The East Pointers
The East Pointers are a Canadian folk music group from Prince Edward Island,[1] who won the Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year for their album Secret Victory at the Juno Awards of 2017.[2]
The group consists of guitarist Jake Charron, banjoist Koady Chaisson and fiddler Tim Chaisson.[1] Secret Victory, released in late 2015, was their debut album, and has been supported by concert performances in Canada, the United States and Australia.[3]
They won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Ensemble of the Year at the 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2016,[1] and were nominated for Instrumental Group of the Year.
References
- 1 2 3 "P.E.I.'s The East Pointers 'pumped' about Canadian Folk Music award". CBC News Prince Edward Island, December 5, 2016.
- ↑ "P.E.I.'s The East Pointers celebrate winning a Juno Award". The Guardian, April 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Canadian boys are back in town". Wauchope Gazette, March 12, 2017.
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