Page headlining this week’s Granville Green
Show takes place Sunday, July 8, in Port Hawkesbury
Former Barenaked Ladies member Steven Page will headline this week’s Granville Green concert.
Page will appear Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Granville Green stage overlooking the Strait of Canso on Granville Street.
He is a founding member of Barenaked Ladies with whom he toured the globe and sold millions of albums. He left the band in 2009 to pursue a solo career.
In March, Page and the Barenaked Ladies were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at this year’s Juno Awards. Page is currently involved with a diverse array of solo projects. He has composed six Stratford Festival scores, collaborated and toured with Toronto’s Art of Time ensemble, is a member of the Trans-Canada Highwaymen and has journeyed across North America as host of TV’s “The Illegal Eater” — all while continuing to write, release and perform his original music.
He is currently working on a Stratford-commissioned musical he’s writing with Governor General’s Award-winner Daniel MacIvor, who is originally from Sydney.
Page will release a new album, “Discipline: Heal Thyself PT.
2,” later this year with tours planned in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. and Ireland.
John Hines will open the July 8 concert.
This year’s Granville Green series features nationally-recognized artists as well regional favorites that will appeal to all ages. The remaining 2018 Granville Green lineup is as follows: July 15, Bruce Guthro with opener Jodi Guthro; July 22, The Town Heroes with opener Party Boots; July 29, Rawlins Cross with opener The Hypochondriacs; and Aug. 5, Fred Penner with opener Dylan Menzie.
Exxon Mobil is the proud presenter of the opening acts, and this year’s openers are all from Atlantic Canada.
This is the 24th year for the free outdoor concert series held at the Granville Green band shell in Port Hawkesbury.
As in prior years, the concerts are free and those attending are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket for seating comfort. Nonprofit groups will be fundraising by selling food and tickets each night, and contributions for the foodbank will be received weekly at the vending tent located next to the stage.
In case of inclement weather, the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre will be used as the backup venue. The series is presented by NuStar and Bear Head LNG with other community sponsors.