Up Coming Concerts at The Pink Piano Café & Lounge in Lower Sackville
We are hosting shows in an intimate setting, very much like a house concert, Up Close & Personal @ The Pink Piano, Café & Lounge. Great vibe, great food, great beverages (licensed too!) and a night of incredible songs. Thanks to our sponsor: East Coast Realty Ltd.
All concerts start at 7:30 PM. Doors will be open by 7 or earlier as it is a restaurant/bistro. Special show times may vary.
We record and sometimes video tape these shows. We may have a Q&A and do some interview segments. If you have questions in advance, let me know and we can get to know the artist together!
Mike Biggar Duo + 1
Friday, Oct. 18th @ 7:30 PM
Mike has been honoured with numerous regional awards in his 10-plus years career from both the East Coast Music Association and Music New Brunswick, including ‘Blues Album of the Year’, ‘Inspirational Album of the Year’ and more. He has shared the stage with artists such as Steve Earle, Matt Andersen, Stephen Fearing, Matt Minglewood, Lynn Miles, Dave Gunning, Ron Hynes, Lukas Nelson, Del Barber, Joey Landreth, and more.
The trio has guitar and bass and Robert Campbell will be sitting in with the band on organ & piano . $25 adv. / 30 door
Jame Gordon
Saturday, Oct. 26th @ 7:30 PM
*Wrote ‘Frobisher Bay’, which has been covered by over one hundred artists world-wide and many choirs.
*His classic song ‘Mining for Gold’ was recorded by Cowboy Junkies on their breakout album The Trinity Session and was included in the John Sayles film ‘Silver City’
As a solo singer-songwriter and with the ground-breaking trio Tamarack, he’s recorded 42 albums and toured relentlessly around the world. He’s written for symphony orchestras, musical theatre and dance works, scored films, and for more than ten years was heard on CBC radio as songwriter-in-residence for the ’Basic Black’ and ‘Ontario Morning’ programs. Between tours, James is a record producer, playwright, community activist, theatre director and he was a Guelph City Councillor for eight years.
Campbell + Green
Nov 16th @ 7:30
Cailin and I are going to tour a wee bit and this is our only concert in the HRM before we go to NB, Montreal, and then as ‘Artists On Board’ for VIA Rail with shows also in Toronto and Vancouver.
Details are pending as this Pink Piano Show may be a “DInner & Show” with 40 seats plus 14 open seats after dinner.
Directions To Pink Piano!
The Pink Piano is at:
585 Sackville Drive
Lower Sackville, NS B4C 2S4
Click Here for Google Map
Previous Concerts
Steven McClintock
Hailing from Texas, Steven makes Nova Scotia his second home with his cabin near Sherbrooke. Steven’s love of music is not only reflected in his performance, he is also recognized as a talented producer, publisher, singer, and songwriter. As a backup vocalist, he has sung with celebrity artists like Phil Collins, BJ Thomas, Tiffany, and The Nelsons, He also created more than two-hundred commercials for TV and radio while staff writing at Island Music (Lionel Conway), The Welk Group (Laurence Welk), Sony ATV, Ash Street Music, and McJames Music in Los Angeles and Nashville.
His library of recorded soundtracks includes the co-scoring of nineteen films and features in movies such as Peter Bogdanovich’s “Illegally Yours” with Rob Lowe, and the classic cartoon musical “Jetsons−The Movie” boasting eight co- writes and singing solo on three songs including “Maybe Love.”
Steven’s songs have sold over twenty (20) million records worldwide, over sixty (60) million digital streams, several #1’s like “If Love is Blind,” and a dozen or more charting songs yielding gold and platinum records.
Kristen Martell
Halifax’s own chanteuse extraordinaire, Kristens intricate guitar picking and emotive piano ballads embrace life’s challenges and quiet moments of beauty. With multiple East Coast Music Association (ECMA) and Music Nova Scotia award nominations since her return to music in 2020, she is making a name for herself in the East Coast music scene and beyond. Her latest album ‘Every Season’ (Sept 30, 2022) is her most confident, self-assured and emotionally compelling work to date. It was nominated for the 2023 ECMA ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Folk Recording of the Year’.
Kristen is releasing a new album this fall.
