AlgomaTrad News

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. […]

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 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 […]

At the request of Brook’s family, AlgomaTrad is honoured to accept donations in her memory for the Brook Nadjiwon Memorial Fund. More information will be made available soon. This Fund will support music students who wish to discover and grow their love for music like Brook. When you arrive on the Donation platform page, Zeffy, […]

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 […]

AlgomaTrad is delighted to present “Medusa” in concert on Thursday, August 8, 7:30 pm at the AlgomaTrad Centre Pavilion, 1249 F&G Line, St. Joseph Island. Advance tickets are $30 General Admission, $25 Seniors, $20 Students and $5 Children 10 & under, plus HST. BUY TICKETS!  E-transfer payments can be made to payments@algomatrad.ca – please make […]

Thank you for your interest in our upcoming summer programs, which include workshops in blacksmithing, bookmaking & paper arts, and broom-making, in addition to two Acoustic Cafe evenings and a few AlgomaTrad info sessions, open to all! See below for more info and links to registration forms. AlgomaTrad is also hosting our annual Summer Concert […]