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Submission Deadline: Friday, January 22, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. ET. 2016 marks the fourth year for the CCMA Discovery Program ? a national initiative, developed to support Canadian country music artists as they endeavor to reach their full potential in the music industry. The program providesunparalleled educational, mentorship, networking and exposure opportunities unlike any other opportunity offered in the country genre.
NEW ALBUM FROM ROBYN & RYLEIGH
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ROBYN& RYLEIGH
Robyn & Ryleigh embark into 2016 with the duo's 2nd album release of By Heart on January 15t h, 2016 on Royalty Records/ Sony Music Canada. R & R, as their friends and family lovingly tag them, are true Canadian country girls in daily life, growing up in a serene setting on the family property in B.C.?s Fraser Valley. When not on a stage or in a recording studio, Robyn can be found tinkering on her own car, while Ryleigh loves quadding. This sister duo is also very passionate about staying fit, eating healthy nourishing foods and sharing their love for health and fitness. ?Being in the studio.... Is our absolute favourite place to be. It?s where our idea/spark of a song comes to life. We always learn so much from recording in the studio. It's like each word of the song that you?re working on is under a microscope and you really get to know it! This album was so much fun because we recorded it at a couple different amazing studios. So many talented people were involved from the band to our producer, to the writers we wrote with and to the owners of the studios. What a journey this album has been, making it and listening to it! It takes you through many emotions, making it a roller coaster ride of listening. That?s
what we try to do with every album, a little bit of this, a little bit of that and a little bit more of something else. Voila!!! We have an album. One song can take you through the 80?s rock, and surface in a reggae sounding bridge. Others take you into a pop twist or a beautiful finger picking ballad.? - Robyn & Ryl eigh By Heart is truly a Western Canadian album, with the majority of tracks recorded at the beautiful OCL Studios a few miles outside of Calgary and another batch of songs were recorded in BC at Studio Downe Under in the rural Fraser Valley, while the remaining vocals and other tracking were done at Raincoast Music in downtown Vancouver under the guidance of Paul Shatto. As well one track (Better Tomorrow) was born in Nashville during a writing session. This album also features an eclectic mix of great musicians, including Russell Broom (Jann Arden), Pat Steward (Bryan Adams), Rusty Danmyer (LeeAnn Rimes, Martina McBride), Dennis Marcenko (The Higgins, OMG, kd Lang, Colin James) and Chris Byrne (Roadhammers). Robyn and Ryleigh are authentic country girls-singing about fast cars, boys, and hot summer nights. Part mud, part makeup, part glamorous, part funny. The perfect recipe for a couple of girls you?d like to get to know better.
BOOTS& HEARTS 2016 Republic Live, organizers of the Boots and Hearts Music Festival, have announced that Jake Owen and Dean Brody have been added to the line-up as part of Canada?s largest camping and music festival this summer. Additional artists confirmed today include Diamond Rio, Chase Bryant, Dylan Scott, Lindsay Ell, Raquel Cole, River Town Saints, Madeline Merlo, David James,
Jake Owen, Dean Brody, Diamond Rio, Chase Bryant and More Added t o Boot s and Heart s Line Up
Lindsay Broughton, The Reklaws,The Dungarees, Kaitlin Kozell, Brea Lawrenson and MacArthur Clark. They join previously announced artists Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley, Sam Hunt, Chase Rice, Tim Hicks and many more. Tickets are currently on-sale at Tier 2 for $249.99 with full line-up and ticket offerings available at www.bootsandhearts.com
"Jake Owen has been an artist fans have been wanting to see at Boots and Hearts for some time so we are very excited to have him performing this year as we celebrate our fifth anniversary,? said Laura Kennedy, Senior Director of Public Relations, Republic Live. ?We are also very happy to welcome back Dean Brody, who?s been a part of our history since his surprise performance at the very first Boots and Hearts. Diamond Rio will be bringing an energetic set with some old favourites while artists like Chase Bryant and Dylan Scott will have some new music to share with fans. Rounding out the line up we have some fantastic artists that are the new faces of country music like Lindsay Ell, Raquel Cole, River Town Saints, Madeline Merlo, David James, Lindsay Broughton, The Reklaws, The Dungarees, Kaitlin Kozell, Brea Lawrenson and MacArthur Clark.?
