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Sierra Noble
Best known as a fiddle virtuoso who breezes through Celtic, Bluegrass, Jazz, World beat and other styles of music with stunning ease, Sierra's breadth of experience is impressive. Since the age of 7, Sierra has been a student of classical music as well as being immersed by the traditional tunes of the Métis. She amazes audiences with compelling contemporary performances which feature exceptional instrumentals, energetic step-dancing and her infectious down to earth charm. Produced by Bill Bell (Danko Jones, Tom Cochrane, Ian Thomas), "Possibilities" features some of Canada's finest musicians including Kevin Breit, Davide Direnzo and Kevin Fox, as well as a duet with special guest Ashley MacIsaac.
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Marc Nadjiwan
After releasing his first CD titled "Brother" in 1995, Marc Nadjiwan garnered immediate attention in Canada and the United States. In 2000, Marc released the album "Awake", featuring many well-known guest musicians such as Andy Stochansky, Maury Lafoy, Arlene Bishop, Chris Gartner and Todd Lumley. Continuing with his creative exploration Marc wrote the musical soundtrack for the theatre production "New World Brave" and launched his third recording in 2005 titled "Begin". His upcoming album titled "New Mexico"will be released nationally on Tuesday November 25, 2008.
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Jason Burnstick
Jason Burnstick is a Cree musician in Vancouver, British Columbia. His ability to move from one style to the next is largely contributed to the Juno nominated Andean Group Kanatan Aski and an exploration of music and instruments. Recently Jason has stepped back into his blues guitar roots and has armed himself with the Weissenborn Lap slide guitar. Jason won Best Instrumental Album of the Year at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards in 2005 and is currently nominated for a Juno for Best Aboriginal Recording of the Year.
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The Johnnys
With songs clocking in at 220bpm, The Johnnys music has been described as inciting listeners to dance, get naked and cut loose. In an unrestrained celebration of high energy, The Johnnys released the debut CD "I Like It A Lot" on independently run Slave River Records. Following the release The Johnnys have continued to tour live and intrigue the press resulting in numerous magazine, news print and online articles including the cover of Spirit Magazine for the 2007 annual music issue. The Johnnys Warrior Song is also included on the Spirit Magazine 2007 CD Compilation. The Johnnys are also nominated for the peoples Choice Award at the 2008 CAMA’s.
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Plex
Plex (Doug Bedard) is an emcee, lyricist and producer from Alberta. One of the founding members of Edmonton's renowned hip-hop group Won 18, Plex has performed to sold out crowds in over 250 venues, toured first nations communities across Western Canada and have opened for groups including Run DMC, Xzibit, Pharcyde, Ice-T, Saukrates, The Guess Who, Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, and K-OS. Plex now hosts and produces The Plex Show on Aboriginal Voices Radio.
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