All posts by Alex Cook

Premiere: Cameron Nickerson on ‘Gettin’ out of Dodge’ and Going Solo

Cameron Nickerson spent the better part of a decade playing with The Rockabillys. They were sharing stages with bands like The Stanfields and The Sheepdogs, and got signed to a record label. Then all that changed. Nickerson found himself back home in Yarmouth and wondering what to do next. He released his first solo album, Detours, back in January, and true to the album’s title, “Gettin’ out of Dodge” is about taking some sharp left turns when your career hits a fork in the road. Continue reading Premiere: Cameron Nickerson on ‘Gettin’ out of Dodge’ and Going Solo

Music Video: Rachel Beck Asks Her Friends To Jump Off a Bridge For ‘Hearts On Fire’

If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump too? That’s what Rachel Beck asked of her friends in the production of her new video for “Hearts On Fire.” The Prince Edward Island musician and her friends leapt into 4°C for the sake of our entertainment (and probably the bragging rights). Continue reading Music Video: Rachel Beck Asks Her Friends To Jump Off a Bridge For ‘Hearts On Fire’

Folly Fest Celebrates With Their Tenth Annual Family Reunion

Four years ago I experienced my first Folly Fest. It was a time of innocence and wonderment. It wasn’t my first music festival experience, but it was the first music festival that I felt had really reached out to lovingly ensnare me in its warm, glittery embrace, and in return I didn’t struggle all that much. Continue reading Folly Fest Celebrates With Their Tenth Annual Family Reunion

Quebec’s Outside I’m A Giant Pens Ode To Tay Creek Folk Festival

New Brunswick is too often mistaken as the “drive-through province,” and to be fair, the view from the highway is too often an unwavering and nap-inducing ribbon of pines and moose fencing. But for those willing the venture beyond the Trans-Canada there’s a whole province full of reasons to linger. With music festivals cropping up in every den and hollow, there are more reasons than ever to discover the beautiful nooks and crannies of the province, as Outside I’m A Giant from Hull, Quebec discovered while performing at Tay Creek Folk Festival last summer. The experience was enough to inspire them to write a whole song about it. Continue reading Quebec’s Outside I’m A Giant Pens Ode To Tay Creek Folk Festival