2022 Juno Award winning songwriter Maria Dunn draws deeply on the folk tradition of storytelling through song. Melding North American roots music with her Scottish-Irish heritage, she sings about the resilience and grace of “ordinary” people, past and present. Along with multimedia shows Packingtown, GWG: Piece by Piece, On The River (with Asani) and Troublemakers, developed in collaboration with Don Bouzek of Ground Zero Productions, Maria has seven independent CDs, including Gathering (2017 Juno Nominee, 2017 WCMA Nominee, 2016 Edmonton Music Prize Winner), Piece By Piece (2013 Canadian Folk Music Award Nominee), The Peddler (2009 CFMA Nominee), and 2004 people’s history of Alberta, We Were Good People. Her latest release Joyful Banner Blazing (2021) celebrates gratitude, solidarity, joy and the love that fires our actions to make the world a better place. (All albums produced by Shannon Johnson of Juno-winning band The McDades). Edmonton-based, Maria performs at folk festivals, theatres and conferences across Canada, Europe and USA.
Fensala Hall Concert Series is sponsored in part by Red Deer County and Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
The Hall is located at 24 Main Avenue, Markerville, Alberta T0M 1M0. Doors open at 7 pm and the concert begins at 7:30. Tickets are $35 pp and available online at historicmarkerville.com
This Concert Series, started in 2017, is an annual fundraising event for Stephan G. Stephansson Icelandic Society in support of ongoing projects and maintenance. They are responsible for six historic properties, including Markerville Creamery, Lutheran Church, Buttermaker's House, and Fensala Hall. Thank you for supporting SGSIS!