July 2021

Canadian Song Conference 2021

Music PEI wrapped another successful Canadian Song Conference (CSC) at the end of May. The 2021 CSC was held online and offered artists from PEI and a...

Ireland meets Scotland

Ireland Meets Scotland will return this summer at PEI Preserve Company in New Glasgow. On Tuesday evenings from July 13 to August 17, patrons will enj...

Single release: The End of the Road

by Kay Em

Emerging PEI rapper Kay Em released his latest single, “The End of the Road,” on all digital streaming platforms June 25. The single is part of th...

Single release: Under My Skin

by Joshua Carter

Joshua Carter will release his debut single “Under My Skin” on July 9. The song was written by Carter over the span of two weeks mid-pandemic when...

Single release: Real Talk

by Braeden V

BraedenV (Braeden Van Asperen) is a singer, songwriter, rapper, producer and DJ from Charlottetown. The 2020 Music PEI award nominated artist continue...

Album release: Joan

by Alicia Toner

Atlantic Canadian singer-songwriter Alicia Toner released her sophomore album Joan on June 25. Toner has been immersed in music since she was young. ...

Album release: REELS (2016-2021)

By Golden Cinema

REELS (2016-2021), Golden Cinema’s debut LP, will be released July 23. Available on vinyl and all digital platforms, it compiles the EPs and singles...

Connexions

Vishtèn’s new series introduces the crankie box

Acadian trio Vishtèn (Pastelle LeBlanc, Emmanuelle LeBlanc and Pascal Miousse­) presents Connexions, a unique, limited-run season, debuting this sum...

Cloggeroo line-up

The Island Folk Festival returns to Georgetown in August

Cloggeroo—the Island Folk Festival (CIFF) is back in Three Rivers August 12–15 with live music performances on the main stage all weekend. This ye...

Songs for a Small Planet

Concert at Watermark presented by Island women

Songs for a Small Planet will be staged August 8 at 7:30 pm at Watermark Theatre in North Rustico. Themes of environment, social justice, self-care, ...

Kirk recitals return

Weekly lunchtime chamber music recitals—July 22 to Aug 19

The summer tradition of chamber music concerts at the Kirk of St. James in Charlottetown returns. Lunchtime performances will take place at 12:10 pm o...

Monday night concerts

Emerging and established artists in Victoria-by-the-Sea

The Monday Night Concert Series is back at Victoria Playhouse in Victoria-by-the-Sea this summer with an eclectic mix of emerging and established arti...

PEI hip hop fest

The Iron Mic Festival & Conference (IMFC) is a new contest-based music event that integrates both online and live performances with an industry co...

Roma at Three Rivers

Travel back in time this summer and experience 1732 on PEI

Roma at Three Rivers transports visitors back to 1732 when French merchant Jean Pierre Roma established a settlement and trading post at Three Rivers....

Glenaladale concert series

Evening performances on Tracadie Bay this summer

The Glenaladale Trust will be hosting a series of Sunday summer evening concerts at the historical property on Tracadie Bay. Concert-goers will have a...

MacLean gets Stompin’ Tom award

The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) unveiled the recipients of the 2021 Honorary East Coast Music Awards and PEI singer-songwriter Tara MacLean is...

Reason to Believe

Zimbabwe’s Black Umfolosi collaborate with Bob Jensen

Zimbabwe’s Black Umfolosi released Reason to Believe, Songs from the Poetry of Bob Jensen in May. The album consists entirely of songs that the grou...

Scatman CD

Groovin’ with... Scatman, an album by the late Benjamin Sherman “Scatman” Crothers (1910-1986), will be released June 18. The album was produced...

Voyageur by Dekz

Premiere of local DJ’s new music and video project

Local disc jockey Dexter “Dekz” Shea is set to launch his new project Voyageur on May 29 via YouTube. The film features Dekz performing a live DJ ...

Single release: Pin Me To The Wall

By Jenna-Marie Gallant

Bilingual Acadian singer-songwriter Jenna-Marie Gallant from Rustico has released her latest single, “Pin Me To The Wall.” The song was co-produc...

Video release: Home

By Russell Louder

Electro-pop artist, Russell Louder, recently released the official video for the lead single “Home”off their debut album, Humor (February 2021). D...

Single release: Cry No More

By Arsenal Mills

Charlottetown based rockers Arsenal Mills recently dropped “Cry No More,” a new single from their forthcoming EP, Lovesick & Broke. The band�...

Single release: Prospects

By Layne Greene

Singer-songwriter Layne Greene will release his new single,“Prospects,” on June 10. The song marks the first of several singles the artist plans t...

Bound By Love

Dennis Ellsworth releases final album in three part series

Dennis Ellsworth closes the loop on his landmark Bound By Love Series, with Wolves Not Far, sharing ten portraits of fatherhood and life amid the stru...

Island Summer Review

Patrick Ledwell and Mark Haines are back in Hunter River

What’s the inspiration behind The Island Summer Review? Show creators and performers Patrick Ledwell and Mark Haines hope that, once they enter the ...

Be happy for a while

Harmony House announces shows for summer season

The summer season at Harmony House in Hunter River will showcase a new concert, Inside American Pie, running alongside The Island Summer Review, as we...

A Mighty Wind

PEISO presents music for organ and brass ensemble

The PEI Symphony Orchestra (PEISO) will present A Mighty Wind, a special chamber music concert featuring music for organ and brass ensemble, this June...

Cloggeroo returns

Island folk festival is back in Georgetown—Aug 13 to 15

The crew at Cloggeroo—the Island Folk Festival are working to bring the magic of a big festival experience back to the community of Georgetown in Th...

Single release: Have it All

by Alicia Toner

Single release: Burgundy Jacket

by Ava & Lily

“Burgundy Jacket,” the new single and music video by country/pop singersongwriter duo Ava + Lily is set to be released April 29. “Burgundy Jack...

Single release: Rat Race

by Kay Em

Emerging PEI rapper Kay Em released his new single “Rat Race” in April with support from Music PEI and established local artists Vince The Messeng...

Single release: Dizzy

by Rachel Beck

PEI singer and songwriter Rachel Beck will release her new single and music video for “Dizzy” on April 30. “Dizzy” is about being tired of wa...

Blood and Salt Water

Lennie Gallant’s video by filmmaker and fan Susan Rodgers

Lennie Gallant released the music video for his song “Blood and Salt Water” on April 7 of this year. The video was shot late last summer by a smal...

Charlottetown Festival

Confederation Centre of the Arts

The Charlottetown Festival returns with three musicals on the Mainstage at Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown: Dear Rita, Between Breat...

A permanent home

PEI Symphony Orchestra partners with Confederation Centre

Confederation Centre of the Arts (CCOA) has announced a new agreement with the province’s largest community orchestra. The agreement solidifies a tw...

All local lineup

Indian River Festival | 25th anniversay celebrates exclusively Island artists

Music returns to Historic St. Mary’s in Indian River this summer for the 25th anniversary of the Indian River Festival (IRF). The Festival showcases...