Following
      Hemlock
      was
      Idea
      of
      North/Idee
      du
      Nord,
      a
     
     
      bilingual
      college-rock
      band
      out
      of
      Moncton.
      They
      were
     
     
      different.
      That
      about
      sums
      it
      up.
      Check
      out
      their
      album.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Next,
      Scott
      Parsons
      of
      Charlottetown
      brought
      a
      mellower
     
     
      tone
      to
      the
      stage.
      Island-reggae
      beat
      songs,
      and
      a
      composi-
     
     
      tion
      called
      ‘‘The
      Constitution
      Song’’
      made
      up
      Parson’s
     
     
      repertoire.
      His
      band
      was
      energetic,
      and
      the
      fun
      was
      infec-
     
     
      tious.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Black
      Pool
      is
      a
      band
      from
      Halifax
      that
      had
      a
      really
      bad
      day.
     
     
      At
      8:00
      Friday
      evening,
      they
      left
      Halifax,
      but
      half
      the
      band
     
     
      and
      all
      of
      their
      sound
      system
      got
      lost
      looking
      for
      the
      ferry
      to
     
     
      PEI,
      and
      wound
      up
      having
      to
      spend
      the
      night
      in
      a
      bar
      in
     
     
      Stellarton,
      N.S..
      By
      Saturday
      night,
      however,
      all
      the
      seg-
     
     
      ments
      had
      come
      together,
      and
      do
      I
      mean
      together!
      This
      band
     
     
      played
      a
      fresh
      style
      of
      rock,
      and
      also
      included
      in
      their
      seta
     
     
      couple
      of
      fiddle
      songs
      with
      a
      thrash
      backbeat.
      It’s
      hard
      to
     
     
      describe,
      but
      it
      sounded
      fantastic.
      The
      band
      can
      be
      seen
      on
     
     
      this
      issue's
      cover,
      and
      includes,
      from
      left
      to
      right:
      John
     
     
      Wesley(lead
      vocals),
      Matt
      Murphy(guitar),
      David
     
     
      -Marsh(drums),
      Tim
      Brennan(bass),
      and
      Catherine
      McKinnon.
     
     
      (fiddle),
      and
      a
      photogenic
      crowd
      they
      are.
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
          
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Finally,
      Summerside’s
      own
      Kickstart
      played
      the
      rousing
     
     
      finale
      to
      the
      evening.
      They
      played
      some
      of
      their
      own
      mate-
     
     
      tial,
      and
      covered
      tunes
      by
      April
      Wine,
      Led
      Zeppelin,
      and
      the
     
     
      Cult.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sunday
      morning,
      the
      conference
      continued
      at
      a
      quieter
      pace
     
     
      as
      the
      delegates
      recovered
      from
      the
      previous
      night’s
      activi-
     
     
      ties.
      The
      NCRA
      conference
      wrapped
      up
      for
      another
      year
      later
     
     
      in
      the
      afternoon.
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Congratulations
      are
      in
      order
      for
      the
      staff
      at
      the
      Barr:
      for
     
     
      making
      things
      run
      smoothly,
      to
      the
      ten
      bands
      for
      bringing
     
     
      their
      music
      to
      the
      Island,
      and
      to
      Todd
      King
      and
      Matthew
     
     
      Hanus
      at
      CIMN
      for
      putting
      this
      conference
      and
      showcase
     
     
      together.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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