100th episode

The PEI podcast isletunes, which plays nothing but music recorded by PEI songwriters, is marking its 100th episode on November 16 with a live show at Trailside Music Hall in Charlottetown.

Host Adam-Michael James typically presents songs in a radio-style format, playing recorded material for listeners alongside connected information. For this milestone, he will instead showcase musicians in person and conduct interviews with them right there on stage. The lively roster boasts fiddle legend Richard Wood, PEI-to-Nashville country crooner Maxine MacLellan, Vietnamese classical guitarist Frederic Duong Kim Dung, Lawrence Maxwell Musician Support Fund Songwriting Contest finalist Julia Robichaud, hyperpop prince Jorby, and writer and multi-instrumentalist Todd MacLean—with more acts still being added. James will also world-premiere the video for his own brand-new song, “You Coulda Had All This.”

Because James has felt the need to use his platform to voice protest against the rise of fascism, the evening will be a fundraiser for the Cooper Institute, an Island organization that has locally advocated for democracy over the past 40 years, especially in the areas of diversity and inclusion, proportional representation, and human rights. To find out more about this hub for social change, visit cooperinstitute.ca. A portion of the proceeds will be divided among the performers as honorariums.

Tickets for isletunes: 100th Episode Live! are available at trailside.ca or by calling 902-367-3311. The episode will also be streamed on the podcast’s FB page and recorded for upload on November 21.