NOVEMBER
      8,
      2006
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ATRS
      &
      ENT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ARTAIN
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SNL
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      @
      16
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Four
      PEI
      Music
      Awards
      Nominations
      for
     
     
      Catherine
      MacLellan
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kent
      Aitken
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      nothing
      else,
      my
      conversation
      with
     
     
      longtime
      Islander
      Catherine
     
     
      MacLellan
      convinced
      me
      that
      on
      top
     
     
      of
      being
      a
      talented
      musician,
      she’s
      also
     
    

    
     
      “just
      about
      the
      nicest
      person
      going,
      a
     
     
      great
      representative
      of
      our
      province.
     
     
      She
      has
      indeed
      been
      representing
      us;
     
     
      MacLellan
      just
      got
      home
      from
      a
      fall
     
     
      tour
      in
      Quebec
      and
      Ontario,
      where
      she
     
     
      snuck
      out
      several
      times
      over
      the
      last
     
     
      few
      years
      to
      keep
      her
      name
      on
      people’s
     
     
      lips.
     
    

    
     
      Apparently
      it
      is
      around
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island’s
      music
      community.
     
     
      The
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      Music
     
     
      Awards
      ate
      slated
      for
      November
      10th,
     
     
      and
      MacLellan’s
      name
      is
      everywhere.
     
     
      She’s
      obviously
      impressed
      some
     
     
      people
      that
      count,
      poised
      to
      be
      this
     
     
      year’s
      big
      winner,
      she’s
      been
      nominated
     
    

    
     
      for
      Female
      Vocalist
      of
      the
      Year.
     
     
      Songwriter
      of
      the
      Year
     
     
      Album
      of
      the
      Year
     
     
      Folk
      Recording
      of
      the
      Year
     
    

    
     
      All
      of
      which
      she
      thinks
      is
      “silly”
     
     
      -
      Not
      the
      awards,
      of
      course,
      simply
     
     
      the
      fact
      that
      she
      was
      nominated
      for
      so
     
    
   
   
    
     
      many.
      Even
      for
      a
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
     
     
      based
      artist
      she’s
      humble.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      think
      it’s
      a
      bit
      of
      recognition
     
     
      for
      what
      I’ve
      been
      doing.
      I’ve
      been
     
     
      really
      busy,”
      she
      explains.
      MacLellan
     
     
      has
      successfully
      been
      balancing
      touring
     
     
      to
      promote
      her
      album
      Church
      Bell
     
     
      Blues,
      working
      on
      her
      new
      album,
      and
     
     
      raising
      a
      child
      that
      turned
      1-year-old
     
     
      on
      Halloween.
      “T’m
      taking
      a
      bit
      of
      a
     
     
      break
      right
      now
      to
      do
      some
      writing,
     
     
      getting
      ready
      for
      the
      new
      album
      which
     
     
      will
      be
      ready
      sometime
      in
      the
      next
     
     
      year.
      I’m
      going
      to
      keep
      touring
     
     
      somewhat
      steadily.”
      :
     
    

    
     
      Part
      of
      that
      touring
      involves
      co-
     
     
      headlining
      the
      upcoming
      awards
      show
     
     
      this
      year,
      with
      Lifetime
      Achievement
     
     
      award
      winners
      Haywire.
      (reuniting
      for
     
     
      the
      event)
      and
      Group
      of
      the
      Year
     
     
      nominee
      Bluestreak.
      “I
      think
      [the
      PEI
     
     
      music
      scene]
      it’s
      stronger
      than
      it
      has
     
     
      been
      in
      a
      long
      time.
      We’re
      at
      another
     
     
      peak,”
      she
      says
      about
      the
      awards.
      Her
     
     
      basis
      for
      comparison
      is
      her
      string
      of
     
     
      appearances
      at
      Stanfest
      in
      Canso,
      Nova
     
     
      Scotia
      and
      last
      year
      at
      the
      ECMA
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Photo:
      Google
      Photo
      Search
     
