This year marks the 20th anniversary of the East Coast Music Awards, and ECMA is throwing an unprecedented second arena concert, celebrating 20 fantastic years of East Coast music with a killer lineup full of your favourite East Coast artists from the past and present. Performers announced today include Ashley MacIsaac, hey rosetta!, Bruce Guthro, Meaghan Smith, Lennie Gallant, The Tom Fun Orchestra, Damhnait Doyle, and Jean-Francois Breau. More performers will be announced soon. This milestone celebration will accentuate intertwining themes of past years with the distinct sound of today’s music. Get your tickets early because this show will be one of the ECMA weekend’s premiere events!

Tickets for both of these incredible shows are available at the Aitken Centre box office on the UNB campus, by calling (506) 454-ECMA (3262) and by visiting www.ecma.com. Get both shows and save money by the Aitken Centre Package.

Whether you’re sitting down with your family and friends to a nice Christmas dinner, or having a few drinks with the crew, here’s a great CD for those Christmas gatherings

The beautiful sounds of traditional Christmas songs with an East Coast Ashley twist. First released in 1993 and unavailable for the past two years, A Cape Breton Christmas – Special Edition is being re-issued, digitally re-mastered and repackaged with new Artwork. It features Ashley MacIssac on Violin & Piano, Producer Scott Macmillan on guitar & keyboard sequencing, Aurelie Cormier on vocals, Jim Faraday on percussion, Jeff Macdonald on vocals and Alan MacKenzie on pipes. Click here to purchase.

Featuring music and performance by Ashley MacIsaac

TAPEIRE is raw, exhilarating Celtic passion featuring James Devine, the Guinness World Records’ ‘Fastest Dancer in the World,’ who clocks in at an astounding 38 taps per second to create a whole new kind of theatrical experience. From punk-rock interpretations of traditional Celtic music and dance to completely original musical compositions and choreography, TAPEIRE is the next generation in Irish tap fusing the sounds of dance, fiddle, percussion and electric harp; a fast paced live music and dance jam to invent a new and funky sound.

“This show must be seen.
It’s casual yet very professional.
So much personality and talent on one stage.
And so rythmn driven.
If you love rythmn and dance, this marvelous show is for you!
James Devine’s feet were mesmerising and Ashley was fantastic.
FANTASTIC!
One of the qualities I love about Ashley is what a generous person he is; never, ever does he try to steal the show or up stage the other performers.
That’s class. ” - “Lyre_Byrd” (Taken from Ashley’s Messageboard)

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