#ICYMI #WaterNotCoal PODCAST: Corb Lund responds to Elections Alberta/What new polling reveals about Alberta's referendum Rob Breakenridge Show www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrCa...

Much gratitude to Tammy-Jo Mortensen and all at Christ Church Garden series for hosting my concert there last week. And to all of the audience—what a treat to sing and play my songs for you all! The rest of the summer is filled with wonderful music every Wed at 7 pm, so please check it out.

Maria Dunn with Shannon Johnson July 23, 2026 7 pm–9 pm / Doors 6 pm CAFÉ bicyclette 8627 rue Marie-Anne Gaboury (91 St) #yegconcerts thepointofsale.com/tickets/r9e2... Always a treat to play this series! And no need for weather worry—we move inside if the weather’s bad.

This Wed! July 8, 2026, at 7 pm, I return to perform at this lovely series: Christ Church Garden Concert 12116 102 Ave Edmonton, AB Bring your lawn chairs. Shine or rain (we move indoors). Free - Donations to the parish grounds/community work are welcome. #folkmusic #yegconcerts #yegmusic

July 2020, during COVID pandemic, a group of Indigenous women started Pekiwewin, a peace & relief camp for people who were sleeping rough in ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ / Amiskwacîwâskahikan #yeg Edmonton. Pê-kîwêwin means "coming home" in Nêhiyawêwin #unhoused #homelessness mariadunn.bandcamp.com/track/pekiwe...

Thanks, @cfbxradio.bsky.social in Kamloops, BC, for spinning my new album Hardscrabble Hope - Top 10 Roots music albums for last week! Here's a song fitting to this time of year, inspired by hiking in the Rocky Mountains as a kid, and in West Cork as an adult. mariadunn.bandcamp.com/track/west-c...

A friend suggested to me at a recent cold, rainy outdoor gig that this would be a good song of mine to play to keep us all warm: Whiskey Evening youtu.be/ZrBMC0RaJio?...

Hoping my song “Coal is a Thirsty Business” would be out-of-date soon, but goalposts have moved on #WaterNotCoal petition, led by Corb Lund w Water Not Coal team, all who care deeply re Alberta headwaters, Eastern Slopes #RockyMountains— I may need new verses! mariadunn.bandcamp.com/track/coal-i...

#HappyPrideMonth! From my recent concert #MinersMemorial Weird Church, Cumberland, BC. I was so busy getting ready for the show, I didn't notice the words here til I had just taught the audience to sing the chorus of Joyful Banner Blazing with the last line "you are loved." And you are!!

Next month! Maria Dunn with Shannon Johnson July 23, 2026 7 pm – 9 pm / Doors 6 pm CAFÉ bicyclette 8627 rue Marie-Anne Gaboury (91 St) #yeg thepointofsale.com/tickets/r9e2... Always a treat to play this series! And no need for weather worry - we move inside if the weather's bad.

#ICYMI I take heart in Corb Lund’s eloquent words last week after AB Premier said #WaterNotCoal petition Q is too late for Oct 19/26 referendum: “We will continue to organize, to demand accountability, transparency & to insist that promises made to the public are kept.” #ableg www.waternotcoal.ca

Huge gratitude to Meaghan Cursons, Jillian Roberts, Cumberland Museum & Archives + all at recent 40th #MinersMemorial Cumberland, BC. Honoured to share my #songs telling workers' stories on such an important occasion! This was requested for my 2nd encore. 😊 We Were Good People youtu.be/cfQD6-KMtu0

Here's the song that Stephanie Harpe and I wrote together based on Stephanie's poetry: Harpe & Dunn - Strong the River Flows - youtu.be/8Sg79gXPVCw

Sat Jun 20/2026 I'm performing at the kickoff for #OnTheWay #SummerBlockParty series! Where: #RiceHowardWay #DowntownEdmonton 3pm DJ Kena Leon 4pm Maria Dunn Trio 5:30 Shawnee Kish 6:45 DJ Kena Leon presented by Foundry Events Free! Info: www.foundryevents.ca/summer-block... #YEGMusic #FolkMusic

Thu Jun 18, 2026: I'm pleased to perform with Stephanie Harpe (Harpe & Dunn) at this perfect event for lunchtime! 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Beaver Hills House Park 104 St & Jasper Ave #yeg Don'ya (Ukraine's Kitchen) celebration for #IndigenousPeoplesDay #bannock #borsch www.facebook.com/share/1EPpJK...

