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Music in Communities

Music in Com­mu­ni­ties is a non-prof­it coop­er­a­tive based in Can­ning, Nova Sco­tia, formed in 2019 to pro­mote music lit­er­a­cy, present great live music, sup­port under-rep­re­sent­ed voic­es, and strength­en com­mu­ni­ties through shared musi­cal expe­ri­ences. Their first project was the Can­ning Kitchen Par­ty, a series of small con­certs in dif­fer­ent loca­tions in the Annapo­lis Val­ley. Since then, they have devel­oped many pro­grams that serve diverse com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers, and employ local work­ing musi­cians who offer cre­ative, musi­cal ways to enrich these rur­al com­mu­ni­ties. Music in Com­mu­ni­ties hosts jam ses­sions and instruc­tion­al groups, such as choirs, impro­vis­ing ses­sions, ukulele groups, song­writ­ing groups, and oth­er drop-in events. 

Kim Bar­low is the direc­tor of MiC, and an accom­plished musi­cian. Cre­ative and eccen­tric writer of songs, skill­ful on gui­tar and clawham­mer ban­jo, Bar­low has record­ed six albums of her own work and many col­lab­o­ra­tions. Her 2019 record­ing, How to Let Go was nom­i­nat­ed for a Nova Sco­tia Music Award for Folk Record­ing of the Year. Col­lab­o­ra­tions include duo Spring Breakup, with Math­ias Kom of the Burn­ing Hell and string­band Ida Red, a foot-stomp­ing col­lec­tive start­ed with Gaspereau song­ster Heather Kel­day. Acco­lades include Juno nom­i­na­tions for her album Gin­ger­bread, and with string­band Annie Lou. 

Web site: https://musicincommunities.com

Insta­gram: @musicincommunities

Email: info@musicincommunities.com

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