Music of Prince Edward Island
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| Music of Canada | ||
|---|---|---|
| Maritime Provinces (NS, PEI, NB) | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
| Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon | ||
| Prairie Provinces (AB, MB, SK) | ||
| First Nations (Inuit, Dene, Innu) | ||
| Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec | ||
| Genres: Blues - Celtic - Classical - Folk - Hip hop - Jazz - Pop - Rock | ||
| Timeline and Samples | ||
| Awards | Junos, Félixes, Hall of Fame, ECMAs, WCMAs, CASBYs, CRMAs, CCMAs, MMVAs, CUMAs | |
| Charts | Jam!, Chart, Exclaim! | |
| Festivals | CMW, NXNE, Halifax Pop Explosion, VFMF, Caribana | |
| Print media | CM, CMN, Chart, Exclaim!, The Record, RPM | |
| Music television | Much, MMM, CMT Canada, MusiquePlus, MusiMax | |
| National anthem | "O Canada" | |
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province. One of the Maritime provinces, Prince Edward Island is known as a home for traditional Celtic music. The island has produced ECMA-award winning fiddlers Richard Wood and J. J. Chiasson.
Prominent rock bands include Bluestreak, who won seven prizes in the 2004 Prince Edward Island Music Awards.
Record labels on Prince Edward Island include Islander Records.
Other prominent musicians include Albert and Chuck Arsenault of the Acadian band Barachois, Allan Rankin, Perry Williams, Brad Fremlin and Timothy Chaisson.
Today, such bands as Two Hours Traffic and The Chucky Danger Band are making it big on the PEI rock music scene.
[edit] Charlottetown
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island is the capital and largest city on the island. Its documented music history begins in the 19th century, with religious music, some written by local pump and block maker, and organ-importer, Watson Duchemin. Several big bands, including the Sons of Temperance Band and the Charlottetown Brass Band, were active.
By the end of the century, Charlottetown had its own opera house, performing comic operas by Gilbert & Sullivan.
The Prince Edward Island Music Festival was first held in 1946, inaguarated by the Women's Institute of Prince Edward Island. The Pince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra is also well-known.
Some other famous performers from Charlottetown have included Haywire, Lennie Gallant, Teresa Doyle, Nancy White, Walter MacNutt and William Keith Rogers.
