BRINGING PEI’S MUSIC TO THE WORLD SEPTEMBER 21 - 24 | 2015

MUSIC PEI BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2015-2016) EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Gardiner MacNeill (President) Shannon Pratt (Vice President) Joshua Simon (Treasurer) Jennifer Campbell (Secretary) Andrew King (Past President)

DIRECTORS Doug Gallant | Alex Douglas | Darcy Campbell Craig Dodge | Catherine MacLellan | Ghislaine Cormier

STAFF Rob Oakie (Executive Director) | Nathan Gill (Conference Coordinator) Tain Wigmore (Technical Director) EVENTS / PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE MONDAY | SEPT 21st Arrival day Charlottetown All day TUESDAY | SEPT 22nd Orientation Breakfast Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, Charlottetown 9:00am to 10:00am One on One Meetings Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, Charlottetown 10:30am to 11:30am Lunch John Brown Grille, Charlottetown 12:00pm to 1:30pm Showcase Marc’s Lounge, Charlottetown 2:00pm to 4:00pm Lobby Call 5:45pm Supper Terre Rouge, Charlottetown 6:00pm to 7:30pm Roots Showcase The Mack, Charlottetown 8:00pm to 11:00pm

WEDNESDAY | SEPT 23rd One on One Meetings Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, Charlottetown 10:30am to 11:30am Lobby Call 11:45am Lunch Trailside Café, Mount Stewart 12:30pm to 2:00pm Showcase Trailside Café, Mount Stewart 2:00pm to 4:00pm Supper/Reception Charlottetown Yacht Club, Charlottetown 6:00pm to 8:00pm Rock Showcase Fishbones, Charlottetown 8:30pm to 11:00pm THURSDAY | SEPT 24th Debrief Breakfast Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, Charlottetown 10:00am to 11:00am One on One Meetings Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, Charlottetown 11:30am to 12:30pm Departure Day Charlottetown All day

ARTIST SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY | SEPT 23rd TUESDAY | SEPT 22nd THE TRAILSIDE Teresa Doyle with Patrick Bunston | 2:00pm - 2:20pm The Eastern Belles | 2:30pm - 2:50pm MARC’S LOUNGE The East Pointers | 3:00pm - 3:20pm Katie McGarry | 2:00pm - 2:20pm Amy and Rachel Beck | 3:30pm - 3:50pm Ashley Condon | 2:30pm - 2:50pm Nudie | 3:00pm - 3:20pm YACHT CLUB Irish Mythen | 3:40pm - 4:00pm Vishten | 6:30pm 6:50pm THE MACK FISHBONES | 8:30pm - 8:50pm Andrew Waite and the Firm | 8:30pm - 8:50pm Meaghan Blanchard | 9:00pm - 9:20pm Coyote | 9:00pm - 9:20pm Catherine MacLellan | 9:30pm - 9:50pm Paper Lions | 9:30pm - 9:50pm Gordie KacKeeman & HRB | 10:00pm - 10:20pm Racoon Bandit | 10:00pm - 10:20pm Dylan Menzie | 10:30pm - 10:50pm SORREY | 10:30pm - 10:50pm Count and the Cuban Cocktail | 11:00 - 11:20pm North Lakes | 11:00pm - 11:20pm THE DELEGATES great teams around album of the international grass- releases, tour coordination, roots touring programme and promotion, as well Festival of Small Halls, as connecting artists to Australia, and manages the fans, new revenue streams, WFF’s boutique artist touring and growth opportunities roster worldwide. Alysha Main began her music career in 2002, AL RANKIN interning with publicity firm is the artistic director of Live Planet3 Communications Wire Music Series which presents (Jane Harbury & Joanne roots, blues and world music Smale). After a contract role concerts at a 250 seat venue in at the Canadian Country . Kingston and in schools Music Association, she spent in that area. He also owns Rankin the next few years being Productions which presents mentored in the world of Artist DANNY SULLIVAN has been booking music and major concerts in larger venues Management by B.C. Fiedler. theatrical events since the and The Rankin Gallery, an Ridin’ High Records was late 1970s, when he helped intimate 65 seat concert space formed in Melbourne, Australia to run Club Sandwich – a just north of Kingston. He is the in June 2010, moving to weekly concert venue - in former director of fine arts at the Hamilton, ON in 2012. Alysha is Windsor, Ontario. In the Ontario Educational Leadership growing her roster to include mid-1980s, he and a friend Centre and artistic director of the best independent Country presented concerts and other the Blue Skies Music Festival in and Roots artists on the scene events at the Mason Theatre Clarendon, Ontario. today. in Perth, Ontario. In 1991, he became the founding Artistic Director of Windsor Folk, presenting a series of concerts in the historic Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre. He served several years as the Entertainment Co-ordinator ALYSHA MAIN CHLOE GOODYEAR for the Olde Sandwich Towne Ridin’ High Records’ mission is Chloe is the Head of Festival (Windsor) before to provide Artist Management Programming for the returning to Eastern Ontario, and Label services to remarkable Woodford Folk Festival, the where he and his family songwriters and musicians in a largest gathering of artists and started a house concert series professional and collaborative musicians in Australia. She is called “Incident at Shakey manner. This involves building also the the producer/curator Acres.” THE DELEGATES

