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The Confederation Centre Youth Arts Council (YAC) Rock the Row 2008, is a compilation of young up-and-coming musicians selected by YAC for their outstanding knowledge of music.
Young Lungs set the tone for this upbeat album with their song "Showman Show-Party Like an Emperor", number one on the track order. This compilation offers a cross section of genres from ragtime by Max Keenlyside, traditional Acadian music by Brandon Arsenault and Mitchell Richard, techno dance by Carmen Grinton, Dana Harris, and Emily Munroe, and classic rock by Sensitive Eyes. New voices were discovered in the making of this album including Ashley Ellis and Heather Ross. Ross' jazzy number "The Wistful One" is accompanied by Smothered In Hugs' Todd McLean.
Also featured are acoustic offerings by Bridgette Blanchard, Jess Palmer, Ryan Gallant, and Alexi Ladéroute. Ethan Fenton's catchy song "Adriel" will leave you humming. The album concludes with "Green Canoe" written by Laura Warren and performed by the six-part band New Royalty along with 13 voices doing backup vocals.
More than fifty teens participated in the album's creation from auditions, recording in the studio, to creating packaging, budgeting, and spreading the word about it. All tracks were engineered, mixed and mastered by Jon Matthews at Big Grey Sound Studio.
Rock the Row 2008 is available for $12 at the Confederation Centre.