AlgomaTrad News

The 21st annual AlgomaTrad Family Camp took place from Monday, August 12 to Sunday, August 18 at the AlgomaTrad Centre. Participants of all-ages along with highly skilled and passionate artists/mentors enjoyed a magical week on beautiful St. Joseph Island.  The 180 person camp featured over 70 workshops each day, covering all learning levels from introduction […]

Folk Music Ontario (FMO) has just announced that AlgomaTrad founders and Artistic Directors Julie Schryer and Pat O’Gorman are the recipients of the 2024 Estelle Klein Community Builder Award. Julie and Pat will be presented with their awards by CBC Q host Tom Power at the Ontario Folk Music Awards on Sunday, October 6th, 2024. […]

AlgomaTrad is hosting a special afternoon fiddle workshop/session and jam with World on a String Founder/Artistic Director Lea Kirsten. Lea will work with novice to intermediate level players in a group setting on bowing and tone technique, then teach a tune or two, followed by a jam. Afternoon will run from 1pm until 5pm including […]

AlgomaTrad, in partnership with the St. Joseph Island Central Public School, is presenting a daylong “Come&Try” music program at the Old Town Hall in Richards Landing on Saturday, November 30 from 10AM to 4PM. This program follows in-school presentations of instruments on Friday, November 29, in preparation for a 6-week pilot music program at the […]

This is a community dance, open to all. Beginners are welcome. All dances will be taught and called, and the goal is to have fun. Basic dance moves will be taught at 7pm. Admission at the door is “sliding scale” with suggested range of $15 to $25, to help cover costs associated with putting a […]

This is a community dance, open to all. Beginners are welcome. All dances will be taught and called, and the goal is to have fun. Admission at the door is “sliding scale” with suggested range of $15 to $25, to help cover costs associated with putting a dance on. Children in tow are welcome at […]

The 21st Annual Algoma Traditional Music, Dance, and Heritage Arts Family Camp is getting tuned up for its renowned annual Staff Concert, featuring nationally- and internationally-recognized performers from across Canada, scheduled for Wednesday, August 14, 7:00pm at the AlgomaTrad Centre, 1249 F&G Line, St. Joseph Island. Admission is a pay-what-you-can sliding scale of $20-$30, children […]

This year’s ever-amazing AlgomaTrad Online Auction has 22 fabulous offerings: Want one of Canada’s finest musicians to write a tune just for you? Looking for an amazing vacation cabin stay or pristine glamping adventure? Love to ski? Need a fun place to take the family for a day trip? Want to take in some theatre […]

An exciting opportunity for those wanting to learn the Basics of Timber Framing before next year’s BIG BUILD Have you ever wanted to learn how a barn or timber frame house was built for hundreds of years? In this 6-day introduction to Timber Framing course, with experienced Timber Framer Rob Geoghegan-Morphet, participants will expand and […]