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East Coast Music Association announces
Concert Series lineup for ECMA
February 7, 2006
Some of
the best and brightest of East Coast Music stars will appear
on the main stage of Charlottetown’s Confederation Centre of
the Arts in the ECMA Concert Series, part of the 2006 East
Coast Music Awards and Conference, February 23-27.
Performers
for three nights of concerts were announced today and the
lineup includes some of the coolest acts in East Coast
Music.
The
concert on Thursday, February 23 showcases Dartmouth rocker
Joel Plaskett, the innovative rock group Mir and renowned
Newfoundland songwriter Ron Hynes, releasing his new CD.
Friday,
February 24 features an exciting assembly of Acadian
musicians with Vishten, Lennie Gallant and Ode à l’Acadie.
On
Saturday, February 25, Dave Gunning’s songwriting, J.P.
Cormier’s extraordinary musicianship and the melodies and
foot-tapping energy of The Barra MacNeils will combine for a
night to remember.
“The
Concert Series at the Confederation Centre of the Arts is an
ECMA event that is unique to Charlottetown. With a wonderful
performance venue located in the downtown centre and the
Island’s appreciative East Coast Music fans, the Concert
Series is a perfect fit with Charlottetown,” said Campbell
Webster, ECMA 2006 event committee chair.
Tickets
for the Concert Series at the Confederation Centre of the
Arts are $25 each and are available by calling the ECMA 2006
ticket hotline (902) 569-2006, online at www.ecma.com or at
the Confederation Centre of the Arts box office.
ECMA 2006
will take place in Charlottetown, P.E.I., from February
23-27 and will culminate in the ECMA Gala Awards Show,
broadcast on CBC Television, Monday, February 27, starting
at 8 p.m. in all time zones (8:30 NT) and hosted by the
Trailer Park Boys. Tickets for the Gala Awards Show are
still available by calling the ticket hotline at (902)
569-2006.
Government
partners and platinum sponsors of ECMA 2006 include the
Province of Prince Edward Island, the City of Charlottetown,
CBC Television, CBC Radio, FACTOR, Delta Hotels and
Transcontinental/The Guardian.
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