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Community Strong

Link -  Community Strong YouTube Playlist

Community Strong’; a series presented locally by The Strange Valentines (contemporary folk duo).

Focusing on the incredible strength, resilience, and cultural relevance of our Nova Scotia communities, and featuring some of the beautiful community halls dotting rural countrysides across the province that have been pillars throughout our history, each episode affords a taste of local history and culture, followed by a song played in the empty hall  by The Strange Valentines. 

 

Each episode begins with an interview considering the past, present, and future roles of the community hall with a local representative who is knowledgeable with the building and history, and concludes with a song played to the empty hall. The goal is to expose these amazing communities and halls, highlighting their history and present role for people who may not have known, and providing hope and encouraging thoughts for the future.  Possibly even more relevant in COVID times, as more people find themselves working from home, considering more rural locations to live, the community halls may become busier and more relevant than ever. Our communities are where we started, possibly where we might find ourselves again.

 

[The community hall is as important to the dissemination and teaching of country music traditions in the Maritimes as the conservatory system is for classical music….The community hall still serves both the apprentice system and the sense of belonging.] Virginia Beaton & Stephen Pedersen, Maritime Music Greats, Nimbus Publishing, 1992

Latest episode

Previous events

Date Event Location
Saturday, September 19, 2020 @ 1:00PM Sat, Sep 19, 2020 @ 1:00PM Music Event in River John Bissell Park, River John Bissell Park, River John
Saturday, July 18, 2020 @ 7:00PM Sat, Jul 18, 2020 @ 7:00PM The Strange Valentines - Live The Grace Jollymore Joyce Arts Centre, Tatamagouche The Grace Jollymore Joyce Arts Centre, Tatamagouche
Saturday, April 18, 2020 @ 7:00PM Sat, Apr 18, 2020 @ 7:00PM The Strange Valentines - ALBUM RELEASE The Strange Valentines Living Room Facebook Live Stream, River John, NS The Strange Valentines Living Room Facebook Live Stream, River John, NS
Saturday, March 14, 2020 @ 2:00PM Sat, Mar 14, 2020 @ 2:00PM The Strange Valentines - Live Tatamagouche Brewing Co., Tatamagouche, NS Tatamagouche Brewing Co., Tatamagouche, NS
Friday, February 14, 2020 @ 7:00PM Fri, Feb 14, 2020 @ 7:00PM The Strange Valentines - Live Tall Sips on Stilts, Bear River, Nova Scotia Tall Sips on Stilts, Bear River, Nova Scotia
Friday, February 7, 2020 @ 7:00PM Fri, Feb 7, 2020 @ 7:00PM The Strange Valentines - Live Breton Brewing Co., Sydney, NS Breton Brewing Co., Sydney, NS
Saturday, February 1, 2020 @ 1:00PM Sat, Feb 1, 2020 @ 1:00PM The Strange Valentines - Live Tatamagouche Brewing Co., Tatamagouche Tatamagouche Brewing Co., Tatamagouche
Friday, January 10, 2020 @ 7:00PM Fri, Jan 10, 2020 @ 7:00PM The Strange Valentines - Live Saltbox Brewing Company, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia Saltbox Brewing Company, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
Saturday, December 28, 2019 @ 7:00PM Sat, Dec 28, 2019 @ 7:00PM The Strange Valentines - Live Tall Sips on Stilts, Bear River Tall Sips on Stilts, Bear River
Saturday, December 21, 2019 @ 1:00PM Sat, Dec 21, 2019 @ 1:00PM The Strange Valentines - Live Tatamagouche Brewing Co., Tatamagouche Tatamagouche Brewing Co., Tatamagouche
Saturday, December 7, 2019 Sat, Dec 7, 2019 The Strange Valentines - Live The Oak Tree Pub and Restaurant, Perth, NB The Oak Tree Pub and Restaurant, Perth, NB
Saturday, November 23, 2019 @ 7:00PM Sat, Nov 23, 2019 @ 7:00PM The Strange Valentines - Live King St Beer Company, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia King St Beer Company, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Saturday, November 9, 2019 @ 2:00PM Sat, Nov 9, 2019 @ 2:00PM Voices for Aphasia Benefit Concert Brewsters Bar and Grill, Bedford, NS Brewsters Bar and Grill, Bedford, NS
Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 1:00PM Sun, Nov 3, 2019 @ 1:00PM The River John Legion Music Event River John Legion, River John, NS River John Legion, River John, NS
Friday, October 25, 2019 @ 7:00PM Fri, Oct 25, 2019 @ 7:00PM The Strange Valentines - Live The Trellis Cafe, Hubbards, NS The Trellis Cafe, Hubbards, NS
Saturday, September 28, 2019 Sat, Sep 28, 2019 The Strange Valentines - House Concert Fall River Fall River
Friday, September 27, 2019 @ 7:00PM Fri, Sep 27, 2019 @ 7:00PM The Strange Valentines - Live Breton Brewing, Sydney, NS Breton Brewing, Sydney, NS
Saturday, September 14, 2019 Sat, Sep 14, 2019 The Strange Valentines - Live Tall Sips on Stilts, Bear River Tall Sips on Stilts, Bear River
Saturday, August 24, 2019 Sat, Aug 24, 2019 The Strange Valentines - Live Crossing the Tyne Festival, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK Crossing the Tyne Festival, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Thursday, August 8, 2019 Thu, Aug 8, 2019 The Strange Valentines - Live The Birdcage, Norwich, United Kingdom The Birdcage, Norwich, United Kingdom
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