Promises Review – The Guardian
November 10, 2012 – by Doug Gallant New CD by Island singer-songwriter Chas Guay strong follow-up to 2009’s award-winning Little City PLENTY OF PROMISE IN PROMISES The first record I remember actually walking into a record store and buying for myself was Meet The Beatles. It was January 1964, and I
Promises Release – The Buzz
November, 2012 – Chas Guay has just released his latest album, titled Promises. It was recorded and mixed at Reg Ballagh’s studio with engineer James Carrier. The mastering was done at Archive Studios in Halifax by J. Lapointe. Graphic design was handled by Phil MacIsaac. Among the contributing musicians are
Little City Review (The Buzz)
August, 2009 – The album speaks of a sense of place and characters such as the transient blues poet in “Fiona Go Home” or the lovestruck patron in “New Bartender.” The songs are designed, says Chas, to take the listener on a journey through the “Little City” with long musical
ECMA Musician of the Year 2011 (The Guardian)
April 8, 2011 – by Doug Gallant A MUSICIAN OF NOTE He has been called a musician’s musician. He’s a first-call player for Island artists looking to record and for visiting artists who need to put together a back-up band that can pick up a set of charts and be ready
Singer/songwriter Workshop with David Francey
January 21, 2012 A day before the Music P.E.I. Awards Gala, a number of Island musicians sat down with three-time Juno Award winner David Francey at the Confederation Centre of the Arts to discuss the inspiration behind their music, the songwriting process and to jam out a few tunes. This
The Measure of Success
July 25, 2013 Recently, I had the opportunity to share a bill with my good friend, Brooke Miller. The show was at The Trailside Café in a small village on Prince Edward Island. Regardless of the rural location, the Trailside is a very trendy venue and one of the best
Bob Dylan
July 23, 2013 Bob Dylan has left a treasure of songs for the world to share. Sure, I write songs, yet every now a then, I feel I have to revisit the Dylan songbook. In doing so I may discover a song that I am able to re-shape and make
