08/03/2026
Party on the dance floor! 💃🕺🏼We are excited to announce our 49 1/2 Folk Festival Pre-Launch party, in partnership with The Ship Pub & Kitchen, featuring The Dardanelles, presented by Quidi Vidi Brewery! Cover is only $10 for an unforgettable night with outstanding musicians in a legendary venue!
The Dardanelles have established themselves as one of the most exciting groups to ever play Newfoundland traditional music on the global stage. After some years of packing bars in their hometown of St. John’s, the Dardanelles quickly became a favourite of the Canadian festival circuit. They have performed at the Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Mariposa Folk Festivals and headlined the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival. The Dardanelles have brought their province’s music to foreign shores far and wide including the UK, Australia, and the United States.
The Dardanelles play traditional music not out of duty or nostalgic obligation but because it’s great music, full of uplifting melodies and compelling stories. The band creates an atmosphere where at one moment, audiences are hypnotized by an unaccompanied ballad from Matthew Byrne, and the next, they’re dancing up a sweat to a set of traditional doubles. The Dardanelles are a new breed of folk musician with a wide sense of the world, out to show that Newfoundland traditional music is alive, vibrant, and powerful.
This event is 19+. See you there! 🎼🎻🪕🪈🎸🎤🪗
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