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ALL DAY Harmony House Theatre SEP Delegate Arrivals SUN 22-23 SEP 23 8:10PM - 8:30PM Ten Strings And A Goat Skin 8:40PM - 9PM 2PM - 4PM Sam Carter SUN Harbour Cruise SEP 23 9:15PM - 10PM 5:30PM - 7PM Catherine MacLellan (w/ Sam Carter) Supper - Factory Cookhouse and Dancehall MON Marc’s Studio 8PM - 10PM SEP 24 2:05PM - 2:20PM Harmony House Theatre - Catherine Tim Chaisson MacLellan/Sam Carter/Ten Strings And 2:35PM - 2:55PM A Goat Skin - Maritimes to England Tour Ashley Condon MON 9AM-10AM 3:10PM - 3:30PM SEP 24 Delegate Orientation Breakfast - Delta Dennis Ellsworth 10:15AM - 12:15PM 3:40PM - 4PM Networking/Business Meetings - Delta Meaghan Blanchard 2PM - 4PM The Guild Showcase Performances - Marc’s Studio 8:10PM - 8:25PM 5:30PM - 7:30PM Reception - Charlottetown Yacht Club The Meds 8:40PM - 8:55PM 8PM - 10:30PM Showcase Performances - The Guild Coyote 9:10PM - 9:30PM 10AM-12PM English Words TUES Networking/Business Meetings - Delta SEP 25 9:40PM - 10PM 1PM - 2PM North Lakes Lunch - The Trailside 10:10PM - 10:30PM 2:30PM - 4PM Paper Lions Showcase Performances - The Trailside 6PM - 7:30PM TUES The Trailside Supper - Globe World Flavours SEP 25 2:30PM - 2:50PM 8PM - 10:30PM Max Keeleyside Showcase Performances - The Guild 3:10PM - 3:30PM Richard Wood/Gordon Belsher 8:30AM-9:30AM WED Delegate Orientation Breakfast - Delta 3:40PM - 4PM SEP 26 Teresa Doyle 9:45AM - 1:30PM Networking/Business Meetings The Guild ALL DAY 8:10PM - 8:25PM Delegate Departures Jordan Cameron 8:40PM - 8:55PM Colour Code 9:10PM - 9:30PM Racoon Bandit 9:40PM - 10PM Nudie 10:10PM - 10:30PM Gordie McKeeman & His Rhythm Boys

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promotion company based in Northampton, Massachusetts. Booking venues from 50-3500 capacity in Western Massachusetts & around New England, including Mountain Park, Calvin Theatre, Iron Horse Bavo Vanden Broeck Billy Jack Sinkovic Music Hall, Pearl Street Dranouter Festival (Belgium) Lake Eden Arts Festival Nightclub. (North Carolina, USA) Dranouter Festival has www.iheg.com a 38years tradition and Billy Jack Sinkovic is the grew out to become one Performing Arts Director of the biggest summer for LEAF | Lake Eden Arts festivals in Flanders and Festival, a non-profit one of the references organization that focuses in Western Europe folk on connecting cultures scene. The festival and creating community promotes itself with through music & arts. the baseline “festival This October will be of new traditions”. It LEAF’s 35th twice-annual brings a broad spectrum music & arts festival, Carlos Bartilotti of traditional and which takes place in Bartilotti Productions (Portugal) contemporary music that Black Mountain, NC. Degree in International relates to roots. Bavo www.theleaf.org Relations. Phd in Cultural has been involved in the management. Artistic festival for over 14years director of Festival and became festival OLLIN KAN PORTUGAL. director in 2011. Cultural programmer . www.festivaldranouter.be Manager of master of FADO Portuguese Guitar, Custodio Castelo. Music producer and editor. Brendan Leith www.ollinkanportugal.com Iron Horse Entertainment www.bartilotti.com (Massachusetts, USA) www.custodiocastelo.com Talent Buyer for Iron Horse Entertainment, an independent live entertainment

