Souris Show Hall

On July 3, the Good Ol’ Boys take the stage with William McCarthy. This Island supergroup pays tribute to classic country hits spanning the 1940s to the 1990s—and everything in between. Featuring Lawrence Maxwell, Nick Doneff, and brothers Josh and Sam Langille, the Good Ol’ Boys deliver a night full of favourite country classics.

JUNO Award–nominated reggae singer Jah’Mila performs on July 10. Originally from Kingston, Jamaica, the soulful artist now calls Nova Scotia home and has become a beacon of Jamaican music and culture in the Maritimes. She has toured with reggae acts including The Wailers, Black Uhuru, and Groundation, and wowed PEI audiences last summer at Goolaholla and Cloggeroo music festivals. Jah’Mila has also collaborated with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and Symphony Nova Scotia, using her music to champion inclusivity, diversity, and culture. This performance follows the release of her latest album, Woman of the Sun, which dropped on June 21.

On July 17, Island singer-songwriter Tara MacLean will be joined by St. Peters Bay, PEI native Drea MacDonald. Fresh off a June performance at the Glastonbury Music Festival, Tara has been a well-known recording and touring artist for 25 years, both locally and internationally. She also performed with fellow artists Kim Stockwood and Damhnait Doyle in the early to mid-2000s as part of the band Shaye.

Finally, the month wraps up with The Burning Hell & Shotgun Jimmie as they present Never Work on July 31. Shortly before the pandemic hit, multi-instrumentalist Ariel Sharrat and frontman Mathias Kom of the Canadian garage-folk band released this album of contemporary labour songs. According to a press release, Never Work is described as “taking cues from labour activists and Situationist pranksters to explore the gig economy, side hustles, tech feudalism, class war, unionized digital assistants, rebellious self-service checkout machines, and fully automated luxury communism.” The show features a robot playing the drum kit.

The Souris Show Hall continues its August and September programming with concerts by Montuno Cubano Duo, Jen Chapin, David Francey, Vishtèn, Shane Pendergast & Luka Hall, and Morgan Toney. For tickets and show details, visit sourisshowhall.com. The in-person box office is open Wednesdays from 12–4 pm at 5 Church Street, Souris.