Concert by the renowned Canadian folk singer-songwriter and poet David Francey at The Carleton.
David Francey plays The Carleton on October 5 and 6, 2026, with two nights of folk songwriting at 1685 Argyle Street in Halifax. He's a Scottish-born Canadian songwriter who spent years working as a carpenter across the country before he ever stepped onto a stage. Born in Ayrshire, Scotland, to factory-worker parents, he moved to Canada at twelve and spent the following decades in rail yards, on construction sites and in the Yukon bush, writing and singing poetry as he went.
He didn't start performing in public until his forties, encouraged by his wife, the artist Beth Girdler. His 1999 album Torn Screen Door became a hit in Canada, and he's released thirteen albums since. Along the way, he's picked up four Juno Awards and the SOCAN Folk Music Award, and his songs have been covered by The Del McCoury Band, The Rankin Family, James Keelaghan and Tracy Grammer. He also took the Grand Prize in both the International Acoustic Music Award and the folk category of the John Lennon Songwriting Award.
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The Toronto Star has called him one of Canada's most revered folk poets and singers, and that's a fair summary of what he brings to the stage: a voice and a guitar, and a set of songs that come from a life spent working with his hands. With two dates on the bill, you've got a couple of chances to catch him in the city. He'll be at The Carleton on October 5 and 6.
