A song of gratitude from my 2022 Juno-winning album Joyful Banner Blazing - Love Carries Me:

Great to read about Allison Russell’s new album In The Hour of Chaos - thanks, Allison & CKUA!

WALKING TOUR #EDMONTON #WORKINGCLASS #HERITAGE BUILDINGS @ablabourhistory.bsky.social Jul 12, 10-11:30 am Meet: main sidewalk, old General Hospital (Covenant Health), 11111 Jasper Ave ~2 km tour Guide: Cathy Roy No registration needed

15th annual #DaughtersDay Sep 19, 2026 #Edmonton City Hall Honours the lives/achievements of women & girls in Alberta, while working toward #gender #equity. Nominate an Alberta woman doing incredible things in her community by July 31. Info/nomination form:

Thank you @cjsrfm.bsky.social for always spinning and supporting independent Canadian music and musicians!

Love Cherish the Ladies :-) thank you for this @kerrydexter.bsky.social

Maria Dunn with Shannon Johnson July 23, 2026 7 pm–9 pm / Doors 6 pm CAFÉ bicyclette 8627 rue Marie-Anne Gaboury (91 St) #yegconcerts thepointofsale.com/tickets/r9e2... Always a treat to play this series! And no need for weather worry—we move inside if the weather’s bad.

This Wed! July 8, 2026, at 7 pm, I return to perform at this lovely series: Christ Church Garden Concert 12116 102 Ave Edmonton, AB Bring your lawn chairs. Shine or rain (we move indoors). Free - Donations to the parish grounds/community work are welcome. #folkmusic #yegconcerts #yegmusic

#ICYMI Hanna Moskovitch shared some great thoughts on the impact of artists on public policy in this recent CBC Q interview with Tom Power on Jun 15, 2026. www.cbc.ca/arts/q/this-...

July 2020, during COVID pandemic, a group of Indigenous women started Pekiwewin, a peace & relief camp for people who were sleeping rough in ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ / Amiskwacîwâskahikan #yeg Edmonton. Pê-kîwêwin means "coming home" in Nêhiyawêwin #unhoused #homelessness mariadunn.bandcamp.com/track/pekiwe...

Thanks, @cfbxradio.bsky.social in Kamloops, BC, for spinning my new album Hardscrabble Hope - Top 10 Roots music albums for last week! Here's a song fitting to this time of year, inspired by hiking in the Rocky Mountains as a kid, and in West Cork as an adult. mariadunn.bandcamp.com/track/west-c...

Thanks so much @taprootedmonton.ca for including my next week's July 8, 2026 concert at 7pm to kickoff Christ Church Garden Series in your Events Roundup - July 2, 2026! Lots of other great events to check out too #yegmusic #yegarts #yegevents edmonton.taproot.news/roundups/eve...

#ICYMI #WaterNotCoal Rob Breakenridge interviews Corb Lund on the latest

#ICYMI Thank you to writer Kerry Dexter for this lovely article #friendship #songs Thrilled to have my song Another Year (from my recent album Hardscrabble Hope) included in such fine company (I've always loved Danu's version of Tommy Sands' County Down!):

Next week! I return to this lovely Christ Church Garden Concert series on July 8, 2026. Maria Dunn solo #concert #yegmusic Hope to see you there! #folkmusic

A friend suggested to me at a recent cold, rainy outdoor gig that this would be a good song of mine to play to keep us all warm: Whiskey Evening youtu.be/ZrBMC0RaJio?...

#storm #song #gospelmusic This song came to mind after a recent dramatic thunderstorm - Montreal Jubilation Choir - The Storm is Passing Over

Cool! Payadora: Folkloric, improvisation, #jazz, originals, & chamber music. Drew Jurecka, bandoneon, violin, mandolin Mark Camilleri, piano Joe Phillips, double bass, guitar Rebekah Wolkstein, violin, voice Fri July 3/26, 8 pm Yardbird Suite, Edmonton #yegmusic

Senator Paula Simons, a lifelong Albertan, reflects on this #CanadaDay: "The Alberta I Know, the Canada We Need.”

