A Christmas Time with Jim Payne & Fergus O'Byrne
Date: Dec 27
2:30 pm
- 3:30 pm
Where: Theatre
Music
Continue the festive spirit with a delightful holiday performance featuring Fergus O'Byrne and Jim Payne.
Immerse yourself in the warmth of Newfoundland folk culture, including traditional Christmas Carols, rousing sea shanties and work songs, poignant ballads, comic ditties, folk tales and recitations, and toe-tapping jigs, reels and polkas on a variety of instruments.
This is a free event but a ticket is required. Get your free ticket online or by calling (709)757-8090!
About the Performers:
Jim Payne, from Notre Dame Bay, has been long known as a leading performer on accordion and a collector of Newfoundland traditional music. He is one of the province’s most prolific songwriters, and has created soundtracks for theatre, plays and documentaries. He also owns and operates SingSong Inc., a Newfoundland recording company that is dedicated to traditional and contemporary music, story, song and dance that reflect the Newfoundland experience. The label has fourteen currently available titles, making it the largest traditional music label in the province.
Fergus O'Byrne, originally from Dublin, Ireland, became a familiar voice on radio and television from 1971 to 1983 as a member of the renowned folk group, Ryan's Fancy. He now leads a busy solo and freelance career, touring nationally and internationally with Jim Payne and A Crowd Of Bold Sharemen. He is well recognized for his efforts promoting Newfoundland and Celtic music and works extensively with young folk music enthusiasts.
Events & Programs
Cameo is a quarterly mixed program that champions movement-based work in all its forms. Launched in April 2024 and produced by Andrya Duff, the series has since featured over 19 local creators and 30 dancers across 16 genres. Like an open mic for comedians or a public reading for playwrights, Cameo offers movement artists a space to test ideas, share 5-min works-in-progress, and explore without the pressure of polished production or financial risk. Centering artists and experimentation, Cameo invites audiences to witness movement in all stages of its evolution.
Presented by the Festival of New Dance in collaboration with The Rooms, this installment of Cameo reflects the series’ evolving practice as 2025 artist-in-residence with Untellable Movement Theatre.
Cost: $5 per person plus HST. Get your tickets online or by calling (709)757-8090.
Beaumont-Hamel and the Trail of the Caribou
In this exhibition find out about the impacts of the First World War on Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and how events overseas dramatically altered our lives at home.
Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.