     
      Catherne
      Maclellan
      Press
      Photo
      Shoreline
      Music
      Line-Up
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Roots
      Room.
      She
      also
      had
      been
     
     
      scheduled
      to
      play
      last
      summer’s
     
     
      Shoreline
      Festival
      as
      well
      -
     
     
      unfortunately
      lined
      up
      for
      the
      third
      day
     
     
      which
      .was
      rained
      out.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you’ve
      ever
      listened
      to
     
     
      MaclLellan’s
      music,
      there
      is
      a
      timeless
     
     
      quality
      to
      it.
      The
      songs
      could
      have
     
     
      been
      written
      yesterday
      or
      forty
      years
     
     
      ago,
      testament
      to
      her
      storytelling
     
     
      ability,
      which
      fortunately
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      accompanied
      by
      the
      strong,
      rich
      and
     
     
      noticeably
      confident
      singing
      voice
      it
     
     
      deserves.
      MacLellan,
      now
      in
      her
      mid-
     
     
      twenties,
      sounds
      deceptively
     
     
      experienced.
      I
      asked
      her
      how
      her
     
     
      musical
      style
      came
      to
      be
      what
      it
      is.
     
    

    
     
      “My
      dad
      tried
      to
      instill
      in
      me
      a
     
     
      liking
      for
      “good”
      music,
      as
      he
      would
     
     
      have
      put
      it:
      folk
      and
      blues.
      It’s
      all
      a
     
     
      big
      mystery
      and
      I
      hope
      that
      never
      goes
     
     
      away.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Answers
      to
      last
      week’s
      crossword
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      DOWN
      ACROSS
     
     
      1.
      Name
      for
      Greek
      city
      state.
      1.
      Working
      class
      labourers
     
     
      3
      Type
      of
      Christie
      cookie.
      12.
      Feline.
     
     
      6.
      Capital
      of
      Ontario.
      ~
      20.
      Instead,
      in
      place
      of.
     
     
      11.
      Anactress
      of
      tragedy.
      26.
      Latin
      dance.
     
     
      12.
      Type
      of
      Cigar
      33.
      Brimless
      Hat.
     
     
      25.
      Overbearing
      pride
      or
      arrogance.
      41.
      “__
      what?’
     
     
      40.
      A
      voluntary
      withdrawal
      from
      federation.
      46.
      Born
      (maiden
      name
      reference)
     
     
      49.
      Elephant
      tusk
      material.
      50.
      Underwater
      projectile.
     
     
      58.
      Sportswear
      company.
      59.
      Reject.
     
     
      60.
      City
      of
      Morocco.
      65.
      “Aboy
      named
      __.”
      Song.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      65.
      To
      remove
      fleece
      from.
     
    

    
     
      73.
      Gr.
      “action”
      established
      practice.
     
     
      83.
      Turnon,
      provoke.
     
    

    
     
      108.
      A
      specific
      mode
      of
      gov’t.
     
    

    
     
      115.
      Grass
      covered
      surface
      soil.
     
    

    
     
      117.
      A
      wooden
      beam
      joint.
     
    

    
     
      123.
      “Family
      Guy’
      daughter.
     
    

    
     
      125.
      Executive
      head
      of
      a
      company.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      68.
      Indicates
      two.
     
    

    
     
      72.
      A
      public
      address.
     
    

    
     
      79.
      The
      extent
      of
      variation.
     
    

    
     
      86.
      Adam’s
      girlfriend.
     
    

    
     
      90.
      Stockwell
      ““__”.
     
    

    
     
      99.
      Metallic
      element.
     
    

    
     
      104.
      Gr.
      Myth
      Southeast
      wind
      god
      —
     
     
      115.
      Greek
      philosopher/corruptor
     
     
      123.
      Birthplace
      of
      Mohammed.
     
     
      134.
      A
      system
      of
      doctrines.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      139.
      Old
      World
      carnivorous
      animal
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Crossword
      and
      Answers
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