As 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of Canadian band Great Big Sea, founding member Séan McCann is performing at Market Hall on March 19 at 7 p.m.
McCann will be performing a singalong with “The Shantyman” as he sails the audience back in time with hilarious stories and foot-stomping traditional favourites to the brighter bays of his native Newfoundland.
He is a recipient of the order of Canada for his mental health and recovery advocacy. Sober since 2009, McCann has spent the last decade touring the country as a musical keynote speaker and acclaimed solo concert performer singing and sharing his story with everyone willing to listen and sing along.
“To be in the audience for a Séan McCann performance is a gift to all listeners. Through story, music and the most intimate sharing, Séan opens his heart and connects with each person in a unique way,” said Clara Hughes, Olympic gold medalist. “He allows for people to open up themselves and discover the purest forms of human potential: healing, loving, living and connecting as human beings, to ourselves and one another. I can’t emphasize enough the power and influence of Séan on stage. He is a gift to all audiences.”