Award Winning East Coast Roots, Blues and Soul Coming to Harrison with Charlie A’Court

On Saturday, February 8, the Harrison Festival Society will be welcoming Nova Scotia roots artist Charlie A’Court to the stage for the first time in Harrison. 

Planted at the crossroads of roots and soul, Charlie A’Court possesses a mighty voice, fierce guitar work and contemporary songwriting that is loved by fans across Canada and beyond. His new album, “San Palarino” is an Americana-driven deep dive into the topics of growing older, gaining emotional well-being, and reflecting on the collective weight bearing down on humanity. Much of the album features co-writes with some of Canada’s top singer/songwriters including Matt Andersen, Terra Spencer, and Colin MacDonald (The Trews). The music is drawing directly from his influences like Martin Sexton, Melissa Etheridge, Hot House Flowers, and Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit.

Charlie has always been recognized for exploring his musical horizons. As a six-time ECMA winner and eight-time Nova Scotia Music Award winner, Charlie has earned awards for Blues, Pop, and R&B/Soul Recordings of the Year, and on multiple occasions been recognized as Entertainer of the Year. A’Court has also received multiple Maple Blues Award nominations
including Male Vocalist and Songwriter of the Year.

Growing up in rural Nova Scotia, Canada, Charlie spent his youth learning to sing and play guitar, discovering singers like Otis Redding and Sam Cooke. It wasn’t long before he discovered the blistering blues guitar playing of B.B. King, and Buddy Guy.
“These guys would wail in a way where every note mattered. They sang without apology and played guitar like it was their last day” recalls A’Court. Then there was Eric Clapton. “He really opened my mind as a musician. Through the 90s, Clapton’s music showed me that my music could balance between blues and adult contemporary songwriting.” All these influences go in to the quality songwriting and playing that will make for a special performance on January 8.  
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Tickets are $28 and are on sale now.  Kids 12 and under are free. For more information on tickets and the artist, please visit www.harrisonfestival.com