Press Release

Newfoundland traditional musicians Christina Smith and Jean Hewson, have been selected as official showcase artists for the North American Folk Alliance Conference which will take place Feb. 6th-9th 2003 in Nashville Tennessee.

The North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance exists to "foster and promote traditional, contemporary, and multicultural folk music, dance, and related performing arts in North America"

NAFA is the largest folk music conference on the continent. Many of the worlds best known names in folk music have showcased at this event, including Mary Jane Lamond, Ferron, Garnet Rogers, Finest Kind, Quartette, Dan Crary, and Tom Paxton.

In their 17 year partnership, Smith and Hewson have brought the traditional songs and tunes of Newfoundland to audiences throughout Canada, the States and the UK. Their most recent CD, Like Ducks!, was released in 1998 to critical acclaim. They are currently working on a new CD.