The St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival is showcasing incredible musicians and performers throughout the week alongside their film events.
Pull up a chair and soak in the music! This welcoming session invites women, non-binary, and gender-diverse musicians to share and celebrate traditional Newfoundland & Labrador tunes in an open, casual setting. Featuring: I’s Not The B’y Session.
Presented in partnership with SJIWFF
Wednesday, October 22, 9pm start, $10 cover at the door or free with festival pass.
The Ship Pub
This event is 19+
This month’s session will be hosted by the unstoppable Daunt Lee! Cover by donation, tunes start at 9PM at the Ship Pub.
NOTE: The hobgoblins got us tricked! FolQ Open MiQ with Becca Sharr is NEXT WEEK, October 30th! Hope you’ll still be able to join us for a treat!
Come on out for a night of music and art from local 2SLGBTQIA+ artists! Featuring some of St. John’s finest, this show covers a spectrum of folk styles. Hosted this month by Rebecca Sharr, the show will be held at The Battery Cafe, October 30th. Starts at 7pm, no cover.
Our first installment of Fall Into Folk was a wonderful, heart warming evening of great music. And we get to have another! Save the date for Wednesday, November 26th at 7:00PM.
Rowe, Rowe, Rowe Your Folk is the perfect way to sail out of November, featuring the beloved Ted & Maureen Rowe!
What: Ted & Maureen Rowe
Where: Bannerman Brewing (Upstairs), 90 Duckworth St, St. John’s.
When: Wednesday, November 26th, doors at 6:30PM. Music starts at 7:00PM.
Tickets: $20 (+HST & fees) in advance, $25 (+HST & fees) at the door
The NLFAS would like to thank Remax Realty Specialists for their support in sponsoring a wonderful night of music!
Please note, all tickets are final sale. NO REFUNDS.
Neil Conway has been writing and collecting peculiar songs for over 25 years. Join us for some strange country and swing that’s sure to get a rise out of you with Duane Andrews accompanying on guitar & Dave Rowe on bass!
Starts at 9PM sharp, The Ship Pub, $10 at the door.
St. John’s has already seen it’s first snowfall and the evenings are already feeling the winter chill. Must mean it’s time to find some cozy holiday warmth at our Annual Holiday Wassail Fundraiser! Join us for an afternoon with songs, stories, mummers, and little festive treats throughout the event! Featuring Charla Woodford, Gary Greene, Sandy Morris & Jenny Gear, Bob MacDonald, Harry Ingram, Jackie Sullivan with Luke Mercer, and a wholesome singalong with Len Penton!
What: Annual Holiday Wassail Fundraiser
Where: The Bella Vista, 26 Torbay Road, St. John’s.
When: Sunday, December 7th, music starts at 1:00PM.
Tickets: $20 (+HST & fees) in advance, $25 (+HST & fees) at the door.
Folkies 19 & under get free admission!
The NLFAS would like to thank Genoa Design, and CNA for their support in sponsoring a wonderful night of music!
Please note, all tickets are final sale. NO REFUNDS.
A traditional session for women, non-binary, and gender-diverse folks! Join the gals and the pals, or come enjoy the tunes, the first Sunday of every month!
Jeff Pittman is a folk singer-songwriter and storyteller whose style and delivery are borne of years spent entertaining in shed parties and community halls of his native Newfoundland. Coming from a long line of family poets and humorists, Pittman’s songs tell stories of time and place, ranging from pun-laden toe-tappers to quirky singalongs and heartfelt ballads.
9pm start, $10 cover at the door, and an open mic in the intermission.
RESCHEDULED! Join us November 18th!
We are bringing the ARTS back to the Newfoundland & Labrador Folk Arts Society with a good ol’ knitters night out every month. From 6:30-9pm at Sláinte join us for crafts and live music. From 6:30-7:00pm there will be a chatting period before the music starts. Music by the ever-charming Baraka, starts at 7pm. Cover fee is $10.
