HALIFAX Many within the Maritime music industry are optimistic for a return to centre stage in 2021, even with several COVID-19 restrictions still in place. Nova Scotia-based musician Hal Bruce kept singing throughout 2020, even after most of his live shows were cancelled in March. “That was it for the gigs, really, except for my FaceTime gigs and Zoom gigs,” says Bruce. Signs of recovery for the industry are beginning to surface with festivals large and small being organized for 2021 – tentatively. “It may happen, it may not happen because you need a lot of leeway time, a lot of lead time, to plan these things out to have the bands in place from all over the world,” says Bruce.
Thane Dunn
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December 25th may have come and gone, but seniors still have an opportunity to celebrate “Christmas with the King.”
Fulltime Elvis tribute artist Thane Dunn is offering his pay-per-view event free to seniors homes, “Everything from Suspicious Minds, Heartbreak Hotel, All Shook Up, while at the same time, Elvis’ gospel music. It is available now until January 4th. So if anyone wants to watch it on New Years Eve or New Years Day.”
The fulltime Elvis tribute artist said the offer to give it free to any nursing home is his way of giving back to his many concert goers, many of whom were the first Elvis fans, and have also supported him since he began doing shows in 2009, “Many of them brought their kids to our shows and now we’re even seeing their Grandchildren at the shows,” Dunn says.