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Music Nova Scotia - 2009 Bell Aliant Entertainer of the Year
Bruce Guthro and Jimmy Flynn will host the Music Nova Scotia Gala Awards Show in Yarmouth during Molson Canadian Nova Scotia Music Week, November 5-8.
A wide range of talented Nova Scotia artists will perform on the show including Brian Borcherdt, Joel Plaskett, Classified, Grand Dérangement, In-Flight Safety, The Tom Fun Orchestra, Charlie A'Court, Dave Carroll, winners of the underage Yarmouth Exhibition Battle of the Bands The Holdup and Cape Breton fiddlers Dawn and Margie Beaton, Anna Ludlow, Colin Grant, Chrissy Crowley and Gillian Boucher, making the 2009 production the largest in thirteen years of music week festivities.
Music Nova Scotia is a non-profit organization that has worked since 1989 to foster, develop and promote the full potential of the music industry of Nova Scotia.
Plaskett has toured extensively both solo and with The Emergency, to sold-out clubs and theatres throughout Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Australia. 'Nowhere With You' landed Plaskett on the Top 10 at hot Adult Contemporary (AC) radio and garnered three 2007 East Coast Music Awards (ECMAs) of the year wins: Single for 'Nowhere With You', DVD for Make A Little Noise, and Songwriter.
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Listen to Joel Plaskett - Run, Run, Run:
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Website: http://www.joelplaskett.com/
Born in Halifax/Enfield N.S. Classified has steadily built his career from the independent circuit on up to national prominence, developing into a highly respected MC and desired producer. From his first LP Union Dues in 2001 to the Juno Nominated BOY COTT-IN THE INDUSTRY (2006) and HITCH HIKIN’ MUSIC (2007), Classified has sold well over 40,000 records in Canada alone, and has continuously toured the country coast to coast.
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Listen to Classified - Anybody Listening:
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Website: http://classifiedofficial.com/
Following their award-winning debut, The Coast is Clear, In-Flight Safety recently released, We Are an Empire, My Dear (Night Danger, 2009). Produced by Laurence Currie (Wintersleep, Sloan), the album offers twelve tracks of sweeping soundscapes shaped by angular guitars, driving rhythms and soaring melodies.
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Listen to In-Flight Safety - Actors:
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Website: http://www.inflightsafety.ca/
"Two Hearts" opens Martin&&39;s sophomore album that won her the 2009 ECMA Pop Recording of the Year and two 2008 Music Nova Scotia Awards: Female Artist Recording of the Year & Pop/Rock Artist/Group Recording of The Year. In 1999, Martin left for Austin, TX and within months she was performing alongside acts such as Wilco and singing backup as part of the retro-rock outfit Young Heart Attack.
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Listen to Christina Martin - Temporary Hell:
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Website: http://www.christinamartin.net/
Winner of the East Coast Music Awards 2007 Pop Recording of the Year for his album Bring On The Storm and 2003 Best Blues Artist for his debut album Color Me Gone, Charlie A’Court has emerged as an emotionally charged and soul moving performer. Fearlessly bridging genres and challenging stylistic conventions, his music and passionate voice stir up the listeners’ emotions, touching the very core of audiences around the world.
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Listen to Charlie A'Court - Big Dark Canyon:
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Website: http://www.charlieacourt.com/
