“She got the crowd singing along. It was something else!” – Bill Roach, CBC
Mary Beth Carty
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/09/23 | Arisaig, NS | Steinhart Distillery | Canada |
| Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 5963 Highway 245. Venue phone: (902)-863-5530. Double-bill songwriters concert with Steve MacIntyre! | |||
| 06/25/23 | St. Andrew’s, Nova Scotia | Big Barn Little Farm | Canada |
| Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 717 Meadow Green Road. Come on out for an all ages barn dance in the barn! I will be calling some classic Cape Breton and Scottish Country Dances and HRM band The Narrows and local friends will provide the tunes! | |||
| 07/01/23 | Mabou | KitchenFest! | Canada |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $10. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 11573 Nova Scotia Trunk 19. Pub night with Rodney MacDonald, Glenn Graham, and Joel Chiasson! 19+ | Pay at the door | |||
| 07/05/23 | Sydney | KitchenFest! | Canada |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Old Triangle, here we come! With Evans and Doherty, Dawn MacDonald-Gillis, Kyle Gillis, and Dale Gillis. | |||
| 07/06/23 | Cape Smokey | KitchenFest! | Canada |
| Time: 6:00pm. Admission: $10. Age restrictions: All Ages. With Lisa MacArthur, Marie Jessie Gillis, and J.P. Cormier. Destination Cape Smokey in beautiful Ingonish is Cape Breton’s latest resort development with lots of activity now year-round. An evening of live music in the Ski Lodge, the site of the newly named Blue Moose! | |||
| 07/09/23 | Baddeck | KitchenFest! | Canada |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $10. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 37 Ross St. At the Baddeck Legion with Darrell Keigan, Douglas Cameron, and Lawerence Cameron! It’s always a good time at the Baddeck Legion, one of KitchenFest!’s regular locales. At a pub night, you can expect lively tunes, sweet sing-alongs, a relaxed and cozy atmosphere, and lots of good cheer. | |||
PAST PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
2022
La Grande Veillée – Épisode 3 à ICI ARTV Radio-Canada
Hope is a Star – St. Ninian’s Cathedral Concert Series
Seaforth Community Centre
Evergreen Festival – Halifax Jazz Festival Stage
Red Sky Art Gallery – CD Launch Party
Antigonish Highland Games – Concert Under the Stars
KitchenFest! Feis a’Chidsin
Nova Scotia Music Week Official Showcasing Artist
Margaree Harvest Jamboree
Union Street Café live recording for The Friendly Heckler Podcast, Episode 1
North Mountain United Tapestry
Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival (in support of Anna Ludlow)
Dartmouth Natal Day Block Party
Tunes and Wooden Spoons Featured Guest
Annual L’Arche Chowder Fundraiser at St. Anne’s Gaelic College
Pomquet Carnaval d’Hiver
East Hants Public Library Online St.Patrick’s Day Show
Mabou, Antigonish, & Sydney Farmers’ Markets
2021
ReJigged Festival Tune Makers Concert and Workshop Series
Deep Roots Festival in Grand Pré, NS
Antigonish Highland Games Mini-Concert
KitchenFest! Feis a Chidsin, Various locations in Cape Breton
Patio Lanterns Festival
Shore Road Sessions, Whitney Pier, NS
Nova Scotia Provincial Libraries Summer Family Series
Lunenburg Saturdays in the Park Series
