The Vanguard has learned from several people connected to the event that Yarmouth is expected to be named as the host of the 13th annual event.

Scott Long, executive director of Music Nova Scotia, would not confirm or deny the news, however he said an announcement would come sometime early next week about the host site of this year’s event.

Nova Scotia Music Week is a four-day event celebrating music, musicians and the industry in the province. The event features live performances, tradeshows, workshops and an awards show and gala.

Past host sites include Halifax, Liverpool and Pictou County. The event in Liverpool in 2007 attracted around 500 people.

Yarmouth has been a hotbed of musical activity for years, but much of that has remained a well-kept secret unless musicians left to make their mark other places.

A local organizing committee was established last spring in an attempt to bring the event to Yarmouth and it appears those efforts were successful.