A Halifax folk-rock band is done singing the blues after being reunited with $3,500 worth of gear and merchandise that was stolen from their touring van.

The Regal Beagle Band's Kyle Findlay says police called him Friday to ask him to come down to the station to look at some items recovered during the execution of a search warrant.

"I went down and they had everything, even our CDs," Findlay said.

The gear was stolen last Saturday, while Findlay was helping their drummer move apartments. He went to the van to clear out some space and found two doors were unlocked and most of their gear, with the exception of the heavy stuff, was missing.

The band took to social media and made a plea on their Facebook page for the return of the gear. The post was shared more than 500 times and seen by more than 20,000 people.

Nothing more to ask

"As the days were wearing on, I was losing a little bit of hope, but I knew of some other bands around who had a similar situation happen and through social media and things, they ended up getting their gear back," Findlay said.

"I didn't lose hope completely, but when stuff like this goes, it puts you in a pretty bleak situation."

The band's gear was stolen from their touring van last Saturday. (The Regal Beagle Band/Facebook)

Findlay says police didn't give them much detail into how their gear was found, but he's not really concerned about the specifics.

"We've been saying all along, anything that happens afterwards, that's not really of any concern to us, the only thing that matters is we've got our gear back and we did, so we've got nothing more to ask after that," he said.

The band didn't have any shows scheduled until April, so they didn't have an urgent need to replace any of the stolen items, but Findlay says several members of Halifax's music community reached out with offers to loan them equipment.

"It's really overwhelming, it just goes to show that in the music industry in Halifax, if you do something to one of us, you really kind of do it to the collective body of the entire music industry and it's good to have that support," he said.

The band says they are actively trying to come up with a way to show their gratitude to their friends, fans, and fellow musicians for their support during the ordeal. Findlay says they have a few ideas, but nothing solidified yet.