JUNO Award-winning Prince Edward Islanders and possibly the Maritime’s best-named band, The East Pointers, are returning with their third album and its first single, releasing “Wintergreen,” along with a series of cross-country tour dates. Continue reading Single: The East Pointers Release ‘Wintergreen’ Along with Cross-Country Tour Dates
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Music Video: The East Pointers’ Award Winning ‘Two Weeks’ Gets A Music Video
The East Pointers released their sophomore LP What We Leave Behind in September of 2017 and haven’t stopped collecting awards and nominations since. Amidst a flurry of more award announcements, the band released their first video single from the album, ‘Two Weeks’. Continue reading Music Video: The East Pointers’ Award Winning ‘Two Weeks’ Gets A Music Video
Single: The East Pointers Double Back on ‘Two Weeks’
“Write what you know.” That lesson gets hammered into us again and again. For bands on the road, like Prince Edward Island’s The East Pointers, many songs are often about just that: life on road. From their sophomore LP What We Leave Behind, released in September 2017, the band are revisiting ‘Two Weeks,’ a song about travelling far away from friends and family to find work. Continue reading Single: The East Pointers Double Back on ‘Two Weeks’
New Music: The East Pointers ‘What We Leave Behind’ Is An Eclectic Mix Of Storytelling
Prince Edward Island’s The East Pointers introduced their second album this fall as a follow up to their Juno Award-winning debut Secret Victory, released in 2015. What We Leave Behind is an eclectic mix of country, pop and blue grass embedded in traditional jigs and folk roots. Known for their ability to reach listeners around the globe with their warm and distinct celtic sound, fiddler/singer Tim Chaisson, banjoist Koady Chaisson and guitarist Jake Charron alongside Canadian singer/songwriter Gordie Sampson produced eleven tracks that weave together stories about life on the sea, travels abroad and historical accounts of tragedies while all echoing hope, love, and loss. Continue reading New Music: The East Pointers ‘What We Leave Behind’ Is An Eclectic Mix Of Storytelling
Single: The East Pointers Release ’82 Fires’
Three-piece group The East Pointers have released their new single ‘82 Fires’ alongside bonus track ‘Tanglewood’ in anticipation of their September 29 album release for What We Leave Behind. Continue reading Single: The East Pointers Release ’82 Fires’