Ebb & Flow: Tides of Settlement on PEI Summer Show 2023
Concerts feature the ensemble, and a weekly guest!
Concerts feature the ensemble, and a weekly guest!
Concerts feature the ensemble, and a weekly guest!
All ages are welcome to experience Ebb & Flow: Tides of Settlement on PEI, a heritage award-winning concert, on five Monday evenings, July 17 – August 14, 2023, in Farringford House, 2 Haviland Street, Charlottetown.The show, in its fifth consecutive year, presents music, song and writings of Indigenous and settlement stories about PEI and its people. Through photographs, video, song, and music, the show presents stories by an ensemble of musicians, singers, and storytellers: Tiffany Liu, Julie Pellissier-Lush, Amanda Mark, Laurie Murphy, and Nico Romero, as well as a weekly guests: Luisa F. Güiza, Shane Pendergast, Tim Hamming, Dutch Thompson, Scott Parsons, and others. Ebb & Flow is a show for all ages. Technical direction is by Pat Caron.
Tickets are $25 regular, and $20 student -16 & 65+, in advance or at the door, if available, on show dates starting 6pm. The two-hour show runs 7pm – 9:30pm, with an 8pm intermission when PEI Handpies will be available for purchase. Bar service is available for patrons 19+ years of age. Parking nearby. Air-conditioned. Accessible.
Weekly Guest Schedule:
July 17 - Dutch Thompson
July 24 - Tim Hamming
July 31 - Shane Pendergast
August 7 - Scott Parsons
August 14 - Luisa F. Güiza
Tiffany LIu
Concerts feature the ensemble, and a weekly guest!
Concerts feature the ensemble, and a weekly guest!
Tiffany Liu was born in Tianjin city and grew up in Tangshan city China. She came to Canada in March 2016 and moved to PEI in September 2017. Tiffany has been playing the pipa for 20 years, and her undergraduate major was Chinese Traditional musical instrument performance. She recently graduated from the University of Prince Edward Island’s Master of education program. Liu performs in concert events across the Island, sharing her culture and talent. She is in the process of creating her very first album — a combination of traditional Chinese music mixed with her experiences from living on P.E.I.featuring the pipa. Tiffany first joined Ebb & Flow as a guest in 2019, and then as an ensemble member in 2020, 2021, and 2023.
Amanda Mark
Concerts feature the ensemble, and a weekly guest!
Laurie Murphy
Amanda Mark was born in Maryland, and raised in Massachusetts, USA, and Sackville, NB. She is a flutist, as well as playing bass, saxophone and clarinet. She teaches music and English with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education. Amanda is a member of the PEI Symphony Orchestra, Tuesday Night Big Band, I and the Village, and the 36 Canadian Brigade Group Army Reserve Band. During her summers on PEI, Amanda was the Founding Music Director for Play in the Park's three Shakespeare productions, and member of Ireland Meets Scotland, Celtic Knot and The Seagals. She holds an Honours Degree in English and French Literature, and a Degree in Music from Mount Allison University. She earned a Master of Arts in Comparative Literature from McGill University, and a Master of Secondary Education from Queens College, City University of New York. Amanda co-founded Ebb & Flow and has been Music Director and ensemble member since 2019, the year she co-received a PEI Museum & Heritage Recognition Award.
Laurie Murphy
Julie Pellissier-Lush
Laurie Murphy
Laurie Murphy is from PEI, and she has worked across Canada as an arts administrator, and theatre and music artist. She’s an entrepreneur, marketing strategist, and a communications-public relations practitioner. On PEI, Laurie co-founded Play in the Park (directing all three Shakespeare productions), and three music ventures (Cousins First, Celtic Knot and The Seagals). She has received PEI Museum & Heritage Awards for heritage renovation and for culture. She earned an arts degree from the University of Prince Edward Island in English (Honours) and Psychology, and received the L.M. Montgomery Creative Writing Award for poetry at her graduation. These days, she runs improv at the HA Club (Summerside & Charlottetown), officiates weddings, and works for the PEI Government. Laurie loves exploring genealogy and place, co-founding Ebb & Flow in 2019 serving as its Artistic Director and ensemble member. Ebb & Flow's photo of Laurie Murphy is by Hannah Kilchyk.
Julie Pellissier-Lush
Julie Pellissier-Lush
Julie Pellissier-Lush
Julie Pellisier-Lush is an actress, bestselling author of My Mi’kmaq Mother, and former Poet Laureate for Prince Edward Island. She has won medals for the Queen’s Jubilee, Meritorious Service, and Senators’ 150 Awards. Born in Summerside, she grew up all over Eastern Canada. In Manitoba, she earned a University of Winnipeg degree in Psychology and Human Resource Management. On PEI, she writes, performs, and does photography to preserve the history and culture of the Mi’kmaq for future generations. Julie has been an ensemble member of Ebb & Flow since the show’s beginnings in 2019.
Nico Romero
Julie Pellissier-Lush
Julie Pellissier-Lush
Nicolás Romero is a 20-year-old musician from México, currently studying at Holland College’s School of Performing Arts. Nicolás came to Prince Edward Island to follow his dream of becoming a musician outside of his country, and now devotes his music career and his playing to inspire people from around the world to follow their dreams. This is Nico’s first season as an ensemble member of Ebb & Flow: Tides of Settlement.