WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm
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In November, folk icon Connie Kaldor, CM will serenade us, celebrating 45 years in show business along with her 18th album. A 3-time juno-award winner, Connie began her career in the Canadian wave alongside artists Stan Rogers, Ferron, and Valdy. She is known for her enormous stage presence, her unforgettable melodies, and her emotional depth as a songwriter. Connie is a member of the Order of Canada, a Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal recipient, and is the first songwriter to receive a Western Literature Association.
VENUE NOTE: This show will be held at an alternate location since Bernard Childs Auditorium is getting fitted with new seating. Location to be announced.
“A masterful performer, wildly funny one moment, deeply personal the next.”
– The Boston Globe
Celebrating 45 years in folk music, award-winning Canadian folk icon Connie Kaldor channels a wisdom that comes from experience. Connie’s 18th recording, titled Keep Going is another milestone in her long career! Kaldor was nominated for SONG OF THE YEAR at the Folk Alliance International Folk Music Awards. The album was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award. The lead single went to #1 on the FAI Folk Charts and the album charted at #5. She then toured the album to sold-out shows across Western Canada!
The prairie artist once again attests to her depth as a songwriter, showing she can tackle any story out there and will, with songs that will stop you in your tracks. From the first song, the album’s title track, ‘Keep Going’ serves as an anthem of perseverance and resilience, inspiring listeners to remain steadfast in the face of hardship. Her songs ‘Sad is your Passing’ and ‘Without You’ take on grief and loss with the grace and beauty that you would expect of a songwriter of her calibre.
“Now 70 years old, Kaldor’s music is as wise and eloquent as ever, and the large cast of musicians along with her illuminate the rich songs splendidly.”
– Tom Haugen, Take Effect
This latest release reminds listeners that her music has always drawn attention to the experiences of women, often by employing humour to disarm an audience. Among her earliest successes, her song, ‘Jerks’ mocked the jeers and catcalls from men that all women have experienced (and this, back when folk festivals would reject female songwriters with a, “sorry, we already have our women’s act this year”). Today, Connie again shows her lifelong commitment against gender inequities with ‘Woman Who Pays’ written to commemorate a friend of her daughter-in-law, who was one of the eight women murdered in eight weeks in Montreal during the pandemic. The track calls attention to increasing rates of gender-based violence as Connie sings: “What is domestic about assault?”
Keep Going was recorded at Studio King in Montreal. Connie worked with Paul Campagne, her producer and co-producer of her children—Gabriel Campagne (voice) and Aleksi Campagne (voice and violin)—who also appear on the album. Keep Going features multiple Maple Blues Award Winner Suzie Vinnick and acclaimed uilleann pipe player Steáfán Hannigan.
You can learn more about Connie Kaldor out on her website conniekaldor.com.
