Feb 6, 2007

DAVE GUNNING WILL PERFORM ON 2007 EAST COAST MUSIC AWARDS GALA

The 2007 EAST COAST MUSIC AWARDS GALA roster keeps getting bigger and better! A Canadian Idol, tributes to a Canadian rock and roll icon, and a Canadian blues legend have all been added to this year’s lineup of performers.

The 2007 Awards Gala broadcast, hosted by the Trailer Park Boys - Julian, Ricky and Bubbles, will feature some top East Coast performers, including Joel Plaskett Emergency, In-Flight Safety, Classified, Jill Barber, Ron Hynes, George Belliveau, The Divorcees, and Measha Brueggergosman.

Additional performers will now include multi-ECMA and Juno winner George Canyon, joined on stage by Dave Gunning and Doris Mason to perform a very special tribute to rock and roll legend Denny Doherty. Doherty was the amazing tenor of the 60’s group The Mamas and the Papas, and later in life became the beloved Harbour Master for CBC Television’s Theodore Tugboat.

Rex Goudie has just released his second solo album and will perform his new single live on the ECMA stage.

Fiona MacGillivray of The Cottars joins JP Cormier, Ashley MacIsaac, The Barra MacNeils, Shaye, and Stuart Cameron in their tribute to the Godfather of Celtic Music – John Allan Cameron.

Nova Scotia’s best-known bluesman Dutch Mason will be honoured in song by sensational blues guitarists JP LeBlanc and Charlie A’Court, accompanied by Angelo Spinazzola on blues harp.

Banjo songster Old Man Luedecke, who sings his songs accompanied by his loving five strings, foot stomps and the occasional yodel, brings uniqueness to centre stage as he performs alongside contemporary singer-songwriters Rose Cousins (NS), David Myles (NB), and Catherine MacLellan (PEI).

The 2007 EAST COAST MUSIC AWARDS gala will be broadcast live from the Metro Centre in Halifax, NS, on CBC Television Monday, February 18 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) in all time zones.