MAIN STAGE SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 6
Five for Silver
FIVE FOR SILVER is an acoustic five-piece band based in St. John's. Together almost one year, all of the band members play several instruments and bring their own musical history and influences to the group. The result is a mixture of musical styles that ranges from traditional fiddle tunes and bluegrass to classic country and folk. Blues dobro, reels on harmonica, bluegrass mandolin and vintage guitar twang with clean vocals and lots of acoustic attitude! Welcome to the next round of Tradgrass! (website)
FIVE FOR SILVER is an acoustic five-piece band based in St. John's. Together almost one year, all of the band members play several instruments and bring their own musical history and influences to the group. The result is a mixture of musical styles that ranges from traditional fiddle tunes and bluegrass to classic country and folk. Blues dobro, reels on harmonica, bluegrass mandolin and vintage guitar twang with clean vocals and lots of acoustic attitude! Welcome to the next round of Tradgrass! (website)
Allan Byrne
Born into a musical family in St. John's in 1982, Allan Byrne was exposed to a wide variety of music and developed into a fine guitarist and singer. He has performing at this and the Burin Peninsula Folk Festival as well as Folk Nights at the Ship Pub. His repertoire ranges from country and folk to pop, rock and blues and he is equally comfortable doing cover renditions of songs by artists as diverse as Merle Haggard, Gordon Lightfoot, Blue Rodeo, Robert Johnson and U2. Allan, along with his brother Matthew, can also be seen with growing regularity as part of the rock band, COPPERFIELD, which has been gaining a steadily increasing and loyal following in the St. John's music scene.
Born into a musical family in St. John's in 1982, Allan Byrne was exposed to a wide variety of music and developed into a fine guitarist and singer. He has performing at this and the Burin Peninsula Folk Festival as well as Folk Nights at the Ship Pub. His repertoire ranges from country and folk to pop, rock and blues and he is equally comfortable doing cover renditions of songs by artists as diverse as Merle Haggard, Gordon Lightfoot, Blue Rodeo, Robert Johnson and U2. Allan, along with his brother Matthew, can also be seen with growing regularity as part of the rock band, COPPERFIELD, which has been gaining a steadily increasing and loyal following in the St. John's music scene.
Matilda Murdoch
Matilda is a member of the North American Fiddle Hall of Fame, the New Brunswick Country Music Hall of Fame and is the 2002 recipient of the Stompin Tom Connor East Coast Music Award. She was awarded the Order of New Brunswick in 2004. Her style of playing has been admired and studied by fiddlers from throughout North America and recently from Ireland. Her compositions number in the hundreds, show a variety of styles and tempos and have been played and recorded by Don Messer, Graham and Eleanor Townsend, Reg Hill, Ned Landry, Earl Mitton, Ireland’s legendary Eugene O’Donnell and Mark O’Connor from the U.S., to name a few.
Matilda is a member of the North American Fiddle Hall of Fame, the New Brunswick Country Music Hall of Fame and is the 2002 recipient of the Stompin Tom Connor East Coast Music Award. She was awarded the Order of New Brunswick in 2004. Her style of playing has been admired and studied by fiddlers from throughout North America and recently from Ireland. Her compositions number in the hundreds, show a variety of styles and tempos and have been played and recorded by Don Messer, Graham and Eleanor Townsend, Reg Hill, Ned Landry, Earl Mitton, Ireland’s legendary Eugene O’Donnell and Mark O’Connor from the U.S., to name a few.
The Rosalines
Caroline Koenig, Rosa Ernst and Caroline Clarke (FIVE FOR SILVER) have been jamming together for several months and appearing occasionally during open mikes at Folk Night at the Ship Pub. With varied musical backgrounds from the classical style of Rosa on fiddle to blues and bluegrass styles of Caroline Clarke on mandolin and the gutsy style of Caroline Koenig, they have come together to create their own sound. Their pure love of music and the obvious fun they're having really comes through, making them a highly entertaining and dynamic trio.
Caroline Koenig, Rosa Ernst and Caroline Clarke (FIVE FOR SILVER) have been jamming together for several months and appearing occasionally during open mikes at Folk Night at the Ship Pub. With varied musical backgrounds from the classical style of Rosa on fiddle to blues and bluegrass styles of Caroline Clarke on mandolin and the gutsy style of Caroline Koenig, they have come together to create their own sound. Their pure love of music and the obvious fun they're having really comes through, making them a highly entertaining and dynamic trio.
Joy Norman
Joy Norman is a singer/songwriter from St. Bride's who has taken part in numerous provincial folk festivals, the Janeway Telethon, the Pay It Forward 1 and 2 Benefit Concerts at Mile 1 Stadium, the Atlantic Scene festival in Ottawa with the Ennis Sisters, as well as a cross-province Arts & Culture Centre tour with Terry Kelly. She recorded her version of Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary's for a Discovery Channel documentary and was a 4-time nominee at the 2002 Music Industry of Newfoundland and Labrador awards. Joy has also been included on the Homebrew 3 and Christmas Wish 2 CDs as well as the recent compellation CD, Valley Voices.. She has one CD of her own out, entitled, Lately.
Joy Norman is a singer/songwriter from St. Bride's who has taken part in numerous provincial folk festivals, the Janeway Telethon, the Pay It Forward 1 and 2 Benefit Concerts at Mile 1 Stadium, the Atlantic Scene festival in Ottawa with the Ennis Sisters, as well as a cross-province Arts & Culture Centre tour with Terry Kelly. She recorded her version of Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary's for a Discovery Channel documentary and was a 4-time nominee at the 2002 Music Industry of Newfoundland and Labrador awards. Joy has also been included on the Homebrew 3 and Christmas Wish 2 CDs as well as the recent compellation CD, Valley Voices.. She has one CD of her own out, entitled, Lately.
Accordion Session
Frank Maher, Ray Walsh, Dave Penny, Gordon Cormier and Corey Clarke are featured in our annual accordion session, known for great tunes and considerable repartee.
Frank Maher, Ray Walsh, Dave Penny, Gordon Cormier and Corey Clarke are featured in our annual accordion session, known for great tunes and considerable repartee.
Accordion Revolution!
The current record for the world’s largest accordion ensemble was set several years ago in the Netherlands and stands at 566. Newfoundlanders may love their accordions, but can they muster 567 or more to play one orchestrated piece for at least five minutes in order to claim their place in the Guinness Book of Records? (website)
The current record for the world’s largest accordion ensemble was set several years ago in the Netherlands and stands at 566. Newfoundlanders may love their accordions, but can they muster 567 or more to play one orchestrated piece for at least five minutes in order to claim their place in the Guinness Book of Records? (website)