The East Pointers + Wildwood Kin

Mary Youlden
Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 5:05pm

World Unlimited are very pleased to announce details for a Devon show for  The East Pointers + support Wildwood Kin at Kingskerswell Parish Church  on June 8th  Doors 7pm
The East Pointers are three young men whose talent and penchant for traditional Celtic tunes of decades past greatly belie their respective ages. And while each member of the freshly formed trio – banjoist/vocalist/step-dancer Koady Chaisson, fiddle player/vocalist Tim Chaisson, and guitarist/vocalist Jake Charron – is an accomplished musician in his own right, their recent union is a testament to their shared output being, to borrow a common adage, greater than the sum of its parts. 
The cousins Chaisson hail from Prince Edward Island, Canada, part of the sixth generation of a heralded legacy of fiddlers and folk musicians. Tim tours the world as a performer/songwriter with a pop and country-tinged take on contemporary folk, with Koady often at his side or supporting other touring trad acts with his banjo, bass, and six-string. Jake, on the other hand, is based in Ontario and has strummed, plucked, and played piano alongside a laundry list of award-winning performers from around the globe.
When Jake would visit PEI with any of his collaborators or the Chaissons were passing through Ontario on tour, a late-night kitchen party was sure to follow – fiddles and friends, guitars and Guinness, banjos and bad jokes. As their trunk of traditional and original tunes – some with an Irish influence, some Scottish, others rooted in the Maritimes – started to fill up, the trio realized it was time to put some to tape and take them on the road.
The East Pointers’ slew of tunes carries a diverse mix of influence, but regardless
of their age or origin, what they all share in common is the undeniable ability to get hands clapping, feet stomping, and bodies of all ages bouncing in harmony.

Wildwood Kin are an alt-folk, family trio from Devon, comprising of vocal harmonies, acoustic instruments and thought provoking songwriting.
The girls have recently been nominated for the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award 2015, with their music being played on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio Devon.
In 2013/14 they competed in the National Open Mic UK competition, coming away with 1st prize for their age category.

A magical setting for live music, Home made cakes & refreshments in the interval, please bring your own wine etc if you want, we have glasses, car park opposite.
Details:
The East Pointers + support Wildwood Kin appears at Kingskerswell Parish Church (St Marys) Kingskerswell TQ12 5LD on June 8th Tickets £10 adv from 01803 875527or  www.seetickets.com 0871 220 0260 www.theticketsellers.co.uk Doors 7pm. Further info 01803 875527or world.unlimited@o2.co.uk  www.worldunlimited.co.uk

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Venue

Kingskerswell Parish Church

Event Date

Monday, June 8, 2015 - 7:00pm

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