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He is also part of COMMUNION, an independent label and promotion company in London part-owned by Ben Lovett from Mumford & Sons. He promotes established and new acts across the UK. Carolyn Sutherland Dan Hawie Shelter Valley Folk Festival Dine Alone Records dmpuk.com (Ottawa, ON) (Toronto, ON) Carolyn Sutherland Dan Hawie works in is Artistic Director Lifestyle Marketing for of Shelter Valley Dine Alone Records, a Folk Festival, which Toronto-based record celebrates music, art, label boasting a roster sustainable living and of over 30 national and agriculture. She has international artists, served on boards of ranging from Grammy Ontario Council of and JUNO Award Deborah Aitken Folk Festivals and Folk winning acts, to some Ness Creek Entertainment Music Canada, and of today’s most buzzed- (Saskatoon, SK) local arts groups. She is about up-and-comers. I work with a team of committed to presenting dinealonerecords.com volunteers to present and promoting music in local and touring Canadian communities, performers at the annual and combining yoga and Ness Creek Music live music events through Festival and our year- her company Orange round events. At Ness Tree. Creek we support and sheltervalley.com encourage Canadian arts, as well as community development, cross- cultural awareness and David Messer growth. Ness Creek David Messer Productions takes place in the boreal (London, UK) forest of Saskatchewan and the dates fall mid- David Messer is an festival season, allowing independent promoter us to present new from London and also performers and artists. runs a 500 capacity venue in London. nesscreek.com

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over 100 professional Old Man Luedecke, performances each year Royal Canoe, OKA, reaching an audience Longwalkshortdock and exceeding 36,000. Michael Rault. Programming is eclectic Paquin Entertainment and covers the range from is one of Canada’s jazz, folk roots, family, leading entertainment Celtic, country, aboriginal, companies. world, singer-songwriter Del Day and special events. paquinentertainment.com ARK PR (London, UK) strathcona.ca I am owner of Ark PR, an independent UK music promotions company servicing both national and regional media (press, radio + online). We cover all genres, with a particular penchant for roots-based material. We Holmes Hooke have a number of both Hugh’s Room (Toronto, ON) American and Canadian Grant Paley An award winning based clients helping Paquin Entertainment songwriter and an in (Winnipeg, MB) raise their profiles in the demand spoken word UK and Eire. Born and located in artist, Hooke has indiemontreal.ca Winnipeg, Grant spent performed at 100’s 12 years performing. of venues throughout During which time, Canada, The USA he supported notable and Britain. Holmes artists like James Brown, has served as Artistic Herbie Hancock and Kid Director of several Koala, appeared on main festivals. For the past stages at the Le Festival 12 years he has been International de Jazz de the Creative Director of Montreal, 10,000 Lakes Hugh’s Room, a Toronto Festival, Evolve and the Club which presents Gavin Farmer Vancouver International some 320 shows a year. Festival Place [Strathcona, AL] Jazz Festival. In 2009 Hugh’s Room has twice Grant joined Paquin been nominated as the I have managed and Entertainment’s Agency best folk venue in North programmed Festival Place division where he America by the North in Sherwood Park, Alberta represents such artists America Folk Alliance. for the past 16 years. as Said the Whale, The venue programmes hughsroom.com

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concert promoter that Commission for efforts produces between in diverting recyclables 100 and 150 concerts items from the landfill. in Southern Quebec annually. Indie Montreal evolvefestival.com focuses on young artist development, but also works with many established international James Keelaghan names. Included are Georgian Bay Folk Society a number of music (Owen Sound, ON) festivals with which is James Keelaghan is collaborates. the Artist Director of indiemontreal.ca the Summerfolk Music Jonny Stevens and Crafts Festival Halifax Pop Explosion which celebrates its (Halifax, NS) 38th year Aug 15-17, This self proclaimed 2013. Summerfolk is music nerd has sailed a roots music festival around the world on with 7 daytime and 2 a tall ship, toured evening stages. Our throughout North parent organization, America in a van with his The Georgian Bay Folk band, released 5 albums Society also runs year Jonas Colter and is the Executive round educational and Evolve Music Festival [Fredericton, NB] Director of the Halifax concert programs. Pop Explosion and the georgianbayfolk.org Jonas is the Executive part time faculty at the Producer of Evolve Music Community Festival. ‘Evolve’ is an College Music Business annual 3 day summer Program. With about celebration of music, 150 bands in almost two culture, and social dozen venues, as well awareness. From its as the Music Matters start in 2000 Evolve Conference, Halifax has grown to showcase Zine and Label Fair, the both local and world Halifax Pop Explosion renown performers. reaches a diverse Jon Weisz In 2010 Evolve was audience and provides Indie Montreal (Montreal, PQ) voted, “Best Music considerable exposure Festival In Canada” by for new and innovative Jon Weisz is the listeners of CBC. In 2012 talent in exciting genres. founding director of Evolve was honored by Indie Montreal, a Eastern Sanitary Waste halifaxpopexplosion.com

