Content
Skip to Main ContentAccessibility Help
New Brunswick·UPDATE

Harvest Music Festival cancels programming as Lee blows through province

The Harvest Music Festival has cancelled all programming after post-tropical storm Lee swept through the province on Saturday.
CBC Communications ·

The Harvest Music Festival has cancelled all programming after post-tropical storm Lee swept through the province on Saturday.

Ryan Sullivan, chair of the Harvest board, said the decision to cancel was difficult but given the forecast and the province's recommendation that people stay home, the shows were cancelled for the safety of attendees, volunteers and the artists.

A note on social media thanked attendees for their support and ended by saying, "We'll see you next September."



Poster of Harvest Music Festival - in reds and orange design of a sky. Over the sky are the words Harvest in a beige yellow and the words Music Festival under it in black text.
Fredericton's Harvest Music Festival is back and has a stellar line-up for its 32nd year.


The festival, running from Sept. 12-17, has attracted some of the biggest touring acts in North America this year, including Phish frontman and founder Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB, southern rock legends Gov't Mule, New Orleans jazz, blues and funk phenom Trombone Shorty, along with Canadian singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy nominee Allison Russell and Icelandic blues rockers Kaleo. 

Black and white photo of Matt Anderson and the Big Bottle of Joy: A man with long hair and long beard singing surrounded by three women and five men who all appear to be laughing at him.
Blues-roots master Matt Andersen & the Big Bottle of Joy bring their celebratory blend of original tunes to the Coors Light Blues Tent at the Harvest Music Fest on Friday, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. (Gessy & Armel Studio)
Canadian talent will be front and centre on Harvest stages, including producer, songwriter and hitmaker Daniel Lanois, indie rock collective Broken Social Scene, hometown heroes Matt Andersen & the Big Bottle of Joy, platinum selling, blues-rock reggae band Big Sugar, Juno-award winning blues powerhouse Crystal Shawanda, and emerging multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Aysanabee.
 
A headshot of Aysanabee - a man with long black hair wearing a white tshirt with colourful painstrokes on his shirt and face.
Aysanabee is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and singer-songwriter currently based in Toronto. He is Oji-Cree, Sucker Clan of the Sandy Lake First Nation, a remote fly-in community in the far reaches of Northwestern Ontario. He performs Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Fredericton Playhouse and Sunday, Sept. 17 at the Ginger Agency Barracks Tent. (Jen Squires)
"We are delighted to bring the festival back to pre-pandemic strength this year, offering Harvest fans a full slate of don't miss artists and festival faves on multiple stages, which includes the rebirth of the Mojo Tent," said Harvest Music Director Brent Staeben. "This year's exciting lineup reinvigorates Harvest's reputation as Atlantic Canada's biggest and best music event by offering something for everyone, with electrifying blues roots, New Orleans sizzle, rock, folk, hip-hop and jazz."

More artists in this year's festival include: Bette Smith, Laila Biali, Cory Wong, Stars, David Myles, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Wide Mouth Mason, White Denim, Neal Francis, and many more.

RELATED:

A post in various shades of orange that looks like a rising sun for the Harvest Music Festival. With dates Sept. 12-17, 2023 at the top in black text. List of the many acts in black text on the poster.
(Harvest Music Festival)
CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices|About CBC News
Corrections and clarifications|Submit a news tip|