The Empress Lilly
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But Celtic music is Québécois music. It's not just Ireland that has a massive Celtic heritage.
I agree this is much better than Off Kilter.
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VIDEO - New live entertainment act TradNation debuts at Epcot's Canada Pavilion
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I agree this is much better than Off Kilter.
danyoung56
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I'm willing to give 'em a chance when I see 'em later this week. But based off of that video, I could only think "we had to give up Off Kilter for THIS?"
Retroman40
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A bit of a bump here - caught the act first time yesterday. The music was decent enough but stage presence is still a bit lacking with no real energy or "vibe". I'm pretty sure my wife and I were the only people who stayed the whole performance (we posted up on the fence between the walkway and lagoon). There were always around 20-30 people who mostly stayed around 5 minutes and moved on. OK drew huge crowds because besides their music being decent Jamie Holton is an outstanding entertainer and front man who knew how to engage the crowd. We spoke with the performers afterwards and they are all nice people. They told me they are signed on until April.
Sans Souci
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I would like a M&G with Justin Trudeau. 
Kman101
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I know they want rotational acts now, which I'm OK with, but it seems like they should have just kept a band with a large fanbase. I just don't know why they want to keep going through getting new acts. They could even give the main act a few months off here and there to rotate in new acts ...
Next Big Thing
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TradNation was always schedlued to be a limited time engagement act. I believe @wdwmagic's first post states that.
Of course that could just be something they say now to have an excuse when the budget slashers come around.
note2001
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I'm not reading hate, just a lot of "meh".
Luxe
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Not very engaging and frankly quite boring to watch in my opinion. As a Canadian, there are much better options to put in their place that could do a much better job.
wannabeBelle
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<3 you Marni!!!! Marie
wannabeBelle
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I hadnt seen them live but was certainly planning to on my next visit. From reviews and videos I had seen "meh" is what I got as well, nothing bad, just nothing overwhelmingly good either. Sorry I wont catch them, but excited to see what, if anything is there when I am visiting. Marie
wannabeBelle
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My Answer?? Probably quite out of the range of Disney's pay scale on a daily basis but I would love to see Leahy:
Marie
Luxe
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Yeah I don't know, I've been toying with the idea of bringing something more modern instead of trying to stay with traditional music. Dare I say some country music? Canada isn't necessarily known for their country music but it's incredibly popular here and would be fun to watch. Not to mention getting rid of the stage... there's no reason acts like this need to be on a stage. Keep them ground level, makes connecting with the audience much easier and provides a casual environment. It also lends itself to the feeling that you are walking through the streets and happen across some live music playing street side a la the UK pavilion.
wannabeBelle
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Actually Luxe, I respectfully disagree. I think it is in the personality of the performers themselves. I have never NOT Seen Off Kilter off the stage and never had a problem connecting with the music and the entertainers themselves. The exact opposite was true for the Paul McKenna band which was in the UK pavilion right in front of the tea shop there. They were very nice to me and quite talented, but no connection what so ever. Modern would be good as well, I am not that picky, but it does have to be GOOD!!! Marie
Luxe
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Yeah, I'm not saying it can't work with the stage I just don't think it's necessary if they are going to hire a traditional folk band. It worked for Off Kilter but it just feels awkward for an acoustic folk band.
DisneyDebRob
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Why not use the little water area that the Lumberjacks used( if it's still there) and make a mini Niagara Falls?
Thumper 32
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Well, a new rumor on Twitter today says that Alberta Bound is the next act. Folks with good memories may recall that name from the band that used to play on Off Kilter's days off, way back when standards were so high that they had an alternate group to ensure 7 day coverage.
I even think one or two members of Alberta Bound joined Off Kilter at some point. Is this their way of back peddling to essentially the same thing as Off Kilter, without completely admitting it?