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national development agency for the folk arts in England, and its London venue Cecil Sharp House. She joined EFDSS in February, 2008 with 25 years of experience of arts management, mainly in Karen Proeme the contemporary dance Marilyn Keddy Karen Proeme Productions and theatre sectors. Lunenburg Folk Harbor Society (Netherlands) (Lunenburg, NS) efdss.org Karen Proeme is a Dutch/ For the past three years European booking agent, I have been President representing mainly of the Lunenburg Folk US and Canada based Harbour Society and a ‘Americana’ artists. She member of the Program has been working in the Committee for the past music business for 20 five years. I have been a years and started her Board Member for eight own company in 2008. years and prior to that Some artists booked billeted musicians. by Karen Proeme are Liz Scott The Society has been Israel Nash Gripka, Eilen Eaglewood Festival in existence since 1986 Jewell and Gregory Page. (Pefferlaw, ON) running an annual Folk Festival in early August The Artistic Director at karenproemeproductions.nl and a year round concert Eaglewood Folk Festival series all in Lunenburg. just north of Toronto and Over the years we have host of a house concert expanded our focus to series since 2001. She represent the changes has organized numerous in the genre concerts at larger while trying to remain venues, runs an artist true to our roots. Our management/publicity emphasis is on Canadian company, and has been singer songwriters, an OCFF panelist and in particular Atlantic Juno judge. She recently Katy Spicer Canada, but we do hire English Folk Dance and Song retired from teaching artists from the US Society (London, UK) in order to devote more and overseas when the time to music. Katy Spicer is the Chief opportunity presents Executive of the English eaglewoodfolk.com itself. Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS), the folkharbour.com

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owner/operators of Kempt Shore Festivals and Peterson’s Festival Campground, on with the Acoustic Maritime Music Festival and the Kempt Shore Bluegrass & Country/Folk Music Festival are annually Mark Anstey held. These music events Neil Pearson Unique Gravity (London, UK) have become major Folk Festival events in the last 11years (London, UK) Unique Gravity is an and ones not to miss. international agency Artists’ development and Marc has also judged booking tours for its programming manager music categories for the select roster of artists for EFDSS and their Juno’s, which includes Sara London based venue Awards, the ECMA’s, Watkins; Emily Smith; Cecil Sharp House, also ECBMA’s and IBMA’s. Oh Susanna and many a director and organizer others. Founder Mark of the Shrewsbury Anstey started out as a Folk Festival. Neil has booking agent in 1982 directed a handful of before moving into artist artistic collaboration management. He now projects including the combines booking tours recent Cecil Sharp with running ’s Project, and the current record label as well as exchange between PEI setting-up licensing/ and EFDSS. distribution deals Martin reay shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk uniquegravity.co.uk Big City Lights (London, UK) Martin Reay has been promoting in Brighton, UK for a number of years and currently presents a much loved radio show on Radio23.org. He recently launched Big City Lights UK booking agency and already has a Paul Spencer varied roster of national Maverick Festival (London, UK) Marc Peterson, Patti Gass and International artists Kempt Shore Festivals Paul began his musical (Summerville, NS) for UK tours. career as a drummer but Marc & Patti are the big-city-lights-uk.tumblr.com in the eighties, became

