The Mont-Carmel Summer Concert Series is underway every Sunday night until August 25.

The fourth show of the season will take place on Sunday, July 28, and will feature New Brunswick Country singer-songwriter Flo Durelle, Nova Scotia indigenous singer-songwriter DeeDee Austin, and renowned island fiddler Richard Wood.

Originally from Baie-Ste-Anne, New Brunswick, Flo Durelle has been performing on stage since she was 5 years old.  In the 80’s, she toured extensively throughout Canada and the US as a member of both Morning Sun and Calico.  In 1984, she represented New Brunswick in the Great Atlantic Canada Talent Contest. During the 90’s, she performed in a duo with her brother Buff.  In 2016, she released her first recording titled To Daddy, and a few years later, in 2019, her second album Listen to Your Heart.  She is known for her strong vocal style, bubbly personality, and her love of country music.  In 2020, she was inducted into the New Brunswick Country Music Hall of Fame.

DeeDee Austin is an 18-year-old Indigenous singer/songwriter whose infectious energy, dynamic stage presence and authentic song writing is creating fans across Atlantic Canada and beyond.  The busy young artist has already been nominated for and won numerous awards, including Music Nova Scotia’s Indigenous Artist of the Year for 2023 and a nomination for Dance Recording of the Year at the 2024 ECMAs.  She currently has two albums to her credit: Stepping Stones (2021) and Stay Dancin' (2023).  In 2023, DeeDee was part of the televised Canada Games closing show.

For more than three decades, 5-time ECMA, multi-Music PEI Award-winner, a two-time recipient of the Don Messer Memorial Trophy and winner of countless step-dancing & fiddling championships, Richard Wood has blown away sold-out audiences around the globe with his traditional-born, fiery brand of Celtic music.  Richard has played for King Charles III, Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II, William and Kate (Prince & Princess of Wales), Prime Ministers, Senators, Governors-General, and the Emperor of Japan, but he is most proud to have entertained Canada’s Armed Forces in the North Pole, Bosnia, & twice in Afghanistan.  Richard has shared the stage with renowned artists like The Chieftains, Rita MacNeil, The Barra MacNeils, Ron Hynes, The Rankin Family, and Shania Twain.  During this performance, he will be accompanied by Roger Stone and there will be stepdancing by Isla Rousseaux-Bridle et Alexis Malaren.

The show will start at 7:00 p.m. and the doors of the Mont-Carmel Parish Hall (5786 Route 11, Mont-Carmel) open at 6:15 p.m.  During the evening, spectators will be able to buy 50/50 tickets and the canteen will be open. Admission is $18 for adults, $15 for members of our Cooperative, $8 for students and free for preschoolers. Given that seating is limited, folks are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance at  www.cooperativeculturelledemontcarmel.com.  If any tickets are left, they will be made available for purchase at the door on the night of the show.  

The mandate of the Coopérative de développement culturel et patrimonial de Mont-Carmel is to showcase, develop and promote the rich cultural heritage of Mont-Carmel.