Great Big Sea's Séan McCann to Perform at Market Hall on March 19

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.

Photo courtesy of Market Hall.

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.”

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