Barry Canning is one of the up and coming Newfoundland Rock/Pop singers and songwriters. In the year 2001 Barry Canning has won two awards for "Male Artist of the Year" and "Best Pop/Rock Artist" at the MIANL (Music industry Association of Newfoundland and Labrador). Two of the songs that you may have heard from Barry Canning are:

The One
Didn't know it was you

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BILLY AND THE BRUISERS

Billy and the Bruisers where formed in 1991. When five friends decided to get together and play once a month, it wasn't long after the release of their first album the band grew to a 10-piece R&B band. At the moment the band consist of 11 members, they are as follows:

Billy Sharpe - Drums
John Hutton - Guitar and Vocals
Tony Costello - Keyboard and Vocals
Kelly-Ann Evans - Lead Vocals
Rob Mills - Hammond
John Boulos - Bass and Vocals
Doug Shape - Percussion
Craig (Bam) Follett - Sax
Andrew Cooper - Trombone
Jim Prowse - Trumpet
Shawn Basha - Lead Vocals

A few of the songs that the band Billy and the Bruisers sing are:

When I close my eyes
Love the one you're with
Make me do

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GREAT BIG SEA

Great Big Sea is Newfoundland's most knowing band of today. Formed in 1991, the band consist of four members, which are:

Sean McCann - Bodhran, Tin Whistle, and Guitar
Darrell Power - Bass, and Acoustic guitar
Bob Hallett - Fibble, Accordion, Mandolin, Concertina, and Bouzouki
Alan Doyle - Vocals

Few of the songs that you may have heard them play before are:

What are you at
Run Runaway
Ordinary Day
When I'm up (I can't get down)
The night that Pat Murphy died

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MARGARITAS CALLING

In 1998, eight different musicians came together to form the band Margaritas Calling. The band as draw together many different forms of music form rock to classical, and jazz to electronic. The different members of the band are:

Brad Wheeler - Drums
Chad Murphy - Guitar
Mike Dowding - Bass
Steve Meadus - Vocals
Scott Conway - Guitar
Milton Parai - Keyboard
Geoff Meadus - Auxiliary Percussion
Chris Harnett - Sax

"Jive Turkey" is the bands debut album, some of the songs you may have heard from this album are:

Moving on up
Once again
Big bunch

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TIMBER

In the year 2000, the four-group band Timber quit their jobs to pursue a career in the music industry. These four members are Billy Hickey, Chris Sooley, Greg Mercer, and Rick Hollett, since they left their jobs to pursue a music career they have grew a large list of awards and accomplishments. Some of these awards and accomplishments are:

--Having two of their songs featured on the TV show "Time Of Your Life", starring Jennifer Love-Hewit.
-- 2000 MIANL (Music industry Association of Newfoundland and Labrador) Award for "Best Pop-Rock Group"
-- 1999 MIANL (Music industry Association of Newfoundland and Labrador) Award for "Best Pop-Rock Group"

Few of the songs that you may have heard the sing are:

Pretentious
Miss Miami
Foundering - featured on the TV show "Time Of Your Life"
Beached - featured on the TV show "Time Of Your Life"

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