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- ↑ "First Halifax Explosion commemorative event depicts 1917 in music and dance" Archived 2017-04-25 at the Wayback Machine . Local Xpress, Mar 24, 2017 by: Elissa Barnard
- ↑ "Concert review: Kenny Rogers doesn’t let Halifax crowd down". THE CHRONICLE HERALD, November 22, 2014
- ↑ "And the winners are: Ria Mae claims five awards as Nova Scotia Music week wraps up". Truro Daily, November 6, 2016
- ↑ "Cape Breton musicians pick up awards". Cape Breton Post, on November 7, 2016
- ↑ "East Coast Music Awards Announce 2017 Nominees". Exclaim!, By Sarah Murphy Jan 31, 2017
- ↑ "UPDATE: Paper Lions picks up four ECMA nominations". Sally Cole January 31, 2017
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