Unity Park Summer Stage 2024
There’s no better way to sit back, relax, and enjoy the summer!
Bring your lawn chair, and take in some FREE live music entertainment outdoors in Unity Park on Wednesdays from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
In the event of inclement weather: The live music entertainment will move indoors to the Brundage Point River Centre, 4 Ferry Road.
| 2024 DATES (WEDNESDAYS) | LIVE ENTERTAINMENT |
|---|---|
| June 19 | Good Timing |
| June 26 | Farraige |
| July 3 | Doug Losier |
| July 10 | Wild Card |
| July 17 | Rock N' Roll Cowgirl |
| July 24 | Reg Gallant |
| July 31 | Todd Huntley |
| August 7 | Snacktime Supervisors |
| August 14 | 4 Amigos |
| August 21 | Oreo Jones |
| August 28 | Brent Mason Duo |
Bios provided by live music entertainment
Brent Mason Duo – Brent Mason is an award winning musician, songwriter, and writer from Saint John. He’s released eleven albums of his own music, toured North America and the UK several times and is a fixture in the NB music community. Brent is accompanied by Aaron Gunn, a multi-instrumentalist, and seasoned performer. He is a mainstay on the music scene in Eastern Canada. Aaron divides his time between the Award-wining singer/songwriter Brent Mason, by providing musical accompaniment and some back-up vocals, and his own live music company, Live Music Connections (LMC).
Doug Loiser– Doug Losier and friends, mostly country music played by local musicians who are part of the Saint John music scene. Husband and wife Peter Conway (drums & vocals) and Nancy(rhythm guitar bas guitar & vocals) have played around Saint John for over 40 years complimented by lead guitarist Mike Frontin and Doug Losier (rhythm guitar & vocals).
Farraige: One of Eastern Canada’s most well-known Celtic bands. We are Farraige (pronounced FA ra ga), a trio performing lively Celtic and Maritime music!
Our group consists of: Mike Burley, a veteran of many popular East Coast bands, who have opened for such luminaries as Randy Bacjman and Creedence Clearwater Revival, playing guitar and bass Masa Kikuchi from Japan, who has studied Irish culture and music with Comhaltas for years and plays accordion, bodhran, whistle, flute and uilleann pipes. Keith Facey, who plays Celtic bouzouki and sings. We perform at shows, festivals and Highland Games all over Eastern Canada.
Good Timing – Good Timing is a Folk/Light Rock Duo composed of Bill Toner (Guitar, Vocals, etc.) and Don Leblanc (Bass, Guitar, Vocals). Bill Toner had been singing and playing guitar for many years when he moved to Grand Bay-Westfield over a decade ago. He’d been a long-time mainstay of the Celtic Bands “HATband”, “Different Folk” and currently “Fingals Rant”, and was also well-known in the Fredericton area as a solo performer of 70’s soft rock. It wasn’t until his Grand Bay-Westfield debut that his long-time quest for a compatible bass player with Don LeBlanc was successful thus “Good Timing” was born. Don LeBlanc has played guitar, bass, and sang lead vocals and harmonies in several different local bands and his current project includes the 70’s rock duo “Solid Gold”. Don’s a frequent host of Open Mics in the Saint John area. It was at an Open Mic in Grand Bay-Westfield that he encountered Bill who introduced him to the “dark side” that is Folk Music. Don embraces it fully and incorporates his Rock roots to solidify an energy-filled fun performance of toe tapping sing–along music which is “Good Timing”.
Reg Gallant – Reg is a New Brunswick Country Hall of Famer, accomplished singer and a songwriter who has penned over 60 songs and released four CD albums of songs and instrumentals. For complete details, visit HERE
Snacktime Supervisors– Shania Murchison-Maguire on guitar and background vocals is 28, born and raised in Saint John. She has played the local music scene previously, including Saint John Idol. Shania is a middle school teacher, teaching grades 6-8. Marta Jones on vocals, 35, is originally from Nova Scotia. New to the music scene, she is ready to get out there and perform. Marta is an elementary school teacher, teaching Grade 1. Together, we are known as The Snacktime Supervisors.
Todd Huntley – Todd moved to Grand Bay-Westfield over 30 years ago and enjoys living with his family in this beautiful community. With his acoustic guitar, he composes and performs original songs and enjoys covering folk artists from the 60’s and 70’s such as Simon & Garfunkel, Jim Croce and Cat Stevens.
Wild Card – Energetic duo with Ryan Gautreau and Aaron Gunn. Playing all the favorites from the 90’s. If you like to dance or sing-along, this is the duo for you. Ryan with his raspy voice sings all of the popular hits from the 90’s into 2000.
