[mplpost] FolkMeet / PMW Coverage
Jesse Kumagai
jesse@harbourfront.on.ca
Thu Oct 3 15:22:38 2002
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Music week shmoozefest earns top marks
Peter North
Freelance
Tuesday, October 01, 2002
Southam Newspapers, File / A fired-up Corb Lund entertained at the Industry=
=20
Awards Dinner
The strength in numbers theory was put to the test this past weekend in=20
Winnipeg during the fourth annual Prairie Music Week.
Marks couldn't have been much higher for the four-day music industry blitz=
=20
that wrapped up Sunday. Prairie Music Week dovetailed with Folk Alliance=20
Canada, which presented a number of showcases and seminars under the same=20
umbrella.
Delegates from both organizations were given access to all the scheduled=20
activities. Artists from the Prairies, the Yukon and Ontario found=20
themselves getting valuable exposure to talents buyers, agents and=20
promoters from every corner of the country.
Artist representation from Edmonton was strong as Maria Dunn, Ben Sures,=20
Dale Nikkel, ska band King Muskafa and Captain Tractor's Jon Nordstrom all=
=20
played to big houses, but with four appearances in 36 hours it's safe to=20
say that Corb Lund created the major stir in the 'Peg.
Lund's Saturday night appearance in the Fort Garry Hotel saw every major=20
festival director in attendance, and all listening intently to his=20
five-song set that was kick-started by a slick and tasty version of Five=20
Dollar Bill, which he and his band had played only a few hours earlier=20
during his performance spot at the music week's Industry Awards Dinner.
The full house was as responsive as Lund was fired up. The trio kicked up=20
the musical equivalent of a cloud of dust and rode a rhythmic range with=20
the precision and confidence of a champion cutting horse rider, as Lund=20
extracted pivotal lines from tunes and exhaled them with impressive force=20
the length of the venue.
With a impressive number of campus, public, and commercial stations=20
currently playing his original tunes from one end of the country to the=20
other, the future looks more and more promising with each passing show for=
=20
the Stony Plain recording artist.
Stony Plain won Independent Record Company/Distributor of the Year honours=
=20
at the industry awards while Homestead Records proprietor Barry Allen, who=
=20
engineered Lund's latest album, won in the Engineer of the Year category.
The A-Channel crews out of Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg collectively won=
=20
the Media Outlet of the Year award for the coverage shows such as Big=20
Breakfast and Wired give to regional touring and recording acts.
Interestingly enough there was more challenging and exciting=20
country-influenced music at Prairie Music Week than Country Music Week=20
probably served up a few weeks ago in cowtown.
One of the many acts that won big points was The Bebop Cowboys out of=20
Toronto whose new album, aptly titled Debut, is a must-have for fans of=20
western swing music. For more info on this very hot quintet, head to=20
stevecowboybriggs@yahoo.com
=A9 Copyright 2002 Edmonton Journal
Jesse Kumagai
Administrative Coordinator, Music
Harbourfront Centre
Tel. 416 973 3735
Fax. 416 973 8729
mailto:jesse@harbourfront.on.ca
http://www.harbourfront.on.ca
235 Queens Quay West
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5J 2G8
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here's the text...
Music week shmoozefest earns top marks
Peter North
Freelance
Tuesday, October 01, 2002
Southam Newspapers, File / A fired-up Corb Lund entertained at the
Industry Awards Dinner
The strength in numbers theory was put to the test this past weekend in
Winnipeg during the fourth annual Prairie Music Week.
Marks couldn't have been much higher for the four-day music industry
blitz that wrapped up Sunday. Prairie Music Week dovetailed with Folk
Alliance Canada, which presented a number of showcases and seminars under
the same umbrella.
Delegates from both organizations were given access to all the scheduled
activities. Artists from the Prairies, the Yukon and Ontario found
themselves getting valuable exposure to talents buyers, agents and
promoters from every corner of the country.
Artist representation from Edmonton was strong as Maria Dunn, Ben Sures,
Dale Nikkel, ska band King Muskafa and Captain Tractor's Jon Nordstrom
all played to big houses, but with four appearances in 36 hours it's safe
to say that Corb Lund created the major stir in the 'Peg.
Lund's Saturday night appearance in the Fort Garry Hotel saw every major
festival director in attendance, and all listening intently to his
five-song set that was kick-started by a slick and tasty version of Five
Dollar Bill, which he and his band had played only a few hours earlier
during his performance spot at the music week's Industry Awards
Dinner.
The full house was as responsive as Lund was fired up. The trio kicked up
the musical equivalent of a cloud of dust and rode a rhythmic range with
the precision and confidence of a champion cutting horse rider, as Lund
extracted pivotal lines from tunes and exhaled them with impressive force
the length of the venue.
With a impressive number of campus, public, and commercial stations
currently playing his original tunes from one end of the country to the
other, the future looks more and more promising with each passing show
for the Stony Plain recording artist.
Stony Plain won Independent Record Company/Distributor of the Year
honours at the industry awards while Homestead Records proprietor Barry
Allen, who engineered Lund's latest album, won in the Engineer of the
Year category.
The A-Channel crews out of Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg collectively
won the Media Outlet of the Year award for the coverage shows such as Big
Breakfast and Wired give to regional touring and recording acts.
Interestingly enough there was more challenging and exciting
country-influenced music at Prairie Music Week than Country Music Week
probably served up a few weeks ago in cowtown.
One of the many acts that won big points was The Bebop Cowboys out of
Toronto whose new album, aptly titled Debut, is a must-have for fans of
western swing music. For more info on this very hot quintet, head to
stevecowboybriggs@yahoo.com
=A9 Copyright 2002 Edmonton Journal
Jesse Kumagai
Administrative Coordinator, Music
Harbourfront Centre
Tel. 416 973 3735
Fax. 416 973 8729
mailto:jesse@harbourfront.on.ca
http://www.harbourfront.on.ca
235 Queens Quay West
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5J 2G8
______________________________________
Inflex - installed on mailserver for domain @harbourfront.on.ca
Queries to: postmaster@harbourfront.on.ca