Hoping my song “Coal is a Thirsty Business” would be out-of-date soon, but goalposts have moved on #WaterNotCoal petition, led by Corb Lund w Water Not Coal team, all who care deeply re Alberta headwaters, Eastern Slopes #RockyMountains— I may need new verses! mariadunn.bandcamp.com/track/coal-i...

Thx Jorgia, Janice, Don'ya Ukraine's Kitchen (10405 Jasper Ave) for asking Stephanie Harpe & me to sing last week. Delicious food! But most importantly, really appreciate you gathering us in community to celebrate #IndigenousPeoplesDay ur solidarity & commitment #reconciliation

#HappyPrideMonth! From my recent concert #MinersMemorial Weird Church, Cumberland, BC. I was so busy getting ready for the show, I didn't notice the words here til I had just taught the audience to sing the chorus of Joyful Banner Blazing with the last line "you are loved." And you are!!

Next month! Maria Dunn with Shannon Johnson July 23, 2026 7 pm – 9 pm / Doors 6 pm CAFÉ bicyclette 8627 rue Marie-Anne Gaboury (91 St) #yeg thepointofsale.com/tickets/r9e2... Always a treat to play this series! And no need for weather worry - we move inside if the weather's bad.

#IndigenousPeoplesHistoryMonth Here are several powerful films by renowned filmmaker Dr. Tasha Hubbard that address current and historical experiences of and injustices towards Indigenous people here on the Prairies #SixtiesScoop #ColtenBoushie #JusticeforColten:

History & story into 🎶 song, from @muireannnic.bsky.social #Ireland ☘️ kerrydexter.substack.com/p/sunday-ses...

June 2026: 40th anniversary of start of the Gainers #meatpackingstrike. I wrote Heart in Hand inspired by Renee Peevey's #oralhistory interview w @ablabourhistory.bsky.social re her 1st day on the picket line w fellow workers fighting for decent wages, pension, work conditions.

#IndigenousPeoplesHistoryMonth If you are looking for a film to watch, here are countless powerful films by legendary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin, varying in length from 5 minutes (Walking is Medicine) to full-length features:

I’m so excited to announce my new album, Hope is the Thing with Feathers - out September 18 on LP, CD and digitally on Nonesuch Records! Pre-order and stream my original song, “Carolina Rain” now: rhiannongiddens.lnk.to/hopeisthething

We say goodbye to David Clayton Thomas. What a dynamic sound and great voice. Go to the angels. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK62...

#ICYMI I take heart in Corb Lund’s eloquent words last week after AB Premier said #WaterNotCoal petition Q is too late for Oct 19/26 referendum: “We will continue to organize, to demand accountability, transparency & to insist that promises made to the public are kept.” #ableg www.waternotcoal.ca

My next solo #concert in #yeg is a return to this lovely Christ Church Garden Concert series on July 8, 2026! I had a blast last year. 😊 Hope to see you there! #folkmusic

Latest CJSR Chart! Pffffft to anyone who says there is no good CANCON. Our chart is 73.3333% Canadian content. So there! www.cjsr.com/2026/06/char...

Looking forward to seeing one of my fav bands at #Edmontonjazzfest #jazz #yegmusic on Wed June 24, 2026. www.ticketweb.ca/event/raul-m... There could be dancing!

Huge thanks #FoundryEvents +all involved in #OnTheWay #SummerBlockParty! This past Sat. was cold/rainy, but we did it! Thx Daniel Gervais, Jeremiah McDade, for fab playing on my songs. #YEGMusic #FolkMusic #MariaDunn #RiceHowardWay #DowntownEdmonton #YEGEvents #SupportLocalYEG

Cumberland Museum (Cumberland, BC) currently has a powerful and important exhibit remembering the Japanese-Canadian families that were forcibly removed from the area during WWII, with their belongings, homes and businesses confiscated.

