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SouthWind releases fifth collection
SouthWind are, clockwise front from left, Reg Coolen, Diann...SouthWind releases fifth collection
SouthWind are, clockwise front from left, Reg Coolen, Dianne Tipert, Al Butler and Florence Morton. A popular local bluegrass/country/gospel group is set to release their fifth album.
SouthWind, which was originally founded eight years ago, is a quartet that features the talents of founding members Dianne Tipert on autoharp and bass and Florence Morton on rhythm guitar, as well as Reg Coolen, who plays fiddle and mandolin, and recent addition Al Butler on stand-up bass and dobro. Both women of the group share in lead vocals while all four members contribute to their vocal harmonies.
Their new CD, entitled "The Sun Always Rises," mirrors the name of the title cut on the 16-song album, an original song written by Ms Tipert and Ms Morton.
"It's kind of a hope thing," Ms Tipert says of the selection. "You know, there's always hope at the end of the day."
This latest CD follows in the footsteps of the successful release of a trio of albums in 2006, one of which, "That Beautiful Shore," was nominated for a pair of Nova Scotia Music Week Awards, one for country/bluegrass recording of the year and the other for inspirational recording of the year.
Their fourth album, "Last Chance," which was recorded in 2007, also received an award nomination, this one from Music Nova Scotia in the inspirational artist/recording of the year category.
Along with their busy recording schedule, the group also has performed in a variety of venues up and down the South Shore, and has a busy summer slate of appearances lined up for the upcoming summer season.
"We do a lot of singing around in churches locally. We do things like Privateer Days in Liverpool, Founder's Days in Shelburne and … we'll be at the Bridgewater Exhibition as part of the South Shore Bluegrass," Ms Tipert says.
Because members of the quartet live in locations spanning from Lower Sackville to Oakhill to Liverpool to Mersey Point, getting together for something as simple as a practice can be a challenging proposition.
"We have to do some scrounging to get together," Ms Tipert laughs.
The group's next public appearance will be at the Charleston fire hall where their new album will be officially launched June 29 from 2 to 4 p.m.
"We'll be joined there by the local group Tumbleweed," Ms Tipert says. "Proceeds from that show will be going to the fire hall."
For more information on SouthWind and their music, visit www.myspace.com/southwindsouthshore.
posted on 06/24/08SouthWind releases fifth collection
SouthWind are, clockwise front from left, Reg Coolen, Dianne Tipert, Al Butler and Florence Morton. A popular local bluegrass/country/gospel group is set to release their fifth album.
SouthWind, which was originally founded eight years ago, is a quartet that features the talents of founding members Dianne Tipert on autoharp and bass and Florence Morton on rhythm guitar, as well as Reg Coolen, who plays fiddle and mandolin, and recent addition Al Butler on stand-up bass and dobro. Both women of the group share in lead vocals while all four members contribute to their vocal harmonies.
Their new CD, entitled "The Sun Always Rises," mirrors the name of the title cut on the 16-song album, an original song written by Ms Tipert and Ms Morton.
"It's kind of a hope thing," Ms Tipert says of the selection. "You know, there's always hope at the end of the day."
This latest CD follows in the footsteps of the successful release of a trio of albums in 2006, one of which, "That Beautiful Shore," was nominated for a pair of Nova Scotia Music Week Awards, one for country/bluegrass recording of the year and the other for inspirational recording of the year.
Their fourth album, "Last Chance," which was recorded in 2007, also received an award nomination, this one from Music Nova Scotia in the inspirational artist/recording of the year category.
Along with their busy recording schedule, the group also has performed in a variety of venues up and down the South Shore, and has a busy summer slate of appearances lined up for the upcoming summer season.
"We do a lot of singing around in churches locally. We do things like Privateer Days in Liverpool, Founder's Days in Shelburne and … we'll be at the Bridgewater Exhibition as part of the South Shore Bluegrass," Ms Tipert says.
Because members of the quartet live in locations spanning from Lower Sackville to Oakhill to Liverpool to Mersey Point, getting together for something as simple as a practice can be a challenging proposition.
"We have to do some scrounging to get together," Ms Tipert laughs.
The group's next public appearance will be at the Charleston fire hall where their new album will be officially launched June 29 from 2 to 4 p.m.
"We'll be joined there by the local group Tumbleweed," Ms Tipert says. "Proceeds from that show will be going to the fire hall."
