An Autumn Show with Topanga and John Moran, upstairs at Bannerman Brewing Co. Tickets available online & at Fred's Records (cash only)

Doors 8PM // Music 8:30PM

JOHN MORAN

John Moran is an alternative singer/songwriter based in St John's, NL. His newest EP "3 Out Of 5" (co-produced by Jake Nicoll), garnered praise from Exclaim for being: "funny and political? hell yeah." Moran has toured Canada, Europe and Greenland with various bands including Len O'Neill and 2x Polaris nominee Kelly McMichael.

https://johnsnewrecord.bandcamp.com

TOPANGA

Topanga is an all-female indie-folk St. John’s supergroup! Singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Katie Baggs, Carole Bestvater, and Valmy have found a rare kind of magic in each other, using three-part harmonies, acoustic guitar, five-string violin, double bass, and piano as conduits for exploring arrangements of their solo projects. Singing messages of self-reclamation, wonder, and feeling deeply in complex world, Topanga has performed on many stages in their home province of Newfoundland & Labrador, and most recently for the 2025 Lawnya Vawnya Festival in St. John’s.

Valmy is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music therapist. Following the release of her 2023 album, ‘The In Between’, she was awarded MusicNL’s ‘Solo Artist of the Year’ and received an African Canadian Artist of the Year ECMA nomination in 2024.

https://valmy.bandcamp.com

Carole Bestvater is a freestyle violinist, educator, singer-songwriter, and poet. She performs with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, Strong Harbour Strings Collective, Youngtree & The Blooms, High & Lonesome, Crooked Stovepipe, and many more.

https://caroleemilybee.bandcamp.com

Katie Baggs is a singer-songwriter, mother, and educator. Her newest single - folk anthem The Words are Ours - was released on all platforms in August 2024. Katie is the MusicNL/Landfall Trust Musician in Residence for 2025.

https://katiebaggs.bandcamp.com/track/the-words-are-ours

This group is about joining forces through friendship and collaboration to elevate their songs and the messages they carry.