The East Pointers

The East Pointers are a Canadian contemporary folk music group from Prince Edward Island, who won the Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year for their album Secret Victory at the Juno Awards of 2017. The group consists of guitarist Jake Charron, banjoist Koady Chaisson and fiddler Tim Chaisson. They perform celtic-influenced original songs and instrumentals with contemporary influences.

History
The three musicians formed The East Pointers in 2014 and began performing on the east coast and later in Ontario.  They released their debut album, Secret Victory in late 2015, and promoted it through concert performances in Canada, the United States and Australia. They won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Ensemble of the Year at the 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2016, and were nominated for Instrumental Group of the Year. In 2017 they performed in the United Kingdom. The band was nominated again for a Canadian Folk Music Award as Ensemble of the Year in 2018.

Members
Tim Chaisson (vocals, fiddle, drum machine), 
Koady Chaisson (banjo, tenor guitar, synthesizer)
Jake Charron (guitar, synthesizer)

Discography

Studio Albums
 Secret Victory (2015)
 What We Leave Behind (2017)
 Yours to Break (2019)

Singles
Wintergreen (2019)

References

External links

Category:Canadian folk music groups
Category:Canadian instrumental musical groups
Category:Musical groups from Prince Edward Island
Category:Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year winners
Category:Canadian Folk Music Award winners
Category:Celtic music groups