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'''The East Pointers''' are a [[Canada|Canadian]] contemporary folk music group from [[Prince Edward Island]],<ref name=pumped>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-east-pointers-canadian-folk-music-award-1.3881908 "P.E.I.'s The East Pointers 'pumped' about Canadian Folk Music award"]. [[CBC News]] Prince Edward Island, December 5, 2016.</ref> who won the [[Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year]] for their album ''Secret Victory'' at the [[Juno Awards of 2017]].<ref>[http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/2017/4/2/p-e-i--s-the-east-pointers-celebrate-winning-a-juno-award.html "P.E.I.'s The East Pointers celebrate winning a Juno Award"]. ''[[The Guardian (Charlottetown)|The Guardian]]'', April 2, 2017.</ref> The group consists of guitarist Jake Charron, banjoist Koady Chaisson and fiddler Tim Chaisson.<ref name=pumped/> They perform celtic-influenced original songs and instrumentals with contemporary influences.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/17/the-east-pointers-secret-victory-review-smart-stomping-maritime-folk "The East Pointers: Secret Victory review – smart, stomping maritime folk"]. ''The Guardian'', Robin Denselow, 17 Dec 2015</ref>
'''The East Pointers''' are a [[Canada|Canadian]] contemporary [[Indie folk|folk music]] group from [[Prince Edward Island]],<ref name=pumped>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-east-pointers-canadian-folk-music-award-1.3881908 "P.E.I.'s The East Pointers 'pumped' about Canadian Folk Music award"]. [[CBC News]] Prince Edward Island, December 5, 2016</ref> who won the [[Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year]] for their album ''Secret Victory'' at the [[Juno Awards of 2017]].<ref>[http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/2017/4/2/p-e-i--s-the-east-pointers-celebrate-winning-a-juno-award.html "P.E.I.'s The East Pointers celebrate winning a Juno Award"]. ''[[The Guardian (Charlottetown)|The Guardian]]'', April 2, 2017</ref> The group consists of guitarist Jake Charron, banjoist Koady Chaisson and fiddler Tim Chaisson.<ref name=pumped/> They perform celtic-influenced original songs and instrumentals with contemporary influences.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/17/the-east-pointers-secret-victory-review-smart-stomping-maritime-folk "The East Pointers: Secret Victory review – smart, stomping maritime folk"]. ''The Guardian'', Robin Denselow, 17 December 2015</ref>


==History==
==History==
The three musicians formed The East Pointers in 2014 and began performing on the east coast and later in Ontario.<ref>[https://medicinehatnews.com/entertainment/local-entertainment/2018/10/04/pointing-the-way-to-music-success-and-the-esplanade/ "Pointing the way to music success and the Esplanade"]. ''Medicine Hat News'', By Chris Brown on October 4, 2018.</ref> They release their debut album, ''Secret Victory'' in late 2015, and promoted it through concert performances in Canada, the [[United States]] and [[Australia]].<ref>[http://www.wauchopegazette.com.au/story/4544984/canadian-boys-are-back-in-town/ "Canadian boys are back in town"]. ''Wauchope Gazette'', March 12, 2017.</ref>
The three musicians formed The East Pointers in 2014 and began performing on the east coast and later in Ontario.<ref>[https://medicinehatnews.com/entertainment/local-entertainment/2018/10/04/pointing-the-way-to-music-success-and-the-esplanade/ "Pointing the way to music success and the Esplanade"]. ''Medicine Hat News'', By Chris Brown on October 4, 2018</ref> They released their debut album, ''Secret Victory'' in late 2015, and promoted it through concert performances in Canada, the [[United States]] and [[Australia]].<ref>[http://www.wauchopegazette.com.au/story/4544984/canadian-boys-are-back-in-town/ "Canadian boys are back in town"]. ''Wauchope Gazette'', March 12, 2017</ref> They won the [[Canadian Folk Music Award]] for Ensemble of the Year at the [[12th Canadian Folk Music Awards]] in 2016,<ref name=pumped/> and were nominated for Instrumental Group of the Year. In 2017 they performed in the United Kingdom.<ref>[https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2017/11/live-review-east-pointers-uffington/ "Live Review: The East Pointers – Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, Uffington"]. ''Folk Radio'', by Martha Buckley 6 November, 2017 </ref> The band was nominated again for a Canadian Folk Music Award as Ensemble of the Year in 2018.<ref>[https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/living/gunning-cormier-papillon-up-for-canadian-folk-music-awards-243290/ "Gunning & Cormier, Papillon up for Canadian Folk Music Awards"]. ''Chronicle Herald'', Stephen Cooke, September 20, 2018</ref>


