local
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Adam
      Maclsaac
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      only
      16
      boards,
      agencies
      &
      commis-
     
     
      sions
      created
      with
      the
      help
      of
      the
      dept.
      of
     
     
      Community
      &
      Cultural
      Affairs,
      one
      is
      left
      to
      wonder
     
     
      is
      that
      all
      the
      culture
      that
      this
      island
      can
      provide?
     
     
      With
      a
      population
      of
      around
      138,000
      you
      would
     
     
      think
      that
      cultural
      events
      would
      be
      held
      in
      higher
     
     
      regard
      in
      our
      society.
     
    

    
     
      When
      thinking
      of
      Island
      culture
      one
      of
      two
     
     
      ideas
      pops
      into
      mind,
      Anne
      of
      Green
      Gables
      or
     
     
      Celtic
      music
      -
      either
      thought
      of
      as
      wonderful
      ways
     
     
      of
      expressing
      P.E.I.’s
      culture
      or
      just
      a
      fabricated
     
     
      story
      and
      some
      hard
      on
      the
      ear
      fiddle
      tunes.
      It
      can
     
     
      be
      said
      that
      both
      have
      a
      major
      economic
      influence
     
     
      on
      PEI’s’
      entertainment
      industry.
      The
      play
      itself
     
     
      started
      in
      1965
      and
      the
      book
      was
      also
      recently
     
     
      turned
      into
      an
      animated
      series
      aimed
      at
      younger
     
     
      children.
      It
      is
      truly
      a
      great
      accomplishment
      that
     
     
      one
      author
      can
      contribute
      so
      much
      toward
      the
     
     
      Island
      way
      of
      life,
      but
      imagine
      if
      there
      was
      no
      sup-
     
     
      port
      given
      towards
      the
      author
      or
      even
      to
      the
      end-
     
     
      less
      amounts
      of
      plays
      and
      the
      historic
      Anne’s
     
     
      Land.
      There
      would
      literally
      be
      millions
      of
      people
     
     
      missing
      out
      on
      “the
      culture
      of
      Prince
      Edward
     
     
      Island”
      as
      if
      it’s
      the
      only
      culture
      we
      have.
     
    

    
     
      I'll
      give
      our
      strongest
      two
      representatives
     
     
      their
      due,
      but
      there
      is
      a
      small
      portion
      of
      Island
      cul-
     
     
      ture
      that
      is
      not
      receiving
      the
      support
      that
      is
      need-
     
     
      ed.
      PEI’s
      young
      musicians
      and
      those
      that
      attend
     
     
      these
      gatherings
      are
      being
      left
      with
      fewer
      and
     
     
      fewer
      places
      to
      congregate
      and
      express
      their
      tal-
     
     
      ents.
      There
      has
      been
      an
      increase
      of
      “basement
     
    
   
   
    
     
      gatherings”
      due
      to
      the
      costs
      that
      are
      incurred
     
     
      while
      attaining
      venues
      or
      because
      of
      the
      lack
      of
     
     
      venues
      that
      will
      allow
      all-ages
      shows.
      This
      might
     
     
      seem
      to
      many
      a
      minuscule
      problem
      but
      if
      we
      allow
     
     
      this
      to
      continue
      there
      will
      be
      fewer
      bands
      on
      P.E.I.
     
     
      in
      the
      future
      to
      play
      at
      bars
      and
      other
      entertain-
     
     
      ment
      facilities.
      This
      in
      turn
      will
      cause
      the
      need
      for
     
     
      more
      bands
      to
      travel
      to
      PEI,
      at
      increased
      costs
      to
     
     
      the
      establishments,
      which
      will
      lower
      the
      amount
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘cultural
      enrichment
      available
      while
      likely
      also
     
    
   
   
    
     
      increasing
      the
      cost
      to
      that
      which
      is
      found.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      PEI
      is
      known
      more
      for
      its
      pota-
     
     
      toes
      than
      its
      musicians
      there
      is
      one
      that
      sticks
      out
     
     
      of
      my
      record
      collection
      as
      being
      known
      for
      singing
     
     
      about
      them:
      Stomping
      Tom
      Connors,
      an
      artist
      who
     
     
      brought
      forth
      such
      classics
      as
      The
      Hockey
      Song
     
     
      and
      Bud
      the
      Spud,
      which
      not
      only
      helped
      establish
     
     
      PEI
      as
      the
      land
      of
      potatoes,
      but
      also
      helped
      to
     
     
      develop
      a
      love
      of
      hockey
      in
      the
      youth
      of
      the
      Island.
     
    

    
     
      With
      the
      amount
      of
      money
      being
      spent
      on
     
     
      arenas
      throughout
      the
      province
      it
      is
      not
      hard
      to
     
     
      see
      that
      sports
      are
      deemed
      as
      a
      cultural
      must.
     
     
      With
      the
      thought
      that
      culture
      of
      any
      kind
      on
      P.E.1.
     
     
      is
      as
      important
      as
      life
      itself,
      |
      hope
      that
      with
      the
     
     
      help
      of
      our
      local
      politicians
      and
      some
      local
      busi-
     
     
      nesses
      there
      will
      be
      the
      support
      towards
      the
      inde-
     
     
      pendent
      musical
      youth
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
     
     
      that
      is
      greatly
      needed.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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