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East Coast Music Association Opens 2021 Submissions – Announces Changes to Encourage Diversity and Community Engagement

The East Coast Music Association is taking a more inclusive approach to its 2021 Conference and Much Awards, with a slew of changes in policy and approach, along with the appointment of new board members and the creation of several new programs. Continue reading East Coast Music Association Opens 2021 Submissions – Announces Changes to Encourage Diversity and Community Engagement

The CAP Puts Out a Call for Help for Live Music in Fredericton with Fundraising Initiative #KEEPITLIVE

Long established as the home of live music in Fredericton, New Brunswick, The CAP has been provided a crucial platform for local artists, a touring destination, and the source of a lot of good times.

Despite the support the venue has seen from the community to eke out a successful summer, hosting several reduced-capacity shows from the venue’s patio and parking lot, there are concerns the winter months and the need to move indoors will be disastrous. That is, at least without making some significant alterations.

The CAP has put out a call for help with their #KEEPITLIVE Project, a fundraising initiative for a long-term investment in infrastructure that will allow fans to enjoy live, indoor music, during the era of COVID-19. Continue reading The CAP Puts Out a Call for Help for Live Music in Fredericton with Fundraising Initiative #KEEPITLIVE

Easty Listening: Four New Podcasts From the Atlantic Bubble

In the rather unique microcosm of the Atlantic Canadian Bubble, artists and performers are returning to work. Rather than the season-long tours they’d usually be performing, they’ve made the best of these uncertain times by finding new audiences and new successes through the medium of podcasting.

Four such podcasts out of Atlantic Canada have very quickly found their stride: James Mullinger’s Mullinger Meets Canadians, the East Coast Music Association’s Radio ECMA hosted by Chris Batstone, critically acclaimed PEI songwriter Dylan Menzie’s Lost in Dreams, and Indie NL – The Podcast for the Unsigned Artist from Fairgale’s Stephen Green and Justin Fancy of Canadian Idol fame. Continue reading Easty Listening: Four New Podcasts From the Atlantic Bubble

Atlantic Canada Heads to Philadelphia Folk Festival

Five Atlantic Canadian acts will be performing at the 59th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival. The festival is the longest continuously run outdoor music festival in North America, though this year the outdoor component of the festival depends entirely on your own preferences, as Philadelphia Folk Festival will be maintaining their streak with a special Global Digital Edition taking place August 13-16, 2020. Continue reading Atlantic Canada Heads to Philadelphia Folk Festival