After a long year of hiccups for the music industry, it comes as little surprise that Music PEI should have to make some quick changes to their annual Credit Union Music PEI Week. Due to the recent changes of protocol from Prince Edward Island’s Department of Health, Music PEI has had to postpone their annual conference and awards show. Continue reading Music PEI Reschedules Annual Awards Event After Change in Protocols
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Brandon Howard Roy Hits a Home-Run on Debut Album ‘Tough Stuff’
Artists are truly some of Earth’s most beautiful creatures. Visual and textile artists decorate space, musicians and singers decorate time, and some others, such as filmmakers and actors, can combine to decorate both at once.
It’s equally remarkable when an artist can so seamlessly move between mediums, and indie-pop newcomer Brandon Howard Roy, who boasts a background in drama, does just that in his debut album, Tough Stuff. Overloaded with personality and backed up by a dexterous ensemble of some of the East Coast’s finest musicians, the Charlottetown singer-songwriter has struck artistic gold. Continue reading Brandon Howard Roy Hits a Home-Run on Debut Album ‘Tough Stuff’
Joce Reyome Breathes Fresh Life Into the Blues With ‘Cross My Heart’
Joce Reyome’s debut single comes across as a real stunner. “Cross My Heart” makes heavy nods to classic R&B and Blues, with tales of heartbreak and woe, drinking and gambling t’boot, but following in the more modern footsteps of Alabama Shakes, Reyome has breathed some excitingly fresh life into these genres. Considering Joce’s musical background, that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Continue reading Joce Reyome Breathes Fresh Life Into the Blues With ‘Cross My Heart’
Single: Brandon Howard Roy Pens a Love Letter to Distant Friends With ‘Here Now’
The latest single from Brandon Howard Roy, “Here Now,” is not a quarantine song, the timing and circumstances just make it feel that way. As Brandon describes it, it’s “a nostalgic love letter to the friends you can’t see every day.” Thankfully, the perennial theme of wanting to spend time with friends and can be enjoyed with, or without, the looming context of social isolation. Continue reading Single: Brandon Howard Roy Pens a Love Letter to Distant Friends With ‘Here Now’
Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce Winners of 2020 Awards with Online Awards Show
Today the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards announced the winners, with their awards show conducted entirely online. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic the Awards show was scheduled to be held in Charlottetown, PE, and with 21 nominations going to Atlantic Canadian artists there was a certain amount of excitement spread around. Continue reading Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce Winners of 2020 Awards with Online Awards Show