7 | SHOWCASE PEI 2012 THE DELEGATES involved in music video, from Winnipeg, MB. producing videos for He represents: The artists like The Rolling Weakerthans, Paper Stones, David Bowie, Lions and Imaginary and U2 . After a decade Cities. His company in Hollywood producing Empirical Artist movies and TV shows, Services is focused Paul relocated to on long-term strategic England to make music career development for biographies for BBC TV. Shain Shapiro professional musicians. In 2008, he founded the Canadian For his work in the field Maverick Festival, an Association (Toronto, ON) he has been nominated annual celebration of Shain Shapiro is a for three Western American roots music. freelance music industry Canadian Music Awards. maverickfestival.co.uk consultant, based in theweakerthans.org London, UK. He is the UK and EU rep for the Canadian Independent Music Association, coordinating the Canadian Blast and Canada Day brands. He also consults with half a dozen provincial music associations and has Roger Bouwens worked with over 300 Terry O’Brien Toernee Mondial (Belgium) bands and 100 labels. Playpen Management and Agency (London, UK) Roger is the managing www.cimamusic.ca director and programmer Terry O’Brien has of the Cultural Centre over fifteen years of Leopoldsburg (Flanders/ experience in the music Belgium) with a 400 business working in seats venue. He is also artist management and the founder/president agency, initially working of the Toernee Mondial for major artist managers network. It is a meeting in mainstream music in place for 20 Flemish the 90s before starting cultural centers where Playpen Management they discuss and organize Stephen Carroll and Agency in 2003 concert tours, mainly in Empirical Artist Services specialising in folk roots the folk and world music (Winnipeg, MB) and world music. Terry branch. Stephen Carroll is was awarded the UK Music Managers Forum ccleopoldsburg.be an artist manager

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Music Export Award in Relations role allows Tim 2003 and represents to work with songwriters, a roster packed with composers and music award-winning artists publishers, as well as including Spiers & industry associations and Boden, Jackie Oates, key influencers within Rua Macmillan, Sam the region, spreading Carter (showcasing this the word about SOCAN weekend), Spiro, James and its role within the Yorkston, Belshazzar’s Canadian music industry. Zach Gordensky Feast and the unique Audio Blood Media (Toronto, ON) Speech Project by Gerry www.socan.ca Audio Blood is a full- Diver. service artist and brand playpen.fsbusiness.co.uk development company base in Toronto, Ontario. Almost 4 years old, AB houses a group of young and aggressive tastemakers. Audio Blood’s unique and hands-on approach Tim Osmond melds public relations, Home Routes House Concerts marketing and radio (Winnipeg, MB) promotion into one Tim hardy Through being Artistic neat package. Before SOCAN (Dartmouth, NS) Director/co-founder of finding a home at AB as Tim Hardy has worked Home Routes, a host for our general manager, with SOCAN in a variety his own bluegrass/old- Zach Gordensky comes of positions within their time radio program, and from a well-rounded Licensing & Membership an accomplished banjo background. Past Departments in both its player, Winnipegger positions include; Agent Head Office in Toronto Tim Osmond does his (Underground Operations and its Atlantic Canadian absolute darnedest to Booking Agency), Office based in Halifax, surround himself with Festival Coordinator Nova Scotia, since music at all times. You (Canadian Music Week) 1995. Tim’s current role can even catch him at and Sales (Kill the with SOCAN (Member his desk picking a banjo 8) as well as having & Industry Relations to the backing-up beep worked production on Executive – Atlantic of the dumptruck outside the majority of Ontario’s Region) has him based his window. major music festivals. in Halifax, but on the www.audioblood.com road throughout Atlantic www.homeroutes.ca Canada. The Member

