Celebrate the summer sun and wrap up the August long weekend with this Pay-What-You-Wish concert combining fiery fiddling and ancient wisdom, with Juno-nominated, 3-time ECMA winner Morgan Toney!
Music is an almost alchemical force to Canadian Mi’kmaq fiddler and singer Morgan Toney. In just a short amount of time, Toney has invigorated both the Atlantic music communities and Mi’kmaq communities by bringing together the fiery fiddling of Cape Breton Island with the old songs of the Mi’kmaq, some dating back up to 500 years. He calls this fusion Mi’kmaltic (Mi’kmaq + Celtic) and it’s his way of celebrating his language and heritage.
Toney’s debut album First Flight, released on Ishkōdé Records in March of 2022, was nominated for 3 East Coast Music Awards and a Canadian Folk Music Award. First Flight showcases this unique combination, both in the way he transforms traditional songs like the Ko’jua and the Mi’kmaq Honour Song, but also for the new songs he’s creating. He has followed up this acclaimed release with numerous singles, in advance of his album Resilience, which was nominated for a 2024 Juno Award. His latest album, Heal The Divide was released in March of this year.
Morgan performs with a trio comprising Keith Mullins (guitar, vocals and percussion) and Ryan Roberts (mandolin & vocals), outside under the bandstand at Chester’s Lordly Park. Bring the whole family, along with your lawn chairs and picnic baskets , for what will be an exciting and uplifting performance by The Morgan Toney Trio!
Watch the trio in action -
TICKETS:
Monday, August 4th - 3:00 PM
This event is Pay What You Wish
Suggested $25.00
General Admission
Performed at Lordly Park, Chester (Entrance at corner of Union St. & Central St.)
Run time: 2 x 45 min sets with intermission
*** Please note: In the event of rain, this concert will move indoors at the Chester Playhouse, with seats held for the first 150 tickets booked.
We strongly encourage you to book ahead for this event, to avoid disappointment.
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