The ECMA Extravaganza, 2013 Edition

If you go back to the early 1990s, to names like the Irish Descendants and Thomas Trio and the Red Albino, you can use the East Coast Music Awards to track changing fashions in Newfoundland and Labrador music, year over year.

It's far from definitive, but the list of nominees provides a glimpse of how our music is viewed by the insiders and industry professionals who vote on the awards.

The 2013 ECMA weekend kicks offWednesday,March 6in Halifax, and that's our focus for the next two weeks.

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