7PM - Red Moon River
6PM - Pat LePoidevin

In the three days leading up to Shivering Songs, CBC East Coast Music Hour will bring together six songwriters from across Atlantic Canada to weave something entirely new. Six voices, one creative
space—collaborating, experimenting, and letting new songs take shape. These songs will find their first breath on the opening night, January 23, 2025, at The Fredericton Playhouse with an opening set from The Hello Crows.

8:30PM - Disaster Pony
10PM - The J’s Jazz Night

The Feeble Strength is on a mission to keep the songs of The Weakerthans ringing out in dive bars and old derelict haunts all across Canada.

Made up of four pals with a genuine love and fascination for the music of Canada’s most earnest and literate indie rock group, Cailen Alcorn Pygott (No, It’s Fine), Nicholas Laugher (Ocean Charter Of Values), Alaska McMillan (Alaska D’Alifax) and Evan Matthews (Devarrow) joined forces in 2017 for a Holiday tribute show, and have been serenading sweet souls with the music of The Weakerthans since!

With lyrics about love, loss, cats, and pennies for the GST, the Weakerthans captured our hearts and compelled us to scream our throats raw along to the songs for years, and we endeavour to keep that wonderful spirit alive as long as we can.

10PM Disaster Pony
9PM Good Dear Good
8PM Pat LePoidevin
7PM Marc McLaughlin
6PM Radiator

8PM - P’tit Belliveau
7PM - Red Moon Road

The Fredericton Playhouse is pleased to present Dominque Fils-Aimé in its Spotlight Series as part of this year’s Shivering Songs festival. 

Get ready for a tapestry of jazz, soul, and blues woven by one of the most original and dynamic singers in Canadian music today! Montreal-based Dominique Fils-Aimé won the JUNO Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year in 2020 and 2024. Get swept away by her masterful storytelling while she tours her brand-new album Our Roots Run Deep.   

The Montreal-based JUNO award winning singer-songwriter puts the history of African-American musical culture into the heart of her work, reflecting on the social realities that influenced the genres of blues, jazz and soul. Her music sheds light on the history of Afro American music, inspired by soul icons such as Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, and Etta James.

9PM - Adam Baldwin
8PM - Terra Spencer

It returns! the festival’s family friendly morning with Herman at the Fredericton Public Library.

Terra Spencer hosts and performs alongside Kylie Fox, Dylan Ward, Nolan Natasha, March McLaughlin as part of our Songwriters Circle.

Samaël is a guitarist and instrumental composer from New Brunswick, Canada. He was introduced to the guitar at the age of 12. His innate talent and strength of character helped him learn the instrument quickly and allowed him to already share his passion 5 years later as a teacher.

He perfected his musical knowledge at the prestigious Musicians Institute where he obtained an associate degree in guitar performance in 2010. Subsequently, he obtained a bachelor's degree in classical music at Concordia University and a master's degree in musicology at the University of Montreal.

A real archipelago of sounds, his compositions also earned him the right to be recruited by the Haut St-Jean Philharmonic Orchestra for two musical arrangements, including one of his compositions. His formidable talent and his artistic wealth as well as his devotion also allows him to share the stage with the Acadian group, Sale Barbes, in 2021. He also participates in the fierce national competition, The Canadian Guitar Festival, twice, in 2015 and 2017 then performs several national tours as well as a coast-to-coast tour Canadian in 2018.

Very versatile, Samaël is certainly not afraid of challenges and rather sees them as an opportunity for improvement and learning! Whether for arrangements, compositions, co-productions, or educational services, Samaël will undoubtedly be able to immerse you in his ephemeral universe which awaken our senses to the depth unequivocally reflected from the complexity and dexterity of the artist.

Camilo Villamizar-Báez (he/him)
Is an ECMA-nominated Colombian-Canadian guitarist, bassist, and producer. A self-described lifelong music student, Camilo's latest projects include the formation of Trio de Janeiro, a group focused on the exploration of Brazilian music with a strong emphasis on jazz. He is now presenting a solo version of this concept; featuring a rich rhythm guitar style that seeks to fuse tradition with a life of diverse influences, and words delivered in their original Brazillian Portuguese

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon as Brent Mason celebrates two major milestones: the launch of his latest novel Midway and his new album Get in Line. This event promises to be a rich blend of literary insight and musical performance highlighting Brent’s legendary talents.

First Set: Q&A with Brent hosted by Rob Pinnock: Dive deep into Brent’s journey through the years, from chasing the ghost of Kerouac across the continent to returning home to become an influential figure in New Brunswick’s arts scene. This intimate session will explore the stories and inspirations behind his novel Midway and the making of Get in Line.

Second Set: A live set featuring songs from Get in Line, showcasing Brent’s distinctive voice, poignant lyrics, and masterful storytelling.

Brent has been called “the Godfather of the Saint John music scene” and hailed as “the David Adams Richards of NB songwriters.” With 12 original albums, numerous awards, and decades of experience organizing festivals and hosting the longest-running open mic at O’Leary’s Pub, Brent’s artistic impact is profound.

10PM - The Stonemasons
8:45PM - Paul MacIntosh and The Lost Keys
7:30PM - Big South
6:15PM - Red Moon Road
5PM - Dram & A Draw
4PM - Katie Schurman

Brian Borcherdt, founder of noisy dance experiment Holy Fuck, embarked on an entirely new path in 2012 with the release of his debut Dusted album, Total Dust, on Polyvinyl. The transition between these two projects was described as the comedown to the wild night before. Fittingly Borcherdt set out on tour with the likes of Perfume Genius and Great Lake Swimmers.

A successful balance between the two bands has played out over the last decade. Dusted’s surprise hit, Property Lines, led to further indie soundtrack work as well as frequent collaborations with the late director Jean-Marc Vallee.

After moving back to Nova Scotia to focus on family, and with a now 6 year old daughter, Dusted is back with a soon-to-be-released new album (featuring Julie Doiron and Alex Edkins of Metz among others), and a minimal yet captivating three member live show, featuring Holy F’s Matt ‘Punchy’ on bass and synth, Maisie Gilbert on percussion and vocals.

8PM - The Hypochondriacs & FUZE Orchestra
7PM - Charlotte Leung

Fuze Orchestra is Made 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.

9PM - Les Hay Babies
8PM - Kaia Kater

3PM - Andrew Moore Trio
2PM - Zack Ingles
1PM - Ella Campbell
12PM - Amber Walls