Of the 100 nominations across 19 different categories announced for the 2021 Canadian Folk Music Awards announced today, 15 went to Atlantic Canadians. While Pharis & Jason Romero (Horsefly, BC) led the way, taking a whopping 6 nominations, and the legendary William Prince (Winnipeg, MB) received 5, The East Pointers found their way into third place, with nominations in the categories of Contemporary Album of the Year, Contemporary Singer of the Year, Pushing the Boundaries, and Single of the Year. Continue reading Atlantic Canadians Receive 15 Nominations for 2021 Canadian Folk Music Awards
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Beverly Glenn-Copeland Honoured with Polaris Heritage Prize
Beverly Glenn-Copeland has had a rollercoaster of a year- plans for a world tour fell through due to the pandemic and turned into a housing hunt for the New Brunswick artist. But it wasn’t all downsides, as a retrospective compilation, Transmissions: The Music of Beverly Glenn-Copeland, was released in September. And now the innovative new-age musician has been announced as one of this year’s Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize winners. Continue reading Beverly Glenn-Copeland Honoured with Polaris Heritage Prize
New Brunswick Arts Board Elects Alain Boisvert as New Chair
Succeeding Carol Caollicutt’s nearly four-year-long tenure as the New Brunswick Arts Board’s (artsnb) Chair, Alain Boisvert has been elected to the position at the arts organization’s annual meeting, held in Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick. Continue reading New Brunswick Arts Board Elects Alain Boisvert as New Chair
Fredericton Names Designers for New Performing Arts Centre
After many years of waiting, the city of Fredericton is hoping to finally receive a new performing arts centre to replace its existing Playhouse. Now working with a renowned Canadian architecture firm, the Board of Directors of Fredericton Playhouse Inc. is eager to begin the design process. Continue reading Fredericton Names Designers for New Performing Arts Centre
Music Nova Scotia Pulls the Plug on 2020 Awards Show
As a result of the past eight months being some of the hardest that local music industries have ever seen, Nova Scotia Music Week has made the tough decision of foregoing their 2020 Music Nova Scotia Awards, which was scheduled to take place from November 5th to 8th in Syndey on Cape Breton Island. Continue reading Music Nova Scotia Pulls the Plug on 2020 Awards Show