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February 2012
Much Music
Much Music
Profile: Dave Skinner

by Jane Ledwell

Dave Skinner’s life in the music industry as a music store manager and recording producer and engineer have come as a surprise to family and friends who knew him as a top-notch teenage hockey player, but Dave has a talent for recognizing what will give him a fulfilling life. “I was a sports guy who switched to being a music guy,” Dave says. “When I
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February 2012
Stories of my Father
Stories of my Father

Notes from the Road
by Catherine MacLellan

It has now been 17 years since my father, Gene MacLellan, passed away. I was just a kid, 14 years old, watching my dad fall further and further into the turmoil of mental illness at a time when people were still not really talking about that. Now, having been alive longer without my father than with him, I feel like it’s time to truly celebrate his life
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February 2012
Bad Habits
Bad Habits

Bandwagon
by Jill Hamilton

If it’s a Saturday night in PEI, Bad Habits are probably playing a crowded blues show somewhere.

The clinking of tambourines, extended guitar and drum solos and soaring, heart-quaking vocals are regular features of a Bad Habits show—and they’ve only just begun. Bad Habits was recently nominated for two PEI Music Awards—Entertainer of the Year and Bell Aliant
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February 2012
Keeping Warm

Country Prose
by Charlie Hansen

Not a lot happening in Florida these days but we’re managing to keep warm and that’s not hard because the weather has been great with only a couple of days that were below normal.

We’ve just been taking in some local jams and music in the “Park.” The festival season hasn’t begun yet but when it does we’ll be taking in a number of them.

By this time the PEI Music
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February 2012
Bad Mountie
Bad Mountie

Talking Bands
by Katie Rankin

It all started with a dream. Bad Mountie lead singer and guitar player Jon Gallant had just graduated from high school and wasn’t sure what to do with his life. Since he was a kid he’d always loved the RCMP so he started filling out an application form. Before he could send it in his two brothers and his cousin intervened. “We gave him an ultimatum,” says
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January 2012
Wake Up Earthquake
Wake Up Earthquake

Talking Bands
by Katie Rankin

Wake Up Earthquake formed one night in 2009 when lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Rayner was playing at an open mic. Afterwards drummer Josh Simon approached him and said, “We need to play in a band together.” At that time Rayner and bassist Vaughn Murphy were already jamming.

“It wasn’t so much a serious thing, just kind of learning how each other plays,”
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January 2012
On the Dixon Line
On the Dixon Line

Notes from the Road
by Catherine MacLellan

After an exhausting but rewarding trip to England, I’ve been back home on the Island for a few weeks now, doing the holiday meet-and-greet and all the things that go with that. Holiday shows abound and winter has officially arrived.

I’ve been thinking about writing a survival guide for those of us who live year round in PEI. It’s not the same as the
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January 2012
Keep Your Hand In
Keep Your Hand In

Country Prose
by Charlie Hansen

When most people reach the point where they have had a successful and fulfilling life they tend to lay back and enjoy what they have accomplished over their lifetime. This is not the case with Harold Noye. Harold, besides operating the very successful Sun N’ Shade campground along with his wife Marnie, has always kept his hand in the music business.

Harold and
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December 2011
Racoon Bandit
Racoon Bandit

Talking Bands
by Katie Rankin

Raccoon Bandit may have already released two albums since forming in 2008 but now the band is anticipating their most unique project yet. This month the four-piece folk-rock group will release a split ten-inch vinyl with fellow Charlottetown band Sister Jack. “The idea is four songs, two per band,” explains Bandit singer and guitarist Fraser McCallum. “Two A
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December 2011
British Fare
British Fare

Notes from the Road
by Catherine MacLellan

Cream tea, Cornish pasties, blood pudding, Devonshire cheeses, bangers and mash… We have been on the hunt for British culinary specialties and eating them often in their land of origin. On every other trip to England, I’ve been mostly disappointed with my food choices so this time I decided we would eat as much and as well as possible. So far, I have
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December 2011
Night Out with the Girls
Night Out with the Girls

Country Prose
by Charlie Hansen

A couple of months ago I mentioned that Neil Matthews was beginning to record a new CD. Now, this isn’t new for Neil as he’s done this many times before, but this one is special in that it is made up of fourteen duet tracks featuring five of Neil’s female friends and family.

The ladies featured on this CD, Girl’s Night Out, are Jolee Patkai, Gloria Rodgerson,
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November 2011
Coyote
Coyote

Talking Bands
by Katie Rankin

Named after the most unlikeable animal on PEI, Coyote is a reincarnation of the goofily-named group Solid Gold Workout. Unlike the pet-eating mongrel, this band of five friends are friendly, and ready to showcase their new pop sound and line-up, while keeping their energetic live shows. The band became Coyote over the last year, with it’s three original members
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Confed Centre Public Library

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Robertson Library Book Sale

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Sé Duggan at Back Alley

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Northern Lights Quilt Guild

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Summerside Rotary Library

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Urban Farming Workshops

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Irish Heritage Courses

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Educator of the Year

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Summerside Library Book Sale

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