Appearance on APTN’s Spirit Talker with Morgan Toney
North Mountain United Tapestry – Big Turnip Mini-Tour
Steinhart Distillery – Arisaig, NS
Ealantas Online Concert in Gaelic broadcast from Scotland
Gaelic College Wednesday Night Ceilidhs
Gaelic College Step Dance Workshops
CBC East Coast Music Hour The Story and the Song
Ottawa Blues Festival Blues in the Schools Program, ON
2020
KitchenFest! Feis a’Chidsin, CB
Celtic Colours At Home Festival, CB
Cabot Trail Writers Festival, CB
Full Circle Music Festival, NS
Carolyn Mark’s Virtual Hootenany, BC
Canadian Parents For French Network Conference, ON
Grimross Brewing Fredericton, NB
Eskasoni Church Fundraiser Concert, CB
Fredericton Pub Choir St. Patrick’s Day show, NB
2019
East Coast Music Week Showcasing Artist, PEI
Celtic Colours International Festival, CB
Eastern Nova Scotia Exhibition, NS
Festival International de la Chanson de Granby Showcasing Artist, QC
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts Opening Ceremonies, CB
Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Summer Games, CB
Festival of Cape Breton Fiddling, CB
DeCoste Performing Arts Centre Festival of Summer Sounds, NS
Congrès Mondial Acadien Sommet des Femmes, PEI
Ceilidh Acadien Research Tour, Madeleine Islands QC, Charlottetown PEI, & Cheticamp CB
Dartmouth Heritage Museum, NS
Baddeck Gathering Ceilidhs, CB
Ballantyne’s Cove Concert at the Wharf, NS
Mulgrave Scotia Days, NS
Weekend Mornings Live in Shediac, NB
Antigonish Highland Games Street Fair, NS
Festiville Baddeck, NS
KitchenFest! Feis a’Chidsin, CB
Whycobagh Mawitmak Street Dance, CB
CBRM Multicultural Day, CB
Cancer Patient Care Fund Benefit, Center 200, CB
Tellebration, hosted by The Irish Canadian Cultural Association of NB
St. Ninian’s Remembrance Day Concert, NS
Big Spruce Brewery, CB
Governor’s Wednesday Night Celtic Session Host, CB
2018
East Coast Music Week Showcasing Artist, Charlottetown, PEI
FrancoFete en Acadie Showcasing Artist, Dieppe,NB
Nova Scotia Music Week Showcasing Artist, Truro, NS
FrancoFest Halifax, Marquee Club, NS
Celtic Colours International Festival, CB
Franco Festival Charlottetown, PEI
Eastern Nova Scotia Exhibition, Antigonish NS
Lunenburg Waterfront Acadian Festival, NS
Festival Quinzou, Halifax, NS
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Keltic Lodge, Ingonish, CB
DeCoste Performing Arts Centre, NS
KitchenFest! Feis a’chidsin, CB
Governor’s Pub Celtic Session Host, Sydney, CB
Tunes at Noon Halifax, NS
The Guild Theatre Charlottetown – Acadie Story, PEI
2017
Home Roots Borealis Tour of Saskatchewan & Manitoba
Planète BRBR – TFO Music Reality Television Show, ON
Festival de la chanson de Tadoussac – Hommage à Édouard Hovington, QC
Nova Scotia Public Libraries Provincal Tour, NS
Lunenburg Folk Festival – Guitarst for Ashley MacIsaac, NS
Deep Roots Music Festival – Duo with Howie MacDonald, NS
KitchenFest! Feis a’Chidsin! CB
Antigonish Highland Games Street Fair – Guitarist for Colin Grant, NS
Casino Nova Scotia Holland-America Shore Excursion Entertainer, CB
Breton Brewing Tasting Room, CB
Big Spruce Brewery Tasting Room, CB
Governor’s Pub & Eatery, Sydney, CB
Inverness Arts Centre InFlux! Festival, CB
Accoustic Roots Festival – Guitarist for Gillian Head, CB
