11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Community BBQ and Acadian Music
 

In collaboration with the Wolfville Lion’s Club, come enjoy hamburgers and hot dogs grilled to perfection!
 

Free for the first 200 people! 

(Suggested donation: $10 to support activity development at Grand-Pré)
 

On the grounds near the large tent

Noon
Jacques Surette and his musicians
 

Under the big tent
 

Jacques Surette is a 25-year-old singer-songwriter from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. With his unique voice and natural style, he charms and surprises audiences. Armed with an acoustic or electric guitar, harmonica, and sometimes a banjo, he writes lyrics that transport listeners to his part of the world.

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His simple and touching songs have attracted attention across the Maritimes, as well as in Louisiana and Quebec. His shows blend French and occasionally English songs, reflecting his bilingual daily life.

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• 2019: “Marche, marche, marche” (debut album, co-produced by Lisa LeBlanc & Benoit Morier)

• 2020: “Jacques Surette II” (produced by Mike Trask & Christien Belliveau)

• 2023: “Conséquences” (produced by Éric Dion & André Lavergne of Dans l’Shed)

• 2025: Forthcoming 4th album (produced by a 100% Nova Scotian team led by Charles Robicheau)

 

All albums are produced by Acadian label Le Grenier Musique, Moncton.

1:30 p.m.
Fiddle with Jocelyne Bourque & Kimberley Holmes of Tipsy 3
 

Under the big tent
 

Jocelyne Bourque has been teaching fiddle and step dance in the Moncton area for 37 years. A past winner of the New Brunswick and Maritime fiddle contests and finalist in the Canadian Grand Masters competition, she’s judged many contests and taught numerous workshops and camps. She has three recordings and many compositions, and she performs with Tipsy3 alongside Kimberley Holmes and Susie Lemay.

 

Kimberley Holmes is one of Canada’s top traditional piano accompanists and also an award-winning fiddler. She’s the official accompanist and long-time artistic director for the Maritime Fiddle Festival. She has toured and recorded with many notable artists and taught at national fiddle camps, including:

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• Canadian Grand Masters Camp (Ottawa)

• Camp Calvin (Alberta)

• Fiddlyness (Saskatchewan)

• Castlegar Fiddle Camp (BC)

2:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Party Under the Tent – Fiddle Jam

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With:
Jocelyne Bourque & Kimberly Holmes (Tipsy 3)
Robert Yves Mazerolle
Cara Sawka 

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Cara Sawka as a young fiddler had the honour of attending the Emma Lake Fiddle Camp in the boreal forest of Saskatchewan where she volunteered and worked until becoming coordinator of the camp for 4 years. Although her grandfather played Ukrainian and Old Time Canadian tunes, while at the fiddle camp Sawka was greatly influenced by the Métis style. After playing in the celtic band & Squeeze of Scotch, ; she later went on to learn traditional Québecois tunes during sessions at Vices & Versa while living in Montréal for many years. Living in Summerville Sawka has also enjoyed connecting with Acadian music in NS and tracing the roots of various fiddle styles across Canada.

 

Under the big tent

 

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