As Canada Day🍁 draws near, have a read about the life & career of Canadian 🎶 music icon, singer songwriter Ian Tyson, at @perceptivetravel.bsky.social #Alberta perceptivetravel.com/blog/2010/06...

So grateful to writer/storyteller Richard Van Camp for beautiful recent Circle Talk with Canadian Artists for Reconciliation & Education (CARE). Please save the date for our Sep 9, 2026 Circle Talk with Norman Retasket, a Survivor of residential schools.

Before I left Cumberland, I made a pilgrimage to the gravesite of Ginger Goodwin, a labour activist in the Cumberland coal fields who was also a conscientious objector, refusing to sign up to fight in WWI. Here's more on the history:

Huge gratitude to Meaghan Cursons, Jillian Roberts, Cumberland Museum & Archives + all at recent 40th #MinersMemorial Cumberland, BC. Honoured to share my #songs telling workers' stories on such an important occasion! This was requested for my 2nd encore. 😊 We Were Good People youtu.be/cfQD6-KMtu0

And here's a song I wrote inspired by the experiences of the people that generously shared their experiences with Eric Rice of ECOHH, especially the words of Sandra, and the stories and factors that make people more vulnerable to experiencing #homelessness:

Gratitude to all who gathered recently to mark the 40th anniversary of the Edmonton Coalition on Housing & Homelessness ECOHH's important advocacy for people who are experiencing #homelessness. Beautiful video here made by Eric Rice, a member of ECOHH. This is Where We Live:

With the weather forecast, we'll be inside today June 18/26 at 1130am at 10405 Jasper Ave!

Music for sharing friendship 🎶🫶 across time & place @muireannnic.bsky.social @cathieryan.bsky.social @mariadunnmusic.bsky.social &more at @wanderingeducators.bsky.social #creativity #reflection www.wanderingeducators.com/best/stories...

Thank you so much to writer @kerrydexter.bsky.social for this absolutely lovely piece highlighting my song West Cork Hills (beautifully arranged with help from Shannon Johnson, Jeremiah McDade, Solon McDade) from my newest album Hardscrabble Hope kerrydexter.substack.com/p/sunday-ses...

Troubadour Scott Cook is the featured act on tonight's Sidetracks. Recorded live-off-the-floor at the Roxy Theatre (in August 2025). It airs Wednesday at 6-7pm MT. ****ONLY ON CJSR!**** 📻 88.5 FM in Edmonton 🛜 cjsr.com anywhere in the 🌍 #yeg #yegmusic #NorthCountryFair #music

Here's the song that Stephanie Harpe and I wrote together based on Stephanie's poetry: Harpe & Dunn - Strong the River Flows - youtu.be/8Sg79gXPVCw

Sat Jun 20/2026 I'm performing at the kickoff for #OnTheWay #SummerBlockParty series! Where: #RiceHowardWay #DowntownEdmonton 3pm DJ Kena Leon 4pm Maria Dunn Trio 5:30 Shawnee Kish 6:45 DJ Kena Leon presented by Foundry Events Free! Info: www.foundryevents.ca/summer-block... #YEGMusic #FolkMusic

Thu Jun 18, 2026: I'm pleased to perform with Stephanie Harpe (Harpe & Dunn) at this perfect event for lunchtime! 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Beaver Hills House Park 104 St & Jasper Ave #yeg Don'ya (Ukraine's Kitchen) celebration for #IndigenousPeoplesDay #bannock #borsch www.facebook.com/share/1EPpJK...

On Hurtin For Real - Show 1213 - we'll hear songs from the most spun Canadians in Hurtin For Real's 24-year history. We'll hear @jimcuddyofficial.bsky.social @kdlang.bsky.social @bluerodeo.bsky.social #TimHus #SeanBurns + way more. Stop by at hurtinforreal.com any time, Friends! #HurtinForReal

Visit HistoryOfRights.ca and StateFunding.ca to learn more #cdhnhist #publichistory #canadianhistory #historian #humanrights