About The Navigators
The Navigators are one of Newfoundland's
most energetic and entertaining new Celtic groups made up
of several of the island's well-known musicians. Since forming
in November 2000, they have become one of the hardest working
bands in the province and are now playing regularly in Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick. Members of the band include: Fred
Jorgensen (Tin Whistles, Bodhran and
Vocals), Arthur O'Brien
(Electric/Acoustic Guitars and Vocals), Ian
Chipman (Bass and Vocals) and Paul Murphy (Drums). With original songs, accapella,
instrumental numbers, ballads andshanties the band has created
their own sound that is suitable for a variety of shows from
rock concerts to soft-seat auditoriums, from folk festivals
to conferences or from pubs to parties. The band is always
guaranteed to both give and have a good time.
Their popular debut CD, Dance
and Sing, helped the band win the 2002
MIANL Award for Roots/Traditional Group of the Year. In 2002/2003,
The Navigators made several television and radio appearances
including ASN's Breakfast Television, CTV's Canada
AM and CBC's Pay If Forward II, Benefit for Badger.
Over the first two and a half years, the band played hundreds
of concerts and shows including: The George Street Festival,
AHL Classic All-Star Game, Molson's Snow Jam 2003, 2003 Nokia
Briar and The Nova Scotia Kitchen Party.
The band can be seen regularly at many popular bars and
clubs in St. John's, Halifax, Grand Falls, Corner Brook and Clarenville.
Band Members:
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Arthur
O'Brien: From Bay Bulls, Arthur is one
of the band's lead vocalists and plays acoustic and
electric guitar. He is a strong baritone and has sang
for audiences as far away as Germany and the southern
United States, but is most well known in Newfoundland
and the Maritimes. Known as a lively entertainer with
plenty of stage presence, he has shown strength as a
songwriter with his song "Nancy" appearing in the 2000
production of The Needfire in Toronto. As a performer
on the local St. John's scene he has been a member of
Connemara and released a solo CD in 1997. In January
2000, he recorded with Cape Breton producer Gordie Sampson
and the Nova Scotia-based Celtic group, Cuillin.
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Fred
Jorgensen: From the Burin Peninsula town
of Bull's Cove, Fred is another lead vocalist of the
group and a veteran player of the tin whistle and bodhran.
A strong vocalist with amazing range and an unmistakable
voice, his performances have been described as entertaining,
energetic, and dynamic. As a founding member of the
well-known Newfoundland folk group Fine Crowd, he recorded
two popular albums (Poverty's Arse and Sucker
For Good Company) and gained the MIANL Song of
the Year in 1996 with Hugh Scott's "Theresa Maria".
Fred has also lent his talent to many other recording
projects and groups over the years.
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Chris King: More info coming shortly.
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Paul Murphy:
Paul is a percussionist from Topsail Newfoundland. He has completed
the B.Mus program at Memorial Universtiy where he studied under Don Wherry.
In addition, he has spent some time at York University in Toronto where he
studied classical, Jazz, world music and themusic industry. Paul has a
wide background of performance experience including the Newfoundland
Symphony Orchestra, percussion ensembles, pit orchestras, a variety of
jazz/rock/folk combo's, and an abundance of dance and musical theatre
projects to name a few. These days Paul spends his time studying music
education and teaching.
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For Booking and other information Contact us at: 709.689.1084
arthur709@hotmail.com
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