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Megan Nash http://megannashmusic.blogspot.com/

Megan Nash flirts with folk and punches pop in the face while wrangling soul-tinged roots..

Raised in rural Saskatchewan, Nash spent her childhood singing along to Reba McEntire and listening to her mother’s hits of the 80’s compact disc collection. In her late teens she bought a guitar and started to write songs. Performing, writing and singing quickly became her passion.


Facts about Megan

· Megan Nash has been performing for four years

· She was commissioned by SaskTel to co-write the new Saskatchewan Roughrider song "Ride On"
· Released a full length album in the fall of 2011 produced by David j Taylor at Twisted Pair Productions

· Performed in Vancouver at the Riderville Pavilion during the 2011 Grey Cup celebrations

· Her songs have been featured on radio stations throughout the Golden West Radio Network and the CBC

· Toured Saskatchewan and Alberta (Craven Country Jamboree, Mae Wilson Theatre, Songs for Supper 1, 4 and 5, Telemiracle, etc.)

·  Performed at the grand opening of Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw

· Featured on SaskTel Max from August to October 2011

Whispers...

“Her voice has an ageless quality to it that could place her anywhere between 21 to 55.” -Gull Lake Advance.

"Now with a released CD to her credit, and a work ethic that will keep her focused, the future looks bright for Megan Nash" - Joyce Walter for Moose Jaw Express

“Her stage presence is brimming with charisma and audiences always have fun when Megan is performing.” - Rural History and Culture Association

Jenny MacDonald http://www.jennymacdonald.com/index.php

Jenny MacDonald Biography
 
“MacDonald sounded like the proverbial ‘old soul in a young body’" (Stephen Cooke/The Chronicle Herald).
 
            Known as ‘the small girl with the big voice’, Jenny MacDonald is making her mark as a charismatic, audacious, and prolific songwriter and performer - skilled beyond her years. Working alongside high-profile musicians such as Grammy Award winning Gordie Sampson, Steve MacDougall (Slowcoaster), The Hupman Brothers, Ian Sherwood, and Carleton Stone, “MacDonald’s craft is developing in all the right ways.” (Stephen Cooke/The Chronicle Herald.

            Nominated for two Nova Scotia Music Awards, including 2011 Blues Album of the Year, and 2011 Digital Artist of the Year, MacDonald's fan-funded sophomore release, "Bye, Bye, Mr. Bluesman" weaves through stories of 'hellos', 'goodbyes', frustrations, and butterflies in a mix of blues and 20s-inspired swing.

"Just put your disc in...I am so blown away...This is a trip into the best part of music. Rock, blues, roots you name it, all perfectly packed into one song, then into the next!...I know this will break you out! Out!" - (Jerry Neville/Annapolis Valley Radio)

Recorded by East Coast Music Award recipient Scott Hupman (The Hupman Brothers), the album features a number of prominent Canadian musicians including; Ian Sherwood, Rob Crowell (The Mellotones/Deer Tick), Matt Myer (Gypsophelia), Ryan Hupman (The Hupman Brothers), Caleb Miles (The Hupman Brothers Band), and more.

            The 2011 release, alongside MacDonald’s debut, “Jenny Kissed Me” (2008), receives regular airplay among local, regional, and national stations and has been featured in many press and media avenues such as: CBC Radio One’s “Definitely Not the Opera” (DNTO), CBC Radio One’s “Atlantic Airwaves”, Q104’s “Route 104”, AVR’s “Morning Show”, 1015 The Hawk’s “East Coast Rising”, 989XFM’s “Sounds Atlantic”, KRock’s “Blues Show”, Eastlink Television’s “Eastlink Magazine”, CKWS’ “Kingston News”, The Chonicle Herald (Halifax/Daily), The Casket (Antigonish/Weekly), North Oakville Today (Oakville, ON/Daily), The Grapevine (Annapolis Valley/Bi-weekly), and more.

A graduate of the Nova Scotia Community College's Music Arts and Music Business program, receiving the program's "Highest Achievement Award", Jenny MacDonald has studied under a number of musicians, composers, studio engineers, promoters, and music business professionals in and outside of the college's walls including; Gordie Sampson (Songwriter), Tom Easley (Hot Toddy), Waye Mason (Halifax Pop Explosion), Matt Charlton (Pigeon Row Publicity), Erin Costello (Songwriter/Performer), Jorge Chicoy,Avi Garcia, and Silvio Pupo (Los Primos - CUBA), and many more.

From intimate performances in soft-seat theatre venues, to high-energy bar shows, MacDonald delivers a whole-hearted performance whether driving her way through the blues, stomping her way through dirty rock songs, swinging through jazz tunes, or resting peacefully in a touching love song. A songwriting style that weaves its way between everyday life and a world of make-believe, it will leave you wondering which stories are really true, and which are a creation of her imagination.

The Chronicle Herald’s, Jeremy Webb sums it up; “…MacDonald is clearly going places”.