Headlining the show will be Canadian fiddle legends Ivan & Vivian Hicks.  Ivan & Vivian’s joyful performance will include Maritime fiddle favourites as well as a special duet performance with our Jubilee star fiddler Courtney Hogan-Chandler.  The two will also join forces for a step dancing fiddle set with our award-winning guest step dancer Olivia Blacquiere. 

Ivan and Vivian Hicks are the quintessential representatives of Canadian Downeast style fiddling. They carry forward the legacy of influential figures like Don Messer and Ned Landry, who shaped this vibrant musical tradition from its modest beginnings. With a remarkable catalog of over 50 fiddle compositions and a distinguished list of awards and accolades, their performances have reached audiences across North America, totaling in the many thousands. Currently based in Riverview, New Brunswick, their home features an intimate 50-seat theater and an impressive music memorabilia room that showcases their 70-year career.

Olivia Blacquiere has an extraordinary way of captivating her audience with a story through song.” For Olivia, music starts from the heart. Generations of step dancers, storytellers and musicians that have come before her have encouraged Olivia to keep traditions alive on the North Shore of PEI. Olivia spends her summer performing every week at the Sterling Women’s Institute Ceilidh Hall, and other special events across the Island, sharing her music and step dancing with anyone looking for a toe tapping time.

The Island Jubilee Old Time Radio Music Show is an authentic captivating experience that transports audiences back to the golden age of radio. The show is co-hosted by Janet McGarry and her husband Serge Bernard, and the Jubilee All-Stars include Thomas Webb on steel guitar, Bobby McIsaac on acoustic & electric guitar, Johnny Ross on piano, Jason Burbine on bass and Gordie MacKeeman will be sitting in on fiddle for that extra bit of hillbilly stardust. Together they explore the early sounds of country music radio shows such as the legendary Louisiana Hayride on KWKH, Jamboree USA on WWVA Wheeling, and the famed Grand Ole Opry on WSM Nashville. All performances are recorded for broadcast on Tantramar 107.9FM CFTA and previous recordings will also be made available on their website www.tantramarfm.ca.

Tickets for the Summerside performance are available at harbourfronttheatre.com or by calling Box Office on 902 888 2500 (lines open Mon-Fri, 12pm-5pm), while tickets for the Charlottetown performance are available at Ticketpro.ca, in person at the box office, or by phone at 1-888-311-9090.