October 2020

High-End Bootleg

New comedy recording by Justin Shaw

High-End Bootleg is a bootleg recording of An Evening of Comedy with Justin Shaw on January 4th, 2020 at Bar1911 as part of their After Hours Series. ...

Lost in Dreams

Dylan Menzie’s weekly podcast is now streaming

PEI-based songsmith Dylan Menzie launched the Lost in Dreams Podcast in September. Over the course of 10 weekly episodes Dylan will sit down with Can...

Legend of Joe Labobe

Scottish-Canadian musician David Leask’s has written and performed a new record, Voyageur In Song, on Canada’s most historical instrument. Built f...

Tuesday’s Child

KINLEY’s new video explores the challenges of the social landscape of highschool

Island singer and songwriter KINLEY released a music video in late September for her song “Tuesday’s Child” off her second album, KINLEY. “Tu...

Album release: Live in Australia

Bob Jenson and Tony McManus

PEI based spoken-word poet Bob Jensen and Scottish-Canadian guitarist Tony McManus are releasing Live in Australia, a collection of original poetry se...

Album release: Little Cities

Little Cities

On the heels of Friends Floors, their debut EP which garnered five Music PEI award nominations, Little Cities return with Little Cities. “We had th...

Album release: Up By The Roots

Mark Haines

Canadian music business veteran Mark Haines has released his new album, Up By The Roots. In a career that spans almost 50 years, Mark has played thea...

Music PEI programs

The live music industry, like many others, is experiencing a very difficult time and may be one of the last industries to recover. Not only has travel...

The Smith Family

Home is where the heart is, but for many people on PEI home is also where the music is. PEI has a long-running history of musically-talented families,...

Shane Pendergast

Music is more than art, expression, philosophy, or language. It’s a medium that also exists to remember history—times, people and places that are ...

Set in the Sun

CIBC Confed Centre Presents

An open-air concert series will take root in the Confederation Centre’s outdoor amphitheatre in Charlottetown. Set in the Sun will showcase a differ...

Island Drive-In Festival

Pre-recorded shows pop-up on screen across PEI

The Island Drive-In Festival, a project of Small Halls Inc., is a twist on the classic drive-in experience. It will feature over 30 Island artists and...

Release: God

by Shaye

Musical trio Shaye —Kim Stockwood, Damhnait Doyle, Tara MacLean—reunited recently to record the song “God,” written by Jeen O’Brien. Long-t...

Release: Lavender Town

by emi claire

Sixteen year old singer-songwriter emi claire (Emily Smith) from Kensington, has released her debut single, “Lavender Town.” The song features lo...

Release: Here Now

by Brandon Howard Roy

Fresh off the release of his debut single “Little Reasons,” Brandon Howard Roy will release his latest song “Here Now”on July 31. Produced by ...

Release: People Get Ready—Live at the Mack

by Andrew Waite

In February 2020 Andrew Waite and his band performed a sold-out show at the Mackenzie Theatre in Charlottetown. The show was recorded live with a full...

Release: Common Senselessness

by Dennis Ellsworth

Charlottetown’s Dennis Ellsworth recently released his new EP Common Senselessness, a five song companion project to his 2019 album Common Senseless...

Release: Aging Gratefully

by Gordon Belsher

Aging Gratefully is Gordon Belsher’s latest release from the Guernsey Cove Parlour. It features several new cuts, a special tribute to his Dad, and ...

ECMA winners

The winners of the 2020 East Coast Music Awards were announced in July as part of a two-hour broadcast, hosted by Mary Walsh. Paul Bernard was awarde...

Postcards from the Island

New 12-part online series broadcasts every Thursday

CIBC Confed Centre Presents is set to deliver Postcards from the Island, a weekly online series featuring a rich depth of creative pioneers and local ...

Brielle Ansems

The ever-growing music industry on PEI seems to regularly produce talented musicians who take the scene by storm, and Brielle Ansmes is far from an ex...

Comhaltas

PEI branch hosts traditional music and dancing classes

A group of musicians on PEI got together in February to express their interest in setting up a branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann and now they h...

New release: Good Like Summertime

Brooke MacArthur

Brooke MacArthur’s new single, “Good Like Summertime” is now available on Spotify and Apple music. It was written on PEI in 2019. MacArthur say...

New release: Bahds

Taggart & Torrens

Taggart & Torrens (TnT)—featuring multiple-JUNO Award winner drummer Jeremy Taggart,  (Our Lady Peace), and former Islander Jonathan Torrens, 3...

New release: Winter’s End

Inn Echo

Inn Echo, one of the latest bands to hit the traditional music scene, released a 3-track EP Winter’s End on June 1. This is the first taste of the b...

New release: Who Needs Happiness

Pete Richards

Pete Richards has recorded a new album called Who Needs Happiness. There are a dozen songs with words and music by Pete. For this recording guest voc...

Shaye releases new single

All successful solo artists, Kim Stockwood, Damhnait Doyle, and Tara MacLean came together as Shaye to record The Bridge in 2003. Their first single, ...

Tiny Island Concert series joins #RoadToCanadaDay

Starting Thursday, June 11, The Tiny Island Concert Series becomes a part of the #RoadtoCanadaDay online series of events, to ensure these critically...

True North

PEI Symphony Orchestra

On March 1st, when the PEI Symphony Orchestra presented “True North” under the direction of guest conductor Mélanie Léonard, the weather gods we...

Ladies Night

Fascinating Maritime Ladies

Fascinating female trios abound in pop culture, from classical icons like the mythological Fates and MacBeth’s witches to modern examples like Charl...

Chrissy Blanchard

A Place to Play

Before we get to sit down to chat at a coffee shop in Charlottetown, a former student from the music program at Bluefield High School pegs his high-sc...

Wrong Planet Band

Taking their ‘60s-sounding surf-rock songs that often feel like they come from an unknown planet floating in space, Wrong Planet Band have gone stra...

2020 Music PEI Awards: Winners

Many Island musicians and industry folk gathered together on Sunday, February 9 at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel to see who would take home awards from...

Tell Tale Harbour

The Charlottetown Festival Announces Development of New Musical with Alan Doyle

Confederation Centre CEO Steve Bellamy, Artistic Director Adam Brazier, GM of Theatre Dean Constable, and Canadian icon Alan Doyle, made a special ann...

Dennis Ellsworth

Entering his 4th decade as a musician, Dennis Ellsworth has stepped into 2020 with a new outlook on his career and what it means to be an artist today...

New Release: Al Tuck | Days of the Looking Glass

Al Tuck Sings Gene MacLellan

Island musician Al Tuck has released a new album, Days of the Looking Glass: Al Tuck Sings Gene MacLellan. The eleven tracks feature on the CD are J...