Event Information
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Sat11Dec2021
Murder, They Sang!
7 pmStorytellers of Canada – Conteurs du Canada is proud to present
Murder, They Sang! Dark ballads and tales told in the winter parlour…
Saturday December 11th | 7pm Eastern Time (find your Time Zone here)This concert will be hosted on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in your confirmation email after registering on Eventbrite.
Tickets are by donation; any amount is appreciated!In this celebration of the traditional to the contemporary, with a nod to popular culture, we will be
honouring murder ballads that have been packaged in the cozy trappings of the holiday for centuries. These ballads, illuminating shocking events, have travelled, evolved, and, in some instances,
been created in more contemporary eras to memorialize both the miscreants and their victims.
Hosted by renowned storyteller and author of Stories from Songs, Gail de Vos, with vocalists and musicians Kim Michele, Heather Whaley, and a special debut appearance by Sarah Abusarar.
Accompanying musicians Cassie Norton on violin and Peter de Vos on banjo. Artistic direction from Heather Whaley.
This concert will be hosted on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link in your confirmation email after registering on Eventbrite.
This concert is in English only – cet spectacle est en Anglais seulement