Eastlink East Coast Music Week to Rock Charlottetown April 2-6, 2014

For Immediate Release
March 11, 2013
Eastlink East Coast Music Week to Rock Charlottetown April 2-6, 2014
East Coast Music Week a Signature Event for the PEI 2014 Celebrations
Halifax, NS - The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is pleased to announce that
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island has been awarded the opportunity to host Eastlink East
Coast Music Week 2014, April 2-6.
Eastlink East Coast Music Week returns to Charlottetown earlier than anticipated to celebrate
the 150 th anniversary of the 1864 Charlottetown Conference in 2014. Charlottetown most
recently hosted East Coast Music Week in 2011 to universal acclaim.
The ECMA’s annual music week usually follows a regular regional rotation in Atlantic Canada.
From time to time the schedule may be interrupted and the prospect of sharing in the PEI 2014
celebrations made this a desirable opportunity.
“The East Coast Music Association is delighted to return to Charlottetown for 2014,” said Scott
Burke, ECMA Executive Director. “We have recognized the importance of the 2014 celebrations,
not only to our region but also to our nation, and are thrilled to bring Eastlink East Coast Music
Week to join the fun.”
“The ECMAs and PEI 2014 are a perfect fit,” said PEI Tourism & Culture Minister Robert
Henderson. “In 2014 we will be showcasing our Island talent and culture as we celebrate PEI’s
role in the building of Canada and we are inviting all Canadians to joins us.”
“The City of Charlottetown is ecstatic to be hosting the Eastlink East Coast Music Week in
2014,” said Charlottetown Mayor Clifford Lee. “Music and culture play an important role within
our community and the City will come alive with all of the featured venues and events. 2014 is
going to be an exciting year for the City of Charlottetown. We’re proud to be celebrating 150
years as the Birthplace of Confederation, and we’re pleased that this cultural event will be
included in our 2014 celebration calendar.”
Eastlink East Coast Music Week 2014 in Charlottetown follows the 25 th Anniversary of Music
Week, celebrated in Halifax March 6-10. With 350 musicians performing at 48 events over five

days, Eastlink East Coast Music Week 2013 was a rousing tribute to 25 years celebrating the
best and brightest talent of Atlantic Canada.
The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is a regional collaboration of people in the music
industry of Atlantic Canada that fosters, develops and celebrates East Coast Music and its artists
locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. The ECMA annually produces one of the top
music industry events in Canada, East Coast Music Week, which includes awards, a festival,
industry conference and the International Export Buyers Program. ECMA and its programs are
generously funded by the Government of Canada through the International Business
Development Agreement (represented by Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Foreign
Affairs and International Trade Canada, and Industry Canada), the Department of Canadian
Heritage (Canada Music Fund), the four provincial governments in Atlantic Canada, the
Consulate General of Canada Sydney Australia and the Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade, MUSICACTION, FACTOR and Canada’s private radio broadcasters. ECMA
recognizes the support from the Nova Scotia Departments of Tourism, Communities, Culture,
and Heritage and Labour and Advanced Education, and the Halifax Regional Municipality.
In 2014, Canadians will mark the 150th anniversary (Sesquicentennial) of the 1864
Charlottetown Conference, which paved the way to Confederation. PEI 2014 Inc. is facilitating
the planning, promotion and implementation of the Sesquicentennial. PEI 2014 events and
activities will honour the past, celebrate the present, and plan a bold tomorrow.
The City of Charlottetown is a flourishing community of more than 34,000 people located on
the south shore of Prince Edward Island. Charlottetown is the capital city of PEI, and is called
the “Birthplace of Confederation” after the historic 1864 Charlottetown Conference, which led
to Confederation.
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For more information please contact:
Rose Allen | rose@ecma.com | T 800.513.4953 ext. 225 C 902.495.6806
Marketing and Communications Manager, East Coast Music Association
Patricia Devine | pdevine@pei2014.ca |T 902.628.9175 C 902.314.0080
Director of Communications, PEI 2014 Inc.
Jennifer Gavin | jgavin@charlottetown.ca | 902.629.4102
Communications Officer, City of Charlottetown