Debut experimental electronic album from local band, CIIJ.

Brand new album from Great Big Sea’s Alan Doyle.

Patrick Canning’s 2020 RPM challenge album!

Fred’s has Natasha’s wonderful new CD, “Easeback” for sale right now. This fantastic new release featuring a popourri of musical styles built on jazz/folk foundations with splendid pop sensibilities. You will hear sax, flute, clarinet, accordion, pedal-steel, harp, cello, double-bass, violin and much more in alliance with a stellar band that includes Andrew “Dicky” Strickland on guitars, organ and percussion, Ryan Kennedy on piano, keys and backu vocals, Paddy Byrne on bass and Chris Donnelly on drums. 

 The man was born to entertain. Sean made his recording debut in 1990 with his band, Joyful Noise and the cassette, ‘Babbling About Bob’ but it was as frontman for both DRIVE followed by THE PLANKS that Sean’s energy and creativity on the St. John’s live circuit exploded. His brilliant solo debut, “Lotus Land” revved up the new millennium when it debuted in August of 2000 and 4 more albums of original songs culminating with “Man Of The Year” in Dec. 2011 cemented his importance as a truly unique singer/songwriter respected, admired and quite simply adored here at home by fans and peers alike. As a solo performer he is dynamic and absolutely compelling. Whether you’ve seen him perform at pubs like The Ship or annually at the Feast Of Cohen or anywhere else along the road you know that his incredible energy and many and varied subjects in song are all-consuming. Lyrically, Sean is by and large a ‘stream-of- consciousness ‘ artist. He finds a place to start, goes where it leads, allows the light to shine wherever it does and stays out of the way. He seems to possess the uninhibited nature of a child as pertains to his subject/muse correlation; the thoughts churn and the line dictates. And his robust guitar stylings… sure you knows he can go.
I’ve often likened Sean’s work to that of Elvis Costello, Billy Bragg, Louden Wainwright III, Randy Newman and Ray Davies (Kinks). One can also hear likely influences from Dog Meat Barbeque, Ramones and perhaps Pixies.

Lotus Chant Group perform Indian chant pieces sung in English and Hindu. You will hear music played on tambura, dotar, guitar, flute, sitar-inspired keyboards, percussion and bass. Very good!

Rosemary Lawton’s new book, “Resilience” explores traditional Newfoundland and Labrador songs that focus on tales of empowering women. These songs prove that people hundreds of years ago imagined women breaking boundaries, and leaving behind the gender norms of the time. At the time, these songs acted as wishes for the future. Now they are windows to the past yet they are still relevant today. These songs are culturally and historically relevant to Newfoundland and Labrador’s past and need to be shared with this new generation of Newfoundlanders.

Doyle’s Almanac of Newfoundland and Labrador 2020 is now available and focuses on forecasting for the province for 2020, featuring local sunrise/sunset times and astronomical events.
There are also songs and poetry from the collection of Gerald S. Doyle that reflect the influence of the land and sea on the people of our province. Doyle’s Almanac also features recipes, and a large selection of colour photographs that capture the beauty and spirit of our Province

New album from local singer-songwriter, Rea!

Beautiful new local Christmas CD this year to enjoy, Wade Tarling’s “Winter Songs” –  a beautiful solo piano recording.