DIMITRI DEMERS GEORGE READE HEDLEY JONES Since 2000, Atomique I come from just outside a Hedley has been involved one Productions has been Victoria, small village, Uffington, in way or another with folk music BC’s leading in- dependent the heart of England that sits for over 35years. Eventually concert promoter, producing under a 3000 year old chalk running a folk club in Wath an average of 150+ concerts per carving of a horse on the side on Dearne, South Yorkshire, year. Founded with a passion of the Berkshire Downs. We England in ‘95 for several years for music and a mandate to started putting in shows here before moving on to being bring a diverse range of national six years ago with the help involved with the festival and international talent to the of Terry O’Brien at Playpen there. I was then involved with city, Atomique is dedicated to Agency and haven’t looked the Wombwell Festival, Elsecar providing quality live musical back since. They have proved Madfest and Barnsley Acoustic experiences to the Greater hugely successful and have Roots Festivals from 2000 until Victoria population. With an raised thousands of pounds for 2012 as well as being asked eye for up-and-coming talent, the local community. to return to Wath Festival as Atomique has produced shows We were aware of Gordie Artistic Director in 2009 to for artists such as Queens of MacKeeman and the Rhythm the present.Some examples the Stone Age, Girl Talk, Feist, Boys from their first tentative of artists having played Wath Modest Mouse, Leonard Cohen, trips to the UK and when we over the years include: Martin Kid Rock, The Killers, Mackl- had the chance, three years Carthy, Cara Dillon, Fairport emore & Ryan Lewis, City And ago,to put them on we didn’t Convention, Dick Gaughan, Color, Metric, Wilco, Tegan and hesitate. They have been an Eddi Reader, Lau, Karine Sara, and many more. annual sell out show ever Polwart and from Canada: since. Le Vent Du Nord, The Sweet Lowdown, Sarah MacDougall, Annabelle Chvostek. THE DELEGATES held in June of each year. In 2014 the Festival of Small Halls presented 45 events, which were held in 40 venues across the Island.

