Rachel Cousins is an award-winning artist, emerging as one of Atlantic Canada’s most promising talents. She continues to be one of the hardest working and well-respected young artist. Rachel just won a prestigious spot with the Canada’s Walk Of Fame -RBC Emerging Artist program. With this program Rachel performed in Winnipeg opening for Grammy award winning artist K’NAAN and also performed at the legendary RIVIOLI for Canadian Music Week.
Rachel has grown her audience with an impressive list of sync placements in television and film since signing with Toronto’s CYMBA music publishing. She has had songs placed in TV, movies, video games, Hockey Night in Canada and reality tv shows.
Rachel has won Pop Artist of the year for Music NL in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2024. In 2022 she also won the Solo artist of the year. Her self titled album earned her an East Coast Music Award nomination in 2019.
While pursuing a music career Rachel always finds time to contribute and lend her talents to many causes in the community. One of her most fulfilling is going to schools to speak to kids about bullying, mental health and music.
She is currently working on her 4th album with Grammy award winning producer Greg Wells.
RASA is a progressive folk band from Newfoundland fronted by Erin Best & Sandy Morris. Their first album NEOPREHISTORIC garnered incredible critical success and was quickly picked up by 2 national distributors. RASA has toured Canada and New England, played on the East Coast Music Awards and the Pantene Pro-Voice Finals. Their single SUMO from their second album URBAN AMBROSIA, was a great success nationally.
Portage is a new super-group of five fiddlers/multi-instrumentalists/singers from across Canada bringing you old and new traditions in a collective musical adventure. High energy fiddling from many traditions meets innovative arrangements with vocals, guitar, cello, piano, accordion, feet and more. Musicians Anne Lederman, Erynn Marshall, Laura Risk, Christina Smith, and Jean Hewson are all leaders in their stylistic fields – their music is rooted in Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairies, Appalachia and the West Coast. Collectively they are forging soundscapes that weave their respective traditions together in new and inventive ways.
Port-Aux-Poutines est un duo francophone basé à St. John’s, Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, formé par Jenna Maloney et Axel Belgarde. Deux fois récipiendaire du prix MusicNL pour L’Artiste Francophone de l’Année, le duo fusionne les traditions musicales canadiennes-françaises et terre-neuviennes depuis 2022. À travers des chansons originales, des chansons folkloriques, ainsi que des traductions de chansons terre-neuviennes, Port-Aux-Poutines célèbre la diversité de la culture canadienne-française, raconte des récits et légendes de la province, et célèbre l’héritage et le patrimoine de la francophonie à Terre-Neuve.
Port-Aux-Poutines is a two-time MusicNL Award winning French-Canadian duo based in St. John’s, Newfoundland, formed by Jenna Maloney and Axel Belgarde. Since 2022, Port-Aux-Poutines fuses French-Canadian and Newfoundland musical traditions. Through original songs, folk songs, as well as translations of Newfoundland songs, the band celebrates the diversity of French-Canadian culture, tells stories and legends of the province, and celebrates the heritage of Francophonie in Newfoundland.
Toronto’s Polky, led by a dynamic group of multi-talented female immigrant musicians, captivates audiences with its vibrant vocal harmonies, unique instruments, and high-energy performances. Deeply rooted in Poland’s rich cultural heritage, Polky redefines tradition by blending Polish folk music with global influences. They introduce Canadians to the magic of Eastern European vocals, spirited Polish dances, and rare instruments like the suka, an ancient lap fiddle brought back to life from historical paintings.
Polky stands out for its distinctive elements, including the mesmerizing Eastern European-style traditional vocals and incorporating the ‘suka,’ an ancient lap fiddle reconstructed from historical paintings. Lead singer Ewelina Ferenc earned the prestigious Traditional Singer of the Year title at the 2022 Canadian Folk Music Awards. Marta Solek is an accomplished suka virtuoso who has performed alongside esteemed Polish artists like Same Suki, Maria Pomianowska, and Nikola Kołodziejczyk. Through their performances, Polky introduces Polish culture to North American audiences, embodying the role of cultural ambassadors for modern Polish traditions.
For 19 years, Pamela Morgan was lead singer, guitarist, and arranger for Canada’s pioneering “Celtic” band, Newfoundland’s Figgy Duff, who brought the traditional music of Newfoundland and Labrador to the world stage.
Since then, Pamela has been spearheading her own independent record label, Amber Music, producing music for NL’s finest roots artists, including four of her own solo CDs, and licensing tracks to various labels worldwide.
As solo artist she has graced stages in England, Canada, the US and Europe, and overseen productions of two original scores for live theater; her own folk opera, The Nobleman’s Wedding, and Figgy Duff’s score for Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
In 2007 she received an honorary doctorate from Memorial University, and in 2008 embarked upon a different journey, studying Graphic Design at the College of the North Atlantic. This new skill set led to the release of her handmade book Newfoundland Ballads for Piano and Voice in 2011.
In 2013 Pamela completed recording Figgy Duff’s Tempest score, Sounds and Sweet Airs and released her fourth solo CD, entitled Play On. Further development work of her original folk opera The Nobleman’s Wedding is ongoing, inspired by a 2014 production of the opera at the Stephenville Theatre Festival, and work is also ongoing on two new projects; Wetland, and The White Fleet Suite,
She continues to write, arrange, and perform in her own highly original and hauntingly beautiful style.
Paige Penney is a singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, three time
Canadian Folk Music Award nominated and two time MusicNL Award
nominated; MusicNL Newfound Talent Contest and Arts and Letters award
Winner.
Paige’s Debut EP’s title track, “Watch Out For Your Step”, features
Canadian Folk trio, The Once and Paige’s single “Shooting Star” features a
co-write with Alan Doyle and Doyle is featured in the music video on
Youtube.
Paige has opened for many established artists including Johnny Reid.
Paige is currently writing and recording for her sophomore album to be
released later this year.
One of the most innovative acts to ever emerge from Newfoundland & Labrador, Ouroboros brings together infectious dance grooves from around the world using the raw energy of saxes, vocals, and drums. Their 2019 ECMA Jazz Recording of the Year Album Kitchuses brought them across eastern Canada, as well as to the US and UK. While lately the band has stuck close to home, they continue to thrill audiences with their original brand of folk-funk-jazz.
