Maria Dunn Debuts “Hardscrabble Hope” Live at Festival Place

2022 JUNO Award winner and acclaimed folk/​roots songwriter Maria Dunn invites you to an evening of music that uplifts and inspires. Through finely crafted songs rooted in family, community, and the love that drives us to build a better world, Maria shares stories of resilience and grace. 

Musicians performing with Maria for this concert include Hardscrabble Musical style and instrumentation are in keeping with Maria’s previous albums, including: old-time (fiddle, steel guitar), Celtic (fiddle, whistle, accordion), jazz inflections (trumpet, saxophone) and an a cappella narrative ballad in the folk tradition.

Hope producer Shannon Johnson (violin, harmonies), Jeremiah McDade (saxophone, whistles, guitar, harmonies), and Solon McDade (upright bass), all members of Juno Award-winning band The McDades. The ensemble performs Maria’s thought-provoking, hope-mongering songs in rich and varied arrangements with compelling vocals and superb musicianship. Other special guests will include Jeff Bradshaw (steel guitar), Dawn Cross and Debbie Houle (harmony vocals).