JAMES DUFFY has worked in the music JOE CLARK Joe’s personal history always industry for over a decade in pointed towards a career in various roles including venue music. He’s studied music and festival programming, performance, psychology, theory stage management and and business since high school, marketing - working with JIM GILLESPIE first attending a private music a diverse range of artists is the executive director boarding school outside of Los including Mary Chapin and founder of the Blissfest Angeles and then on to Montreal Carpenter, Billy Bragg, Music Organization in to study Music Research at McGill Rosanne Cash, Richard Hawley, Northern Michigan which University where he ultimately Bellowhead, Martha Wainright, was established in 1981. earned his Bachelor of Music. Greg Lake, Guillemots, Bob The Blissfest is a non-profit After graduating, Joe mined his Harris. cultural organization that contacts on both sides of the promotes roots, folk and border in search for the right world music producing place to start his career. An L.A. an annual festival along connection recommended he with year round concerts, check out The Feldman Agency, dances and educational which turned out to be a perfect outreach. The organization is fit. Joe joined Feldman in 2013 currently developing an arts and is currently engaged in recreation center on its 160 actively scouting, developing and acre facility which integrates JENNIFER CAMPBELL representing emerging artists Small Halls Inc. is the folk arts with ecology, spanning a variety of genres. a not for profit in agriculture and sustainable Charlottetown PE; which tourism. Mr. Gillespie has a among other projects B.S. in Anthropology, MPH in produces the award winning Environmental Health and is a “Festival of Small Halls”. The performing musician as part of Festival of Small Halls is an the roots band Dr.Goodhart’s eleven-day, traditional music, Home Remedy. dance and storytelling festival THE DELEGATES the UK and overseas. The roster includes some of the best artists on the UK traditional music scene including Jackie Oates, Sam Carter, Spiro and Jim Moray, as well as international artists including JOEL LEBLANC KATHLEEN FLANNIGAN Basco (Denmark) and PEI’s Joel has over 40 years of Kathleen is Board Chair own Gordie MacKeeman & His booking experience and is (volunteer) for Cloggeroo - the Rhythm Boys and The East presently the artistic director Island Folk Festival, a relatively Pointers. of The Stewart Park Festival. new non-profit organization Proudly living in Perth, Ontario that has recently hosted its he has been on both sides of second annual folk festival. the stage in the performing As well, Cloggeroo Presents arts scene. On stage in musical provides Islanders with musical theatre, a folk singer and performances throughout the member of the a capella quartet The Latest Rumour. year, such as their upcoming Joel put his fine tuned ear to show with Whitehorse. Kathleen is also an international LARRY WANAGAS work as a sound tech and mixer 1979, Wanagas formed consultant in early childhood over the years at diverse clubs, Bumstead Productions Ltd. ; education and children’s policy. events and festivals. indie label, artist management She is currently a PhD candidate and publishing divisions. 1983, at the University of Toronto in Bumstead Records signed 20 Developmental Psychology and year old k. d. lang and began Education, with a specialization a 15 year rollercoaster of in the Early Years. international touring, multi- platinum albums, accolades and awards. The management JOEY BALDUCCHI arm of Bumstead Productions has over the years represented Joey has been a musician for 20 years, went to the Music a number of successful artists Industry Arts Program at including; Big Sugar, The Fanshawe College from 96-98, Blue Shadows (featuring Billy played in Golden Lake Diner KELLY FOLEY Cowsill), Boy, Erasure, Colin on the Sonic Unyon Record Playpen is a live music booking James, k.d. lang, Madeline Label around the same time, agency and management Peroux, Staggered Crossing, went solo in 1998, and toured company, specialising in folk, Tim Chaisson and Canada 5 times as a solo artist. world and acoustic music from Two Hours Traffic. THE DELEGATES

since June 2007. Under her What Is Classical?, China Now!, direction, PFS has become a and many other programmes more vibrant and inclusive have been launched. the organization, with increasing Arts (University of Toronto), membership involvement Community Arts Ontario, and event attendance, and a A Space Gallery, Art Starts broadening scope of music. Neighbourhood Cultural LESLEY MARIE Philadelphia. Centre, the Canadian BOILEAU Hippies, hobos, hobbits, house concerts, heart, and ukuleles are the things that bring Lesley Marie the most joy. While new to her role as Artistic Director at Shelter Valley MELANIE FERNANDEZ Folk Festival, Lesley Marie Melanie is currently Director MICHAEL TASH has been importing great live Cultural Engagement and The first success in music to her community for Activation Department commercial music came in six years and finds that “the at Harbourfront Centre 1990 by co-publishing the heart behind the music” really and Artistic Director CCM/Gospel song “ISN’T IT is the key in booking a lineup of the summer festival TIME” by songwriter Scott that connects well with an season. She is responsible Kelley for Pakaderm/Word audience. for community cultural Recording artist Kelli Lobb development initiatives, the Reisen. In 2010, I met and begin multidisciplinary festival working for multi-grammy activities, life long learning award winner Tommy Sims for programmes and volunteer tour and production support services. During her tenure services for RevGen E.R.A.C.E. many new programme foundation via introduction initiatives such as the city- from friend and former LISA SCHWARTZ wide Planet IndigenUs (an Continental Singer co-Director Lisa Schwartz has been international exploration of Bryan Lenox. That same described as an ‘interesting contemporary Indigenous year started work wit- McC woman’. Maybe that’s because arts), Culture Shock: Voices of Records/Thirty Tigers/Sony she has held some pretty an Emerging Generation Youth Red as Artist Management. esteemed roles, including Arts Festival, Learning for In February of 2015 met New serving as President of the Living, Carnivalissima, Masters country artist and Marine Philadelphia Folksong Society of World Music, Luminat’eau, Captain Matt Smith at PBS THE DELEGATES

