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- ↑ "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees | Exclaim!". Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees | Exclaim!. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- 1 2 "Lantzville fiddler Quin Etheridge-Pedden embarks on album release tour". Nanaimo News Bulletin. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ↑ "Quin Etheridge-Pedden: Embark (Album Review) | Folk Radio UK". KLOF Mag. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ↑ Morrison, David (2020-06-08). "Quin with One N: Out Of The Blue". KLOF Mag. Retrieved 2024-04-16.