Performers

I grew up as a stranger to my own story; adopted and re-named, grafted into a new family tree. The

Girls & Guitars Songwriting Student Naomi shares stories through the boundless craft of folk music.

Girls & Guitars Songwriting Student A nomad at heart, Nathalie has collected thousands of stories from strangers and friends in

Girls & Guitars Songwriting Student Alison is a long-time Hillsider, now living in Montreal, who has always wanted to write

Girls & Guitars Songwriting Student Maureen Pollard is a grief and trauma therapist who writes songs, sings, and plays a

The Grand River Community Play Project: The Voice of the River presents: “GRAND SUMMER comes to HILLSIDE” Presented by: Canadian

Co-presented by Exclaim! A quarter of century into an artist’s career shouldn’t feel like a new beginning but contained within

Métis from Mani-Utenam on Quebec’s North Shore, Shauit offers us a show where all genres are combined. The warm and frank

Canadian musical legends Blackie and The Rodeo Kings will be joined by friends and fellow musicians Daniel Lanois and Terra

The BIM (Benin International Musical) is made up of six musicians-vocalists who tell the story of the African continent, their

Aaron Goldstein has enjoyed a career as one of Canada’s most visible side players, appearing or recording on pedal steel

Co-presented by Exclaim! and IICSI One of the most iconic rhythm sections in modern music, drummer Brendan Canty and bassist Joe Lally were the