly unique and memorable.

The MRTI Agency showcase featuring Les Chanterelles + The Hello Crows at Charlotte Street Arts Center

Pallmer is a chamber-pop project born from late night improv sessions during a particularly snowy winter in Fredericton, New Brunswick.  Using a cello and viola, the band’s music melds their love of songwriting with their classical training, using loopers and effects to expand the possibilities of their wooden instruments.  Pallmer’s most recent release, “Quiet Clapping” won Recording of the Year at the 2021 Prix MNB Awards.  The collection of five songs were recorded in a large dance studio at the back of a church-converted-to-arts centre, taking advantage of its natural resonance, and embracing the occasional noises from old water heating.  Pallmer released a limited edition, double-header vinyl run of  “Quiet Clapping” & their 2019 release, “Grass Garden'' on April 9th, 2022.

'Aging', the third solo album from Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew, was the inevitable title of his meditative new record – because he was living everything that comes with it. Influenced by the recent passing of friends and mentors, as well as the declining health of close family, 'Aging' brings together songs written over a decade marked by the signifiers of midlife – love, loss, and illness – all while wrestling with the hard truths of aging.

We're very excited to announce Songs of the City at the Fredericton Playhouse on Wednesday, January 18th, 2023.

We'll be sharing stories from Autism Connections Fredericton Meals on Wheels of Fredericton Inc. Partners for Youth / Alliance Pro-jeunesse and Under One Sky.

Featuring original music from Judie Acquin, Dylan Ward (Marian), Justine Everett (Les Chanterelles), Wolf Castle and The Olympic Symphonium.

Our donors who support individuals and families in our community through the United Way Community Fund have made a lasting impression on these individuals and their families.

FREE tickets can be reserved now by visiting https://bit.ly/sotc2024 or by calling the Playhouse Box Office (506) 458-8344.