For more information on SouthWind and their music, visit www.myspace.com/southwindsouthshore.
posted on 06/24/08SouthWind releases fifth collection
SouthWind are, clockwise front from left, Reg Coolen, Dianne Tipert, Al Butler and Florence Morton. A popular local bluegrass/country/gospel group is set to release their fifth album.
SouthWind, which was originally founded eight years ago, is a quartet that features the talents of founding members Dianne Tipert on autoharp and bass and Florence Morton on rhythm guitar, as well as Reg Coolen, who plays fiddle and mandolin, and recent addition Al Butler on stand-up bass and dobro. Both women of the group share in lead vocals while all four members contribute to their vocal harmonies.
Their new CD, entitled "The Sun Always Rises," mirrors the name of the title cut on the 16-song album, an original song written by Ms Tipert and Ms Morton.
"It's kind of a hope thing," Ms Tipert says of the selection. "You know, there's always hope at the end of the day."
This latest CD follows in the footsteps of the successful release of a trio of albums in 2006, one of which, "That Beautiful Shore," was nominated for a pair of Nova Scotia Music Week Awards, one for country/bluegrass recording of the year and the other for inspirational recording of the year.
Their fourth album, "Last Chance," which was recorded in 2007, also received an award nomination, this one from Music Nova Scotia in the inspirational artist/recording of the year category.
Along with their busy recording schedule, the group also has performed in a variety of venues up and down the South Shore, and has a busy summer slate of appearances lined up for the upcoming summer season.
"We do a lot of singing around in churches locally. We do things like Privateer Days in Liverpool, Founder's Days in Shelburne and … we'll be at the Bridgewater Exhibition as part of the South Shore Bluegrass," Ms Tipert says.
Because members of the quartet live in locations spanning from Lower Sackville to Oakhill to Liverpool to Mersey Point, getting together for something as simple as a practice can be a challenging proposition.
"We have to do some scrounging to get together," Ms Tipert laughs.
The group's next public appearance will be at the Charleston fire hall where their new album will be officially launched June 29 from 2 to 4 p.m.
"We'll be joined there by the local group Tumbleweed," Ms Tipert says. "Proceeds from that show will be going to the fire hall."
For more information on SouthWind and their music, visit www.myspace.com/southwindsouthshore.
posted on 06/24/08SouthWind releases fifth collection
SouthWind are, clockwise front from left, Reg Coolen, Dianne Tipert, Al Butler and Florence Morton. A popular local bluegrass/country/gospel group is set to release their fifth album.
SouthWind, which was originally founded eight years ago, is a quartet that features the talents of founding members Dianne Tipert on autoharp and bass and Florence Morton on rhythm guitar, as well as Reg Coolen, who plays fiddle and mandolin, and recent addition Al Butler on stand-up bass and dobro. Both women of the group share in lead vocals while all four members contribute to their vocal harmonies.
Their new CD, entitled "The Sun Always Rises," mirrors the name of the title cut on the 16-song album, an original song written by Ms Tipert and Ms Morton.
"It's kind of a hope thing," Ms Tipert says of the selection. "You know, there's always hope at the end of the day."
This latest CD follows in the footsteps of the successful release of a trio of albums in 2006, one of which, "That Beautiful Shore," was nominated for a pair of Nova Scotia Music Week Awards, one for country/bluegrass recording of the year and the other for inspirational recording of the year.
Their fourth album, "Last Chance," which was recorded in 2007, also received an award nomination, this one from Music Nova Scotia in the inspirational artist/recording of the year category.
Along with their busy recording schedule, the group also has performed in a variety of venues up and down the South Shore, and has a busy summer slate of appearances lined up for the upcoming summer season.
"We do a lot of singing around in churches locally. We do things like Privateer Days in Liverpool, Founder's Days in Shelburne and … we'll be at the Bridgewater Exhibition as part of the South Shore Bluegrass," Ms Tipert says.
Because members of the quartet live in locations spanning from Lower Sackville to Oakhill to Liverpool to Mersey Point, getting together for something as simple as a practice can be a challenging proposition.
"We have to do some scrounging to get together," Ms Tipert laughs.
The group's next public appearance will be at the Charleston fire hall where their new album will be officially launched June 29 from 2 to 4 p.m.
"We'll be joined there by the local group Tumbleweed," Ms Tipert says. "Proceeds from that show will be going to the fire hall."
