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MARY BETH CARTY

Accordionist, guitarist, and player of pocket-sized instruments, Mary Beth Carty of Antigonish possesses a magical voice that earned her the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Award for Traditional Singer of the Year. With her latest Folk Alliance International charting album, Crossing the Causeway, Mary Beth fuses songs and instrumental tunes to create a multilingual opus that reflects the diverse yet unified roots of Eastern Nova Scotia. The songs from her first album, ECMA-nominated Les biens-nommés, are poignant portraits of imaginary characters, written en français. She has toured in France, Austria, Congo, Rwanda, all across Canada, and has performed aboard NCL and Holland America cruise lines. She is known for her entertaining live shows, ripe with sing-alongs, dance jigs, and all around good vibes!

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“What’s most impressive is Carty’s ability to shine in all these different musical and vocal styles, bouncing back and forth between languages, old trad numbers, her new adaptations, and her own compositions.”
– Bob Mersereau, Top 100 Canadian Singles Author

“Widely known for her prowess on the guitar and the accordion as much as singing, pays tribute to diverse cultural roots with her second album.”
– Corey Leblanc, Port Hawkesbury Reporter

“An impressive display of an eclectic and very accomplished variety of talents.”
– Dan MacDonald, Cape Breton Post

“Original songs and old standards, fresh and familiar tunes are swapped in satisfying arrangements. There’s many a rough edge here, many a wry smile, and many a moment of pure joy.”
– Alex Monaghan, Irish Music Magazine

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