Boots and Hearts is an annual country music festival event run by Republic Live, that will take place at the custom-designed camping and festival grounds at Burl?s Creek this summer from August 4th ? 7th. This year?s festival features headliners Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw and Dierks Bentley joined by Jake Owen, Sam Hunt, Chase Rice, Dean Brody, Tim Hicks, Diamond Rio, Emerson Drive, Chase Bryant, Dylan Scott, Jason Blaine, Cam, Alan Doyle and the Beautiful Gypsies, Raquel Cole,
River Town Saints, Autumn Hill, Madeline Merlo, Lindsay Ell, Jojo Mason, Jason Benoit, Jordan McIntosh, David James,Lindsay Broughton,The Reklaws, The Dungarees, Cory Marquardt, Kaitlin Kozell, Brea Lawrenson and MacArthur Clark. Boots and Hearts recently won the CCMA (Canadian Country Music Association) Festival of the Year Award and Canadian Music Week 2015 Festival of the Year. All tickets and camping offerings are currently on sale at www.bootsandhearts.com.
BIGVALLEYJAMBOREE'S2016LINE-UPKEEPS GETTINGBRIGHTHER The Big Valley Jamboree is excited to announce the addition of several of country?s newest and brightest stars to the 2016 line-up. When these stars align in Camrose, Alberta on the August long weekend, we?re sure to enjoy a stellar weekend of country music. Making his BVJ debut at the RE/ MAX Thursday Night Kick-Off Party is a rookie to the BVJ scene, Randy Houser. He?s no country green horn though? Randy has been a player in Nashville for over a decade. With his party-starting style straight from Mississippi, he?ll show us how country feels when he takes the stage. Alberta?s own High Val l ey will take the main stage with their signature style of ?pop grass? that?s propelled them from backyard stages to screaming fans and spotlights. A few other familiar faces will also be returning to Camrose this summer. Hailing from Ontario, the duo of Aut umn Hil l will be riding the wave of
their recent successback toBig Valley Jamboreeafter their 2013 debut. And making his way from the Molson Canadian Saloon Stage in 2010 to the main stage in 2016 isAaron Goodvin Joining previously announced artists Dierks Bent l ey, Bl ake Shel t on, Carrie Underwood and Sam Hunt on the main stage will beJo Dee Messina. An empowering songstress who now runs her own record label, will be making a triumphant BVJ return along with another BVJ veteran,Col l in Raye, whose personal and humble style have made him a fan-favourite for decades. Another alumni of the BVJ spotlight, Gary Al l an, will move the crowd with his mix of heartfelt ballads and honky-tonk hits, while John Michael Mont gomery will share his style of working man?s country that connects his audience to his music. The 24th Annual Big Valley Jamboree takes place July 28-31, 2016 in Camrose Alberta.
BABY KISSEL "It is with a happy heart that my wife, Cecilia, and I introduce our daughter, Mila Elizabeth Kissel, to the world. Mila, arrived at 6:09 Sunday morning, weighing 7 pounds and 9 ounces. This precious little girl already has her mother?s beauty. Cecilia is happy, healthy, and took pregnancy to a new level. I am in awe of her strength as a woman and how perfect she is as a new
Mom. My heart couldn?t be happier, and as a new father, I couldn?t be more proud. Here she is, only minutes old.... # ProudDaddy # BabyMilaKissel# BestDayofOurLives # SoInLove ? ? @CeciliaKissel @OhMyCharlie. Photo Cred: Vannessa Brown"
M il a El izabeth Kissel Jan u ar y 17, 2016 7 l bs. 9 oz. Con gr atu l ation s Br ett & Cecil ia, we wish M il a th e beau ty,tal en t an d gr ace of h er par en ts! ~Cou n tr ified Can ada
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