Profile of Tara Bradbury

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• Bringing guitar magic to St. John's
  When comedian Stephen Fry posted a one-word tweet to his four million followers back in February, he propelled a British guitarist from relative ...
• Songwriter has wealth of stories
  There was a time when the only thing journalists wanted to talk to Steve Poltz about was a song made famous by someone else. Though it often ...
• The gospel ... according to Dan
  Performing music for kids isn’t that much different than performing for adults, says Dan Bursey. You can gauge each crowd’s enjoyment by their ...
• ‘Overlooking the world’
  There’s something about the walking trails in Newfoundland and Labrador. Every one of them, sooner or later, will lead you to a lighthouse. ...
• ‘Till We Meet Again’
  With the arrival of Moravian missionaries in the 18th century among the Labrador Inuit came music — used as a teaching tool when it came to ...
• Linked by tragedy
  On Jan. 5, 2011, a fatal accident happened on the main road in Port aux Basques. The lives of the two very different men involved were left ...
• Come home year:
  One of the best things about having a folk festival lineup that includes mostly home-grown talent? There’s bound to be some impromptu, ...
• Not about to ‘Run Runaway’
  Séan McCann has been a runner for 20 years. Lacing up his sneakers and hitting the road as often as he might pick up a bodhran, he’s been known ...
• Ron Hynes battling throat cancer
  Singer/songwriter Ron Hynes will begin a rigorous treatment program next month for throat cancer, his manager says. The Man of a Thousand Songs ...
• Racy book sparks interest in hook-up website
  Sydney’s tired of the dating game around here. A single, attractive lady in her 40s, she has no trouble getting dates in St. John’s — what she ...
• A stitch in time
  Twelve women. Three years. Dozens of stories. Twenty thousand hours of the most detailed, intricate needlework possible. The result? A stunning ...
• Former Gander resident to direct episode of...
  When “Republic of Doyle” first aired in 2010, Allan Hawco had a personal goal: to bring in as many successful Newfoundlanders in the film and ...
• Honouring Robbie’s legacy
  When Roberta (Robbie) Thomas passed away in December 2010 after fighting bowel cancer, she left behind a community full of young artists who had ...
• Here for a good time, not a long time
  In the summer of 1993, Thomas Trio and the Red Albino were on the verge of making it big. With two records under their belt, a licensing deal ...
• Forever joined through friendship
  Sometimes a news story just begs to be told in a certain way. When former Telegram reporter Peter Walsh completed a series of reports in 2008 and ...
• 'Within the Dark'
  Dana Parsons hasn't released an album in five years, but you probably haven't missed her. That's what she's hoping. Parsons has been pretty much ...
• Shanneyganock’s Up the Pond to take place July 31
  Shanneyganock’s Chris Andrews has four words for the Up the Pond concert, set to happen July 31: rip-roaring Shanney show. But the members of ...
• Formed by fire
  “Sometimes you need the distance to be able to see more clearly,” says Samuel Thomas Martin. It’s a philosophy he’s learned the hard way, and a ...
• Abstract by accident
  When Christine Koch paints, she keeps a slip of paper by her side. The scrap is always the same, 7 x 15 inches and black, and she uses it almost ...
• Living art in a jar
  A miniature world encased in glass, with lush greenery, little pebbles and lilliputian inhabitants, doing everything from scaling rocks to ...
• Wreckhouse jazz and blues fest opens tonight
  The theme for this year’s Wreckhouse International Jazz and Blues Festival is fun, New Orleans-style. That’s what organizers hope to present ...
• Show tells story of cod fishery’s demise
  It’s common knowledge how in this province, stories are often told with music or art; history and folklore combined with melodies, woven with ...
• NewfieHulk unmasked!
  In The Weekend Telegram, reporter Tara Bradbury asks the enigmatic NewfieHulk 20 Questions, and in the process reveals his true identity. Don’t ...
• Shopping Channel host begins adventure in St. John’s
  For 20 years, Norm Murray has been coming into your living room through the magic of TV. This week, he’s coming to see where you live in person. ...
• Getting a do-over
  Twenty-five years ago, as a graduate of University of King’s College in Halifax, Christopher Richardson gave the valedictory speech to top all ...
• Something fishy
  The biggest challenge Jeanette Jobson has in completing her art is finding her materials locally. Japanese rice paper and printmaking inks are ...
• She’s for reel
  The taste of snow on wool. Peeling an orange in one go. Playing with food. Filmmaker Jordan Canning is interested in exploring memory; ...
• Floating an idea
  During a tour of Europe last year, The Burning Hell almost broke a world record — accidentally. In a few weeks, they may actually break it, this ...
• Blackwood’s touchstone
  David Blackwood’s inspirations have always been clear; his name synonymous with iconic images of life and death in rural Newfoundland and ...
• Pinsent’s poems
  Gordon Pinsent’s got hastily-scrawled lyrics on bits of paper stuffed in drawers; poems scribbled on crumpled napkins shoved in boxes here and ...