Music festival premieres new concert series next month
Justyne Edgell
Uxbridge’s Springtide Music Festival is getting an early jump on its June festival with a brand new Springtide Presents Concert Series, live at The Second Wedge Brewing Co., on March 15.
“Springtide has been looking to expand its offerings beyond its flagship June weekend," says Springtide Music Festival founder, Tania Joy Senior.
“I attended a ticketed evening show at festival sponsor, The Second Wedge Brewing Co., last fall - Bry Webb of the Constantines was the headliner - and you could hear a pin drop. We realized that the venue had the potential for those coveted house concert/listening room vibes, while also being a brewery tasting room. So we reached out to The Second Wedge to discuss a possible collaboration.”
The Springtide Presents Series is supplementary to its full Spring festival, aimed to bring bigger musical names to intimate Uxbridge venues year-round, and support touring acts throughout the year.
The Pairs at last year’s Springtide Music Festival. Photo by Justyne Edgell
On March 15, Springtide and The Second Wedge Brewing Co. are bringing The Pairs back to Uxbridge; they performed at the 2023 Springtide festival.
Joanne Richter, co-founder and co-owner of The Second Wedge Brewing Co., says the decision to pair up for this event was easy.
“It felt like a great fit, as we’d recently started experimenting with evening ticketed shows and found it brought great audiences to really listen to the artists,” says Richter. “And The Pairs are incredible - we loved them as a band on the Springtide mainstage, and they were also amazing as a trio at Urban Pantry.”
The Pairs is an indie-folk trio comprised of Noelle Frances Coughlin, Renée Coughlin, and Hillary Watson.
“Powered by soaring sister harmonies, this quirky trio's unbottled chemistry quickly connects them to their audience,” notes their website. “With three distinct lead singer/songwriters, The Pairs offer a unique blend of music with stories of life's hope, hilarity, and hardship.”
The Springtide Presents Series is plans to shoulder events on either side of the full Springtide Music Festival, with one winter and one fall show each year.
“Uxbridge already has an outstanding music scene, and it’s always enriching for a community when artists come through from outside of town,” says Richter. “It can be logistically and financially challenging to bring through a touring band, though, so partnering with Springtide Music Festival makes a lot of sense.”
And while The Second Wedge Brewing Co. proves to be a stellar location, Senior says festival organizers are open to looking at other venues, depending on the artist and audience draw for future events.
Along with The Pairs show in March, Springtide is well into production of its 2024 festival, which will be held June 6 to 8, at various venues along the 750 meter stretch of downtown Uxbridge.
“You can count on some returning favourites and new discoveries, and we are very pleased to have Uxbridge Music Hall back in the festival venue line up all weekend, starting with the festival launch party on June 6, featuring the Good Lovelies for their first ever performance in Uxbridge,” says Senior.
The Pairs show will kick off at The Second Wedge Brewing Co. at 8 p.m., and is a ticketed event for all ages. Tickets are available on the Springtide website. Weekend passes for the full June festival are also on sale, as well. springtidemusicfestival.com