You are probably already familiar with Prince Edward Island’s Dennis Ellsworth. He’s wracked up fourteen Music PEI Awards and collaborated with the likes of Gord Downie, Donovan Woods, Kinley Dowling and Drive-By-Truckers producer David Barbe. He has successfully navigated his way through the music industry for years but hasn’t quite felt at home in it. The Moneygoround, Ellsworth’s new band, takes its inspiration from The Kinks song of the same name and a general disdain for the mechanisms of the industry. Continue reading Dennis Ellsworth-Fronted and Joel Plaskett-Produced Band The Moneygoround Debut With ‘Very Cherry’
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Brielle Ansems Turns a Difficult Subject Into Something Beautiful With ‘Hillsborough Bridge’
Not all subjects are easy to talk about, and they’re certainly not any easier to put into song. The key to making great art, however, seems to be going straight at what scares you and Prince Edward Island alternative pop-folk artist Brielle Ansems has done that with emotional candour. “Hillsborough Bridge,” Ansems’ latest single cuts deep with themes of heartache and self-destruction; artfully bearing it all with a raw and touching intimacy. Continue reading Brielle Ansems Turns a Difficult Subject Into Something Beautiful With ‘Hillsborough Bridge’
Prince Edward Island’s ‘Angel of the Arts’ Hilda Woolnough Honoured With Gallery Dedication
In honour of the internationally acclaimed Prince Edward Island artist, Hilda Woolnough (1934–2007), The Gallery at the Guild in Charlottetown has been officially renamed the Hilda Woolnough Gallery. On November 18, there will be a special celebration and grand opening of the first exhibition in the new space titled All Things Hilda: A Retrospective, which will be on view from November 17 to December 31. A long-time friend of the artist and former director of the Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Terry Graff, provides the following overview of Woolnough’s remarkable legacy. Continue reading Prince Edward Island’s ‘Angel of the Arts’ Hilda Woolnough Honoured With Gallery Dedication
A Big Fish in a Great Big Sea, Alan Doyle’s Starring Role in ‘Tell Tale Harbour’ Finds Him in Unfamiliar Waters
Alan Doyle is on his way to Ottawa. The much-loved frontman of Newfoundland’s Great Big Sea, and member of the Order of Canada shouldn’t have a hard time finding a good table anywhere, but he’s not looking to throw his weight around.
What he is doing is setting out on a concert tour that will see him crisscross Canada and the United States before crossing the pond to Europe in October of 2022.
This kind of schedule is old hat to Doyle. He’s spent his adult life travelling and entertaining folks the world over but a quick look at his itinerary reveals a gap that starts in May 2022 and keeps him off the road until October of the same year, and it’s within this gap that he is excited to announce his live theatre debut. Continue reading A Big Fish in a Great Big Sea, Alan Doyle’s Starring Role in ‘Tell Tale Harbour’ Finds Him in Unfamiliar Waters
Mat Hannah Shares the Hard Lessons That Left Him Better off on ‘Back To You’
“Here’s to the times, we don’t remember,” sings Mat Hannah in the opening line of his new video, “Back To You.” Spoiler alert: it seems he remembers a lot more than he’s comfortable with. The title track from his recently released EP is all about a lopsided relationship and the hard lessons that come along with it. Continue reading Mat Hannah Shares the Hard Lessons That Left Him Better off on ‘Back To You’