==Discography==
They won the [[Canadian Folk Music Award]] for Ensemble of the Year at the [[12th Canadian Folk Music Awards]] in 2016,<ref name=pumped/> and were nominated for Instrumental Group of the Year. In 2017 they performed in the United Kingdom.<ref>[https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2017/11/live-review-east-pointers-uffington/ "Live Review: The East Pointers – Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, Uffington"]. ''Folk Radio'', by Martha Buckley 6 November, 2017 </ref>
====Studio Albums====
* ''Secret Victory'' (2015)
* ''What We Leave Behind'' (2017)
* ''Yours to Break'' (2019?)


====Singles====
In 2017 they released the album ''What we leave behind'' and in July 2019 they release the single ''Wintergreen.''
*''Wintergreen'' (2019)

The band was nominated again for a Canadian Folk Music Award as Ensemble of the Year in 2018.<ref>[https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/living/gunning-cormier-papillon-up-for-canadian-folk-music-awards-243290/ "Gunning & Cormier, Papillon up for Canadian Folk Music Awards"]. ''Chronicle Herald'', Stephen Cooke Sep 20, 2018.</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:42, 15 July 2019

The East Pointers
OriginPrince Edward Island, Canada
GenresIndie folk
Years active2014–
MembersTim Chaisson, Koady Chaisson, and Jake Charron

The East Pointers are a Canadian contemporary folk music group from Prince Edward Island,[1] who won the Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year for their album Secret Victory at the Juno Awards of 2017.[2] The group consists of guitarist Jake Charron, banjoist Koady Chaisson and fiddler Tim Chaisson.[1] They perform celtic-influenced original songs and instrumentals with contemporary influences.[3]

History

The three musicians formed The East Pointers in 2014 and began performing on the east coast and later in Ontario.[4] They released their debut album, Secret Victory in late 2015, and promoted it through concert performances in Canada, the United States and Australia.[5] They won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Ensemble of the Year at the 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2016,[1] and were nominated for Instrumental Group of the Year. In 2017 they performed in the United Kingdom.[6] The band was nominated again for a Canadian Folk Music Award as Ensemble of the Year in 2018.[7]

Discography

Studio Albums

  • Secret Victory (2015)
  • What We Leave Behind (2017)
  • Yours to Break (2019?)

Singles

  • Wintergreen (2019)

References

  1. ^ a b c "P.E.I.'s The East Pointers 'pumped' about Canadian Folk Music award". CBC News Prince Edward Island, December 5, 2016
  2. ^ "P.E.I.'s The East Pointers celebrate winning a Juno Award". The Guardian, April 2, 2017
  3. ^ "The East Pointers: Secret Victory review – smart, stomping maritime folk". The Guardian, Robin Denselow, 17 December 2015
  4. ^ "Pointing the way to music success and the Esplanade". Medicine Hat News, By Chris Brown on October 4, 2018
  5. ^ "Canadian boys are back in town". Wauchope Gazette, March 12, 2017
  6. ^ "Live Review: The East Pointers – Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, Uffington". Folk Radio, by Martha Buckley 6 November, 2017
  7. ^ "Gunning & Cormier, Papillon up for Canadian Folk Music Awards". Chronicle Herald, Stephen Cooke, September 20, 2018

External links

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