bringing pei`s music to the world

BRINGING PEI’S MUSIC TO THE WORLD
SEPTEMBER 21 - 24 | 2015
MUSIC PEI BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2015-2016)
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Gardiner MacNeill (President)
Shannon Pratt (Vice President)
Joshua Simon (Treasurer)
Jennifer Campbell (Secretary)
Andrew King (Past President)
DIRECTORS
Doug Gallant | Alex Douglas | Darcy Campbell
Craig Dodge | Catherine MacLellan | Ghislaine Cormier
STAFF
Rob Oakie (Executive Director) | Nathan Gill (Conference Coordinator)
Tain Wigmore (Technical Director)
EVENTS / PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
MONDAY | SEPT 21st
Arrival dayCharlottetownAll day
TUESDAY | SEPT 22nd
Orientation Breakfast
Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, Charlottetown
9:00am to 10:00am
One on One Meetings
Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, Charlottetown
10:30am to 11:30am
Lunch
John Brown Grille, Charlottetown
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Showcase
Marc’s Lounge, Charlottetown
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Lobby Call5:45pm
Supper
Terre Rouge, Charlottetown
6:00pm to 7:30pm
Roots Showcase
The Mack, Charlottetown
8:00pm to 11:00pm
WEDNESDAY | SEPT 23rd
One on One Meetings
Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, Charlottetown
10:30am to 11:30am
Lobby Call11:45am
Lunch
Trailside Café, Mount Stewart
12:30pm to 2:00pm
Showcase
Trailside Café, Mount Stewart
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Supper/Reception
Charlottetown Yacht Club, Charlottetown
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Rock Showcase
Fishbones, Charlottetown
8:30pm to 11:00pm
THURSDAY | SEPT 24th
Debrief Breakfast
Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, Charlottetown
10:00am to 11:00am
One on One Meetings
Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, Charlottetown
11:30am to 12:30pm
Departure DayCharlottetownAll day
ARTIST SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY | SEPT 23rd
TUESDAY | SEPT 22nd
THE TRAILSIDE
MARC’S LOUNGE
Katie McGarry | 2:00pm - 2:20pm
Ashley Condon | 2:30pm - 2:50pm
Nudie | 3:00pm - 3:20pm
Irish Mythen | 3:40pm - 4:00pm
THE MACK
Tim Chaisson | 8:30pm - 8:50pm
Meaghan Blanchard | 9:00pm - 9:20pm
Catherine MacLellan | 9:30pm - 9:50pm
Gordie KacKeeman & HRB | 10:00pm - 10:20pm
Dylan Menzie | 10:30pm - 10:50pm
Count and the Cuban Cocktail | 11:00 - 11:20pm
Teresa Doyle with Patrick Bunston | 2:00pm - 2:20pm
The Eastern Belles | 2:30pm - 2:50pm
The East Pointers | 3:00pm - 3:20pm
Amy and Rachel Beck | 3:30pm - 3:50pm
YACHT CLUB
Vishten | 6:30pm 6:50pm
FISHBONES
Andrew Waite and the Firm | 8:30pm - 8:50pm
Coyote | 9:00pm - 9:20pm
Paper Lions | 9:30pm - 9:50pm
Racoon Bandit | 10:00pm - 10:20pm
SORREY | 10:30pm - 10:50pm
North Lakes | 11:00pm - 11:20pm
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great teams around album
releases, tour coordination,
and promotion, as well
as connecting artists to
fans, new revenue streams,
and growth opportunities
worldwide. Alysha Main began
her music career in 2002,
interning with publicity firm
AL RANKIN
Planet3 Communications
is the artistic director of Live
Wire Music Series which presents (Jane Harbury & Joanne
Smale). After a contract role
roots, blues and world music
at the Canadian Country
concerts at a 250 seat venue in
Kingston Ontario and in schools Music Association, she spent
in that area. He also owns Rankin the next few years being
mentored in the world of Artist
Productions which presents
major concerts in larger venues Management by B.C. Fiedler.