“Command Performance at The Whitehouse: Salute to our Troops” we are currently working on writing and preproduction of his first record to release Spring 2016. MIKE KIRRAGE PETE ORD involvement in organising Pete Ord is an agent and music events dates back producer at UK based folk and forty years to his university roots label Haystack Records days. Whilst having a very and agency Haystack Music, eclectic personal taste, he representing Dan Walsh, Gavin MIKE BARKER has concentrated mainly on Davenport, The Teacups and Since 1986, Mike Barker has the roots and acoustic music Ross Couper & Tom Oakes been the founding director of side and established the Gate Folk Under the Clock, a concert to Southwell Folk Festival in series that presents folk/roots 2006. He is currently Festival music in Peterborough. Barker Director and Artistic Director. has brought some remarkable As the festival has expanded so talents to Peterborough from has the range of music on offer around the world – Dougie to cover anything broadly roots MacLean (Scotland), Arlo based. As well as UK artists the festival has in the past RIAN MALLOCH Guthrie (U.S), Eric Bogle This year marks 20 years in featured a good proportion of (Australia), Danu (Ireland) the music industry for Rian. overseas acts including those and legendary Canadian Starting as a promoter at from Canada and the US. Mike Bruce Cockburn. As well 18 in the Valley, his is joined by his wife Kim, who as bringing over 100 music experience is spread all over is part of the team at the Gate acts to Peterborough stages, the industry. From promoter to to Southwell Festival. many several times, Barker tour manager, venue operator has also been a Juror for the to agent, Rian has enjoyed Canadian Juno Awards and the industry inside out and a longstanding Juror for the backwards. Now based in Canadian Folk Music Awards. Burlington, Ontario, Rian splits his time between the Sound of Music Festival and Skware Eyes Collaborative. With Sound of Music, Rian currently THE DELEGATES books over 60 bands each some of Canada’s finest talents year for both Streetfest, and including Elizabeth Shepherd, the festivals newly launched Oh Susanna, Jadea Kelly, Eric St- Club Series. As President of Laurent, Jane Bunnett, Michael Skware Eyes Collaborative, Occhippinti, Peripheral Vision Rian spends his time and Terra Hazelton, among consulting for festivals as well others. Sarah Kim currently sits as managing a small roster of on the Board of Directors of artists. Currently Skware Eyes ROB THORNTON Toronto orchestra, Euphonia. is responsible for consulting began his career promoting She is a member of the with Sound of Music, The local punk bands in Oshawa, programming committee and Spencerville Stampede and Ontario. His interest in sits on the Board of Directors Capital Country Fest. promotion led to a job of the Markham Jazz Festival opportunity at Fat Wreck and is the co-artistic director Chords Canada, coordinating of XJAZZ Canada, a festival of publicity efforts in Canada for electronic, jazz and classical acts like Against Me!, NOFX, music originating in Berlin and Good Riddance, Lagwagon planned for a March 2016 launch and more. Eventually in Toronto. transitioning to grassroots, online and lifestyle marketing services as well as PR, Rob RICHARD KARDON has participated in numerous Richard isPresident and CEO campaigns for The Gaslight of Point Entertainment, a Anthem, ZZ Top, EMI and more. multi-faceted entertainment company that promotes shows in venues ranging from STEVE BUTLER amphitheaters to listening Agent – North America rooms in the Philadelphia area Ex-musician turned agent. and central PA. In addition, Loves music! Point Entertainment works www.paquinartistsagency.com with non-profits, for-profits and local governments to SARAH KIM program and produce concert TURNBULL series and festivals, including is an independent booking the storied Philadelphia Folk agent and arts manager, Festival, celebrating it’s 54th specializing in Canadian and year. European tours. She’s had the pleasure of working with THE DELEGATES Dear Executive Director of the Atlantic Presenters Showcase PEI Association and Executive Director of the Indian River 2015 Festival. Delegates

