“Mark Bragg doesn’t need much of an introduction in his home town of St. John’s, Newfoundland, where he’s as much a music establishment himself as say, Fred’s Records or The Ship Pub. His Newfoundland fanbase has been long drawn to the tragic-hero protagonists he sings about, and the wild-eyed persona that takes the stage to sing them, and his latest recording is no different.   Mark’s new EP Ashes is six songs that “describe a post-apocalyptic world in which the traditional concept of love no longer exists.”  – mavensmusic.ca

“Mark Bragg doesn’t need much of an introduction in his home town of St. John’s, Newfoundland, where he’s as much a music establishment himself as say, Fred’s Records or The Ship Pub. His Newfoundland fanbase has been long drawn to the tragic-hero protagonists he sings about, and the wild-eyed persona that takes the stage to sing them, and his latest recording is no different.   Mark’s new EP Ashes,  is six songs that “describe a post-apocalyptic world in which the traditional concept of love no longer exists.” – mavensmusic.ca

IT’S HERE!!! The much anticipated IRISH DESCENDANTS Box Set, “35 For 35” has landed at Fred’s. Celebrating the Irish Descendants with 35 songs spanning 35 incredible years of music and storytelling, this ultimate collection includes 3 LP’s, 3 CD’s, Rattlin’ Bog Poster, sticker and 100 Page Book that tells the band’s full story with 350 beautiful photos and images. Art direction and design by Jud Haynes. The Irish Descendants established the ‘Gold Standard’ for a whole generation of bands including Great Big Sea, The Punters, Navigators, Shanneygannock and Rum Ragged, to cite a few. This is a hand-numbered limited edition of 500 units.

Juno Award nominated, Polaris Prize short-listed, ECMA-laden musician Tim Baker returns with a new album, Full Rainbow of Light. The record consists of twelve new songs, written by Tim – except for one blistering cover of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” – and recorded in his hometown of St. John’s, Newfoundland. To call it a Christmas album is to cheapen the depth of the songwriting – these are masterful, original compositions that are set in the big feelings and high emotions of the holidays.

Inspiration for this album stems largely from Tim’s connection to Newfoundland and the unique and deep way December hits there each year. In Tim’s own words, “Full Rainbow of Light is the first record I’ve made that really centers around a single concept throughout: the warmth, the nostalgia and the goodness of being home at Christmas. Through many themes and stories and sounds, these songs keep pointing back there, to my people and places and past, in Newfoundland & Labrador – to all the tradition and the change of it, the warmth and the winter, the hardship and the hope of it.”

This album is the follow-up to 2022’s The Festival and its 2023 companion EP Along the Mountain Road. Those releases sent Tim on extensive international touring, both with his full band, All Hands, and as a solo artist, selling out some of Canada’s most acclaimed venues, including Massey Hall in Toronto. In many ways, Full Rainbow of Light is a bridge between his long love of expansive full-band energy, and the vulnerability, purity and maturity of his recent solo performances. While there is an obvious specificity to the album – set as it is at Christmas, in Tim’s own home and history, complete with traditional Newfoundland instrumentation strewn throughout – the authenticity of the work is something that transcends the specific and shines a warm welcoming light for everyone, everywhere.

Juno Award nominated, Polaris Prize short-listed, ECMA-laden musician Tim Baker returns with a new album, Full Rainbow of Light. The record consists of twelve new songs, written by Tim – except for one blistering cover of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” – and recorded in his hometown of St. John’s, Newfoundland. To call it a Christmas album is to cheapen the depth of the songwriting – these are masterful, original compositions that are set in the big feelings and high emotions of the holidays.

Inspiration for this album stems largely from Tim’s connection to Newfoundland and the unique and deep way December hits there each year. In Tim’s own words, “Full Rainbow of Light is the first record I’ve made that really centers around a single concept throughout: the warmth, the nostalgia and the goodness of being home at Christmas. Through many themes and stories and sounds, these songs keep pointing back there, to my people and places and past, in Newfoundland & Labrador – to all the tradition and the change of it, the warmth and the winter, the hardship and the hope of it.”

This album is the follow-up to 2022’s The Festival and its 2023 companion EP Along the Mountain Road. Those releases sent Tim on extensive international touring, both with his full band, All Hands, and as a solo artist, selling out some of Canada’s most acclaimed venues, including Massey Hall in Toronto. In many ways, Full Rainbow of Light is a bridge between his long love of expansive full-band energy, and the vulnerability, purity and maturity of his recent solo performances. While there is an obvious specificity to the album – set as it is at Christmas, in Tim’s own home and history, complete with traditional Newfoundland instrumentation strewn throughout – the authenticity of the work is something that transcends the specific and shines a warm welcoming light for everyone, everywhere.

Composed and produced by Pamela Morgan. Musical direction by Duane Andrews.

A musical and poetic celebration of the human and cultural ties between Newfoundland and Portugal forged over centuries of the cod fishery. Featuring Pamela Morgan, Duane Andrews, Atlantic string quartet, and Portuguese guest singers and musicians.

The brand new Shanneyganock is here! “Life In The Harbour” offers ten new original songs. Produced by Patrick Moran, engineered and mastered by Jason Whelan, if there was ever a Newfoundland band that epitomized the joy and energy of the Trad. music circuit it’s Shanneyganock.
Gonna be wrapped under a lot of trees this Christmas. Also available on LP.

The brand new Shanneyganock is here! “Life In The Harbour” offers ten new original songs. This is the very first ‘Shanney’ on vinyl. Produced by Patrick Moran, engineered and mastered by Jason Whelan, if there was ever a Newfoundland band that epitomized the joy and energy of the Trad. music circuit it’s Shanneyganock.
Gonna be wrapped under a lot of trees this Christmas. Also available on CD.

On After the Sting of It, Kelly McMichael performs a wild yet precise balancing act in a constant process of redefinition, offering shifting perspectives emotionally and skipping genres musically. Recorded in McMichael’s adopted home of St. John’s with singer-songwriter Jake Nicoll, After the Sting of It is music that sits in the comfort of its core ideas while being utterly unafraid to try new things—the follow-up to 2021’s award-winning Waves builds on its classic-rock core and expands into synths, drum machines, and vocal layers. 

Deploying art-rock production flair that belies its humble processes, McMichael weaves unexpected sounds around her poignant, incisive words for a self-contained journey through the psyche (and psychedelia).