The Guardian (Charlottetown)

Brad Milligan, Scott Parsons perform tonight

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Music P.E.I.’s Tiny Island Concert Series continues today with live-streamed performanc­es by Brad Milligan (8 p.m. AST) and Scott Parsons (8:30 p.m. AST).

Milligan and his band fuse ’60s, ’70s and ’80s rock and pop to create a sound all their own. Establishe­d in 2018, they were recently nominated for two Music P.E.I. awards. The future looks bright for this cast of characters.

Parsons is a multi-disciplina­ry Island musician who has consistent­ly utilized his accomplish­ments to enrich both himself and his community. His involvemen­t with theatre, radio, film, and television has sparked an artistic creativity that carries over to his work with disabled and high-priority youth.

Sunday, May 24, will see performanc­es by Maureen Trainor (8 p.m.) and the

Atlantic String Machine (8:30 p.m.).

Trainor’s style is most closely aligned with folk, although she draws influence from a variety of genres. With two 2020 Music P.E.I. Award nomination­s for her debut album, Nothing But the Stars, she enjoys sharing her music with audiences across the Island.

The Atlantic String Machine is a dynamic ensemble of string players who perform as many styles of music as they can fit into their portfolios. They seek out interestin­g collaborat­ions with other artists and unexpected venues for concerts, as well as write their own arrangemen­ts and compositio­ns, keeping their repertoire fresh and alive.

The Tiny Island Concert Series is an initiative in response to COVID-19 and its effects on Island musicians and music industry workers. For more info, check out https://musicpei.com.

Every Tiny Island Concert is free for the public at https://www.facebook.com/ MusicPEI/, although donations will be accepted towards the newly-establishe­d Music P.E.I. Crisis Relief Fund.

This fund will be distribute­d to P.E.I. artists and music industry profession­als in need.

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