2024 Songwriters Workshop Retreat
4 mentors, Songcicles, BBQ’s, Prizes, free demo sessions and more
Information & registration here
August 24
Songcircle with Michael S. Ryan & Kim Doolittle
Michael S. Ryan
Recipient of 11 Music Nova Scotia Awards and 5 ECMAs with ‘The Town Heroes,’ Michael S. Ryan’s recent solo works are receiving rave reviews. Known for his engaging banter, crowd interaction, and humorous stories, Michael aims to transport listeners to a world where anything is possible. Come and be mesmerized by his extraordinary talent and infectious energy!
Kim Doolittle
Singer, Songwriter, Storyteller, Musician, Wordsmith, and Entertainer
With decades of touring experience and a collection of awards and albums, Kim Doolittle is a seasoned performer who captivates audiences with her heartfelt music and compelling stories. Kim’s journey as a musician began at the age of 10 and has taken her across 60% of the globe, guitar in hand. Don’t miss this chance to experience her musical magic up close and personal!
Click to hear Carolina & Chris – Radio Show/Podcast
Saturday, July 6, 2024
Kitty’s Bound For Broadway – Dinner & Show
Step into a night of magic and melody with “Kitty’s Bound for Broadway,” a delightful, feel-good musical play that will leave you inspired and entertained. This lighthearted show follows Kitty’s journey to realizing her lifelong dream, featuring the talented Amy Caroline as Kitty, with musical accompaniment by the wonderful Robert Campbell. Written by Kerry Miller, this production has been celebrated at The Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, UK, and Nova Scotia, and is newly revised for 2024.
June 8th – Songcircle
Click to hear Ian & John – Radio Show/Podcast (coming soon!)
John Campbelljohn – www.Campbelljohn.ca
Ian Janes – www.IanJanes.com
May 25th, 2024 – Terra Spencer
Click to hear Terra Spencer – Radio Show/Podcast
ECMA and Music NS multi award winning, touring & recording artist playing guitar and piano and blessed with a great sense of humour too.
Bad ideas, VCRs, crumbling factories, terrible therapists, hairy dogs, wrinkled shirts, French fries, questionable tattoos…all are fair game for Nova Scotian funeral director-turned-songwriter Terra Spencer. And the songs are good ones, judging from the stack of awards her three albums have received, and from the caliber of her collaborators, which include David Francey, Ben Caplan, and Matt Andersen. Although her butterscotch voice, deft fingerstyle guitar, and gospel-charged piano make her a formidable musician, it’s her onstage ease and crackling wit that make each show feel like a knee-to-knee conversation in a room of 5 or 500. “The real deal.” – Ron Sexsmith
May 10th,2024 Songcircle:
Mike Biggar, Laura Rae, Jon Cornwall
Click to hear Mike, Laura & Jon – Radio Show / Podcast
www.MikeBiggar.com
www.LauraRae.ca
Jon Cornwall on Facebook
April 12th Songcircle with:
Asif Illyas, Megan St. Rose, Jon Mullane
Click to hear Asif, Megan, Jon – Radio Show / Podcast
Asif Illyas is an ECMA award-winning veteran of the Canadian music scene, based on the Atlantic Coast in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and currently spends most of his time creating music for film and television. His career spans over 25 years where he fronted Canadian progressive-pop outfit and EastWest/Warner Europe recording artists, MIR, touring four continents and producing 4 critically-acclaimed albums. He also was guitarist for Cutting Crew, during a portion of lead singer Nick Van Eede’s solo career during the late 1990’s. He has appeared on albums with Sting, Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell and performed on stage with Australia’s Colin Hay of Men At Work, Paula Cole, and many others. He has composed and arranged for many orchestral charts for symphonies such as VSO, WSO and SNS across the country in their Pops series’.
www.AsifIllyas.com
Megan St. Rose
Songwriter, Radio host, Actress/Model, Megan surely lives a full life. You seen her hosting Radio ECMA, heard her on the radio “Hot Country Mornings 103.5” and now you’ll hear the songs she has written and released in recent years. A little bit country, a little bit pop.
Megan St. Rose
Jon Mullane
In an era where commercial radio play and chart success is dominated by major label artists, Jon’s success in this domain is a reflection of his ability to write songs that connect with listeners – songs that mirror the emotions of the human condition intertwined with timeless and inspirational themes, positive messages, and observations of modern culture.
www.JonMullane.com
“Mullane’s songs have a mass appeal, not just in North America but globally…” – Bob Mersereau, Telegraph Journal