Ridin’ High Records was
and The Rankin Gallery, an
formed in Melbourne, Australia
intimate 65 seat concert space
just north of Kingston. He is the in June 2010, moving to
former director of fine arts at the Hamilton, ON in 2012. Alysha is
Ontario Educational Leadership growing her roster to include
the best independent Country
Centre and artistic director of
and Roots artists on the scene
the Blue Skies Music Festival in
today.
Clarendon, Ontario.
ALYSHA MAIN
Ridin’ High Records’ mission is
to provide Artist Management
and Label services to remarkable
songwriters and musicians in a
professional and collaborative
manner. This involves building
of the international grassroots touring programme
Festival of Small Halls,
Australia, and manages the
WFF’s boutique artist touring
roster
.
DANNY SULLIVAN
has been booking music and
theatrical events since the
late 1970s, when he helped
to run Club Sandwich – a
weekly concert venue - in
Windsor, Ontario. In the
mid-1980s, he and a friend
presented concerts and other
events at the Mason Theatre
in Perth, Ontario. In 1991, he
became the founding Artistic
Director of Windsor Folk,
presenting a series of concerts
in the historic Mackenzie
Hall Cultural Centre. He
served several years as the
Entertainment Co-ordinator
for the Olde Sandwich Towne
CHLOE GOODYEAR
Festival (Windsor) before
Chloe is the Head of
returning to Eastern Ontario,
Programming for the
where he and his family
Woodford Folk Festival, the
largest gathering of artists and started a house concert series
musicians in Australia. She is called “Incident at Shakey
also the the producer/curator Acres.”
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DIMITRI DEMERS
Since 2000, Atomique
Productions has been Victoria,
BC’s leading in- dependent
concert promoter, producing
an average of 150+ concerts per
year. Founded with a passion
for music and a mandate to
bring a diverse range of national
and international talent to the
city, Atomique is dedicated to
providing quality live musical
experiences to the Greater
Victoria population. With an
eye for up-and-coming talent,
Atomique has produced shows
for artists such as Queens of
the Stone Age, Girl Talk, Feist,
Modest Mouse, Leonard Cohen,
Kid Rock, The Killers, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, City And
Color, Metric, Wilco, Tegan and
Sara, and many more.
GEORGE READE
I come from just outside a
small village, Uffington, in
the heart of England that sits
under a 3000 year old chalk
carving of a horse on the side
of the Berkshire Downs. We
started putting in shows here
six years ago with the help
of Terry O’Brien at Playpen
Agency and haven’t looked
back since. They have proved
hugely successful and have
raised thousands of pounds for
the local community.
We were aware of Gordie
MacKeeman and the Rhythm
Boys from their first tentative
trips to the UK and when we
had the chance, three years
ago,to put them on we didn’t
hesitate. They have been an
annual sell out show ever
since.
HEDLEY JONES
Hedley has been involved one
way or another with folk music
for over 35years. Eventually
running a folk club in Wath
on Dearne, South Yorkshire,
England in ‘95 for several years
before moving on to being
involved with the festival
there. I was then involved with
the Wombwell Festival, Elsecar
Madfest and Barnsley Acoustic
Roots Festivals from 2000 until
2012 as well as being asked
to return to Wath Festival as
Artistic Director in 2009 to
the present.Some examples
of artists having played Wath
over the years include: Martin
Carthy, Cara Dillon, Fairport
Convention, Dick Gaughan,
Eddi Reader, Lau, Karine
Polwart and from Canada:
Le Vent Du Nord, The Sweet
Lowdown, Sarah MacDougall,
Annabelle Chvostek.
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held in June of each year.
In 2014 the Festival of Small
Halls presented 45 events,
which were held in 40 venues
across the Island.
JAMES DUFFY
has worked in the music
industry for over a decade in
various roles including venue
and festival programming,
stage management and
marketing - working with
a diverse range of artists
including Mary Chapin
Carpenter, Billy Bragg,
Rosanne Cash, Richard Hawley,
Bellowhead, Martha Wainright,
Greg Lake, Guillemots, Bob
Harris.
