Nick Earle is best known as one half of Newfoundland’s award-winning blues duo, Earle & Coffin. Together they’ve won a Canadian Folk Music Award, two MusicNL awards, received several ECMA nominations, and they’ve been doing it since before they were legally old enough to play in most venues. But what duo doesn’t eventually need a little space to grow? With the release of his latest single, Nick Earle is literally “Breaking New Ground” as he branches off on his own.

The newest solo recording from Chris Andrews, the leader of the band Shanneyganock. It’s been more than 10 years since the last solo recording and over that time Chris has collected many songs that don’t necessarily fit for Shanneyganock recordings. So Chris has finally decided to record these songs. This record covers songs from all genres of music: folk, pop and country – and are all interpreted by Chris in his own unique style.

Trios for clarinet, violin and piano. Music by Poulenc, Milhaud, Khachaturian and Cardy. This is Due Concertante’s latest release, with Christine Carter on clarinet!

The Why and The Wherefore are a five-piece alternative rock band heavily rooted in folk and jazz influences based in St. John’s, NL. This is their debut EP!

The 2017 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Spotlight performance winner is no stranger to the stage and has been performing in front of audiences for as long as she can remember. As early as eight years old, she was the youngest ever to perform both Canadian and American National Anthems at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto for an NHL game. 

As a former, leading member of the 6-time MusicNL award-winning and ECMA nominated Celtic family group “The Cormiers”, Mallory has recorded multiple albums and has toured Canada, the US, and Scotland. 

Adding to her talents, Mallory has also been very busy in musical theatre. She’s performed with The Spirit of Newfoundland, Theatre St. John’s, Peter MacDonald Productions, Best Kind Productions, TaDa Events, and many others. Some past credits include: Grease (Frenchy), Hairspray (Amber), SpiritNL’s Grinch Dressing & Gravy (Cindy-Lou), [title of show] (Heidi), Chicago (Murderess June), Fame (Serena), and Smoky Mountain Songbird; The Music of Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton).

Since her first trip to Nashville to record her debut EP, produced by Kershaw, Mallory has been turning heads in the country music scene and songwriting community, sharing stages with artists like Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Rascal Flatts, and Blake Shelton to name a few. Her debut single “Tupelo” reached #6 on the Canadian Country iTunes Top Songs list and found a home on GAC and CMT.com. Her following single “Good Mistake to Make” broke the top 50 on the Music Row Chart and top 30 on the CDX Breakout Chart. In May of 2018, Mallory released her EP, which earned her a 2019 ECMA for Country Recording of the Year, and three 2018 MusicNL nominations for Female Artist of the Year, Country Artist of the Year, and Rising Star. 

Even though most of the songs on her debut project were penned by other writers, Mallory’s writing certainly hasn’t taken a back seat. She was recently invited to showcase new music at the 2018 CCMA Songwriter Series and the 2018 MusicNL Songwriter Circle, as well as received an Honorable Mention during the 19th Annual NSAI Song Contest. She is also currently working on a film project. Following an audition for the war thriller “Into the Wilderness”, Mallory was not only offered a role in the movie, but asked to write music for the soundtrack.

“Pianist, singer and songwriter Debra Power is known for her powerhouse vocals and keyboard skills. 
Based out of Calgary Alberta, she released her debut album in January 2016 – Even Redheads Get the Blues, to international acclaim. Debra received numerous nominations, among them was a nomination for WCMA blues artist of the year and she took home the YYCMA for Blues Recording of the Year. In 2017, her original song Streets of Heaven was a semi finalist at the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) blues category, and in 2018 she was a finalist with her original song Temptation. 
2017, also saw her open for Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musslewhite at the Jack Singer concert hall for the Arts Commons program in Calgary AB.
She has been a featured performer at the Calgary and Edmonton International Blues Festivals and in 2017, was nominated for Best New Artist at the Maple Blues Awards in Toronto where she was also asked to showcase at the Toronto Blues Summit. 
In 2016 and 2018, she was a semifinalist in the solo/duo category at the International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis. 
Debra is fun loving, talented and is very passionate about her music – this Redhead is the real deal!”

New album from Andrea Koziol and Bill Brennan!

It’s a collection of music that spans almost 100 years of fantastic songwriting, performed by musicians who are not afraid to explore and improvise and jump from any cliff they can find. It’s a spirited conversation full of flat 13s between the best of friends…and they hope you enjoy eavesdropping.

At 14 years of age, PAIGE PENNEY will surely be the youngest person to perform at Fred’s. But then, not just any 14 year old can enlist a cast of local musicians in support of her official release that includes Darren ‘Boobie” Browne ( The BURNING HELL, KUBASONICS, SHERRY RYAN BAND. AMELIA CURRAN and many more), Josh Ward ( HEY ROSETTA!) and Elliott Dicks (NOVAKS, AMELIA CURRAN, DENIS PARKER, JANET CULL and more). Furthermore, how many 14 year olds can acquire the services of THE ONCE, Newfoundland & Labrador’s most successful international combo over the past decade on her debut recording and video? Not only that but Paige recorded her debut in Nashville at the same studio as TAYLOR SWIFT, an artist whom she admires and indeed bears some musical similarities with as pertains to Swift’s early work. See where I’m going here?

Paige has been making music most of her young life. She plays guitar, trumpet, piano, bass and sings with SHALLAWAY YOUTH CHOIR. When I asked her if she was hoping/planning to pursue a career in music, she beamed, “Oh, I’m all in”. Her mom nodded in agreement. The road to success in the entertainment/music field is arduous, long-winding and ripe with challenges, but Paige is truly talented, committed and has tremendous support from the most important people, her family, friends and musicians alike.

A multi award winning solo artist, Rik Barron has been touring North America and Europe for nearly forty years. He is an accomplished and respected roots performer, entertaining his audiences with great singing, expert playing and irreverent  humour.

Latest from local songwriter Rik Barron and his long time friend Duncan Wells. 

BERNIE LEROUX hails from Bay Verte and has created a lovely folk/country/pop album that harkens back to mid-period John Prine and classic Eric Anderson with proper sensitivity to the intermingling of acoustic guitars with bass and percussion and overall spare production values. Both human nature and Mother Nature are addressed and used as pivots to articulate the singer/songwriter’s thoughts, feelings and ponderings on this very pleasent offering.