Beautiful Sky

Showtime!

It is unusual to see the bass player also singing lead. The bass line and melody must both be in mind, and be expressed, and this is tricky!

The audience was wonderful!

Kassia on cello.

Sisters

Chen Meng Photos

Enjoy an evening out at the port of Yarmouth, located in the heart of the world’s largest lobster fishing grounds. DRUMLIN’s showcase begins at 5:15 pm at Rudder’s Seafood Restaurant & Brew Pub, 96 Water Street, Yarmouth, NS.  Experience Nova Scotia’s finest live music, excellent food and great company!

“We would like to thank everyone who came out to see us at Privateer Days this year! A special thank you to our photographer Chen Meng and also the Privateer Days entertainment director, Kevin Page, for his kindness and dedication.”

Thank you CFBX 92.5 FM and radio listeners!

On Canadian Jukebox, Broadcaster Gilda Salomone of Radio Canada International’s Brazilian section dropped by with her selection of some of the best new music by Canadian recording artists.

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SONG: Cries
ARTIST: Drumlin
ALBUM: Paper Flowers

SONG: My Dearie
ARTIST: Drumlin
ALBUM: Paper Flowers

SONG: Sonata For Solo Harp – Germaine Tailleferre
ARTIST: Valérie Milot
ALBUM: V

SONG: Sonatine – Maurice Ravel
ARTIST: Valérie Milot
ALBUM: V

SONG: Without a Map
ARTIST: Sam Roberts Band
ALBUM: Collider

SONG:  The Last Crusade
ARTIST: Sam Roberts Band
ALBUM:  Collider

DRUMLIN had a terrific time visiting with talented and warm-hearted Jonathon Crouse, host and producer for the ECMA nominated broadcast “That East Coast Show” heard on CKBW, Sunday evenings, at 6:00pm. The band talked about their music and the stories behind the songs recorded on “Paper Flowers”.

by Robert Hirtle

Popular Celtic-rock band Drumlin will launch their latest CD, “Paper Flowers,” May 13 at 7 p.m. at Best Western Bridgewater.

The group, comprised of Dal Gilbert on acoustic and electric guitar and vocals; Anya Gilbert on violin, mandolin, tin whistle and vocals; Kassia Gilbert on vocals, cello and bass guitar; and Liam Gilbert on percussion, have been playing together for over a decade.

Compared in some circles to the likes of the Barra MacNeills, Great Big Sea and the Rankin Family, Drumlin has been nominated for numerous prestigious Canadian musical accolades, including an East Coast Music Award in 2009 and a 2008 Canadian Folk Music Award.

They were also presented an An’R International Award of Excellence in 2009.

Their first CD, “Mackerel Skies,” which was released two years ago, featured a collection of Nova Scotian folksongs from the Helen Creighton collection.

The album, which aired on college and community radio stations as well as the CBC, received impressive reviews and ultimately gained international airplay.

Their latest venture leads the group in a new direction, as it is almost entirely comprised of Drumlin’s own songs reflecting feelings of romance, hope, loss, adventure and connection, including a single adaptation of a heritage song fragment found deep within the Nova Scotia Archives.

The release of “Paper Flowers” is presented by the Bridgewater and Area Performing Arts Society.

You can visit http://www.bapas.ca for more information on this up-coming special event!

Drumlin’s great-great grandparents, Elven and Carolina Sorenson, moved to Alberta, Canada from Sweden over a century ago. In Sweden, Elven unloaded freight boats and Carolina was a dress maker. Carolina also sold candy, nuts and popcorn in the park to help make a living. Unable to afford to keep their eight daughters, they dressed them in their finest clothes and and brought them to the Swedish “government office”. Elven and Carolina were told that if they kept their daughters, the Swedish government would pay half of an immigrant ship’s fair to Canada for them. The Sorenson’s accepted the offer and eventually purchased a homestead in Alberta for $10 in 1910.

“It is great to be charting on the Canadian National Campus and Community Radio Report in the beautiful province of Alberta!” ~Dal