Music Line-up 2023
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The Once
Saturday, Sept 16th @ First United Church
9:30pm - 10:15pm
Newfoundland has a storied history of stunning songwriters, poets, and players. Over the course of the last decade The Once have writ and knit themselves into that story.
TICA
Saturday, Sept 16th @ Tarot House Tattoo Porch
8:05pm - 8:35pm &
11:15pm - 11:35pm
Electro Acoustic global music and flamenco project led by Tamar Ilana, whose music and fierce talent reflect her life growing up in multicultural Toronto; accompanying her ethnomusicologist mother on village fieldwork expeditions and on stage as a child; living in Ibiza, Barcelona, Paris and Seville and her Ashkenazi Jewish and Cree-Saulteaux background. She'll be joined by Athens-born multi-instrumentalist and producer Demetri Petsalakis and live darbuka player Jaash Singh.
Ptarmageddon
Saturday, Sept 16th @ Hew & Draw Entrance
8:30pm & 9pm
Ptarmageddon is an alt-rock band based in Labrador City. Their genre-bending, harmony-rich sound earned the group Music NL Award nominations for Alternative Group of the year and Rising Star of the year in 2022, making them the first-ever nominees from Labrador West.
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Api Sri
Saturday, Sept 16th @ Tarot House Tattoo Porch
8:50pm - 9:10pm
Our band name means: We’re Sri Lankans. We play mostly Sri Lankan classical music. I’m a guitarist and vocalist, I played for a band back in Sri Lanka. My life partner joins me on stage as a vocalist. We play traditional Sri Lankan songs which represent our culture and history. We are members of Music NL.
Horse Chops
Saturday, Sept 16th @ Tarot House Tattoo Porch
10:25pm & 11pm
Horse Chops is a three-piece garage and surf rock band from Corner Brook, NL. Composed of three veterans of the NL rock 'n' roll scene (Adam Beardsworth, Neil Targett, and Craig Caines), Horse Chops has been playing local venues since the summer of 2022. Their all original set list consists of a unique spin on '60s garage, surf, and psychedelia. Horse Chops are currently recording their first EP, which they plan to release in spring/summer of 2023.
Paul Pike
Saturday, Sept 16th @ Tarot House Tattoo Porch
7:30pm - 7:50pm
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Paul enjoys sharing the stories of his Mi'kmaq culture and homeland Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland). Paul's music has been described as "an orchestration of contemporary rock, folk and powwow styles. Truly, a revolutionary sound! From the haunting sounds of the Native American flute, to the heaviest, thickest, electric guitar sounds, Paul weaves this all together in ways that elevate Indigenous music to new heights.
The Troublemakers
Saturday, Sept 16th @ Tarot House Tattoo Porch
10:25pm & 11pm
The Troublemakers is a 3-piece pre-teen band. Jack Caines has been playing drums and piano since age 6. He has performed in local musical festivals, musical theatre, and has taken lessons at Gary Bennett Music and Graham Academy. Molly MacDonnel has taken lessons in vocals, bass guitar, piano, and musical theatre. She has been part of festivals, dramatic performances, and musical theatre. Parker Lushman enjoys performing for his classmates at school and during assemblies and dances. His passion for learning and performing shines through his performances and he thoroughly enjoys his weekly lessons with Mr. Caines. The Troublemakers have been performing for about a year, and their songs consist mostly of rock covers. They tend to go for classic rock songs despite their young ages! They are currently getting into experimentation with original songs, and this festival will be a motivator for them to write something for a particular theme.
