Besides putting on a great show, we love to keep the public informed about the artists who come out to perform at Bards.

Visit the Upcoming Shows page to see who’s on tap for our next show. Otherwise, check this page often to find out what our friends are up to (or tell us if you’re one of those friends).

The Clever Girls (www.clevergirlsmusic.com)

Heather MacDonald
 Vocals, Guitar, Kazoo, Whistling

Heather grew up in the small town of Port Elgin, Ontario and spent her formative years traveling around on the bluegrass and folk festival circuit with her family. As she grew older, she was astonished to find out there were other forms of music in the world and developed a taste for all sorts of musical styles, although she retains a soft spot for her folk-based roots. She learned to sing from her mother on long car rides as they sang along to tapes of Nanci Griffith, Gordon Lightfoot, John Denver, and many others.

Polly Edwards
Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Bodhran, Tin Whistle

Polly was born and raised in Markdale, Ontario, and grew up listening to Bing Crosby, the Andrews Sisters, and 1940’s big bands, as well as her sister’s Bon Jovi collection and the soundtrack to The Chipmunk Adventure. In high school, she fell in love with Moe Koffman, and had brief but intense flings with Garth Brooks and the film version of Cats. In university, she discovered Irish/East Coast folk music and Stan Rogers, and ten years later those are still her new/old favourites, although she retains a soft spot for, well, everything else.

Joel Hobson

Joel started teaching himself the guitar five years ago and hasn’t looked back.  He gradually became interested in contemporary fingerstyle music and has been practicing it almost exclusively for the last year and a half.
When he’s not playing guitar, he enjoys reading and spending too much time on the internet.  Joel is attending Wilfrid Laurier University, where he is double majoring in Psychology and Computer Science.