Here's a video of Serena Ryder closing at the 2009 St. John's Folk Festival. Held in Bannerman Park in the city, the festival is part of the "St. John's Time" series of summer fests, which starts with the George Street Festival (Blue Rodeo were special guests this year) and includes the St. John's Regatta - the longest running annual sporting event, and the St. John's Busker's Festival. Serena … [Read more...]
8 Ball Aitken Playing at the Ship
July 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Bumped into 8 Ball Aitken at The Newfoundland Embassy in Canso, Nova Scotia. Actually, The Newfoundland Embassy is anywhere the Newfoundland band Shannygannock parks their trailer. This time it was parked at Stanfest, and I met up with singer Chris Andrews on Sunday afternoon, where he kindly invited me to a "cocktail reception" they were hosting. That's where I got to meet 8 Ball, who told me … [Read more...]
Bob Wiseman at the Rock Can Roll Festival
October 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I have been popping into various events at this year's "The Rock Can Roll Festival" - on right now ( October 23 - 26.) Liz Pickard (Liz Band and Liz Solo) and the team have done a swell job of bringing in artists, musicians and some digital muckrakers to talk about their work. And the work is inspiring - especially for digital media peeps like me. One thing that is definitely striking me is how … [Read more...]
The St. John’s International Film Festival is in the Air
October 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It's Saturday morning 9:45 AM and I am at Hava Java Coffee House and Espresso Bar downtown on Water Street awaiting Jenny Rocket who is late bringing in the morning's supply of muffins. Yeah I know - what? Me up this early and out on the town? Get's better. I've all ready been to the CBC building down near MUN campus where I did a live interview with Angela Antle on the CBC weekend morning … [Read more...]
Down to the Dirt CD Soundtrack Release Party
October 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This Friday October 10th, 2008 - don't miss the Down To The Dirt Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Release party featuring Mark Bragg and friends. "Down To The Dirt" was produced by Anna Petras & Justin Simms, directed by Justin Simms, and based on the celebrated Joel Hynes novel of the same name. The album is comprised of twenty tracks in total and features instrumental music, guest … [Read more...]
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