We have once again looked at a perfectly reasonable October calendar and decided it needed 20 live shows ๐Ÿ‘€

From ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿต–๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด, we’re settling in for ten straight days of music at the brewery, with two free shows every day ~ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ๐—ฃ๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿฎ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  ~ and an absolutely terrific collection of Cape Breton musicians, old friends, new faces, trad, swing, songwriters, ramblers and assorted excellent troublemakers.
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This stretch of October is one of our favourite times of the year at the brewery. The leaves are showing off, Celtic Colours is in full flight, the tent is up, the beer is pouring, and there is really no sensible reason to be anywhere else.
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10 days. 20 free shows. No tickets required.
Just come to Nyanza, find yourself a seat, order a pint, and stay awhile.
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We start ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿต with ๐—š๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ & ๐—๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต at noon, followed by ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ at 2:30 ๐Ÿค˜and we do not let up until Sunday the 18th!
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Live Music at Big Spruce — October 9–18, 2026

10 days • 20 free shows

Two shows daily at 12 PM & 2:30 PM

Friday, October 9

12 PM — Gillian Head & Jason Roach

2:30 PM — Hauler

Saturday, October 10

12 PM — Kevin Dugas & James MacLean

2:30 PM — Adam Young & Dara Smith MacDonald


Sunday, October 11

12 PM — Mae Rivers (playing as a trio)

2:30 PM — Lucy MacNeil & Rob Durando

Monday, October 12

12 PM — Brett Santacona, Adam Young & Scott MacKenzie

2:30 PM — Beech Hill

Tuesday, October 13

12 PM — Doug Lamey, Brenda Stubbert & Jason MacDonald

2:30 PM — Good Crowd

Wednesday, October 14

12 PM — Shane Pendergast Trio

2:30 PM — Emily Dubois, Tom Gammons & Ray Knorr

Thursday, October 15

12 PM — Maxim & Gervais Cormier

2:30 PM — The Hot Club of Dartmouth

Friday, October 16

12 PM — Strath

2:30 PM — Rachel Davis, Darren McMullen & Thierry Clouette

Saturday, October 17

12 PM — The McMillan’s Camp Boys

2:30 PM — Big Country Ramblers

Sunday, October 18

12 PM — Derrick & Melody Cameron

2:30 PM — Malcolm, Boyd & Sheumas MacNeil


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All ages, pups warmly welcome!


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