Portrait Margaret Champion

Margaret Champion is a singer from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

New Single Release and Upcoming Show at The Carleton

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New Single Release and Upcoming Show at The Carleton *

January 2, 2026 - New Single Release

Margaret first heard this song on an Audra McDonald album. Not finding the sheet music easily, she reached out to the composer and asked how she could acquire it. The beautiful lyrics are based on a James Baldwin poem. The composer graciously sent Margaret the sheet music and Scott Taylor agreed to learn and record it with her. They recorded this live off the floor as it is a true piano-voice duet… it channels a call and action, and a beautiful reflection for our times.

February 8, 2026 - Show

February 8, 2026 marks Margaret’s first solo show at The Carleton in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Show time is 7PM and tickets are $25+HST. Margaret will share songs from her album Where Haunts Become Havens, as well as a few classics she has performed over the years with her long-time collaborator, Scott Taylor. The set list will explore some jazz, country, pop, and musical theatre. Special guest Cory Tetford will join Margaret and Scott for some tunes too!

December 20, 2024 - New Album Release

This album is a collection of music that has frequented Margaret’s consciousness. Each song has evolved to offer a safe refuge, where she can rest and wrestle with how she engages in the world. Much beauty was revealed through collaboration with incredible artists on this project.

Album Cover for Where Haunts Become Havens

Production

  • Produced by: Cory Tetford

  • Engineered and Mixed by: Cory Tetford

  • Recorded at: The Dungeon in Dartmouth

  • Mastered by: John McLaggan at Parachute Mastering

Design Contributors

  • Adele Webster: original artwork for CD cover and CD

  • Jeff Cooke at Cooked Photography: portrait photography

Musicians

  • Margaret Champion: vocals, backing vocals

  • Cory Tetford: vocals, piano, guitars, bass, drums, percussion, mandolin, backing vocals

  • Patrick Boyle: guitar, trumpet

  • Kendel Carson: fiddle, violin

  • Kim Dunn: piano

  • Ronald Hynes: upright bass

  • Chris Kirby: Hammond B3

  • Mike Little: Hammond B3

  • Scott Taylor: piano

Songs

  1. She Used To Be Mine (Sara Bareilles)

  2. Cry Me A River (Arthur Hamilton)

  3. Good Mother (Jann Arden Richards, Robert Foster)

  4. A Safe Place to Land (with Cory Tetford) (Lori McKenna, Sara Bareilles)

  5. If I Needed You (with Cory Tetford) (Townes Van Zandt)

  6. Out Here On My Own (Michael Gore, Lesley Gore)

  7. Detour Ahead (John Frigo, Lou Carter, Herb Ellis)

  8. Sand and Water (Beth Nielson Chapman)

  9. Walkin’ After Midnight (Alan Block, Don Hecht)

  10. Crowded Table (with Cory Tetford) (Lori McKenna, Natalie Hemby, Brandi Carlile)