Justin Fancy is losing his tv wife. The award-winning Newfoundland country artist is saying goodbye to his onscreen romantic counterpart with the release of his new video for “Beauty Queen,” closing a chapter on his quartet of videos, beginning with his song “Think About You.” Continue reading Justin Fancy Moves On From His Onscreen Relationship With ‘Beauty Queen’
Papal Visit Burn Through Twenty-Five Songs in Forty-Three Minutes on ‘Five Fathom Hole’
“Let’s go to the fuzz tone opera” is Papal Visit’s answer to MxPx’s “Let’s go to the punk rawk show.” It’s a line buried halfway through the second side of their new album, Five Fathom Hole, but it might have stood in as the album’s overture. Five Fathom Hole is Papal Visit’s glorious ode to their medium of choice: lo-fi rock. Continue reading Papal Visit Burn Through Twenty-Five Songs in Forty-Three Minutes on ‘Five Fathom Hole’
Prince Edward Island’s ‘Angel of the Arts’ Hilda Woolnough Honoured With Gallery Dedication
In honour of the internationally acclaimed Prince Edward Island artist, Hilda Woolnough (1934–2007), The Gallery at the Guild in Charlottetown has been officially renamed the Hilda Woolnough Gallery. On November 18, there will be a special celebration and grand opening of the first exhibition in the new space titled All Things Hilda: A Retrospective, which will be on view from November 17 to December 31. A long-time friend of the artist and former director of the Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Terry Graff, provides the following overview of Woolnough’s remarkable legacy. Continue reading Prince Edward Island’s ‘Angel of the Arts’ Hilda Woolnough Honoured With Gallery Dedication
A Big Fish in a Great Big Sea, Alan Doyle’s Starring Role in ‘Tell Tale Harbour’ Finds Him in Unfamiliar Waters
Alan Doyle is on his way to Ottawa. The much-loved frontman of Newfoundland’s Great Big Sea, and member of the Order of Canada shouldn’t have a hard time finding a good table anywhere, but he’s not looking to throw his weight around.
What he is doing is setting out on a concert tour that will see him crisscross Canada and the United States before crossing the pond to Europe in October of 2022.
This kind of schedule is old hat to Doyle. He’s spent his adult life travelling and entertaining folks the world over but a quick look at his itinerary reveals a gap that starts in May 2022 and keeps him off the road until October of the same year, and it’s within this gap that he is excited to announce his live theatre debut. Continue reading A Big Fish in a Great Big Sea, Alan Doyle’s Starring Role in ‘Tell Tale Harbour’ Finds Him in Unfamiliar Waters
Jesse Cox Takes You for a Twirl on the ‘Threshing Floor’ With His Debut Release
“Down North.” In the traditional sense these directions will get you nowhere, but ask anyone from Cape Breton, and they’ll point you in the direction of the Highlands; a place of unparalleled, rugged beauty. Every inch of the highlands speaks a truth, so it only stands to reason that Jesse Cox, a native of Bay St Lawrence follows suit. These days Cox splits his time between Cape Breton, and Rexton, New Brunswick, but his heart never left the place he was born. Continue reading Jesse Cox Takes You for a Twirl on the ‘Threshing Floor’ With His Debut Release