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MacLellan’s star has blend folk, pop, country, long been rising in North lounge, blues, soul, and America: Silhouette whatever else. Barbe’s is a reminder that production is subtle, yet Catherine’s musicianship gorgeous and steers is unparalleled among clear of interfering with performers of her the loosely wonderful generation. Voted Critics performances. Critics Favourite New Discovery are calling Dusk Dreams, Ashley Condon by Penguin Eggs Dennis Ellsworth’s Magazine in 2008. Her most beautifully crafted Ashley Condon’s previous albums have release to date. debut album “Come In collectively hit #1 on the From The Cold” was iTunes Canada Roots nominated for a 2011 charts. Canadian Folk Music Award, a 2011 ECMA and has earned the rising star two 2012 Music PEI Awards. Work on her sophomore album is underway with an anticipated release date English Words of winter 2013. This five-piece has www.ashleycondon.com created a collage of Dennis Ellsworth new wave and 80’s Dennis has grown into alternative, with bursts one of Atlantic Canada’s of neo-psychedelia and most potent songwriters. even a hint of Britpop, His lyrics are vivid, forming a singular vision honest and beautifully of original and infectious poetic. The sound of his electro rock. For over music is laid back and a year now English smooth with a twist of Words has been working whatever alt-country is. hometown crowds in Catherine MacLellan The new album, Dusk Charlottetown, PEI, 11 time Music Dreams, was recorded in into a frenzy. With their PEI award winner, Athens, Georgia, with debut album, Red Potion, Catherine MacLellan, acclaimed musician and due to be released on is a songwriting talent producer, David Barbe September 18th, English with accomplished (Drive By Truckers, Words are poised for a performance who Cracker, Bob Mould/ breakout. draws her listeners Sugar). The album Download “People I Love” @ in with little effort. consists of ten songs that englishwordsband.com

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some songs that truly move you as a listener.” - Maverick UK “Meaghan Blanchard has recorded a gem of a debut album. “Changing Things” is a gentle, soulful and warm – a real joy to listen to. Fabulous Gordie MacKeeman & Max Keenlyside stuff.” his Rhythm Boys Max Keenlyside is a - UK Americana The award-winning 20-year-old composer Gordie MacKeeman and and pianist from his Rhythm Boys serve Charlottetown. A up old-time roots music favourite at music with an energy level festivals across North that practically yanks America, he specializes you out of your seat by in performing and the collar. Tom Power, composing in ragtime, host of Deep Roots on stride and classical CBC, recently called styles. Max has gained the Rhythm Boys his a strong reputation North Lakes “Best Discovery Band” in writing piano and North Lakes are a at the 2012 East Coast ensemble music. rock n’ roll band that Music Awards. If ever radiate with swagger someone was deserving and bravado. Winners of the nickname “Crazy of Music PEI Award Legs”, it just might be for Best Alternative Gordie MacKeeman. Album in 2011 they His thrilling dance and take their cue from ‘60s fiddle style mixed with pop and garage rock, great bluegrass vocals, the energetic five-piece Peter Cann’s blistering combines vivid lyrical guitar solos, and the imagery and a colossal lively multi-instrumental Meaghan Blanchard roar of musicality to craft talents of Thomas Webb Meaghan Blanchard is punchy, concise rock and Mark Geddes, and a 23 year old singer/ records. North Lakes have Gordie MacKeeman and songwriter from Hunter been performing steadily his Rhythm Boys are a River PEI. throughout eastern and complete entertainment central Canada, while package. “Overall, definitely an climbing the national artist with a vision of campus radio charts. how to use her wonderful voice and pair it up with northlakes.ca