For more information on SouthWind and their music, visit www.myspace.com/southwindsouthshore.
posted on 06/24/08SouthWind releases fifth collection
SouthWind are, clockwise front from left, Reg Coolen, Dianne Tipert, Al Butler and Florence Morton. A popular local bluegrass/country/gospel group is set to release their fifth album.
SouthWind, which was originally founded eight years ago, is a quartet that features the talents of founding members Dianne Tipert on autoharp and bass and Florence Morton on rhythm guitar, as well as Reg Coolen, who plays fiddle and mandolin, and recent addition Al Butler on stand-up bass and dobro. Both women of the group share in lead vocals while all four members contribute to their vocal harmonies.
Their new CD, entitled "The Sun Always Rises," mirrors the name of the title cut on the 16-song album, an original song written by Ms Tipert and Ms Morton.
"It's kind of a hope thing," Ms Tipert says of the selection. "You know, there's always hope at the end of the day."
This latest CD follows in the footsteps of the successful release of a trio of albums in 2006, one of which, "That Beautiful Shore," was nominated for a pair of Nova Scotia Music Week Awards, one for country/bluegrass recording of the year and the other for inspirational recording of the year.
Their fourth album, "Last Chance," which was recorded in 2007, also received an award nomination, this one from Music Nova Scotia in the inspirational artist/recording of the year category.
Along with their busy recording schedule, the group also has performed in a variety of venues up and down the South Shore, and has a busy summer slate of appearances lined up for the upcoming summer season.
"We do a lot of singing around in churches locally. We do things like Privateer Days in Liverpool, Founder's Days in Shelburne and … we'll be at the Bridgewater Exhibition as part of the South Shore Bluegrass," Ms Tipert says.
Because members of the quartet live in locations spanning from Lower Sackville to Oakhill to Liverpool to Mersey Point, getting together for something as simple as a practice can be a challenging proposition.
"We have to do some scrounging to get together," Ms Tipert laughs.
The group's next public appearance will be at the Charleston fire hall where their new album will be officially launched June 29 from 2 to 4 p.m.
"We'll be joined there by the local group Tumbleweed," Ms Tipert says. "Proceeds from that show will be going to the fire hall."
For more information on SouthWind and their music, visit www.myspace.com/southwindsouthshore.
posted on 06/24/08SouthWind releases fifth collection
SouthWind are, clockwise front from left, Reg Coolen, Dianne Tipert, Al Butler and Florence Morton. A popular local bluegrass/country/gospel group is set to release their fifth album.
SouthWind, which was originally founded eight years ago, is a quartet that features the talents of founding members Dianne Tipert on autoharp and bass and Florence Morton on rhythm guitar, as well as Reg Coolen, who plays fiddle and mandolin, and recent addition Al Butler on stand-up bass and dobro. Both women of the group share in lead vocals while all four members contribute to their vocal harmonies.
Their new CD, entitled "The Sun Always Rises," mirrors the name of the title cut on the 16-song album, an original song written by Ms Tipert and Ms Morton.
"It's kind of a hope thing," Ms Tipert says of the selection. "You know, there's always hope at the end of the day."
This latest CD follows in the footsteps of the successful release of a trio of albums in 2006, one of which, "That Beautiful Shore," was nominated for a pair of Nova Scotia Music Week Awards, one for country/bluegrass recording of the year and the other for inspirational recording of the year.
Their fourth album, "Last Chance," which was recorded in 2007, also received an award nomination, this one from Music Nova Scotia in the inspirational artist/recording of the year category.
Along with their busy recording schedule, the group also has performed in a variety of venues up and down the South Shore, and has a busy summer slate of appearances lined up for the upcoming summer season.
"We do a lot of singing around in churches locally. We do things like Privateer Days in Liverpool, Founder's Days in Shelburne and … we'll be at the Bridgewater Exhibition as part of the South Shore Bluegrass," Ms Tipert says.
Because members of the quartet live in locations spanning from Lower Sackville to Oakhill to Liverpool to Mersey Point, getting together for something as simple as a practice can be a challenging proposition.
"We have to do some scrounging to get together," Ms Tipert laughs.
The group's next public appearance will be at the Charleston fire hall where their new album will be officially launched June 29 from 2 to 4 p.m.
"We'll be joined there by the local group Tumbleweed," Ms Tipert says. "Proceeds from that show will be going to the fire hall."
