Juno Award Winner and Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Member MICHELLE WRIGHT will headline this year's Harmony Bazaar! This year will mark the seventeenth offering of Harmony Bazaar. The festival will take place from Friday July 28th to Sunday July 30th with Michelle Wright performing Saturday July 28th. The Harmony Bazaar board is working hard to finalize the full schedule of events and to restructure the festival based on feedback from festival goers. Early Bird tickets are now available for $40 until May 15th online at harmonybazaar.com.
MICHELLE WRIGHT
Like so many country artists Michelle Wright cut her teeth playing six nights a week in clubs across Canada. In 1988, after teaming with Savannah Records President Brian Ferriman, Savannah Records released her first CD, Do Right By Me, in Canada, and Michelle and her band set off to tour North America. Do Right By Me was a major hit in her homeland, with seven chart singles and over 40,000 copies sold.
In 1992, Arista released Now & Then. Now & Then,which produced a total of six singles included, including "One Time Around," "Guitar Talk," "He Would Be Sixteen," and the song that changed everything, "Take It Like A Man." "Take It Like A Man," was released in February of 1992 and in less than a year, Michelle became the first Canadian‐born artist in the modern era of country music to have a Top Ten hit in America, a Number One video on CMT‐USA (also for "Take It Like A Man") and to win a major U.S. music industry award (the Academy of Country Music Top New Female Vocalist award in 1992). The song also catapulted Michelle to superstardom, receiving a total of twelve music industry awards, including the 1993 Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Entertainer Of The Year award and double platinum honors for Now & Then the same year.
The career that followed is one that many artists dream of having. She has walked to podiums in music centers like Los Angeles and Toronto to accept more than forty major awards, including her 2011 induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. A total of twelve album releases have sold millions of copies and produced twenty‐five Top Ten radio hits. Michelle enjoys an international career that has seen her grace concert stages across North America, Europe, Africa, South America, Australia, and Asia.
In August of 2022, BFD/Audium Nashville released Wright’s tenth studio project, Milestone. Working with producer Bob Funk (the husband of one of the newest inductees into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, Patricia Conroy), she recorded nine brand new songs, including the lead single, “Small Town. The second single, “Heartbreak Song,” lays bare the misery of surviving the end of a relationship. The song was co-written with Texas Hills’ Adam Wakefield, who also appears in the song’s music video.
Milestone showcases the distinctive musical style that has been the hallmark of her career. One of the highlights of the new release is Wright’s new recording of the classic “Take It Like A Man” for the record. Calls went out to the studio players from the original session. Drummer Lonnie Wilson, guitar players Brent Mason and Biff Watson, and Bruce Bouton (who created the signature guitar lick on his Weissenborn) returned to the studio for the new recording. (michellewright.com)
The Harmony Bazaar Festival of Women & Song Society is an empowering arts organization based in Nova Scotia, Canada, dedicated to celebrating and supporting women in music and the arts. Founded with a mission to amplify women's voices and foster creativity, the Society organizes the annual Harmony Bazaar Festival, showcasing diverse talent in music, storytelling, and performance. This vibrant festival brings together female artists from various backgrounds, offering them a platform to share their work, connect with audiences, and inspire future generations. Beyond music, the festival promotes community engagement, arts education, and cultural appreciation through workshops, artist talks, and collaborative projects, all set against the scenic backdrop of Nova Scotia’s coast.
The Society's ongoing commitment to inclusion and artistic expression has made it a cherished cultural event, where women are celebrated as creators and leaders.
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