It is the early days of Spring. The ground has thawed, the birds have begun their persistent mating chortle, and likewise Maritimers have desperately adopted their summer plumage irrespective of the actual temperature. It is also the season of festival announcements; that great heralding of the days to come in which we shall crowd ourselves into tents, bars, and open fields to bathe in a sea of soundwaves and sloshed beer, our senses embracing a microcosm of experiences much as our faces embrace the warm, sticky shoulders of the stranger ahead of us. And so, like the first blossoms of Spring, Fredericton’s Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival have brought tidings of the season to come, teasing us with their line-up. Continue reading Updated: Harvest Jazz And Blues Announce Full Line-up →