A live concert recorded at The Rock House, St. John’s, May 28 & 29, 2010

“(The song) speaks of the reason I left in the first place; to find work; missing my baby girl (now 21), playing gigs with my brother and best friend, Barry, (who’s been living in Alberta for years), Sundays at home after Mass with family, singing and playing guitars and laughing ‘til it hurt at my late Uncle Cyril’s stories and jokes, and, perhaps, in the end (of the song), a hope that those feelings of despair and loneliness from missing home would dissipate somewhat through time spent with new friends and long-lost relatives…… and maybe the song and it’s message might allow a bit of comfort.”

– Darrell Duke speaks about his single-song release with www.thecharter.ca

“Author Cassie Brown’s novel, ‘Death On The Ice’ is considered a classic by anybodys standards.  First published in 1972, the book has gone on to be a best seller many times over and even today it is still snatched from book store shelves.

Cassie also turned her writing talents to penning a song of the same name. Her daughter Christine Brown wrote the music for the track.

In 1982 Margo St. John released the song,’Death On The Ice’ on a 45 rpm record.

Margo has now added nine more cuts to that early 7 inch vinyl and released the CD,’Death On The Ice’.”

– cbc.ca

“Danika Drover is a world traveller. You know the type. The constant need for stimulation. Always wanting to learn about cultures and see more. So it should come as no surprise that she found herself also being the sort who would write songs. Of course, the next step is to start performing them in public. Those early gigs led Danika to not only enter, but take top prize in the 2010 O’Reilly’s open-mike challenge. Her pseudo-neo-soul stylings blend seamlessly with her smooth and sultry, yet lyrical voice and her understated positivism. Danika is the antidote to the barrage of negative music clamouring over the airwaves today. A voice which simply says “step back and relax” in a world full of “Hurry up and wait.” After winning the competition, Danika was presented with the opportunity to record a professional studio album. She enlisted the help of Jerry Stamp, local singer/songwriter/producer, to help oversee the production and rehearsing of her all-star band.”

– www.danikadrover.com

A Traditional group from Thunder Bay play originals and traditional tunes on this album.

The group includes:

Brian Campbell: Guitar, Vocals

Jim Dacey: Mandolin, Guitar, Pipes, Vocals

Don Kerr: Bass, Guitar, Vocals

Cheryl Thacker: Whistle, Flute, Vocals, Percussion

Ken Thacker: Vocals, Percussion

“Idlers are an eleven-piece ‘reggae circus’ from St. John’s, Newfoundland, with a unique sound that comes from a love of reggae, ska and afro-beat, and peppered with their Atlantic influences. Their sophomore release “Keep Out”, produced by Bad Brains bassist Darryl Jenifer, takes the sound established by “Corner” and makes it tighter, heavier and highly danceable. Recorded in West Hurley, NY at the beautiful Dreamland Studios with Grammy award-winner sound engineer Phil Burnett and Pete Caigan at the controls.”

– cdbaby.com

“A group of like-minded musicians all sharing a vision for creating and performing music.  We have blended together our talents, diverse musical backgrounds and influences to create what we call our own brand of “Modern Celtic” music.  ‘The Traveler’ for us represents the journey that we are all on together; spreading the music and Celtic spirit from Newfoundland to British Columbia and beyond.  Our musical journey has only just begun.”

– Liner Notes

“Newfoundland musician and visual artist Scott Goudie has played guitar since the mid-60s when he took an interest in blues and jazz.  While studying fine art in Vancouver in the early 1970s, he met Mississippi Delta Blues man Johnny Shines, a contemporary blues legend of Robert Johnson.  Goudie then moved to Alabama and studied and played with Johnny Shines, specializing in acoustic slide guitar.  He later met and played with John Hammond Jr., Muddy Waters and Albert Collins to name a few.

In St. John’s, Scott met fellow blues musician Denis Parker and started playing with him over thrity years ago, during the early 1970s.  Scott’s recent CD, Scott W. Goudie: Acoustic Live collects remarkable live concert performances into a finely recorded and designed package.”

– http://www.rowdyblues.com/scottgoudie.html