JP Cormier returns to the BARN

JP Cormier has just released a brand new CD called “The Messenger” which features 14 JP Cormier original songs. On his new album, Cormier is featured on vocals, guitars, piano, bass, violin, percussion as well as the mandolin! André Bourgeois produced the album but the CD was engineer in Cormier’s studio studio. The album is also unique in that it features other artists such as Rita MacNeil in a duet which is a tribute to the coal miners and Ron Hines in another duet called “Great Harbour Deep. “The Messenger” also features a tribute to the late John Allan Cameron called “The Minstrell” and another track called, “Afghanistan”, which was written upon returning from Afghanistan last spring.
JP Cormier’s music career began at the young age of 5 when he taught himself to play the guitar. By 16 he recorded his first album which featured a collection of bluegrass instrumentals. He was inspired by guitar masters like Chet Atkins and Doc Watson. JP won his first guitar competition at the age of 9 against 30 other players three times his age. After the recording of his first album, JP attended many of the US festivals and eventually moved to the States for 10 years of studio work. He also did live performances at the Grand Ole Opry with household names like Waylon Jennings, Marty Stewart and Charlie Louvin. JP majored in music education at Northeast Mississippi Community College which is one of the only colleges that offers special bluegrass programs. It was there that he began to play the piano and the dobro.
Although JP Cormier is a phenomenal multi-instrumentalist, he is also best known to some as a song writer. His songs are often written about real events and take on a narrative air. JP returned to Canada more than a decade ago and has produced 13 albums including his latest, :”The Messenger”. Many of Cormier’s songs like, “Another Morning” have been covered by artists around the world.
JP Cormier has been the recipient of awards including 12 East Coast Music Awards, Canadian Folk Music Award, 5 Music Nova Scotia Awards, a Juno nomination, Commendations from the Govenor General of Canada and the Premier of Nova Scotia.
Due to JP’s dazzling performances, he spends 250 nights a year performing in theatres, with symphonies as a guest performer and in festivals all over Canada and the US. We have been fortunate enough to have him perform at the Normaway’s Barn Wednesday July 16 as well as Saturday July 19. He wore his fiddle hat for our three fiddler concert, fiddle masters Dwayne Cote and Jerry Holland accompanied him. His wife Hilda Chiasson also accompanied the trio on piano. Cormier then returned to the Barn July 19 for another packed gig where performed some of his newest works from his album, “The Messenger”. It was a fantastic evening of pure talent enjoyed by all in attendance.
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