JENNIFER CAMPBELL
Small Halls Inc. is
a not for profit in
Charlottetown PE; which
among other projects
produces the award winning
“Festival of Small Halls”. The
Festival of Small Halls is an
eleven-day, traditional music,
dance and storytelling festival
JOE CLARK
JIM GILLESPIE
is the executive director
and founder of the Blissfest
Music Organization in
Northern Michigan which
was established in 1981.
The Blissfest is a non-profit
cultural organization that
promotes roots, folk and
world music producing
an annual festival along
with year round concerts,
dances and educational
outreach. The organization is
currently developing an arts
recreation center on its 160
acre facility which integrates
the folk arts with ecology,
agriculture and sustainable
tourism. Mr. Gillespie has a
B.S. in Anthropology, MPH in
Environmental Health and is a
performing musician as part of
the roots band Dr.Goodhart’s
Home Remedy.
Joe’s personal history always
pointed towards a career in
music. He’s studied music
performance, psychology, theory
and business since high school,
first attending a private music
boarding school outside of Los
Angeles and then on to Montreal
to study Music Research at McGill
University where he ultimately
earned his Bachelor of Music.
After graduating, Joe mined his
contacts on both sides of the
border in search for the right
place to start his career. An L.A.
connection recommended he
check out The Feldman Agency,
which turned out to be a perfect
fit. Joe joined Feldman in 2013
and is currently engaged in
actively scouting, developing and
representing emerging artists
spanning a variety of genres.
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JOEL LEBLANC
Joel has over 40 years of
booking experience and is
presently the artistic director
of The Stewart Park Festival.
Proudly living in Perth, Ontario
he has been on both sides of
the stage in the performing
arts scene. On stage in musical
theatre, a folk singer and
member of the a capella
quartet The Latest Rumour.
Joel put his fine tuned ear to
work as a sound tech and mixer
over the years at diverse clubs,
events and festivals.
KATHLEEN FLANNIGAN
Kathleen is Board Chair
(volunteer) for Cloggeroo - the
Island Folk Festival, a relatively
new non-profit organization
that has recently hosted its
second annual folk festival.
As well, Cloggeroo Presents
provides Islanders with musical
performances throughout the
year, such as their upcoming
show with Whitehorse. Kathleen
is also an international
consultant in early childhood
education and children’s policy.
She is currently a PhD candidate
at the University of Toronto in
Developmental Psychology and
Education, with a specialization
in the Early Years.
JOEY BALDUCCHI
Joey has been a musician for
20 years, went to the Music
Industry Arts Program at
Fanshawe College from 96-98,
played in Golden Lake Diner
on the Sonic Unyon Record
Label around the same time,
went solo in 1998, and toured
Canada 5 times as a solo artist.
KELLY FOLEY
Playpen is a live music booking
agency and management
company, specialising in folk,
world and acoustic music from
the UK and overseas. The roster
includes some of the best
artists on the UK traditional
music scene including Jackie
Oates, Sam Carter, Spiro
and Jim Moray, as well as
international artists including
Basco (Denmark) and PEI’s
own Gordie MacKeeman & His
Rhythm Boys and The East
Pointers.
LARRY WANAGAS
1979, Wanagas formed
Bumstead Productions Ltd. ;
indie label, artist management
and publishing divisions. 1983,
Bumstead Records signed 20
year old k. d. lang and began
a 15 year rollercoaster of
international touring, multiplatinum albums, accolades
and awards. The management
arm of Bumstead Productions
has over the years represented
a number of successful artists
including; Big Sugar, The
Blue Shadows (featuring Billy
Cowsill), Boy, Erasure, Colin
James, k.d. lang, Madeline
Peroux, Staggered Crossing,
The Trews Tim Chaisson and
Two Hours Traffic.
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LESLEY MARIE
BOILEAU
Hippies, hobos, hobbits, house
concerts, heart, and ukuleles
are the things that bring Lesley
Marie the most joy. While
new to her role as Artistic
Director at Shelter Valley
Folk Festival, Lesley Marie
has been importing great live
music to her community for
six years and finds that “the
heart behind the music” really
is the key in booking a lineup
that connects well with an
audience.
