Live On Stage: Dominic Terry

Born in Irishtown, Newfoundland, Dominic was weaned on traditional Newfoundland, Celtic and East Coast music sitting around the kitchen table with his father, two brothers and a multitude of uncles, cousins and friends who shared a love of the party. A classically trained singer, Dominic sang in music festivals around Western Newfoundland until the time he was 15. After experimenting with hard rock bands across Canada, Dominic decided to return to his roots when he moved to Calgary in 2008. He landed a gig as a solo act at “The James Joyce,” where he met what would become his new bandmates from “Fiddler’s Green.” They would then go on to form “The Codfathers of Sole” and now “Cabots Crossing.” Dominic’s influences include Ron Hynes, The Masterless Men, The Irish Descendants, Ryan’s Fancy, Stan Rogers and The Rankin Family, just to name a few of the giants of east coast music. One of Dominic’s greatest thrills was hosting a song writers circle in Antigonish, Nova Scotia that included the likes of Hynes and Bruce Guthro.