Newfoundland and Labrador – Page 9

ALBUM DEEP DIVE | Brad Tuck – Stages

Posted on June 1, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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Celebrated singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Brad Tuck returns with his new collection of home-cut tracks, Stages, in our latest album deep dive series
From Shanneyganock and Fairgale to the trappings of a successful solo career, Brad Tuck is one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s most tireless artists.
Whether behind the drum kit

Tags: album deep dive, artist, Brad Tuck, drummer, Fairgale, guitar, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, Shanneyganock, singer-songwriter, trad

PAM PARDY | Stand on Guard For All

Posted on May 31, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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*Originally published in our May 29-June 4, 2022 issue
At one recent Newfoundland Growlers hockey game, announcer Chris Ballard paused to welcome some newcomers to our province who had also been invited to the game that night.
Following the formal introduction, those gathered to cheer on the home team stood

Tags: column, kindness, Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland Growlers, op-ed, Pam Pardy, Putin, refugees, Russia, sports, Ukraine, war

Fortunate Ones Return with New Album ‘That Was You And Me’

Posted on May 27, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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Award-winning folk duo Fortunate Ones – affectionally comprised of Andrew James O’Brien and Catherine Allan – have weathered personal and professional uncertainties to return with perhaps their most honest and realized effort yet in the form of their third studio album That Was You And Me.
Composed in a time

Tags: Andrew James O'Brien, Catherine Allen, couple, folk music, Fortunate Ones, Newfoundland and Labrador, pandemic, singer-songwriters, That Was You And Me, Writing

JIM FURLONG | Good Old Days

Posted on May 27, 2022
By Jim Furlong
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*Originally printed in our May 22-28, 2022 issue
Given all the problems we have with alcohol in our society it is with some reluctance I tell you of the way things were in the press gallery of the House of Assembly. Not to dismiss all the bad things associated with

Tags: alcohol, column, House of Assembly, Jim Furlong, Newfoundland and Labrador, op-ed, Politics, staff blog

WRITING WORLD | Heather Nolan’s ‘Land of The Rock’

Posted on May 26, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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Rising local artist and author Heather Nolan searches for answers of place and belonging in her collection of poetry Land of the Rock: Talamh and Carraig
What is place? And how do we find belonging in that place?
Multi-talented artist Heather Nolan searches for meaning in Land of The Rock:

Tags: art, author, creative, Heather Nolan, Ireland, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, photography, poetry, Writing

PAM PARDY | Wander in Wonder in NL

Posted on May 26, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Column, From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

*Originally published in our May 22-28, 2022 issue
Most who call this island home feel the call of the ocean to some degree. We either have, or had, family members who earned a living as fisherman or we grew up with the ocean a stone’s throw away from our homes.

Tags: column, Newfoundland and Labrador, op-ed, scenic, sights, staff blog, Staycation, summer, Tourism, Travel, water, Whales

Theatre CBS Presents ‘The Hollow’

Posted on May 26, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Theatre, Web Exclusives

As Theatre CBS in Conception Bay South prepared to proudly present The Hollow by Agatha Christie, theatre president Vicki Greenslade took a moment to chat
On June 2nd, 3rd and 4th at the All Saints Parish Hall in Foxtrap, Theatre CBS will ‘kill it’ – at least theatrically on the

Tags: Agatha Christie, Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Play, The Hollow, theatre, Theatre CBS, theatre troupe

NL ARTS | Ian Foster to Release Film & Album ‘Close to the Bone’

Posted on May 25, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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Award-winning singer-songwriter, producer, composer, director and all-around talented artist Ian Foster is fixing to release his ambitious project Close to the Bone, what he describes as a hybrid film and music project.
“Close to the Bone is a true hybrid film and music project,” shared Foster in an exclusive statement

Tags: album, Close to the Bone, director, ian foster, local, movie, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nickel Independent Film Festival, Soundtrack

Staycation Summer with OZFM

Posted on May 25, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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Summer is just around the corner and OZFM’s Staycation Summer 2022 team hit the road May 24th weekend for a jam-packed season filled with winning, fun and music
Kali Kenny and Noah Perchard are excited to hit the road in the OZFM Staycation Summer Cruiser!
Perchard, who was part of the

Tags: Canada, cruiser team, Newfoundland and Labrador, ozfm, pop music, province, radio, rock music, Staycation, summer, travelling

Dennis Minty’s Slow Photography

Posted on May 24, 2022
By Krystyn Decker
on Art, Arts & Culture, Books, From The Archives, Local, Photography, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

Photographer and photo book author Dennis Minty releases his new eBook Slow Photography, Images with Intent showcasing a collection of photos that take on a more philosophical approach
To belong to a place is a gift. I have been blessed with a profound and abiding sense of belonging to Newfoundland,”

Tags: animals, author, book, Dennis Minty, Newfoundland and Labrador, outdoors, photographer, pictures, scenic