Cd Isle...CDs by BC island recording artists

Very Rare and Out of Print

Instrumental punk rawk? Yowza! No current USA distribution of this great band, touring mates of NoMeansNo. Last heard touring Europe.

"Enthusiastic Celtic" is what this band personifies - 6 piece ensemble of excellent musicians and tight arrangements makes this CD an all-season, all generations product.
A great Band with roots in the music of the British Isles and Canada
SPECIAL EVENTS AND COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS
Now at the Blethering Place Restaurant Friday Nights 7-9pm
Rig-A-Jig's fiddle, banjo concertina, guitar, bass and washboard rhythms make it the perfect band for an upbeat, fun time for everyone!
Jigs, reels, waltzes, polkas
combine with songs from the traditional past and from contemporary Canadian songwriters. Sing along, dance, enjoy the music!
Phone 250 384 9046 for booking information. E-mail to mail@rig-a-jig.com or mnewman@netcom.ca for a FREEE
SAMPLE of Rig-A-Jig's music.

COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL DANCES
Add a dance caller to Rig-A-Jig's merry musicians and you have the perfect formula for a community or school dance!
Everyone dances with everyone as the dance caller gives easy instructions for all to follow. It's all very fun and inclusive of all at the dance - grandmothers dance with their grandchildren, dads with daughters and moms with sons...everyone gets into the act. Phone 384-9046 for more information on community and school functions.e-mail to:
mnewman@netcom.ca or
mail@rigajig.com

Very Rare and Out of Print

The hilarous project featuring former members of Roots RoundUp, Hard Rock Miners, Show Business Giants, and many more great local Vancouver bands, doin rocking songs about their three favorite things -beer, cars and girls!

If Frank Zappa and the Beastie Boys had somehow been constrained by the musical ambitions and abilities of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, they might have made music that sounds something like Royal Grand Prix. Hailing from Vancouver, the "brothers" Romoli (vocalist Rocky, guitarist Robbie, bassist Rosie, and drummer Mac) dropped High Performance -- their debut collection of smart-ass punk rock -- in 1998 for Wrong Records. Upbeat and simple (both conceptually and musically) High Performance fails to get any big laughs, but Royal Grand Prix does exude a colorful (if somewhat forced) personality on the record that, while dopey, has some charm as well. Double entendre on tracks like "Full Service" abound, and while it's all delivered with unbridled enthusiasm, the tired material prevents Royal Grand Prix from firing on all cylinders. Choice cuts like "She Says" and "Do or Die" have a nice punk energy, and a few clever lines delivered with enough raw power to make any stripped-down hard-edged rock & roll throwback jealous. Listeners who crave muscle-car referenced, filling station goof rock with a punk edge might enjoy High Performance. As for everyone else, well, let's just say they might find that Royal Grand Prix simply lacks octane. ~ Vincent Jeffries, All Music Guide

1998 Ray Mcauley Memorial Horizon Award Winner of the BCCMA.

1997 Canadian Country Music Association's (CCMA) FIRST RECIPIENT OF the Independent Male Artist of the Year Award.

1997 Best Country Album nominee of the Pacific Music Industry Association's Awards '97

1997 Internationally acknowledged by Country Music News as one of the top 12 albums of 1996, making the #7 spot in Delaney's Dozen

1996 Winner of Best Male Vocalist and Best Original Composition in the BCCMA's "Talent on Tape Contest"

"Vocally powerful", "Aggressive approach to country makes this release radio friendly", "Real life approach to both writing and communicating his material", "Has a cutting edge that doesn't hide his vocal warmth"
Walt Grealis, RPM

"It simply jumped out of my disc player as one of the class debuts of the year!", "Sean Hogan has come on the Canadian country music scene with an amazing impact"
Larry Delaney, Country Music News

Sheila plays Irish Harp & Guitar, and since coming to Canada she has written & performed in BC, Alberta & the Yukon in concerts & lounge acts.

Sheila Ryan - harp vocals
Born in Limerick, Ireland, Sheila Ryan is from a very musical family. Growing up to the sounds of Irish music & dance, she developed her wonderful voice. Singing with her father as they worked their family farm, she learned to appreciate the great traditional Celtic heritage. As a teenager, Sheila played in folk groups, with a country band, & toured with a variety show in Ireland. This experience taught Sheila to enjoy working with the public and brought out her ready wit. Sheila has performed on radio and television in Ireland & Britain.

At eight songs in approximately 25 minutes (including a cover of Tommy Roe's "Sweet Pea"), Victoria's Special Guests drop by, make friends and don't overstay their welcome. Their sound is reminiscent of the poppier side of Redd Kross ("3rd Street" would make a perfect bonus track on Third Eye) with a bit of fellow British Columbians Zumpano thrown in to warm things up. Everybody Rock has a classic AM-radio feel, as bouncy numbers like "Halfway There" and "Everybody Rock" segue into sappy (in the best possible sense) ballads like "I Fall."

Sue Klassen's long-awaited debut CD, Follow A Star, is an all-new celebration of love and the spirit of Christmas! Released in November of 2000, Follow A Star features the original music of Milton Carman with lyrics by Garnett Betts and
Alex Barris. Performed in Sue Klassen's unmistakable vocal style backed by a solid combo and top-notch soloists, these uniquely jazzy, sophisticated tunes run the gamut from earthy to ethereal, making all the stops along the way

Robert Moyes, Monday Magazine, December 14-20, 2000:

• "... And ending on a happy -- and local! -- note, we have a fine album by Victoria singer Sue Klassen, Follow A Star (MAPL). With a subtitle like Songs Of Love And Christmas-Time, you know it's not a purely Xmas record, but you'd have to be a grinch not to embrace this charming mood-brightener. The opera-trained Klassen sings here in a cabaret manner reminiscent of Rosemary Clooney or Susannah McCorkle, her confident voice framed by a supple jazz trio sometimes augmented by Spanish guitar, violin or flugelhorn. The songs, all composed by Milton Carman, are witty and sophisticated."