From Newfoundland
One of Canada's foremost traditional singers

  
His rich and powerful vocals, refined guitar style, and compelling interpretations of unique traditional songs have made Matthew a favourite of folk audiences at home in Newfoundland, throughtout Canada, and abroad. After a long hiatus, he is releasing his 4th studio album in 2025. Welcome back to Folk Night!

1. Matthew Byrne

October 4, 2025  ♪  8pm
$24 Adv / $27 Door / $20 Live Stream

From PEI
Entertainer and Canadian Folk Artist of the Year

  
Lennie Gallant has released 15 albums (11 in English and 4 in French) of original songs which have won him a host of awards and nominations from the JUNOs, CFMAs, ECMAs, and Les Prix E'loizes. He has received the Order of Canada, Canadian Folk Artist of The Year Award, as well as 19 East Coast Music Awards, including the ECMA Entertainer of the Year, several times over. His trio performed for Folk Night in March 2017, and we are delighted to have them return.

2. Lennie Gallant

October 25, 2025 ♪  8pm
$35 Adv / $40 Door / $25 Live Stream

From Ontario
"tuneful escapism for everyone who needs it"

  
The Arrogant Worms have spent over three decades making fun of a big dumb world. Their songs have been played on the radio, the internet, and in outer space (on the space shuttle Endeavour). The Worms began at Queen's University in 1991 at the campus radio station CFRC. The Arrogant Worms (Chris Patterson, Mike McCormick, and Trevor Strong) have since toured ceaselessly across Canada (and select other parts of the world), released 13 albums, and recorded with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Their Happy Happy birthday song is a viral sensation with over one hundred million views of the various fan videos on YouTube. This is their first visit to Folk Night.

3. The Arrogant Worms

December 6, 2025 ♪  8pm
$32 Adv / $35 Door / $24 Live Stream

From Ontario
Folk Night Favourites!

  
Wendell Ferguson is the six-time Canadian Country Musician's Association guitar player of the year. According to the Ottawa Citizen, Katherine Wheatley is "a performer to keep you on the edge of your seat". They are best of musical pals. Her heartfelt lyrics and stunning voice and his honest yet irreverent humour make their show both moving and hilarious. They performed a Christmas show for Folk Night in December 2011, and we welcome them back for a concert that may include "memories of the Season".

4. Wendell Ferguson & Katherine Wheatley

January 17, 2026  ♪  8pm
$25 Adv / $27 Door / $20 Live Stream

From Nova Scotia
Penguin Eggs 2024 "Album of the Year"

  
Award-winning Nova Scotian funeral director-turned-songwriter Terra Spencer charms audiences with her deft guitar, gospel piano, butterscotch voice, crackling wit, and wood-paneled warmth. Her startlingly intimate songs have caught the eye of collaborators including Dave Gunning, David Francey, Ben Caplan, and Matt Andersen. Every show is a knee-to-knee conversation with a natural storyteller.

5. Terra Spencer

April 18, 2026  ♪  8pm
$24 Adv / $27 Door / $20 Live Stream

From Quebec. 2025 CFMA
Nominee for Trad and Solo Artist

  
Multiple award-winning francophone singer Mélisande makes her first visit to The Registry. On her latest (CFMA nominated) album, Rembobine (in English, Rewind), Mélisande revisits traditional songs from her first four recordings in traditional Québécois style. Accompanied by four seasoned musicians, including Alexandre de Grosbois-Garand of Genticorum, and featuring fiddle, flute, guitars, mandolin, and percussion, the result is a high-energy sound with strong vocal harmonies weaving around Mélisande's infectious lead vocals. Her rich musical background and her mesmerizing voice give a fresh take on these traditional songs. Mélisande gets the crowd stomping, dancing and singing wherever she goes.

6. Mélisande

May 2, 2026  ♪  8pm
$27 Adv / $30 Door / $22 Live Stream