The Prince George Winter Music Festival

We will be presenting 2 nights with the exceptional slam poet Shane Koyzan in concert with his good friend singer/songwriter Dan Mangan. The society brought Dan to Prince George for the first Coldsnap and again last year for a series concert. Dan has experienced phenomenal success this past year . Together they performed on NBC’s The Today Show February 26th.

On August 11 of 2009, Dan Mangan released his sophomore album, Nice, Nice, Very Nice in Canada. And it was about time. After three and a half years of touring his sleeper-hit debut, Postcards and Daydreaming, Dan was ready and eager to unveil a collection of lyrical ruminations that showcased his growth as a songwriter. 2010 will see releases throughout Europe, America, and Australia. I would like to say our festival was a catalyst for Dan!! Sprung from obscurity and brought up for the first Coldsnap and a subsequent series concert.

The album immediately shot to #1 on the iTunes Canada Singer/Songwriter Album chart, and #7 at ‘Earshot!’ College/Co-Op radio (#1 roots category). Rave reviews came from heavy hitting national music-mags such as Exclaim!, CHART attack and Metro as well as countless blogs and print media. Then came the news that Dan had won “Artist Of The Year” from XM Satellite’s Verge Music Awards, beating out acts like Joel Plaskett and Alexisonfire for the top spot – a high profile award with a $25,000 cash-prize. All of this just as Dan hit the road across Canada with his four piece band.

Shane Koyzan was the amazing poet who recited “We Are More” at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. Koyczan grew up in Penticton, British Columbia. In 2000, he became the first Canadian to win the Individual Championship title at the National Poetry Slam.Together with Mighty Mike McGee and C.R. Avery, he is the co-founder of spoken word, “talk rock” trio, Tons of Fun University (T.O.F.U.).

Tickets go on sale March 27th $25 at Books and Co ph 250 563 6637.

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