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Past Performers

The Osprey Arts Centre has hosted loads of talented folks over the past eighteen years.  Here’s a look at some of the acts that have graced Shelburne County with their talent.

2004-2023

Who's appeared on our stage?

2004
John Campbelljohn & Dave Gunning
Matt Minglewood
Killick
Boreal Tordu
Mike Elliot’s Kitchen Party
Jennifer Bell
Guitar-O-Rama
Christine Crawford
Nina Scott-Stoddart
Blue Engine String Quartet
South Africa Sings
Maritime Concert Opera
Best of Boxwood
Sensa Basso & Guillaume Tardiff

 

2005
Terry Tufts
Terrance Tam & Lorraine Min
South Shore Women in Jazz
Soul Voyage
Antioch Chamber Ensemble
Best of Boxwood
Matt Minglewood
Christine Crawford
Donna Morrisey
Heavy Water
John Campbelljohn
Killick
Oen Kennedy
Tina Palmer
Zhang – Kortgaard

 

2006
Killick
Heavy Water
The Poorboys
Nina Scott-Stoddart
John Gracie & Terry Kelly
Oen Kennedy
Robbie Smith
Joe Murphy
Bob Vacon
Chett Buchanan
Allan Crosby
Matt Minglewood with Mike and Stephen Elliot
Ryan Hupman Blues Band
Maritime Concert Opera
Jill Barber with Shelley Meisner
Garnet Rogers
Dave Burbine
Curtis Mahaney
Phillip Harding
Nathaniel Dett Chorale
Vapor
David Greenburg & David McGuiness
Petric/Forget
The Hupman Brothers
The Chuckie Danger Band
Garrett Mason
Ray Bonneville
Matt Anderson & The Hupman Brothers
Bill Smith & Norbert Kappelmayer
Chris Norman Ensemble

 

2007
Alfie Zapacosta
Andrew White
Beyond Brazil
Bob Vacon
Boreal Tordu
Best of Boxwood
DeMolitor Family
Gina Simmonds
Guy Davis
The Hupman Brothers
Janice Jackson
La Traviata
LeBlanc Kortgaard
Leonard Cohen
Lisa Buchanan
Lynn Crowell
Matt Minglewood
Richard Donat
Robbie Smith
Ross Neilson
Ryan Cook
Sons of Maxwell
Stan Carew
Vaporized
Statacona Band

 

2008
Buchanan’s Music at the Camp
Dufflebag
Gina Symonds
Gods Middle Name
Puirt A Baroque
Romanza
Shirley Jackson

 

2009
Alex Buchanan
Allan Crosby
Bob Vacon & Friends
Caledonia Fiddle Orchestra
Demolitor Front Porch
Ensemble Polaris
Ernst Family Sibtet
Gysophilia
Lorne Elliot
Maria Osende
Mike Cowie & Waterbabies
Montreal Guitar Trio
Mike Elliot’s Kitchen Party
Motus O Carmina Burana
Old Man Luedecke
Shelley McIntosh & Friends
Sea Marks
Suzie LeBlanc, Robert Kortgaard, Mark Simons
The Yarmouth Shantymen
Tom Fun Orchestra
Maritime Concert Opera

 

2010
Beaton Sisters
Don Giovani
Eddie Perry & Friends
Garrett Mason Band
The Hupman Brothers Band
J.P. Cormier
Jan Lisiecki
Ladies With Lungs
Les Boreades
Les Vois Baroques
Micheal Bourada
Naming The Twins
Pat Watson
Peter Allen
Ryan Cook
The Bowties
Tribute to Hank Williams

 

2011
Coco Love Alcorn & Ian Sherwood
Erin Costello & Ryan MacGrath
The Hupman Brothers
Madame Butterfly
Celtic Umbrella Ensemble
Manitoba Hal
Barnwells
At The Fishhouses
The Gypsy and the Devil
Mike Elliot’s Kitchen Party
Old Man Luedecke
Valdy
Uchida/Allen
Bob Vacon
Caledonian Orchestra
Carol Sing

 

2012
David Myles
Shirley Jackson
Soaring Strings
Spinney/Hupman Brothers
Jimmy The Janitor
Allan Crosby
Lorne Elliot
Clary Croft
Xara Young Womens Choir
Magic Flute
Brite-VU
Best of Boxwood
Musique De La Baie
We Will Remember
Hupman Brothers
Winsome Blues

 

2013
Celtic Rant
Phillip Harding & Friends
Shelley McIntosh
Killick
Anastasia Rizitkov
In Flight Safety
Hupman Brothers
The Poorboys

 

2014
Halifax Invasion
Jessica Jurgenliemk
The Madrigal Choir
Best of Boxwood
Sarah Hagen
Thom Swift
Carol Sing
Banjo Bubba
Barnwells
Bob Vacon
Cathy Cook
Danny Doucette & The Acadians
Duel Buchanans
Failin Health
Jamie Cotter
Jessica Jurgenliemk
Kelly Bellamon
Killick
Lloyd MacHardy
Lynne Crowell
Mike Elliot’s Kitchen Party
Naming The Twins
Nathalie Lynn Band
One Meter Up
Shelley McIntosh
The Poorboys

