Discover the Best Live Music with Fire and Water Music Festival
Dom Adams
Driving Dominique’s artistry is her lush and thoughtful approach to songwriting in tandem with her vocals – singular and iconic, inviting and heartfelt. They weave through her songwriting like a thread – their surprising melodies tying together songs that dig deep, but land softly. Dominique has spent the last several years working to refine her sound and songwriting through a deeper exploration of self, her environment, and heart-full collaboration with other artists in her community.
Cara Luft
Cara Luft is one of the finest Canadian performers – armed with vision, musicianship, energy and a contagious hilarity. She is known for her compelling vocals, superb musicianship, accomplished songwriting and sense of humour! In addition, she is a founding member of The Wailin’ Jenny’s, brainchild behind The Small Glories and was a performer at the original Lilith Fair. Cara is the real deal!
Alex Maher
All music is magic. It’s easy to become numb to it, but every so often that universal truth, that magic, can snap into focus. Watching Alex Maher build an entire song before your very eyes will do that to you. First a beat, then a groove. Synths, keys and guitar. He sings the words and melodies he wrote – or someone else wrote – and then he blows the house down with his alto sax. And then he does it again, and again and again. Nothing prerecorded, all live. While Maher has a body of recorded work going back twenty years, he really is someone you have to experience live to be touched by the magic, the life, that his music exudes.
Maher is just that, a lifer. He was a long-time staple of the Vancouver music scene, starting an Open Mic night that hosted early performances from Mother Mother, Ashleigh Ball and JUNK. In July of 2021, he hit No. 31 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart as a featured artist on Vandelux’s “Matter of Time”, which has over 83 million plays on Spotify. His latest single “Red Planet”, evokes peak-Justin Timberlake, an upbeat R&B paean to a partner, that lifts off during its falsetto chorus and flies even higher during its wailing, closing saxophone solo. With his original compositions, Maher creates a real venn diagram of modern pop sounds – R&B, electronic, jazz and hip-hop – but lyrically, they feature the kind of singer-songwriter earnestness you don’t always find in those genres.
That may be because for Maher, music is life. He has been through a lot during his time as a musician, bouncing back from a harrowing battle with addiction, to come into this moment of renewed passion and drive and purpose. He became a father in 2023, taking his family on the road with him for a spell, rising to the occasion of parenthood, and showing no signs of slowing down artistically. In fact, it seems like he may just be getting started.
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Lilith Fair Tribute Band
Leading the Friday night Lilith Fair them is Sheena Rattai. Sheena is a vocal powerhouse with a sound that is all her own. As lead singer for roots trio Red Moon Road, she has graced premium Canadian stages all over the country. With her soul-stretching performances and ear for harmony & connection, she delights audiences everywhere.
Dom & Jacob
After meeting by chance at a house show, Dom and Jacob accidentally wrote an album together and began collaborating on each other’s solo work. When Dom and Jacob bring their respective voices and writing styles together, they write intimate and thoughtful songs born out a true collaborative partnership.
Amby
Amby is a Winnipeg based band starring frontman Amber Landry, Ava Glendinning on guitar and vocals, Amilia Fehr on bass and Spencer Hanton on drums, Amby is an ensemble that plays music for lovers and losers who like alternative, folk, pop, and country music and are open to laughing and crying while listening.
Amby’s songwriting is a deep and personal well of experience and emotion, their voice the bucket that pours it into a vessel of sound that is refreshing, honest, and intimate. The rest of the band gives this intimacy a grounded and supported sonic structure as they all skillfully and playfully serve up the songs.
The Fu Fu Chi Chi Choir
Hot off a year which saw them playing The Winnipeg Folk Festival as one of The Wandering Minstrels, leading a raucous kitchen party for The Moose ’N Fiddle Festival in Ontario, packed backyard concerts, protest concerts, and Park Alleys, The Fu Fu Chi Chi Choir had a glorious launch of their album, “Chimes at Midnight”, at the West End Cultural Centre this spring. They are thrilled to be performing at several festivals this summer, each one reaffirming their belief in the necessary joy of human connection.
Website: thefufuchichichoir.com
Bandcamp: fufuchichichoir.bandcamp.com
Instagram: thefufuchichichoir
Facebook: www.facebook.com/FuFuChiChiChoir/
Dreams and Rumours
So long ago
Certain place
Certain time…
Let Dreams and Rumours take you there.
The ultimate tribute band, paying homage to the legendary talent, universally known as Fleetwood Mac. Dreams and Rumours strives to embody the mastery of sound and performance originated by this supergroup. Each member of Dreams and Rumours has focused on mastering the details of their performance, allowing them to transport you to a place where you feel enveloped by the beautiful sound that is collectively, Fleetwood Mac. Each song is meticulously chosen and performed to the highest standard; with the goal of creating a feeling that you have been magically conveyed to a simpler, carefree world. With their selection and arrangement of Fleetwood Mac’s Greatest hits, Dreams and Rumours aims for audiences to be touched by the beauty of these enduring harmonies.
Creating the space that is Dreams and Rumours: lead vocalist, Christy Neveu, is mesmerizing in her on point portrayal of Stevie Nicks; both in sound and motion. She successfully creates the ethereal and mystical aura that fans expect from Stevie. A vocal performer since age five, Christy sings with a range that must be heard to be believed and moves in ways that summon Stevie Nicks to the stage! Tammy Szozda strengthens the female powerhouse singing duo with authenticity, conjuring the seductive and haunting vocal tones of Christine McVie. Her performance reinforces the evocative and emotional quality of their show. Drummer, Alec Friesen, provides a solid rhythmic foundation for the band’s high energy performances and skillfully reproduces the unique style of Mick Fleetwood that fans know and love. Miles Littman channels powerful bassist John McVie into his captivating performance with a quiet composure. In the role of Lindsey Buckingham, Derek Robertson is in a word exceptional His contributions help the band faithfully reproduce the signature three-part harmonies originally created by Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, and Christine McVie. Anchoring the performers of Dreams and Rumours, is veteran guitarist Dave Choquette who ensures shows radiate that infectious energy of Fleetwood Mac on the stage. Choquette has a natural ability to connect with his audience. His intense stage presence guarantees that every show is an unforgettable and a spell binding experience, keeping audiences captivated from the first note to the last.
Dreams and Rumours is a Winnipeg-based band that has solid reputation to charm audiences with their high energy and skilled performances. They have performed for audiences across Canada at a variety of venues including casinos, community events, bars, and private functions. Ultimately, the common thread audiences experience from their performance, is the band’s passion and commitment to faithfully reproduce the sights and sounds of the original artists. The members of Dreams and Rumours have created the definitive tribute to Fleetwood Mac.
All they want is to see you smile.
Andrew Neville
Andrew Neville and the Poor Choices is an outlaw country music band deeply rooted in the Winnipeg, Manitoba music scene.
Known for their classic, rowdy honky-tonk sound, the group is a staple performer at local institutional venues like the Times Change High & Lonesome Club. Their music leans heavily into raw country storytelling, capturing tales of local life, late nights, and everyday struggles.
Jacob Brodovsky
Award-winning Winnipeg indie-folk standout Jacob Brodovsky writes songs about feelings, the people who have them, the places that create them, and the fears we carry about them.
In the tradition of prairie songwriters, his songs are humble yet intricate, and as humorous as they are heartbreaking. His sophomore LP 'Tell The Kids We Tried' (available July 10) is a stirring contemporary folk record that tugs at the heartstrings while recounting Brodovsky’s steadfastly hopeful approach to losing the community he’d known his whole life.
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