The East Pointers

The East Pointers are three young men from Prince Edward Island, in the Maritime Provinces of Canada whose talent and penchant for traditional Celtic tunes of decades past greatly belie their respective ages. And while each member of the freshly formed trio – banjoist Koady Chaisson, fiddle player Tim Chaisson, and guitarist Jake Charron – are accomplished musicians in their own right, their recent union is a testament to their shared output being, to borrow a common adage, greater than the sum of its parts.

The cousins Chaisson are part of the sixth generation of a heralded family of fiddlers and folk musicians. Tim tours the world as a performer/songwriter with a pop and country-tinged take on contemporary folk, with Koady often at his side or supporting other touring trad acts with his banjo, bass, and six-string. Jake, on the other hand, is based in Ontario and has played guitar and piano alongside a laundry list of award-winning performers from around the globe.

Since releasing their self-titled EP, The East Pointers have toured Ontario, the Maritimes and Australia which included a stop at the legendary Woodford Folk Festival where they were “the new hit of the Festival”.

Whether they’re carving up a living room, local pub, or summer festival, or you’re two-stepping to tracks from their EP, The East Pointers will put a smile on your face and a jig in your step.