 

2015
Mersey Swing
Maritime Concert Opera
Barber Of Seville
Stan Carew & John Cambelljohn
Nova Voce
Banjo Bubba
Pagliacci
Shirley Jackson & Her Good Rockin’ Daddies
Lalun
Best of Boxwood
Naming The Twins
Ragged Island Roosters
Bob Vacon
Killick
The Poorboys
Ted & Nigel D’Eon
Chett Buchanan
Alex Buchanan
Guy Tipton
Jessica Jurgenliemk
Kaitlyn Willaimson
Merrie Howe
Mike Elliot & Bruce Reid
Pat Melanson
Peter Healy
Sean McClure
Manitoba Hal, Darren Arsenault, Geoff Arsenault
Jimmy The Janitor
Killick Before It Spreads
A Harbourtone Christmas

 

2016
Montreal Guitar Trio
Church and Crowe
Maritime Concert Opera
Roxy & the Underground Soul Sound
Manitoba Hal
Best of Boxwood
Joe Murphy and the Water Street Blues Band
Urban Surf Kings
Brite-VU
Ragged Island Roosters
Phillip Harding and Dave Dobson
Killick
Peter Healy
Mike Elliot, Bruce Reid & Chett Buchanan
Ragged Island Roosters
Burnwater
The Hupman Brothers

 

2017
Celtica
Walter Delahunt
Manitoba Hal
Emma Rush
Killick
Maritime Concert Opera
Roxy & the Underground Soul Sound
The Door You Came In
Dark as Keji
Best of Boxwood
Ghost Town Heroes
Manitoba Hal
Jay Pilzer
Morgan Davis
Naming The Twins
One Meter Up
Ragged Island Roosters
Sovablasca
The Green
Tomato Tomato
Hatfitz & Cara
Dock Street Uke Camp Gala
Elora Singers
Lynn Crowell

 

2018
Wang Dang Doodle
Marc Sauve
Hillsburn
The Lynnes
Friction Quartet
La Boheme
Best of Boxwood
Tin Pan Darlings
Wayne and the Eastenders
Common People
Bob Vacon
Port Roseway Strutters
Shirley Jackson & Her Good Rockin’ Daddies
The Barrowdowns
The Elliot Brotherhood Band
La Nef – Sea Songs and Shanties
Roxy and the Underground Soul Sound
Orchid Ensemble
Ensemble Les Songes
The Hupman Brothers
Naming The Twins

 

2019
The Barrowdowns
Maritime Concert Opera
Grapevine Hill
Elliot Brotherhood
Best of Boxwood
Rachel Beck with Atlantic String Machine
Jazz Dabblers & Mersey Swing Band
Alan Syliboy
Tribute to Aina Jo Barnwell
Ragged Island Roosters
Ghost Town Heroes
Mike Biggar and Manitoba Hal
Jeremy Dutcher

 

2020 
The Young Novelists
Bobby Dove
Ian Foster
The Bombadils
Chris Dunn & Joanna Miller
Jessica Jurgenliemk
Ron James
Steve Amirault
Lesley Crewe
Son of Dave
Matt Bone
Shantala & Shorts
Campbell & Green
Sahara Jane
Ryan Cook
The Vaudevillian
Kathleen Glauser
Pat Melanson
Bruce Reid & Rick Snow
Kristen Martell
Terra Spencer

 

2021 
The Gilberts
Papilio Trio
Mike & Steve Eilliot
Hourglass
Nigel D’Eon & East Bay
Celtic Rant
All Mother
Daniel James McFadyen
Laura Rae
The Strange Valentines
Thomas Stajcer
Lennie Gallant
Rube & Rake
Meteor Man Radio Play
Ancient River Festival Songwriter Workshop Participants
Christine Tassan et les Imposteures
John Gracie
It’s a Wonderful Life
The Roses, Kathleen Glauser, & Merrie Howe

2022

Terra Spencer

The Good The Bad and The Ugly

Shannon Quinn & Tony Quinn

Roland Grant

Kylie Fox

Catch 22 Comedy Crew

Franz LeHár

Rankin MacInnis

Gordie MacKeeman and his Rhythm Boys

Best of Boxwood

Catherine MacLellan

Daniel James McFadyen

Shirley Jackson &  Jef Wirchenko

Freya Milliken

Sylvie Marie

Kathleen Glauser

The Songs of Johnny and June

The Gilberts: Harmonious

Peace By Chocolate

Rube & Rake

Ghostbusters

Duane Andrews and the Hot Club of Conception Bay

The Poorboys

The Polar Express

Black Umfolosi

A Christmas Story

John Gracie

 

2023

The Hypochondriacs

Andrew Waite

Ripopée

Daniel James McFadyen

Scott MacKay

The Verona Quartet

Mathias McIntire

Duo Perdendosi

Roydon Tse

La Traviata

Kris Horton’s Art

Catch 22 Comedy Crew

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