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band from Belfast, PEI renowned for clear- voiced harmonies, clanging guitars, and vibrant pop songs. They are currently enjoying an upswell of fan-driven support for their latest EP, ‘At Long Creek’, Nudie and their video for Richard Wood “Traveling” has gone & Gordon Belsher An Island sensation for viral with 2 million views. years, Nudie has toured World class duo of long and far and played paperlions.com fiddler Richard Wood in venues of all sizes and guitarist/vocalist across North America. Gordon Belsher present He plays traditional coun- lightning hot East Coast try music the way Hank fiddling along with the Williams would have “kitchen party” warmth liked it: great songwrit- of song, dance, and a ing, minimal instrumenta- few surprises! tion, a strong voice and “Truly Richard Wood and an everyman attitude. Gordon Belsher brought Nudie has showcased at Racoon Bandit the house down…from the North by Northeast opening explosion to Festival, the Ontario Racoon Bandit, Winners standing ovation, they Council of Folk Festivals, of Music PEI’s 2012 Group endeared themselves the East Coast Music and Rock Recording, into our hearts forever!” Awards as well as the blend folk lyrics with a North American Folk driving rhythm section, Alliance in Memphis, punchy harmonies, and Tennessee. gripping guitar flashes. Equal parts root-rock and indie, the bandit sound evokes comparisons to early-Neil, Wilco, and Arcade Fire. “Into the Hills is an incredible effort, one of Sam Carter those debut albums that Sam is an independent obviously comes from a artist and has three Paper Lions band interested in a long releases to date. Sam professional career” ranges from intimate solo Paper Lions are a rock - Toro Magazine performances through

SHOWCASE PEI 2012 | 12 SHOWCASING ARTISTS driving acapella chants Gaelic, swing, latin, free to full-throttle electric improvisation, South NEXT WAVE ARTISTS blues. Since winning Indian music and her Best Newcomer at the Maritime Celtic roots. BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Her music has met with in 2010, midlands- critical acclaim at home born singer, guitarist in the Maritimes, across and songwriter Sam North America, in Europe Carter has been more and Japan garnering in demand than ever. numerous awards From performances at including two ECMAs, the Royal Festival Hall two JUNO nominations Colour Code for Richard Thompson’s and the 2007 Victor Meltdown to sharing the Martyn Lynch award for Colour Code’s music stage with the great Nic music. mixes thick orchestra Jones alongside Chris textures with light indie Wood, Martin Simpson pop sensibilities. At and Jon Boden at Sid- the forefront are the mouth Folk Week, Sam girl-guy call-backs which continues to impress effervescently tell stories audiences and fellow as they float on top of artists alike. string arrangements and driven bass. Comparisons to contemporary artists such as Stars and Hey Tim Chaisson Rosetta! are drawn from similar soundscapes. When Tim Chaisson They are currently released Broken Hearted working on their first full Beat in 2009, audiences length, with help from were introduced to a Colin Buchanan (Paper golden-voiced young Lions). Teresa Doyle performer/songwriter with a mosaic-like colourcodeband.com Teresa Doyle sings an approach to writing eclectic mix of Celtic/ music. While that release Gaelic, jazz and folk from featured healthy amounts her 10 releases. She is of rock, pop, and country currently finishing a new at its core, with his record with fiddle wizard newest release The Jaron Freeman-Fox. Otherside (out September Her journey with the 2012), he is quite literally human voice has taken going back to his roots. her around the planet exploring ancient

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lar on the Island Music Scene for the past three years, an is ready to take his music to off island markets.

Coyote The Meds Coyote is five friends East coast rockers, The making uplifting Meds, capture crowds progressive pop-rock with their infectious from Charlottetown, melodies, and punchy Prince Edward Island. Ten Strings And A rhythms. The group’s With an explosive and Goat Skin debut album (Release energetic live show, the Oct 2012) is produced group produces a blend The group consist of by Canadian rock icon of up-tempo three fully bilingual Matt Mays. Also, The and unleashes a wall of members who perform Meds have developed sound decorated with in both French and a critically acclaimed whimsical lyrics and English. They focus on acoustic show that brave leads. Traditional music (Irish/ truly demonstrates the Acadian etc) but with incredible musical talent a twist by integrating of this group to sold modern rhythms and out acoustic venues harmonies. The group’s in eastern Canada. energy is well received Currently preparing for with a noteable standing a national tour as direct ovation at the Stan support for Matt Mays Rogers Folk Festival. in October, The Meds They are consistently sound truly should not be described, by many, as missed. Jordan Cameron refreshing and have themeds.ca Jordan is a solo act, had numerous request utilizing his vocals, already for the upcoming Ukulele, and guitar. He 2013 festival season. sometimes performs with a loop station, and has been making frequent ap- pearances with back up musicians as well. Jordan Has been a regu-

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