On behalf of the Music PEI Board of Directors STEVE SZYMANSKI and members, I want to is the co-founder and Vice- thank you all for taking president of Planet Bluegrass, time out of your busy producer of 90+ Colorado schedules to join us the music festivals over the past the 8th annual edition 26 years. Some of Steve’s of this great event. We responsibilities include festival TONY MURRAY hope you enjoy your time booking and sponsorship, career in music began in the on PEI and we know you sustainability and educational mid 80’s working in various will all come away with programming and producing production capacities for a deeper appreciation live festival recordings. He artists such as Tina Turner, of the immense musical recently was the project Supertramp, Cory Hart, Paul talent we have on our director of a limited edition Young and Rod Stewart. Since hardcover book celebrating those early days he has gone little island. 40 years of the Telluride on to successfully produce Bluegrass Festival. The festival and direct numerous stadium Rob Oakie won this year’s Pollstar award and theatre concerts as well Executive Director for Music Festival of the Year. as many outdoor festivals. www.musicpei.com His producer/director credits also include high profile productions such as five CBC television shows, eleven Music NL Award Shows, three ECMA Industry Award shows, two NL Arts Council Award Shows and most recently he produced SUE URQUHART the 2015 ECMA Awards Gala Sue is the Executive Director of TV show. On a daily basis he CAPACOA. Previously she held programs the entertainment at the positions of Programmer two of St. John’s most popular for the PEI 2014 Celebrations, live music venues, The Ship and The Rock House. SHOWCASING ARTISTS

ANDREW WAITE & CATHERINE COYOTE THE FIRM are a 5-piece rock band from MACLELLAN Charlottetown, Prince Edward Andrew Waite & the Firm is a Catherine MacLellan is a gifted Island that play massive, gutsy roots-rock band based performer and songwriter who jubilant pop songs loaded with out of Charlottetown, PEI. is also a 2015 JUNO nominee the dynamic hooks and sharp An acute collective of heavy- for Songwriter of the Year and keyboard lines that propel the hitters, the group delivers 2015 JUNO WINNER for Roots soaring, emotional choruses of a relentless performance and Traditional Album of the front-man Josh Carter. Their with rich harmonies and Year (Solo.) explorative soundscapes. Waite’s recent sophomore release, songwriting is honest, rugged, Proof of Life earned them three and evocative. Their debut EP, Music PEI awards including Burning Through the Night, is to Group Recording of the Year be released Fall 2015. and Pop Recording of the Year COUNT & THE CUBAN COCKTAIL This exciting, 10-piece, dance band — The Count and the Cuban Cocktail — was created in 2005 by Musical Director, DYLAN MENZIE ASHLEY CONDON Eduardo Mendoza. Their debut Ashley Condon was raised Hailing from the east coast of CD Influence was recorded in between two potato fields on Canada Dylan Menzie is known only four days in the studio. Prince Edward Island. Like pecan for his powerful voice and The 11 tracks—in their salsa- pie – sweet and nutty – Ashley energetic live shows and has fusion style—are Mendoza’s has won audiences over with her been compared to U2, Fleet original compositions and larger-than-life stage presence Foxes and Tom Petty (to name arrangements. and down-to-earth charm a few). Menzie released his Growing up on everything from debut album Heather Avenue old-time country to folk, blues in October 2013 which earned and soul, her music resonates. multiple Music PEI award SHOWCASING ARTISTS nominations and numerous showcase opportunities including East Coast Music Week, Folk Music Ontario and Showcase PEI. He is currently recording his follow up album with Juno nominated and ECMA award-winning producer Daniel Ledwell which will be IRISH MYTHEN MEAGHAN Born and raised in Wexford released in the spring of 2016. BLANCHARD County Ireland, Irish Mythen Meaghan Blanchard is a has travelled the globe playing singer/songwriter from in Europe, Australia, the Middle Hunter River PEI.She draws East and the UK. Home is now a lot of her inspiration for Canada’s East Coast (PEI). performing and songwriting Her music is the root of small from her grandparents and the communities and the strength memories of the Saturday night of a loyal fan base. dances at community halls GORDIE MACKEEMAN around the Island where she got to hear them play. A new AND HIS RHYTHM single and video Haul the Heavy BOYS Load has just been released. It Gordie MacKeeman and is the follow up to the single His Rhythm Boys serve up Crash released in February old-time roots music in an 2015. Her latest album “She’s exhilarating live show that KATIE MCGARRY Gonna Fly” earned Meaghan her instantly enamors audiences, Katie McGarry is a singer- second ECMA award in April with jaw-dropping stagecraft songwriter from Belfast PE. Her 2014 along with two Music PEI and showmanship. These latest album is called” Waiting awards in January 2014. Her guys are literally taking the On” .It won a Music PEI award in first album “Changing Things” world by storm, performing 2015 for Best Country album. picked up four Music PEI to enthusiastic audiences Katie was the 2011 recipient awards in 2009 including Folk across Canada, the US, the UK, of the Lynn Grishko Memorial Album of the Year and received Ireland, Belgium, Malaysia and Bursary as the most promising two ECMA nominations. Australia. female artist. SHOWCASING ARTISTS

