Arts & Culture
Morinville studio providing the sound of drums for a global audience
The next time you hear drums in a commercial, film or Spotify single, it may have come from Abbigail Road Drum Studio in Morinville. […]
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Arts & Culture
Morinville resident Chad Melchert now in CCMA Hall of Honour
The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards are this weekend. On Friday, Morinville resident Chad Melchert learned he won his fifth Drummer of the Year Award, putting him into the CCMA’s Musician Hall of Honour. […]
Arts & Culture
Melchert up for CCMA Hall of Fame this year, hitting the road with Queen show
The Canadian Country Music Association announced the nominees for the 2019 CCMA Awards earlier this summer and Morinville residents Chad Melchert is among the nominees.
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Arts & Culture
Morinville Musicians Melchert & Switzer up for CCMA awards
The Canadian Country Music Association announced the nominees for the 2017 CCMA Awards earlier this summer and among the nominees are Morinville residents, Travis Switzer and Chad Melchert.
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Morinville father and son have a big week in front of the crowd
The first couple weeks of September are exciting ones for a Morinville father and son. Chad and Morgan Melchert head out of province on separate adventures. Chad is off to Halifax for the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards where he is up for the All-star Band Drummer of the Year Award once again. His son Chad is off to Brandon, Manitoba to play in a baseball tournament with Team Alberta’s U15 team. […]
Local Sports
Morinville student off to play ball in Cuba
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – A Georges H. Primeau Grade 7 student is packing his bags for an opportunity to play baseball where it is a little warmer. Twelve-year-old Morgan Melchert leaves Friday for Cuba where he and his teammates will play against local ball clubs from Veradero, Matanzas and Havana.
The good will trip is being organized by the St. Albert Minor Baseball Association’s (SAMBA) PeeWee AA cardinals, and allows the boys an opportunity to visit fellow ball players and to help… […]
Arts & Culture
Morinville musician wins Canadian Country Music Association award
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Gord Bamford drummer and band leader Chad Melchert was at his drum kit Saturday night performing when he learned he was this year’s Drummer of the Year winner at the Annual Canadian Country Music Association Awards… […]