For more information on SouthWind and their music, visit www.myspace.com/southwindsouthshore.
posted on 06/24/08SouthWind releases fifth collection
SouthWind are, clockwise front from left, Reg Coolen, Dianne Tipert, Al Butler and Florence Morton. A popular local bluegrass/country/gospel group is set to release their fifth album.
SouthWind, which was originally founded eight years ago, is a quartet that features the talents of founding members Dianne Tipert on autoharp and bass and Florence Morton on rhythm guitar, as well as Reg Coolen, who plays fiddle and mandolin, and recent addition Al Butler on stand-up bass and dobro. Both women of the group share in lead vocals while all four members contribute to their vocal harmonies.
Their new CD, entitled "The Sun Always Rises," mirrors the name of the title cut on the 16-song album, an original song written by Ms Tipert and Ms Morton.
"It's kind of a hope thing," Ms Tipert says of the selection. "You know, there's always hope at the end of the day."
This latest CD follows in the footsteps of the successful release of a trio of albums in 2006, one of which, "That Beautiful Shore," was nominated for a pair of Nova Scotia Music Week Awards, one for country/bluegrass recording of the year and the other for inspirational recording of the year.
Their fourth album, "Last Chance," which was recorded in 2007, also received an award nomination, this one from Music Nova Scotia in the inspirational artist/recording of the year category.
Along with their busy recording schedule, the group also has performed in a variety of venues up and down the South Shore, and has a busy summer slate of appearances lined up for the upcoming summer season.
"We do a lot of singing around in churches locally. We do things like Privateer Days in Liverpool, Founder's Days in Shelburne and … we'll be at the Bridgewater Exhibition as part of the South Shore Bluegrass," Ms Tipert says.
Because members of the quartet live in locations spanning from Lower Sackville to Oakhill to Liverpool to Mersey Point, getting together for something as simple as a practice can be a challenging proposition.
"We have to do some scrounging to get together," Ms Tipert laughs.
The group's next public appearance will be at the Charleston fire hall where their new album will be officially launched June 29 from 2 to 4 p.m.
"We'll be joined there by the local group Tumbleweed," Ms Tipert says. "Proceeds from that show will be going to the fire hall."
For more information on SouthWind and their music, visit www.myspace.com/southwindsouthshore.
posted on 06/24/08SouthWind releases fifth collection
SouthWind are, clockwise front from left, Reg Coolen, Dianne Tipert, Al Butler and Florence Morton. A popular local bluegrass/country/gospel group is set to release their fifth album.
SouthWind, which was originally founded eight years ago, is a quartet that features the talents of founding members Dianne Tipert on autoharp and bass and Florence Morton on rhythm guitar, as well as Reg Coolen, who plays fiddle and mandolin, and recent addition Al Butler on stand-up bass and dobro. Both women of the group share in lead vocals while all four members contribute to their vocal harmonies.
Their new CD, entitled "The Sun Always Rises," mirrors the name of the title cut on the 16-song album, an original song written by Ms Tipert and Ms Morton.
"It's kind of a hope thing," Ms Tipert says of the selection. "You know, there's always hope at the end of the day."
This latest CD follows in the footsteps of the successful release of a trio of albums in 2006, one of which, "That Beautiful Shore," was nominated for a pair of Nova Scotia Music Week Awards, one for country/bluegrass recording of the year and the other for inspirational recording of the year.
Their fourth album, "Last Chance," which was recorded in 2007, also received an award nomination, this one from Music Nova Scotia in the inspirational artist/recording of the year category.
Along with their busy recording schedule, the group also has performed in a variety of venues up and down the South Shore, and has a busy summer slate of appearances lined up for the upcoming summer season.
"We do a lot of singing around in churches locally. We do things like Privateer Days in Liverpool, Founder's Days in Shelburne and … we'll be at the Bridgewater Exhibition as part of the South Shore Bluegrass," Ms Tipert says.
Because members of the quartet live in locations spanning from Lower Sackville to Oakhill to Liverpool to Mersey Point, getting together for something as simple as a practice can be a challenging proposition.
"We have to do some scrounging to get together," Ms Tipert laughs.
The group's next public appearance will be at the Charleston fire hall where their new album will be officially launched June 29 from 2 to 4 p.m.
"We'll be joined there by the local group Tumbleweed," Ms Tipert says. "Proceeds from that show will be going to the fire hall."
For more information on SouthWind and their music, visit www.myspace.com/southwindsouthshore.
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