LISA SCHWARTZ
Lisa Schwartz has been
described as an ‘interesting
woman’. Maybe that’s because
she has held some pretty
esteemed roles, including
serving as President of the
Philadelphia Folksong Society
since June 2007. Under her
direction, PFS has become a
more vibrant and inclusive
organization, with increasing
membership involvement
and event attendance, and a
broadening scope of music.
Philadelphia.
MELANIE FERNANDEZ
Melanie is currently Director
Cultural Engagement and
Activation Department
at Harbourfront Centre
and Artistic Director
of the summer festival
season. She is responsible
for community cultural
development initiatives, the
multidisciplinary festival
activities, life long learning
programmes and volunteer
services. During her tenure
many new programme
initiatives such as the citywide Planet IndigenUs (an
international exploration of
contemporary Indigenous
arts), Culture Shock: Voices of
an Emerging Generation Youth
Arts Festival, Learning for
Living, Carnivalissima, Masters
of World Music, Luminat’eau,
What Is Classical?, China Now!,
and many other programmes
have been launched. the
Arts (University of Toronto),
Community Arts Ontario,
A Space Gallery, Art Starts
Neighbourhood Cultural
Centre, the Canadian
MICHAEL TASH
The first success in
commercial music came in
1990 by co-publishing the
CCM/Gospel song “ISN’T IT
TIME” by songwriter Scott
Kelley for Pakaderm/Word
Recording artist Kelli Lobb
Reisen. In 2010, I met and begin
working for multi-grammy
award winner Tommy Sims for
tour and production support
services for RevGen E.R.A.C.E.
foundation via introduction
from friend and former
Continental Singer co-Director
Bryan Lenox. That same
year started work wit- McC
Records/Thirty Tigers/Sony
Red as Artist Management.
In February of 2015 met New
country artist and Marine
Captain Matt Smith at PBS
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“Command Performance at
The Whitehouse: Salute to
our Troops” we are currently
working on writing and
preproduction of his first
record to release Spring 2016.
MIKE KIRRAGE
MIKE BARKER
Since 1986, Mike Barker has
been the founding director of
Folk Under the Clock, a concert
series that presents folk/roots
music in Peterborough. Barker
has brought some remarkable
talents to Peterborough from
around the world – Dougie
MacLean (Scotland), Arlo
Guthrie (U.S), Eric Bogle
(Australia), Danu (Ireland)
and legendary Canadian
Bruce Cockburn. As well
as bringing over 100 music
acts to Peterborough stages,
many several times, Barker
has also been a Juror for the
Canadian Juno Awards and
a longstanding Juror for the
Canadian Folk Music Awards.
involvement in organising
music events dates back
forty years to his university
days. Whilst having a very
eclectic personal taste, he
has concentrated mainly on
the roots and acoustic music
side and established the Gate
to Southwell Folk Festival in
2006. He is currently Festival
Director and Artistic Director.
As the festival has expanded so
has the range of music on offer
to cover anything broadly roots
based. As well as UK artists
the festival has in the past
featured a good proportion of
overseas acts including those
from Canada and the US. Mike
is joined by his wife Kim, who
is part of the team at the Gate
to Southwell Festival.
PETE ORD
Pete Ord is an agent and
producer at UK based folk and
roots label Haystack Records
and agency Haystack Music,
representing Dan Walsh, Gavin
Davenport, The Teacups and
Ross Couper & Tom Oakes
RIAN MALLOCH
This year marks 20 years in
the music industry for Rian.
Starting as a promoter at
18 in the Ottawa Valley, his
experience is spread all over
the industry. From promoter to
tour manager, venue operator
to agent, Rian has enjoyed
the industry inside out and
backwards. Now based in
Burlington, Ontario, Rian splits
his time between the Sound
of Music Festival and Skware
Eyes Collaborative. With
Sound of Music, Rian currently
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books over 60 bands each
year for both Streetfest, and
the festivals newly launched
Club Series. As President of
Skware Eyes Collaborative,
Rian spends his time
consulting for festivals as well
as managing a small roster of
artists. Currently Skware Eyes
is responsible for consulting
with Sound of Music, The
Spencerville Stampede and
Capital Country Fest.
