isletunes

isletunes is back with a special fall series bringing you live music from some of this past summer's DiverseCity Festivals, which have been organized by IRSA (the Immigration and Refugee Services Association of PEI) since 2007. Come on out to Lefurgey Cultural Centre in Summerside with isletunes host Adam-Michael James (who also hosted the event live) and take in wide-ranging cultural performances from the Mi'kmaq Heritage Actors, Lucie Liu, The Soosh - and more!

Episode 128 (June 26, 2026)

Season 3 of the only podcast to feature nothing but music from Prince Edward Island artists went out with the biggest bang - a live show at Charlottetown's infamous venue, the Trailside Music Hall! This supersized show was taped live June 23. 2026, and a portion of the proceeds went to The Cooper Institute (cooperinstitute.ca), which advocates for democracy and human rights locally. It's not too late to contribute: you can send e-transfers to [email protected].

Performing live were musicians from the full range of the Island's music scene: PEI Black history bluesman Scott Parsons, Francophone vocalist Paula Arsenault, world-renowned fiddler Richard Wood, Mexican-born guitarist for Lefunk and The Soosh Nico Romero, Mi'kmaq rapper Jay Diss, and Karen Pyra from blues duo Aging Disgracefully.

Accompanying these artists were Paul Broadbent, Brent Chaisson, Luka Hall, Joceline LeBlanc, Sean Mooney, and Em Peters. Host Adam-Michael James even presented a couple of his own songs, including "We WIll Not Comply", a brand-new track written to speak out against fascism.

What a way to end a season! isletunes is all genres. All decades. All-inclusive. And all PEI!

0:00:00 Adam-Michael James - We WIll Not Comply

0:04:21 Show Intro and Carlie Howell from The Cooper Institute

0:17:01 Scott Parsons

0:34:46 Interview: Scott Parsons

0:39:10 Paula Arsenault

0:53:35 Interview: Paula Arsenault

0:56:18 This Week in PEI History

0:59:17 Richard Wood

1:18:58 Interview: Richard Wood

1:27:30 Intermission Intro

1:28:26 Adam-Michael James - You Coulda Had All This

1:32:50 Nico Romero

1:46:32 Interview: Nico Romero

1:52:49 Gigs to Dig Across Prince Edward Island

1:56:26 Jay Diss

2:08:28 Interview: Jay Diss

2:11:59 Karen Pyra

2:26:39 Interview: Karen Pyra

2:30:01 Show Close

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Episode 127 (June 19, 2026)

Gear up for the big isletunes Season Finale LIVE! episode at the Trailside Music Hall June 23 (tickets at trailside.ca) with this Season 3 interview retrospective, featuring the words and music of bluesman Chris Roumbanis, rappers Lizleo and Norm Strangely, first-time songwriter Sandy MacQuarrie and well-travelled troubadour JimSidMac. isletunes is all genres. All decades. All-inclusive. And all PEI!

• The Blueprints - Why Get Up
• Lizleo- Demon and I
• Norm Strangely - Come Play in Our Eyeland
• Hayden Andrews ft. Sandy MacQuarrie - We Answered the Call
• JimSidMac - PEI to Me

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Episode 126 (June 12, 2026)

Delve into the 20-year career of producer/engineer/multi-instrumentalist Jon Matthews of The Sound Mill as he curates a playlist of his musical milestones including early recordings by The Chucky Danger Band (ahem, Paper Lions) and Meaghan Blanchard, plus new cuts from Liah and the combo of C. Ruth and the Mango Street Trio. Then there's all the recordings in between. Plus Jon's own tracks! isletunes is all genres. All decades. All-inclusive. And all PEI!

• The Chucky Danger Band - Sweet Symphony
• Meaghan Blanchard - You Know
• Chas Guay - Radio
• Grass Mountain Hobos - Hear A Train
• Cynthia MacLeod - Washington Square Park
• Ian Toms - Togethering
• Brian J. Dunn - River
• Aaron Hastelow - Bridge
• Andrew Waite - Out and Out
• Liah - Where I'm At
• C. Ruth and the Mango Street Trio - Off Monarch
• Jon Matthews - Don't Leave
• Cindy Penny-Vanneste ft. Jon Matthews - I Believe in Bluegrass Songs

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Episode 125 (June 5, 2026)

Reach into a grab bag full of nothing but Island music and be rewarded with new releases from Melody G, Mystic Colossus, and Trevor Lowell Clements, plus some major throwbacking from Roy MacCaull, Acadilac, and Betty Lou Jordan. And there's still more! isletunes is all genres. All decades. All-inclusive. And all PEI!

