AlgomaTrad presents three events with Hannah Shira Naiman

AlgomaTrad with host Canadian Folk Music Award winner Hannah Shira Naiman for three performances this month. Naiman will be accompanied for these performances by Nathan Smith of Vinta and the Barrel Boys.

The North Bay native will play at Pier Seventeen in Blind River on Thursday, Dec. 8, and the Old Town Hall in Richards Landing on Friday Dec. 9.

Tickets are $25 for adults, and $20 for seniors and students. Children aged 12 and under are admitted free. Tickets can be purchased online, or at Pier Seventeen in Blind River, or the Black Bear Cafe in Richards Landing.

A children's concert, fiddle workshops, and community dance will take place at the Old Town Hall on Saturday, Dec. 10 starting at 10:30 p.m.

Admission to the Saturday events is by donation.

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About Hannah Shira Naiman

Honoured with Traditional Singer of the Year at the 2016 Canadian Folk Music Awards for her album Know the Mountain, Hannah Shira Naiman combines powerful songwriting and impressive musicianship to deliver exciting contemporary versions of the traditional music she was raised on.

Hannah has travelled coast to coast in Canada and the US promoting Know the Mountain and her debut album, Tether My Heart (2013). Since moving to northern Ontario four years ago, she has continued to develop her songwriting with support from the Ontario Arts Council, and grown her career as a children’s musician and music educator.

This fall, Hannah released her long-awaited third full-length album, The Wheels Won’t Go; featuring songs inspired by her move from Toronto to northern Ontario, the COVID pandemic, and her experience of new motherhood. Whether performing in concert, penning a murder ballad, or calling a square dance, Hannah is uniquely positioned to make a lasting mark on the Canadian music landscape.