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| origin = [[Prince Edward Island]], Canada |
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| genre = [[Indie folk]] |
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| years_active = 2014– |
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| current_members =Tim Chaisson, Koady Chaisson, and Jake Charron |
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Revision as of 07:20, 17 July 2019
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Background information | |
Origin | Prince Edward Island, Canada |
Genres | Indie folk |
Years active | 2014– |
Members | Tim 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]
Members
- Tim Chaisson (vocals, fiddle, drum machine),
- Koady Chaisson (banjo, tenor guitar, synthesizer)
- Jake Charron (guitar, synthesizer)
Discography
Studio Albums
- Secret Victory (2015)
- What We Leave Behind (2017)
- Yours to Break (2019?)
Singles
- Wintergreen (2019)
References
- ^ a b c "P.E.I.'s The East Pointers 'pumped' about Canadian Folk Music award". CBC News Prince Edward Island, December 5, 2016
- ^ "P.E.I.'s The East Pointers celebrate winning a Juno Award". The Guardian, April 2, 2017
- ^ "The East Pointers: Secret Victory review – smart, stomping maritime folk". The Guardian, Robin Denselow, 17 December 2015
- ^ "Pointing the way to music success and the Esplanade". Medicine Hat News, By Chris Brown on October 4, 2018
- ^ "Canadian boys are back in town". Wauchope Gazette, March 12, 2017
- ^ "Live Review: The East Pointers – Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, Uffington". Folk Radio, by Martha Buckley 6 November, 2017
- ^ "Gunning & Cormier, Papillon up for Canadian Folk Music Awards". Chronicle Herald, Stephen Cooke, September 20, 2018