RICHARD KARDON
Richard isPresident and CEO
of Point Entertainment, a
multi-faceted entertainment
company that promotes
shows in venues ranging from
amphitheaters to listening
rooms in the Philadelphia area
and central PA. In addition,
Point Entertainment works
with non-profits, for-profits
and local governments to
program and produce concert
series and festivals, including
the storied Philadelphia Folk
Festival, celebrating it’s 54th
year.
ROB THORNTON
began his career promoting
local punk bands in Oshawa,
Ontario. His interest in
promotion led to a job
opportunity at Fat Wreck
Chords Canada, coordinating
publicity efforts in Canada for
acts like Against Me!, NOFX,
Good Riddance, Lagwagon
and more. Eventually
transitioning to grassroots,
online and lifestyle marketing
services as well as PR, Rob
has participated in numerous
campaigns for The Gaslight
Anthem, ZZ Top, EMI and more.
some of Canada’s finest talents
including Elizabeth Shepherd,
Oh Susanna, Jadea Kelly, Eric StLaurent, Jane Bunnett, Michael
Occhippinti, Peripheral Vision
and Terra Hazelton, among
others. Sarah Kim currently sits
on the Board of Directors of
Toronto orchestra, Euphonia.
She is a member of the
programming committee and
sits on the Board of Directors
of the Markham Jazz Festival
and is the co-artistic director
of XJAZZ Canada, a festival of
electronic, jazz and classical
music originating in Berlin and
planned for a March 2016 launch
in Toronto.
STEVE BUTLER
Agent – North America
Ex-musician turned agent.
Loves music!
www.paquinartistsagency.com
SARAH KIM
TURNBULL
is an independent booking
agent and arts manager,
specializing in Canadian and
European tours. She’s had
the pleasure of working with
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Executive Director of
the Atlantic Presenters
Association and Executive
Director of the Indian River
Festival.
STEVE SZYMANSKI
is the co-founder and Vicepresident of Planet Bluegrass,
producer of 90+ Colorado
music festivals over the past
26 years. Some of Steve’s
responsibilities include festival
booking and sponsorship,
sustainability and educational
programming and producing
live festival recordings. He
recently was the project
director of a limited edition
hardcover book celebrating
40 years of the Telluride
Bluegrass Festival. The festival
won this year’s Pollstar award
for Music Festival of the Year.
SUE URQUHART
Sue is the Executive Director of
CAPACOA. Previously she held
the positions of Programmer
for the PEI 2014 Celebrations,
TONY MURRAY
career in music began in the
mid 80’s working in various
production capacities for
artists such as Tina Turner,
Supertramp, Cory Hart, Paul
Young and Rod Stewart. Since
those early days he has gone
on to successfully produce
and direct numerous stadium
and theatre concerts as well
as many outdoor festivals.
His producer/director credits
also include high profile
productions such as five CBC
television shows, eleven Music
NL Award Shows, three ECMA
Industry Award shows, two NL
Arts Council Award Shows and
most recently he produced
the 2015 ECMA Awards Gala
TV show. On a daily basis he
programs the entertainment at
two of St. John’s most popular
live music venues, The Ship
and The Rock House.
Dear
Showcase PEI
2015
Delegates
On behalf of the Music
PEI Board of Directors
and members, I want to
thank you all for taking
time out of your busy
schedules to join us the
the 8th annual edition
of this great event. We
hope you enjoy your time
on PEI and we know you
will all come away with
a deeper appreciation
of the immense musical
talent we have on our
little island.
Rob Oakie
Executive Director
www.musicpei.com
SHOWCASING ARTISTS
ANDREW WAITE &
THE FIRM
Andrew Waite & the Firm is a
gutsy roots-rock band based
out of Charlottetown, PEI.
