as
      caused
      many
      people
      in
      the
      audience
      who
      would
      never
      other-
     
     
      Ra
      d
      1
      0
      B
      a
      S
      h
      Ro
      Cc
      k
      S
      wise
      seek
      out
      metal
      music
      immediately
      decide
      to
      buy
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Skinkeeper’s
      album.
     
     
      Charlottetown
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hemlock
      was
      the
      next
      band
      up.
      This
      is
      a
      band
      that
      has
      to
      be
     
     
      heard
      to
      be
      believed,
      but
      never
      fear,
      you’
      ll
      be
      hearing
      a
      lot
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      rocked
      this
      past
      weekend
      as
      CIMN
      radio
      hosted
      the
      of
      them
      in
      the
      next
      little
      while!
      Hemlock’s
      act
      started
      with
     
     
      annual
      NCRA-Atlantic
      Conference
      (National
      Campus/
      a
      Gregorian-style
      chant
      that
      led
      offa
      half-hour
      of
      instru-
     
     
      Community
      Radio
      Association).
      This
      two
      day
      event
      brought
      ment,
      tempo
      and
      style
      changes
      in'continuous
      music.
      They
     
     
      together
      the
      management
      staffs
      of
      all
      the
      campus
      radio
      could
      run
      a
      hard-rock
      beat
      into
      a
      violin
      solo,
      and
      then
      intoa
     
     
      stations
      in
      the
      Maritimes
      to
      share
      ideas
      on
      running
      and
      jungle-beat
      drumming
      session.
      This
      is
      the
      most
      versatile,
     
     
      improving
      their
      stations.
      The
      delegates
      took
      part
      in
      work-
      flexible,
      multitalented
      and
      unified
      band
      I
      have
      seen
      in
      a
      lon;
     
     
      shops
      on
      topics
      such
      as
      advertising,
      volunteer
      relations,
      time,
      and
      they
      brought
      the
      house
      down.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      encouraging
      new
      talent
      and
      getting
      your
      station’s
      FM
     
     
      license.
      Through
      free-ranging
      discussions
      with
      their
      col-
     
     
      leagues
      from
      around
      the
      Maritimes,
      radio
      station
      manage-
     
     
      ment
      learned
      what
      initiatives
      had
      and
      had
      not
      worked
      on
     
     
      other
      areas.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Outside
      of
      the
      workshops,
      the
      delegates
      explored
      UPEI
      and
     
     
      Charlottetown,
      were
      treated
      to
      free
      beer
      and
      pizza,
      and
     
     
      attended
      the
      New
      Music
      Festival
      at
      the
      Barn
      on
      Saturday
     
     
      night.
      This
      ten-band
      bash
      was
      by
      far
      the
      highlight
      of
      the
     
     
      week-end.
      Somewhere
      in
      the
      vicinity
      of
      300
      people
      showed
      4
     
     
      up
      to
      hear
      bands
      from
      all
      over
      the
      Maritimes
      play
      music
      of
      .
     
     
      all
      different
      styles.
      Theresa
      Doyle
      of
      Charlottetown
      got
      the
      x
     
     
      wet/dry
      event
      rolling
      with
      songs
      from
      her
      first
      two
      albums
     
     
      and
      from
      her
      new
      album
      (due
      for
      release
      later
      this
      fall),
      as
     
     
      wellas
      her
      trademark
      song,
      ‘‘Shearers.’’
      Doyle
      demonstrated
      3
     
     
      her
      distinctive
      style,
      which
      can
      probably
      best
      be
      described
     
     
      as
      a
      mix
      of
      Celtic
      storylines
      with
      rock
      beats,
      set
      off
      by
      the
     
     
      extensive
      range
      of
      Doyle’s
      voice.
      The
      second
      floor
      of
      the
     
     
      Barn
      was
      split
      down
      the
      middle
      lengthwise,
      and
      a
      stage
      was
     
     
      set
      up
      at
      each
      end.
      This
      allowed
      for
      nearly
      continuous
      music
     
     
      --
      as
      one
      band
      played,
      another
      would
      set
      up
      on
      the
      other
     
     
      stage,
      and
      be
      ready
      to
      play
      when
      the
      first
      band’s
      set
      ended.
     
     
      When
      Teresa
      Doyle’s
      set
      was
      done,
      Richard
      Reagh
      of
     
     
      Charlottetown
      took
      over.
      Reagh
      performed
      songs
      from
      his
     
     
      new
      release,
      Half-Dozen
      of
      the
      Other,
      including
      ‘‘Breadand
      }a%
     
     
      Butter’’
      and
      ‘‘The
      Finer
      Points
      of
      Rage.’’
      Richard
      Reagh
      :
     
     
      sounds
      like
      Neil
      Young
      with
      muscle,
      which
      combines
      well
     
     
      with
      his
      introspective
      lyrics.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      After
      Reagh,
      Charlottetown’s
      own
      Curfew
      performed
      two
     
     
      original
      songs
      and
      several
      cover
      tunes.
      This
      band
      had
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      energy,
      covering
      the
      Rolling
      Stones’
      ‘‘Honky
      Tonk
      Women,”’
     
     
      Eric
      Clapton’s
      ‘‘Slow
      Train,’’
      and
      my
      all-time
      favourite
     
     
      kick-back-and-hollersong,
      ‘‘Everything
      About
      You’’
      by
      Ugly
     
     
      Kid
      Joe.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Next
      up,
      Sons
      of
      the
      Mourning
      took
      to
      the
      stage,
      and
      the
     
     
      evening
      got
      started
      in
      earnest.
      The
      lead
      singer
      has
      a
      voice
     
     
      with
      amazing
      power
      that
      gives
      this
      essentially
      thrash
      band
      a
     
     
      soulful
      quality.
      Halfway
      through
      the
      set,
      the
      Sons
      switched
     
     
      to
      acoustic
      guitar
      and
      their
      street-busking
      format,
      while
      the
     
     
      audience
      slam-danced
      (to
      the
      detriment
      of
      many
      outfits!).
     
     
      Sons
      of
      the
      Mourning
      were
      followed
      by
      Skinkeeper,
      a
      grind
     
     
      core
      band
      out
      of
      Moncton
      who
      combined
      great
      hair
      with
     
     
      great
      music.
      Their
      roaring
      vocals
      and
      grinding
      guitar
      work
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
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      1,
      1992
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