CD Release Show at The Townhouse Antigonish, NS
CD Release Show at The Anchor Pub, NS
Eastern Nova Scotia Exhibition, NS
TALO Café Bar, CB
2016
Festival La Semaine Acadienne, Normandy, FR, with Gillian Boucher
Artiste en Résidence, Ville de Joliette, QC
Holland America Line Guest Entertainer
Festival Mémoire et Racines, QC
Festival of Summer Sounds, Pictou, NS
Antigonish Highland Games, NS, with Howie MacDonald & Jackie Dunn MacIsaac
KitchenFest! Feis a’Chidsin, Cape Breton, NS
Ceilidh’s Pub, Dartmouth, NS
The Townhouse, Antigonish, NS with Gillian Boucher
Mabou Farmer’s Market, Cape Breton, NS
Government House, Charlottetown, PEI with Ward MacDonald
Celtic Spring Caravan Tour, Austria, Italy, Switerland with Gillian Boucher
CPF Concours Oratoire, NS with Mary Beth de Scène band
Durty Nellie’s, Halifax, NS
Festival Chantez-vous bien chez nous, QC with Cassie & Maggie MacDonald
Woodlawn United Church, NS
CFB Greenwood Robbie Burn’s Night, NS, with Cassie & Maggie, Colin Grant
2015
Halifax Jazz Festival, NS
Institut Français, Kinshasa, DRC
Inema Arts Center, Kigali, Rwanda
Hants County Exhibition 250th Anniversary, NS
Broad Cove Scottish Concert, NS, with Gillian Boucher & Ashley MacIsaac
Decoste Center, Pictou, NS with Gillian Boucher
Governor’s Pub, Sydney, NS
Durty Nellie’s, Halifax, NS
Hometown Hockey Jimmy Rankin & Friends Hootenany, Sydney, NS
Inverary Resort, Baddeck, NS
Arisaig Lighthouse Concert, NS
The Townhouse, Antigonish, NS
Forum Français pour l’Avenir, Halifax, NS
Holland America Line Guest Entertainer, At Sea
Coady International Institute Welcome Party, Antigonish, NS
Mabou Farmer’s Market, NS
Inverness Legion, NS
HMCS Wardroom, Halifax NS
GénieArts Workshops at SAJS, Tamarac, and École Acadienne de Pomquet
2014
AntigoNight Art After Dark Festival, NS
Holland America Line Guest Entertainer, At Sea
Music Nova Scotia New Music Fridays at Casino Nova Scotia, NS
Tunes at Noon, Parade Square, Halifax, NS
Mabou Farmer’s Market, NS
Lochaber Strawberry Festival, NS
Prissy Pig Café and Deli, Antigonish, NS
Midi-Musique Oak Summer, Moncton, NB
Hivers Divers Festival, PEI
The Townhouse Brewpub and Eatery, Antigonish, NS
VIA Rail Entertainer
Chantez Vous Bien Chez Nous Festival, with Celtic Umbrella, QC
GénieArts Workshops at Tamarac Education Center, NS
2013
Halifax Pop Explosion Showcasing Artist, NS
Norwegian Cruise Lines Musician with Celtic Umbrella, At Sea
Alderney Landing Noontime Concert Series, NS
St.Peter’s Courthouse Theatre, PEI
Music Nova Scotia Kitchen Party Thursdays, NS
Maritime Summer Tour with Gillian Boucher, NS, NB, PEI
Artists on the Boardwalk Festival, NB
Lunenburg Folk Harbour Heritage Bandstand, NS
Festival de la chanson de Tadoussac, QC
Split Crow Antigonish, NS
GénieArts Workshops at St.Andrew Junior School, NS
2012
Molson Canadian Nova Scotia Music Week, NS
Norwegian Cruise Lines Musician with Celtic Umbrella, At Sea
Music Nova Scotia New Music Fridays, NS
Festival Mémoire et Racines with Celtic Umbrella, QC
A Band On Ship Festival with Celtic Umbrella, NS
Vancouver Folk Festival with Bette & Wallet, BC
Bringin’ it Home Tour with Celtic Umbrella, NS
Les Soirées Franglais, Plan B, Moncton NB
VIA Rail Entertainer
ImagiNation Festival, Morrin Center, QC
Vue Sue la Relève Festival with Les Rencontres qui Chantent, QC{:}{:fr}