First and foremost, the 15th annual Canadian Folk Music Awards are happening in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island this year. Secondly, there are a handful of East Coast folk artists who are nominated for these national awards. Third, and finally, the news today is that CFMA have announced who will be performing over the course of the festival’s two award two nightly Awards Shows.
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Music•Musique NB is continuing their cycle of celebrating New Brunswick’s music while celebrating the province itself. They’re wrapping up a 14-year cycle around the province that has taken Festival (560), their migrating musical event, from Moncton, Caraquet, Miramichi, Fredericton, Saint John, Saint Andrews, and finally returning to Edmundston for the first time since 2006. The three day-long event of public concerts and industry conferences also plays host to the Prix MNB Awards, celebrating the best of New Brunswick’s musical talents. Continue reading Festival (506) Returns to Edmundston for 2020
Mike Trask is always out to school us on what we perceive as “Maximum Traskiness.” Give him a couple of years and he’ll tweak the formula that turns avant-garde weird into something more polished. Is it the raw and unfettered Trask that is the purest form of himself, or the refined product? With his newest single, “The Painter,” Trask invites us further into his ever-evolving headspace, decidedly still very Trask but it’s clear he’s dusted for the occasion. Continue reading Music Video: The Ever-Evolving Mike Trask Paints a Picture of ‘The Painter’
If you were you ask us where to look for the future of the music industry, the answer would definitely not be found on the shelves of our parents’ basements. It’s not a sentiment shared by everyone, as Motherhood release the new EP, Live From Sedalia, on what is likely the most obsolete format available: a limited edition VHS cassette. Continue reading Motherhood Embrace Obsolescence with VHS Release for ‘Live from Sedalia’
Working in partnership with the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia will be shining some much needed light on Atlantic Canadian filmmakers. Their new series, Atlantic Cinematheque, will be celebrating the works of these filmmakers once a month with “FIN Fridays” at the gallery. Continue reading Atlantic Cinematheque: New Series Focuses on Atlantic Canadian Filmmakers