• Melody G - People Are People
• DeeDee Austin - Breathe
• Selecta Chevron - Livin' Life
• Acadilac - Les rues de ma vie
• Roy MacCaull - Here on PE Island
• Betty Lou Jordan - Cryin'
• Pat Deighan - Answering Payphones
• Mystic Colossus - Empire of One
• Trevor Lowell Clements and the Barn Cat Poetry Beat - Feline Antidepressant
• Adam-Michael James - You Coulda Had All This

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Episode 124 (May 29, 2026)

Have a look back at Season 2 of isletunes via interview revisits with Todd MacLean, KINLEY, BraedenV, Takeda Takeda, Rojin Aflaki and Eddy Quinn from Fiddlers Sons - and let's not forget their music! isletunes is all genres. All decades. All-inclusive. And all PEI!

• BraedenV - I'm Not Here
• Fiddlers Sons - Love Don't Divide
• KINLEY - Marrying Me
• Rojin Aflaki - Run for Love
• Takeda Takeda - Not the King
• Todd MacLean - The Hills of Lorne
• Todd MacLean - Casares

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Episode 123 (May 15, 2026)

They've all got that new song smell! It's freshly released and a little less recently released jams from the Island's musical spectrum, from Richard Wood to Gizmo to Jorby to Noah Malcolm to Soul Filter - and more. isletunes is all genres. All decades. All-inclusive. And all PEI!

• Richard Wood - My Mother
• Elijah MacDougall - History
• Noah Malcolm ft. Moira & Claire - Two Word Answers
• Lefunk - Salty Sweet
• Sam O ft. Blaned - Ain't Your Bitch
• NEBO - Love Is A Choice
• Shane Steven Sand - The Soldiers of Sound
• Jorby ft. Chad Rockwell - Hate Me
• Soul Filter - Letters to Myself
• Gizmo - Celestial

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Episode 122 (May 8, 2026)

Duets, twosomes, and features combine in this week's playlist of practicially perfect pairings - from old school with Gary and Dave to new school with Ava + Lily, and tons more. Then there's Island rappers Adam Robbins and K3voh sitting down for an interview to talk about the record they cut together! isletunes is all genres. All decades. All-inclusive. And all PEI!

• Gary and Dave - Flying on the Wings of a Song
• Sirène et Matelot - On tombe dans les nuages
• Ava + Lily - Keep Dancing
• Amy & Rachel Beck - Better Days
• Cindy Penny-Vanneste ft. Lawrence Maxwell and Maxine MacLennan - Slip On Down
• Julie and Danny - Dirt Roads
• Elvis ft. Vergil22 - Warm Afro
• Jenn Grant ft. Rose Cousins - Hummingbird
• Chuck & Albert - C'etait un p'tit bonhomme
• Adam Robbins and K3voh ft. Gearl - Crash Out

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Episode 121 (April 24, 2026)

It's a little bit of yesterday and today with new tracks from Luisa Güiza, Don Ross and Melody G - plus old songs that are about to be new via a two-part chat with Island troubadour JimSidMac, isletunes is all genres. All decades. All-inclusive. And all PEI!

• Don Ross - Refuge of the Roads
• Délphine Arsenault - La caperfay
• JimSidMac - PEI to Me
• Luisa Güiza - Hard Endings Only
• Melody G - After Today
• JimSidMac - Going Home Today

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Episode 120 (April 17, 2026)

It's a tricolour celebration of PEI's Acadian music, with more current chansons by Aubin pi la SCB and Michel Lalonde and reaching back into the 20th century with Eddy Arseanult, Acadilac, and more. isletunes is all genres. All decades. All-inclusive. And all PEI!

• Acadilac - La blonde
• Aubin pi la SCB - Fauque ça groove
• Christian Gallant - Prends le temps
• Eddy Arsenault - La reel du hareng
• Lougarou - Éclipse
• Michel Lalonde - Joli coeur de rosier
• Narcisse Gautreau - Le petit bonhomme avec le nez pointu
• Paul D. Gallant and Scott MacMillan - Grande valse
• Réal Pelletier - L'amour existe encore
• The Roots Project - Mon coeur revient de guerre

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