An acute collective of heavyhitters, the group delivers
a relentless performance
with rich harmonies and
explorative soundscapes. Waite’s
songwriting is honest, rugged,
and evocative. Their debut EP,
Burning Through the Night, is to
be released Fall 2015.
CATHERINE
MACLELLAN
COYOTE
are a 5-piece rock band from
Charlottetown, Prince Edward
Catherine MacLellan is a gifted
Island that play massive,
performer and songwriter who
jubilant pop songs loaded with
is also a 2015 JUNO nominee
the dynamic hooks and sharp
for Songwriter of the Year and
keyboard lines that propel the
2015 JUNO WINNER for Roots
soaring, emotional choruses of
and Traditional Album of the
front-man Josh Carter. Their
Year (Solo.)
recent sophomore release,
Proof of Life earned them three
Music PEI awards including
Group Recording of the Year
and Pop Recording of the Year
COUNT & THE
CUBAN COCKTAIL
ASHLEY CONDON
Ashley Condon was raised
between two potato fields on
Prince Edward Island. Like pecan
pie – sweet and nutty – Ashley
has won audiences over with her
larger-than-life stage presence
and down-to-earth charm
Growing up on everything from
old-time country to folk, blues
and soul, her music resonates.
This exciting, 10-piece, dance
band — The Count and the
Cuban Cocktail — was created
in 2005 by Musical Director,
Eduardo Mendoza. Their debut
CD Influence was recorded in
only four days in the studio.
The 11 tracks—in their salsafusion style—are Mendoza’s
original compositions and
arrangements.
DYLAN MENZIE
Hailing from the east coast of
Canada Dylan Menzie is known
for his powerful voice and
energetic live shows and has
been compared to U2, Fleet
Foxes and Tom Petty (to name
a few). Menzie released his
debut album Heather Avenue
in October 2013 which earned
multiple Music PEI award
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nominations and numerous
showcase opportunities
including East Coast Music
Week, Folk Music Ontario and
Showcase PEI. He is currently
recording his follow up album
with Juno nominated and
ECMA award-winning producer
Daniel Ledwell which will be
released in the spring of 2016.
IRISH MYTHEN
Born and raised in Wexford
County Ireland, Irish Mythen
has travelled the globe playing
in Europe, Australia, the Middle
East and the UK. Home is now
Canada’s East Coast (PEI).
Her music is the root of small
communities and the strength
of a loyal fan base.
GORDIE MACKEEMAN
AND HIS RHYTHM
BOYS
Gordie MacKeeman and
His Rhythm Boys serve up
old-time roots music in an
exhilarating live show that
instantly enamors audiences,
with jaw-dropping stagecraft
and showmanship. These
guys are literally taking the
world by storm, performing
to enthusiastic audiences
across Canada, the US, the UK,
Ireland, Belgium, Malaysia and
Australia.
KATIE MCGARRY
Katie McGarry is a singersongwriter from Belfast PE. Her
latest album is called” Waiting
On” .It won a Music PEI award in
2015 for Best Country album.
Katie was the 2011 recipient
of the Lynn Grishko Memorial
Bursary as the most promising
female artist.
MEAGHAN
BLANCHARD
Meaghan Blanchard is a
singer/songwriter from
Hunter River PEI.She draws
a lot of her inspiration for
performing and songwriting
from her grandparents and the
memories of the Saturday night
dances at community halls
around the Island where she
got to hear them play. A new
single and video Haul the Heavy
Load has just been released. It
is the follow up to the single
Crash released in February
2015. Her latest album “She’s
Gonna Fly” earned Meaghan her
second ECMA award in April
2014 along with two Music PEI
awards in January 2014. Her
first album “Changing Things”
picked up four Music PEI
awards in 2009 including Folk
Album of the Year and received
two ECMA nominations.
SHOWCASING ARTISTS
PAPER LIONS
NORTH LAKES
North Lakes are four rock
and rollers, pure-grain and
punchy with a reverb chaser.