And here's my own trip down memory lane for this live performance of my song Can You Blame the Poor Miner? inspired by the experiences of coal miners in the early 1900s in the Crowsnest Pass youtu.be/ydayK5NiUUU?...

Maria Dunn here on Vancouver Island. Delighted to be performing a concert this Thursday: June 11, 2026 730pm The Weird Church 2688 Penrith Ave Cumberland, B.C. for 40th Annual Miners Memorial Weekend Hope to see you there! #minersmemorial #miningsongs #folkmusic

ECOHH marks 40 years of advocacy for #housing and people experiencing #homelessness I will sing at their anniversary event along with Lloyd Cardinal, Emmet Michael, Stephanie Burlie, Tzadeka June 13, 2026, 10am-2pm Alberta Avenue Community Hall #yegevents www.eventbrite.com/e/housing-is...

Next week! Thrilled to be at #MinersMemorial weekend in Cumberland, BC for their 40th Anniversary: Thu Jun 11, 2026 at 7:30pm Maria Dunn - Solo Concert Weird Church 2688 Penrith Ave, Cumberland, BC checkout.square.site/merchant/ML4...

One of my fav authors, Richard Van Camp, is gracing our CARE Circle Talk - Stories of Resilience: Wed June 10, 2026 5pmMT Online - please register in advance, follow the link here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Sat June 6 1-3pm 9625 Jasper Ave Blue Jean Jacket Day #MMEIP #MMEIMB #yegevents www.facebook.com/share/p/1KjZ...

This Thursday, June 4, 2026, at Noon Location: Homeless Memorial Plaza 103A Ave & 100 St. Remember, Grieve, Honour #homelesslivesmatter #yegevents

#Radio Tomorrow Jun 2, 1pmMT! I'm @cjsrfm.bsky.social Rhea March's It Takes a Village We'll talk about ECOHH's 40th Anniversary Jun 13 Alberta Ave Hall #yeg I'll sing a few songs inspired by their advocacy for people experiencing #homelessness Tune in CJSRFM88.5/online: www.cjsr.com

#Radio Tue Jun 2, 1pm MT! I’ll visit @cjsrfm.bsky.social Rhea March’s It Takes a Village. We’ll talk about ECOHH’s 40th Anniversary, Jun 13 Alberta Ave Community Hall #yeg I’ll sing a few songs inspired by their advocacy for people experiencing #homelessness Tune in CJSRFM88.5/online: www.cjsr.com

I'm playing a community concert this Sunday! May 31, 2026, at 2 pm 6012 Ada Blvd, Edmonton #yegmusic In Front of the HOPE sign! Outdoor Concert/Fundraiser for Refugee Family Maria Dunn, Western Thistles and more

"We should be telling our own stories." Writer/Director Anne Wheeler on CBC Radioactive, May 22, 2026. Her wonderful 1989 Alberta film "Bye Bye Blues" screens: Metro Cinema Thu, May 28, 6:30 pm Q&A with writer & director Anne Wheeler to follow. metrocinema.org/event/eiff-r...

My next community concert will be on May 31, 2026, at 2pm, 6012 Ada Blvd, Edmonton, AB #yegmusic Outdoor Concert/Fundraiser for Refugee Family Info/tix: www.mariadunn.com/in-concert/

If you missed it or haven’t yet signed Corb Lund’s Citizen Initiative #petition “No New Coal Mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains”, you have until Jun 10. If you or someone you know isn’t sure where to sign, find a volunteer canvasser near you: www.waternotcoal.ca/sign-the-petition

#WaterNotCoal if you haven't yet signed Corb Lund’s Citizen Initiative #petition “No New Coal Mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains”, you have until June 10, 2026. Find a location/volunteer canvasser near you: www.waternotcoal.ca/sign-the-pet...

Monday’s rally/mini folkfest for #WaterNotCoal was a beautiful day filled w powerful & inspiring music & words. Much gratitude to Corb Lund for the invitation to sing my songs, my fellow musicians for your music, and to Laura Laing, Scott Franchuk, MC Tara & all volunteers for organizing/supporting!