Alycia Putnam

'We love putting smiles on people’s faces’ 

For anyone who loves Cape-Breton-style fiddle music with a twist, played by a mainlander, take note! Alycia Putnam & Family, a band which originated in Brookfield and has something for everyone, recently…

We have enjoyed performing (and tasting wine) at Jost Vineyards for a number of years. This past summer, we were happy to be a part of the CBC Land and Sea episode, Visions of Vineyards, that tells the story…

TRURO – A fundraiser for the Colchester Legion Pipes and Drums band will be held this weekend.

On Saturday, a turkey supper will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion on Brunswick Street in Truro. The meal will be held…

Brookfield native Alycia Putnam had people on their feet at the Split Crow Thursday night. Click here to check out the video.

Truro Daily News (November 7, 2014)
 

Alycia recently recorded with the Saunders Brothers Show on Dumping Day - the first track released from their new album.

Please support this local group by buying the song here.

"Dumping Day" is the first day of the lobster…

Photographer Chris Geworsky spent 7 years researching and shooting the subjects for the portrait series State Of Mine. The portraits, of musicians, are about exploring the personal, intimate and unique place each subject visits when he/she looses themselves in their…

We had a blast performing at Ski Wentworth for Robbie Burns Day. The Weather Network stopped by - check it out! 

Skiing full tilt, in full kilt, at Ski Wentworth (January 25, 2014)

What better way to pay…

Halifax, Nova Scotia-based fiddler Alycia Putnam comes of age with her third full-length recording Wired for Sound, a 13-song melange of melodic medleys that bridge past and present. The Mystery Motorcycle and Banshee on the Harbour open in sure, steady…

Click here to view this review on the 67 Celtic Music Promotions website.

Wired For Sound. The latest dynamic, high energy release from Alycia Putnam.

Alycia Putnam
Wired For Sound
reviewed by Konnie Stykel

Alycia…

Click here to view this interview on the Celtic Life International website.

Since being inspired at the age of nine when she saw Natalie MacMaster in concert, Nova Scotia fiddler Alycia Putnam has been working on her chops and…

... "The disc, recorded by Dave Gunning at his Wee House of Music, sounds slick and polished but not overly compressed. While the musicianship is tight, the songs still feel porous with lots of room for the listener to move…

 
The Chronicle Herald (January 24, 2013)