East Coast Music Week March 6-10

The 25th annual East Coast Music Week was held in Halifax March 6-10, 2013, with hundreds of musicians from the Atlantic provinces and music industry representatives from around the world taking part in showcases, panels, seminars and networking events. Artists from this province made a great showing at the event, performing all week long at sold-out venues. The Once was the only act to take home a music award, however, a handful of others, including Rawlins Cross, Fred's Records and CBC's Glen Tilley, also won trophies. The Telegram was on site in Halifax all weekend. Here's a slideshow of some of the highlights.

Sherry Ryan (left) and Ilia Nicoll perform live on ECMA Radio. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 1 width:500px;height:333px Double ECMA winner Charlie A'Court (right) performs his song "High-Heeled Heartbreaker," accompanied by Chris Kirby. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 2 width:500px;height:333px Nova Scotia bluegrass band Crowdis Bridge performs live on ECMA Radio. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 3 width:500px;height:333px Meg Warren of Repartee and Tom Power of The Dardanelles, who've been a couple for the past seven years, were both nominated for ECMAs. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 4 height:500px;width:333px MusicNL's Jen Winsor introduces local acts on ECMA Radio. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 5 height:500px;width:333px
Katie Baggs performs on ECMA Radio. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 6 width:500px;height:333px Meg Warren performs with her band Repartee on the MusicNL showcase stage. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 7 height:500px;width:333px Chris Kirby reacts to an introduction by his father, Sheldon Kirby. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 8 width:500px;height:333px Matt Cooke of Baytown performs at the MusicNL showcase. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram

9 height:500px;width:333px Greg Bruce adds sax sounds to Baytown's set at the MusicNL showcase. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 10 height:500px;width:333px
The Dardanelles perform a rousing set at the MusicNL showcase. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram

11 width:500px;height:333px Matthew Byrne of The Dardanelles plays during the MusicNL showcase. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram

12 width:500px;height:333px The MusicNL showcase at Halifax's Carleton Music Bar and Grill was sold out for both nights. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 13 height:500px;width:333px Bryan Power and Katie Baggs of Pilot to Bombardier perform at the MusicNL showcase. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 14 width:500px;height:333px Robbie Brett and Josh Bourden of Hear/Say perform during the band's set at the MusicNL showcase. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 15 width:500px;height:333px
Whitney Rowe of Hear/Say performs during the band's set at the MusicNL showcase. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram

16 height:500px;width:333px Adam Martin of Hear/Say performs during the band's set at the MusicNL showcase. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 17 width:500px;height:333px Lennie Gallant hosts the first half of the ECMA Songwriters' Circle at the Halifax Casino, which also included Dave Gunning, Irish Mythen and Ian Sherwood. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 18 width:500px;height:333px Rose Cousins accepts her award for Songwriter of the Year during the ECMA Songwriters' Circle. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 19 height:500px;width:333px Kim Stockwood hosts the second half of the ECMA Songwriters' Circle at the Halifax Casino, which also included David Myles, Tim Chaisson and J.P. Cormier. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 20 width:500px;height:333px
Tim Chaisson accompanies Kim Stockwood on the fiddle as she sings an acoustic version of "Happy Baby." — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram

21 height:500px;width:333px 18-year-old Brianna Gosse performs. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 22 height:500px;width:333px New Brunswick artist David Myles performs at the ECMA Songwriters' Circle. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 23 width:500px;height:333px Kim Wempe of Nova Scotia performs. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 24 width:500px;height:333px Chris Kirby performs. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 25 height:500px;width:333px
The Secrets performed at three showcases over ECMA week. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 26 width:500px;height:333px Amelia Bartellas of The Dardanelles performs. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 27 width:500px;height:333px Paper Lions perform during the ECMA award gala. — Photo by Laura Barron/Special to The Telegram 28 width:500px;height:333px Jimmy Rankin performs his song, "I'm Just Sayin'" during the ECMA award gala. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram

29 height:500px;width:333px Dave Gunning poses with his ECMA award. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 30 height:500px;width:333px
Matt Mays speaks to members of the media after winning the award for Album of the Year. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 31 height:500px;width:333px  Natalie McMaster performs at the ECMA awards gala. — Photo by Laura Barron/Special to The Telegram

32 height:500px;width:333px Natalie McMaster speaks to members of the media after her performance. — Photo by Laura Barron/Special to The Telegram 33 height:500px;width:333px  Dancers and acrobats perform during a song by Radio Radio, who won the ECMA for Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 34 height:500px;width:333px Ron Hynes, through tears, accepts the Director's Choice award for lifetime achievement during the ECMA closing gala. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 35 width:500px;height:333px
Cape Breton's The Barra MacNeils perform at the ECMA gala. — Photo by Laura Barron/Special to The Telegram 36 width:500px;height:333px The Members of Rawlins Cross accept their ECMA anniversary award for longtime participation in east coast music. — Photo by Laura Barron/Special to The Telegram

37 width:500px;height:333px Members of Rawlins Cross, (L-R) Ian McKinnon, Dave Panting and Brian Bourne, speak to members of the media after accepting their ECMA anniversary award. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 38 width:500px;height:333px The Dardanelles perform during the ECMA awards gala. — Photo by Laura Barron/Special to The Telegram 39 width:500px;height:333px Ashley MacIsaac and Mary Jane Lamond perform their 1990s hit "Sleepy Maggie" at the ECMA awards gala. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram 40 width:500px;height:333px
The Stanfields accept one of two awards they won at the ECMA gala. — Photo by Laura Barron/Special to The Telegram 41 width:500px;height:333px Classified and David Myles perform their platinum single, "Inner Ninja" at the ECMA gala. — Photo by Laura Barron/Special to The Telegram

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Published on March 15, 2013

Sherry Ryan (left) and Ilia Nicoll perform live on ECMA Radio. — Photo by Tara Bradbury/The Telegram

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