They are the soundtrack for
dive bar dance parties and
unapologetically catchy
without even trying to be. Both
of their records have garnered
Music PEI Awards for Rock
Album of the Year and the band
is currently compiling their
third.
Paper Lions are an indie rock
band whose music shines with
sunny melodies and tales of lost
youth. Equally influenced by the
clear-voiced harmonies of the
Beach Boys and the clanging
guitars of modern rock, at the
heart of the band are longstanding friendships and vibrant
pop songs.
SORREY
SORREY is a carbonated mix
of dream pop, with sweet, airy
melodies washing over crisp
performances. The band expertly
drifts lo-fi guitars and electro
synth hooks through sun-soaked
soundscapes. Make no mistake,
SORREY deliver an unapologetic
reminder of how the heart pulses
strongly during our fading
romances.
RACOON BANDIT
NUDIE
An Island sensation for years,
Nudie has toured long and far
and played in venues of all
sizes across North America. He
plays traditional country music
the way Hank Williams would
have liked it: great songwriting,
minimal instrumentation, a
strong voice and an everyman
attitude.
Comprised of Fraser McCallum,
Roger Carter, and brothers
Scott and Adam Gallant, Racoon
Bandit show a knack for warm
folk-rock arrangements that
hide an anthemic bite. Equal
parts roots, pysch-rock, and
indie, the Bandits turned heads
across the country with 2011’s
Into the Hills, and have two other
independent releases to their
name.
TERESA DOYLE
Teresa Doyle is a vocal explorer
who has performed from Tokyo
to Dawson City presenting an
eclectic mix of folk, Gaelic,
Celtic, world and jazz from
her 11 releases.. Her music has
garnered two JUNO nominations
and three ECMAs. She tours with
her son multi-instrumentalist
Patrick Bunston.
SHOWCASING ARTISTS
THE BECK SISTERS
It’s hard to beat the harmonic
intuition of siblings. Amy
& Rachel began singing
together around the family
piano in Montague, PE, but
they now share their folksy
pop with audiences across
Eastern Canada. The Beck
Sisters recently released
their multi award-nominated
sophomore album, Run,
produced by Tim Chaisson.
winning songwriters have
chosen to live and create while
pursuing their musical careers
and is where the idea was first
formed to tour together as
“The Eastern Belles”. They are
three distinctly stunning voices
that, alone, stand powerfully
and then come together
in some of the sweetest
harmonies you have ever heard.
Sharing a love for old country,
folk and Americana music, this
collaboration was a natural fit.
TIM CHAISSON
Tim Chaisson’s third album
Lost In Light (produced by Bill
Reynolds), released in February
2015 on MDM Recordings,
debuted at #1 on the iTunes
Country Chart. Tim was a
Finalist in the 2013 CCMA
‘Discovery Program’ and a
“Singer/Songwriter Discovery of
the Year” Nominee on SiriusXM
US The Coffee House.
THE EAST POINTERS’
THE EASTERN
BELLES
THE EASTERN BELLES are
PEI’s own Ashley Condon,
Meaghan Blanchard and
2015 JUNO winner Catherine
MacLellan, . “The Island” (as
it is affectionately known) is
where these three award-
The East Pointers’ - banjoist
Koady Chaisson, fiddle player
Tim Chaisson, and guitarist
Jake Charron – talent and
penchant for traditional Celtic
tunes of decades past greatly
belie their respective ages.
Their 6-song, self-titled EP was
released October 2014 and is a
collection of a diverse mix of
influences.
VISHTÈN
For over a decade, Vishtèn has
earned it’s place as one of the
most respected bands on the
international touring scene.
The members of this driving trio
are both powerful francophone
singers and fiery
multi-instrumentalists, fusing
Acadian and Celtic genres with
rock and indie-folk influence.
CANADIAN SONG CONFERENCE
Bringing song writers and music industry professionals together
from Canada and around the world
MAY RUN MUSIC FESTIVAL
Featuring PEI’s top artists on stage with guests from across Canada.
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