Canadian Music Tour: Part I

This is a post about Atlantic Canada.

Now that summer is over, I think it's about time we took a trip across Canada. And just because we don't have enough money or time to hop on a VIA Rail train does not mean that we cannot get this done.

This is a trip across Canada through music - a new series featuring amazing bands from each and every one of our provinces and territories. The first of this series will be on Atlantic Canada, the second will be on Eastern-Central Canada, the third will be on the Prairie Provinces, the fourth will be on the Pacific Province and the fifth will be on Northern Canada. 

For those of you who don't know anything about Atlantic Canada, it refers to the provinces east of Québec, at the farthest coast of the country that touches the Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic Canada consists of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador - not to be confused by the Maritimes, which refers to all of the Atlantic Canadian provinces minus Newfoundland and Labrador. 

There's something immensely romantic about Atlantic Canada. I don't know if it has to do with the fact that we grew up reading or watching Anne of Green Gables and dreaming about red sand, or the fact that deep down inside, all of us just want to eat a moose for dinner, but Atlantic Canada definitely has an untapped beauty to it that makes it one of the most fascinating places in the world. 

From New Brunswick...

ANDY BROWN, who hails from the capital city of Fredericton. A two-time finalist in the International Songwriting Competition and the 2010 Galaxie winner, Andy's songs have been featured on TV shows from Rookie Blue to Saving Hope. 

From Nova Scotia...

WINTERSLEEP of Halifax. Winner of the Juno Award for Best New Group in 2008, Wintersleep have gone on to open for Paul McCartney and perform on the David Letterman Show.

From Prince Edward Island...

TWO HOURS TRAFFIC, a quartet from Charlottetown. Polaris Prize nominees, this band have been featured prominently on both American and Canadian television. 

From Newfoundland and Labrador...

HEY ROSETTA! of St. John's. Polaris Prize nominees and East Coast Music Award winners, they are considered to be the most underrated gem north of the 49th parallel.

Personally, I think we'd all be better people if we stepped into Canada's Narnia every once in awhile. I mean, I don't know if it's all the seafood and the moose they eat or what, but dang the music that comes out of that place...