Countdown to 2010 JUNO Week
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The biggest party in Canadian music has come back to St. John’s. From April 12 – 18, 2010 our provincial capital hosted Canada’s brightest stars in music. We celebrated the accomplishments of our country’s most loved musicians all week long with two world-class events: Ruckus on the Edge and JUNO Week 2010.
Here in Newfoundland, “to cause a ruckus” means “to create a commotion” and in April 2010, that’s just what we did. Our music industry is bursting with new ideas, new sounds and fresh talent so we rounded up the best singers, songwriters and musicians Newfoundland and Labrador had to offer and made a musical Ruckus that people won’t soon forget. For more information on the many talented artists and musicians on our local music scene, visit www.musicnl.ca.
The celebrations kicked off Monday, April 12 and continued through to Thursday, April 15 with four days and nights of musical performances that showcased our vibrant and varied music scene. From classical to rock, gospel and jazz, we kept St. John’s rocking all week long!
On Friday, April 16 JUNO Weekend began with the popular Juno Cup and JunoFest and continued Saturday, April 17 with Juno Fan Fare and night two of JunoFest. Songwriters’ Circle took place on Sunday afternoon and JUNO Weekend culminated with the live television broadcast of the 39th Annual JUNO Awards on Sunday night, live from Mile One Centre. The show featured performances and appearances by Canada’s top music stars and seven of the country’s most coveted music awards were presented to very deserving artists.
For more information on the Ruckus on the Edge check out the website at www.ruckusontheedge.com.
The 2010 JUNO Awards Host Committee is proud to be hosting Ruckus on the Edge and The 2010 JUNO Awards. These two world-class music events had a tremendous artistic and economic impact on Newfoundland and Labrador. The JUNO Awards were last held in St. John’s in 2002.
Media contact information:
2010 JUNO Host Awards Committee:
Carolyn Chaplin, Public Relations & Media Chair
709-726-1449/709-746-9191 (Cell)
carolyn@ifactory.ca
Maggie O’Keefe, Communications Coordinator
2010 JUNO Host Awards Committee
709-757-7091/709-728-6219 (Cell)
communications@juno2010nl.ca
St. John’s and Newfoundland info:
http://www.stjohns.ca/visitors/index.jsp