Shanneyganock to perform for soldiers, public at CFB Gagetown
Published Thursday May 28th, 2009
Fans of traditional Newfoundland folk music should make their way to CFB Gagetown tomorrow evening for a lively performance by Shanneyganock.
The concert will kick off at about 8:30 p.m. in Building D22 at the Maritime/Jr. Ranks Club. Tickets will be sold at the door and will cost $5 for members of the military and $8 for the public.
For more than 13 years, Shanneyganock has been performing a mix of traditional ballads, foot-stomping jigs and reels and historical shanties across Canada and around the world.
Chris Andrews, who sings and plays guitar, said the band has been performing at some different venues on this tour in an effort to give fans of all ages the opportunity to catch them live in concert.
"A lot of times when we play, it's the big parties and festivals and they're late at night and sometimes we're one of the later acts," he said.
"So it makes it difficult for some people to get out and see the shows. By going to cultural centres, the young, the old, and the in-between get the chance to come out and listen to the music."
Songs like The Islander, This Town and Roving Newfoundlander mix stories of Newfoundland's heritage with the band's fun-time party music.
Andrews said he meets fellow Newfoundlanders wherever he goes.
"We love going out and talking to the audience after the show and seeing how they enjoyed it, and we run into lots of (people from Newfoundland)," he said.
"We have a chat and see how they're making out and thank them for coming to the show."
The band will also perform in Perth-Andover on Saturday evening at The Gathering of the Scots.
Classified looking forward to performing new songs in Freddy Beach
Maritime hip-hop artist Classified is rolling into Fredericton on Saturday and he said he's excited to perform songs from his latest album Self-Explanatory.
The Juno-nominated rapper, who grew up in Enfield, NS as Luke Boyd, said he's proud of the way his 11th studio album came together.
"I've been living in my studio for 14 months, working on this thing," said Boyd.
"We put a lot of time into it, but people seem to be feeling it. It's getting great reviews."
Songs like fast-paced first single Anybody Listening and One Track Mind - which features a collaboration with fellow Nova Scotia crowd-pleaser Joel Plaskett - show off the diversity of Boyd's talents.
He said working with Plaskett was a lot of fun.
"We've been bumping into each other at (East Coast Music Awards) and other shows for years, and one time we just said, 'Man let's try to do something,'" he said.
"And I called him up one day and he invited me to his studio and we banged the track out in one day."
Boyd said working with other artists gives him the chance to see things through a different perspective and generate new ideas.
He said he's been coming to Fredericton since the late 1990s, and local hip-hop fans should get ready for some fun.
"There's always a good vibe in Fredericton," he said.
The show is happening at the Capital Exhibit Centre and is expected to start at about 8 p.m. J-Bru, Mic Boyd, Chad Hatcher and DJ IV are also scheduled to perform.
Steve Waylon performing in Stanley this weekend; readies new album
The wait for Steve Waylon's new album, State of Mind, is almost over.
The local country artist will perform at the Cross Creek Lion's Centre in Stanley on Saturday night, and then he'll host a CD release party in Saint John on June 4.
Waylon said one dollar from every ticket sold at the Stanley show will be donated to the local minor hockey organization.
"I like playing rural communities because artists don't always make it out to those areas," he said.
"Unless the artist is from there, it can be hard for them to get shows in their town€¦I think it's a good spot to reach out to the roots of country."
He said he'll have a local CD release show in the coming weeks.
"It's been a long time coming, and I just hope people will like it," he said.
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