BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML Sandhills Development\, LLC//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Fe eds v3.4.0//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Séan McCann (of Great Big Sea) at One Longfellow Square X-WR-CALDESC:Portland Downtown X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20220313T070000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20220313T070000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Séan McCann (of Great Big Sea) at One Longfellow Square DESCRIPTION:$24 adv. - $30 at the door | 7pm doors - 8pm show\n\n“Stay calm and shanty on.”\n\nA lot has happened in the almost 10 years sin ce Séan McCann exited the Canadian folk rock arena filling \;GREAT BIG SEA \;he co-founded in 1993. He’s released five successful sol o albums touching on a range of subjects from Canadian life and culture to spotlighting national hardships like the infamous 2016 wildfires that devastated Fort McMurray\, Alberta\, in which he partnered with the Can adian Red Cross. A philanthropist as much as he is an artist\, McCann al so organized a songwriters’ benefit in 2017 in support of veterans suf fering with PTSD and addiction. In recognition of these efforts and his other advocacy work for people living with mental health and addiction i ssues\, McCann earned the Order of Canada in 2020.\n\nMcCann’s own bat tle with overcoming alcohol addiction\, coming clean and owning his trut h has been key to his growth as a husband\, a father\, a musician\, and a human. Armed with the strength and support of his wife\, Andrea Aragon \, McCann co-penned his first book One Good Reason (April\, 2020). “It ’s the story of how love saved their marriage\, and music saved his li fe. It is the story of a man freed from the weight of a lie\; a man who is changing his narrative and never forgetting... that he is not alone. \n\nMcCann has shared his powerful and inspiring personal story and so ngs with audiences all across North America over the past decade as a so lo performer and musical keynote speaker. As the concert trail is openin g up again as pandemic restrictions loosen\, McCann continues to do what loves best\, write and perform songs and share stories accompanied by h is best friend “Old Brown” - the first guitar he purchased back in 1 989.\n\nThese days\, the only “wave” most of us care to hear about i s the kind that lands on a sandy shore or carries a boat safely to its d estination. McCann’s sixth solo album\, SHANTYMAN\, proves that a 200- year-old\, traditional sea shanty and a modern\, new wave pop song can r eally be just a whistle apart stylistically. Infectious (in a good way) sing-alongs from an album brimming with them\, SHANTYMAN honours both th e recent and the ancient musical past by blending two of McCann’s favo urite genres in foot stompers guaranteed to lift spirits after the many months we’ve all spent largely in lonely isolation.\n\n“A song is ne ver more powerful than when it is sung with a friend\,” and in Séan M cCann’s musical world the old and the new have always thrived together \, side by side in the same tasty stew. The rhythms of celtic bodhráns and tin whistles existed in harmony with synths and drum machines in his curious musical mind. “Growing up in the 1980s in outport Newfoundlan d\, I was influenced as much by traditional sea shanties as I was by the new wave videos I watched on that upstart\, new Much Music TV station\, ” recalls McCann. “My mix tapes comfortably included The Chieftains and Men at Work on side A and The Police and The Pogues on side B.”\n\ nWith McCann’s wide range of influences at play\, SHANTYMAN is a great example of a comfortable dichotomy of both style and story. Though many of the old sailor songs are about loneliness and longing\, McCann conve ys them in such a rousing\, joyful manner we all want to catch the same friendly wave and sail along together with him towards brighter shores. SHANTYMAN is the sound of freedom and release belted out by a voice stre ngthened by the weathering of many personal storms.\n\n“Music is stron g Medicine” is the mantra by which McCann measures his own successful recovery (now 10 years sober). “It has the power to heal the hurt and unite the divided and we ALL need that now more than ever”\n\nSHANTYMA N is available EXCLUSIVELY at \;WWW.SEANMCCANNSINGS.COM\n\nCovid-19 Protocols:\n\nWe are very excited to be hosting live music shows again i n our listening room. OLS is committed to providing a safe environment f or all who work\, listen\, or perform live music in our venue. Because o ur venue is so small\, we will require all staff\, volunteers\, performe rs\, and patrons to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 when they attend OLS events AND to wear masks indoors unless they are active ly drinking\, eating\, or performing.\n\nProof of vaccine must come dire ctly from the health care provider that performed the vaccination and ca n be a photo or physical copy of the vaccination card or record with an accompanying photo ID. Full vaccination means that the date of the perfo rmance you are attending is:\n\n* at least 14 days after your second dos e of an FDA or WHO authorized two dose COVID-19 vaccine\, or\n\n* at lea st 14 days after your single dose of an FDA or WHO authorized single dos e COVID vaccine.\n\nWe hope we can ease these restrictions once further progress has been made reducing transmission of the virus. Until then we greatly appreciate your patience and cooperation.\n\nOne Longfellow Squ are does not assume liability\; the ticket holder will assume all risks involved. By purchasing a ticket to this event you agree to assume full liability for any risks incurred before\, during and after the event and agree to the current Terms of Use. URL;VALUE=URI:https://portlandmaine.com/events/sean-mccann-of-great-big- sea-at-one-longfellow-square/ UID:urn:uuid:dc1b9133-91ea-4b17-8aba-1a02b0eef53a STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER: DTSTAMP:20260624T074058Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220714T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220714T220000 LOCATION:181 State St.\, Portland\, Maine 04101\, US END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR