A modern indie folk trio from Newfoundland, The Once have collected a trio of Canadian Folk Music Awards, and numerous ECMA awards, and was named Artist of the Year by the Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council. They have earned not one, but two JUNO nominations for Roots Album of the Year and continue to take their music around the world.
With the release of 2024’s Out Here, The Once have delivered a thoughtful and playful assembly of songs mingling their musical roots from Newfoundland along with folk, bluegrass, country, Americana, and modern indie rock. Members Geraldine Hollett, Andrew Dale, and Phil Churchill have created a sound representative of their home province of Newfoundland while pushing the boundaries on the great Canadian songbook with their soothing vocal harmony and acoustically rich core.
Lyrically, The Once’s newest collection of songs encompasses an arresting sense of loss with the belief that the good can be found in all people, and a desire to bring it out here for everyone to enjoy. A ray of hope in a confusing time. A port in a storm. A provocation with a grin.
The band is set to play Stanfest in Canso, NS through the weekend of July 25-28, and then this fall set out on an extensive fall tour with dates in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
2024 Fall Tour Dates:
Sept 19 – Arnprior, ON – Farmgate Cider
Sept 20 – Haydon, ON – Haydon Community Hall
Sept 21 – Aylmer, ON – Old Town Hall Theatre
Sept 24 – Waterloo, ON – Emmanuel United Church
Sept 25 – Owen Sound, ON – Heartwood Concert Hall
Sept 26 – Sudbury, ON – Knox Hall
Sept 28 – Pembroke, ON – Rankin Cultural Recreation Centre
Sept 29 – Wakefield, QC – Centre Wakefield La Peche
Oct 12 & 13 – Cape Breton, NS – Celtic Colours
Oct 15 – Winnipeg, MB – West End Cultural Centre
Oct 16 – Regina, SK – Artesian on 13th
Oct 17 – Saskatoon, SK – The Bassment
Oct 18 – Calgary, AB – Southwood United Church
Oct 19 – Calgary, AB – Bow Valley Music Club
Oct 22 – Canmore, AB – artsPlace
Oct 23 – Red Deer, AB – Velvet Olive
Oct 26 – Diamond Valley, AB – The Flare and Derrick Community Hall