PAPER LIONS Paper Lions are an indie rock NORTH LAKES band whose music shines with SORREY North Lakes are four rock sunny melodies and tales of lost SORREY is a carbonated mix and rollers, pure-grain and youth. Equally influenced by the of dream pop, with sweet, airy punchy with a reverb chaser. clear-voiced harmonies of the melodies washing over crisp They are the soundtrack for Beach Boys and the clanging performances. The band expertly dive bar dance parties and guitars of modern rock, at the drifts lo-fi guitars and electro unapologetically catchy heart of the band are long- synth hooks through sun-soaked without even trying to be. Both standing friendships and vibrant soundscapes. Make no mistake, of their records have garnered pop songs. SORREY deliver an unapologetic Music PEI Awards for Rock reminder of how the heart pulses Album of the Year and the band strongly during our fading is currently compiling their romances. third.

RACOON BANDIT Comprised of Fraser McCallum, Roger Carter, and brothers Scott and Adam Gallant, Racoon Bandit show a knack for warm TERESA DOYLE NUDIE Teresa Doyle is a vocal explorer folk-rock arrangements that An Island sensation for years, who has performed from Tokyo hide an anthemic bite. Equal Nudie has toured long and far to Dawson City presenting an parts roots, pysch-rock, and and played in venues of all eclectic mix of folk, Gaelic, indie, the Bandits turned heads sizes across North America. He Celtic, world and jazz from across the country with 2011’s plays traditional country music her 11 releases.. Her music has Into the Hills, and have two other the way Hank Williams would garnered two JUNO nominations independent releases to their have liked it: great songwriting, and three ECMAs. She tours with name. minimal instrumentation, a her son multi-instrumentalist strong voice and an everyman Patrick Bunston. attitude. SHOWCASING ARTISTS

winning songwriters have chosen to live and create while pursuing their musical careers and is where the idea was first formed to tour together as “The Eastern Belles”. They are three distinctly stunning voices that, alone, stand powerfully THE BECK SISTERS and then come together TIM CHAISSON It’s hard to beat the harmonic Tim Chaisson’s third album in some of the sweetest intuition of siblings. Amy Lost In Light (produced by Bill harmonies you have ever heard. & Rachel began singing Reynolds), released in February Sharing a love for old country, together around the family 2015 on MDM Recordings, folk and Americana music, this piano in Montague, PE, but debuted at #1 on the iTunes collaboration was a natural fit. they now share their folksy Country Chart. Tim was a pop with audiences across Finalist in the 2013 CCMA Eastern Canada. The Beck ‘Discovery Program’ and a Sisters recently released “Singer/Songwriter Discovery of their multi award-nominated the Year” Nominee on SiriusXM sophomore album, Run, US The Coffee House. produced by Tim Chaisson. THE EAST POINTERS’ The East Pointers’ - banjoist Koady Chaisson, fiddle player Tim Chaisson, and guitarist Jake Charron – talent and penchant for traditional Celtic tunes of decades past greatly VISHTÈN THE EASTERN belie their respective ages. For over a decade, Vishtèn has BELLES Their 6-song, self-titled EP was earned it’s place as one of the THE EASTERN BELLES are released October 2014 and is a most respected bands on the PEI’s own Ashley Condon, collection of a diverse mix of international touring scene. Meaghan Blanchard and influences. The members of this driving trio 2015 JUNO winner Catherine are both powerful francophone MacLellan, . “The Island” (as singers and fiery it is affectionately known) is multi-instrumentalists, fusing where these three award- Acadian and Celtic genres with rock and indie-folk influence.

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