09/26/2026
MEET THE VOL. 2 ARTISTS
TALON MACPHERSON — AGE 17
17-year-old Talon MacPherson is a performer and artist with a love for music, acting and live performance. She has spent several years developing her craft through school productions, musicals and other live events, combining her interests in singing, acting and storytelling.
With a naturally deeper singing voice, Talon draws inspiration from a wonderfully diverse group of artists including Amy Winehouse, Patsy Cline and Michael Bublé. She especially enjoys the storytelling side of performing and the opportunity to bring a character or song to life on stage.
ALORA ELLS — AGE 16
Coming to us from Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, 16-year-old singer-songwriter Alora Ells is already making waves with her strong voice, musicality and confident stage presence. Her music blends the emotional honesty of folk with country storytelling, with original songs exploring youth, resilience, love and family.
Alora has already appeared at youth showcases during Nova Scotia Music Week and Halifax Urban Folk Fest, performed at the Stan Rogers Folk Festival and Trunk 7 Festival, opened for Adam Baldwin and Pillowfite, and recently took part in NewVoices at the deCoste Performing Arts Centre.
FRIANE GOUTHRO — AGE 14
Glace Bay’s 14-year-old Friane Gouthro is a singer, actress and musician whose performances have already taken her from Cape Breton stages to events across Canada and the Philippines. Proudly embracing her Filipina-Canadian roots, Friane brings a vibrant personality, powerful stage presence and genuine love of music and theatre to every performance.
Her theatre credits include Annie The Musical, Frozen: The Musical and Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. with the Savoy Theatre, along with performances with Highland Arts Theatre and Robyn Cathcart. She continues developing her talents through vocal and musical-theatre training while expanding her musical abilities on ukulele, piano and violin.
VENTURA
Get ready to turn it up.
Hailing from New Waterford, Cape Breton, VENTURA is a six-piece young rock band with a sound heavily influenced by the giants of classic and heavy rock, including KISS, Black Sabbath and Thin Lizzy.
VENTURA is:
Isaiah Foss, 16 — Vocals/Piano
Nolan McIntyre, 16 — Lead Guitar
Gabe Willard, 17 — Rhythm Guitar
Gavin Usher, 17 — Bass
Rowan Boone, 16 — Drums
James Campbell, 17 — Second Rhythm Guitar
The band’s development has strong roots in the music program at Breton Education Centre, where members have developed their musicianship and performed together under the guidance of band director Stephen Muise. They’ve already taken their music beyond the rehearsal room, performing at coffee houses and school performances and representing BEC at its annual Music Monday Concert.
And while KISS, Black Sabbath and Thin Lizzy help form the foundation, dig into the individual members and you’ll find influences ranging from Randy Rhoads and Ritchie Blackmore to Tony Iommi, Adam Jones and Dimebag Darrell.
Young band. Big influences. Turn it up.
