Coast photographer Scott Blackburn took a little road trip to Yarmouth for Nova Scotia Music Week. And now that we see his photos, we’re really regretting missing the awards and showcases (and the Frenchy’s, apparently. Umm, $4 Frye boots?) The weekend in photos: Awards presented at the Music Nova Scotia Gala Awards Show:Bell Aliant Entertainer […]
Joel Plaskett
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Vote for the winner of the Echo songwriting prize online
The SOCAN Echo songwriting prize has assembled a mini playlist of five songs they they have determined to be “some of the most innovative, creative and artistic songs created in the past year by independent songwriters in Canada.” Halifax hero Joel Plaskett made the list with “Through and Through and Through.” Have a listen at www.echoprize.ca, vote and know that a single mouse click can help a Canadian artist win a $5,000 cash prize. Productive!
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Joel Plaskett: Three for the road
Joined by a cast of musical characters, Joel Plaskett’s ambitious new triple album travels through modern rock and Maritime folk, reflecting on a life of “going away, being alone and coming home.” photos Riley Smith
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Musquodoboit choir’s small wonders
The show’s set-list reads more like a college radio chart than typical choral fare. There’s no “In the Jungle” or “This Land is Our Land.” (Sorry, Pete.) There are a few special guest performers from the local music scene—Rich Aucoin and former Haligonian Mike Evin. And all 80 singers will be covering locals Aucoin, Joel […]