Linda Carvery

Authenticity in Performance

Linda Carvery (she/her) began her musical journey at the New Horizons Baptist Church, formerly known as the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church, in Halifax. In her late teens, Carvery traveled throughout the Maritimes as a vocalist with composer and pianist Joe Sealy and saxophonist Bucky Adams. Former President of the award-winning Nova Scotia Mass Choir, her musical journey has taken her to Washington’s Capitol Hill. It was on Capitol Hill that she performed with the Nova Scotia Mass Choir during the 30th anniversary celebrations of Martin Luther King’s March.

In time, Linda embarked on a solo career, recording her first CD Yesterday/Today. Linda has expanded her musical horizons by performing in the Neptune Theatre productions of the musicals Gospel at Colonus and Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. She also performed in Eastern Front Theatre’s production of Whylah Falls which staged a series of performances at the National Arts Centre. Linda has created and performed in one-woman shows. First came Make That Gospel, Double Double for Halifax Fringe Festival, followed by Soulful Sunday Sounds of Africville.In 2023, Linda’s Watch Over Me, “a story of resilience told through humour and song,” was mounted by Mulgrave Road Theatre. Linda was also the vocalist in former Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke’s production 5 Poets Breaking Into Song.

Ms. Carvery has served as a board member on the Social Assistance Appeal Board, Halifax Housing Authority and the National Parole Board. She was a member of the Special Committee on Provincially Incarcerated Women and servedas President of the Congress of Black Women. Her concern for the well-being of others and her contributions to the music community have earned her an Honorary Doctor of Letters.