Canadian indie folk duo The East Pointers are heading to Australia on the back of their recently released single “Anniversary.” This beautiful song honours their late bandmate Koady Chaisson, who died suddenly in January 2022.
“When Jake [Charron, keys, guitar, and vocals] and I sat down to write, ‘Anniversary’ was the first song that came out—it was as if Koady was in the room with us, it flowed so fast,” said Koady’s cousin and East Pointers vocalist, fiddler, and guitar player Tim Chaisson. “We want this song to give anybody permission to give themselves a pat on the back, for any of the wins or positive changes in their life. A celebration you continue to honour, especially when times get tough.”
“‘Anniversary’ is a song about how making one positive decision can change the rest of your life,” Jake added. “11 years ago today (on his birthday) our late band member Koady made some major changes to his life to improve his mental health, one of which was becoming sober. This is a song to celebrate fresh starts, milestones, and the wins that we have along the way, big or small.”
The East Pointers will play some of the country’s leading folk festivals and headlining shows in the coming months. Tickets are on sale now for all the following shows.
28 February – 2 March 2025 – Nannup Music Festival, Noongar Country/Nannup
5 March 2025 – The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Tarntanya/Adelaide
7-10 March 2025 – Port Fairy Folk Festival @ Southcombe Park, Pyipkil/Port Fairy
13 March 2025 – Smith’s Alternative, Ngambri/Canberra
14-16 March 2025 – Blue Mountains Music Festival, Colomatta/Blue Mountains
19 March 2025 – Republic, Nipaluna/Hobart
20 March 2025 – The Vanguard, Eora/Sydney
21 March 2025 – Northcote Social Club, Naarm/Melbourne
22 March 2025 – Tanks Arts Centre, Gimuy/Cairns
23 March 2025 – Old Museum, Meeanjin/Brisbane
Photo credit: Justin Rix