Established in 1980, the Downeast Bluegrass & Oldtime Music Society is an incorporated, not for profit organization, registered with Joint Stock Companies of Nova Scotia, registration #1253983.
The Society seeks to promote and preserve Bluegrass music in Eastern Canada, and does so in part by presenting the Annual Nova Scotia Bluegrass & Oldtime Music Festival - the oldest Bluegrass music festival in Canada.
“It is our duty, not only as musicians, but as participants of this music form that it be like any other music form in history. It’s our duty to allow bluegrass music to grow and flourish and at the same time retain the most important part of it, and that is the essence of the sound of real bluegrass music.” -Tony Rice (2013)
The Society Memorandum of Association and By-Laws can be found here.
Required membership information for form / purchase:
- First name
- Last name
- Phone number
- Mailing address
- Indicate if youth (<18 yo)
Current membership rate is $5/year, payable by e-transfer to info@downeastgrass.com