We didn’t search out music on our vacation in Nova Scotia, but we did run into some that we really enjoyed (and some not so much). Here are two short videos: the first is a folk band at the public gardens in Halifax, a real contribution to the laid back, meditative spirit of the place. The female vocalist/fiddler seemed to embody the tradition.

The second is a street singer we encountered in Annapolis Royal, across from the weekly farmers market. The interesting thing is that we were the only audience, apart from one other lady on a park bench. I gave him CA$10 (to his surprise) and saw that there were only a few coins in his case. At the very same moment, right across the street, there was a singer hired by the town, playing to the crowded market, who was essentially unlistenable.

There was also a country/rock band, playing at a gazebo along the water. About 100 people, seemingly mostly locals, gathered to hear them, and one couple danced. They were very professional, and had amazingly good sound equipment. But I was bored, and we left to go to dinner.