The Summer 2019 show was produced at the Beaconsfield Historic House's Carriage House. The ensemble included Laurie Murphy, Amanda Mark, Luis Anselmi, Tiffany Liu, Julie Pellissier-Lush, Ava Brooks Murphy, and Shannon Mullally. Additional writing was by Margie Carmichael, Yvette Doucette, Emily Nasrallah, and Jason Kun, with audio recordings by Mona Nasrallah and Tamara Steele. Weekly special guests included performers (Teresa Kuo, Victor Cal Y Mayor,Margie Carmichael, James Mark, Jim Hornby, Alika Komangapik and Aiji Komangapik, Olivia MacPhail), and community leaders (Melissa Mullen, Dr. Edward MacDonald, Jenine Woolridge, Georges Arsenault, Dr. Jim Sentance, Callum Beck, Stella Shepard, Reg Phelan, Sally Cole, Linda Berko, Craig Mackie). Lights and sound were provided by Wink Audio with additional equipment from Film PEI and Long & McQuaid. Ebb & Flow won a 2019 Heritage Recognition Award from the PEI Museum & Heritage Foundation, thanks to a nomination by Ian Scott. (See media release)
The show was produced in Summer 2020 at the Carriage House, Victoria Playhouse and Georgetown Kings Playhouse. The ensemble included Laurie Murphy, Amanda Mark, Haley Zavo, Tiffany Liu, Julie Pellissier-Lush, Teresa Kuo and Daniel Butterfield (a.k.a. Vince the Messenger). Additional writing was by Margie Carmichael, Yvette Doucette, Emily Nasrallah, and Jason Kun, with audio recordings by Mona Nasrallahand Tamara Steele. Weekly musical guests included Victor Cal Y Mayor, Mark Douglas, Colin Jeffrey, Dutch Thompson, Margie Carmichael, Mi'kmaq Heritage Actors, Belle Âme Buddhist Youth, Shane Pendergast, and Robert Pendergast. Animation of the artist segments and transitions was by Teresa Kuo. Technical direction was by Dylan Smith. Though hampered by Covid-19 realities, everyone adhered to Health PEI safety policies. Ebb & Show received audience acclaim from the mask-wearing folks in attendance, and received critical acclaim from The Buzz. (See media release)
The Summer of 2021 saw a move from Beaconsfield Historic House to The Haviland Club Historic House. Performers were storyteller and drummer Julie Pellissier-Lush, vocalist and dancer Victor Cal Y Mayor, singer-songwriter Nadia Haddad, keyboard player Tim Hamming, flutist and bassist Amanda Mark, and vocalist and bodhran player Laurie Murphy. The show included video animations by Teresa Kuo. In addition to the ensemble of storytellers and musicians, Ebb & Flow: Tides of Settlement on PEI features special guests each week: singer-songwriter Shane Pendergast, singer-songwriter Scott Parsons, guzheng player Dingyi Feng, Vince the Messenger, and storyteller Dutch Thompson. Chef Robert Pendergast provided an Acadian culinary treat for an additional $15. A musician and storyteller, he led a PWYC music jam session post-show in the licensed Haviland Club Tap Room. Technical direction was by Dylan Smith. Health PEI Covid-19 safety measures were followed in the venue: masks, sign in, and social distancing. (See media release).
PEI's famed Poet Laureate Julie Pellissier-Lush (storyteller, singer, author), Victor Cal Y Mayor (vocals, dance, percussion), Tim Hamming (piano, vocals), Laurie Murphy (singer, actor, percussion), and Amanda Mark (flute, bass, vocals) were 2022 ensemble members. They, along with weekly guests, such as singer Luisa F. Güiza (July 25), storyteller Dutch Thompson, and singer-songwriter Shane Pendergast (August 1), pipa player Tiffany Liu (August 8), and storyteller Dutch Thompson, pinch-hitting for singer-songwriter Scott Parsons (August 15), wove tales of comedy and tragedy. Together, they presented the told and untold stories of the Island and its peoples, through art and artifacts. Technical direction was by Acting Badly's Pat Caron with Joseph Tardif. PEI's famous Handpies were sold at the intermission, making it a PEI culinary and musical feast! (See media release)
In its fifth summer season, Ebb & Flow: Tides of Settlement on PEI, the heritage award-winning concert, was presented on five Monday evenings, July 17 – August 14, 2023, in Farringford House, 2 Haviland Street, Charlottetown. The show featured music, song and writings of Indigenous and settlement stories about PEI and its people. Through photographs, video, song, and music, the show presented stories by an ensemble of musicians, singers, and storytellers: Tiffany Liu (pippa), Julie Pellissier-Lush (storyteller, author, singer), Amanda Mark (flute, bass, vocals), Laurie Murphy (singer, actor, percussion), and Nico Romero (guitar), as well as a weekly guests: Luisa F. Güiza (August 14), Shane Pendergast (July 31), Tim Hamming, and Le Funk (July 24), Dutch Thompson (July 17), and Scott Parsons (August 7). Technical direction was by Pat Caron. PEI's famous Handpies were sold at the intermission, making it a PEI culinary and musical feast! See media release.