artist Percy Trapper

PRESS RELEASE FROM MPP NDP G.BISSON  "Percy Trapper is a local musician who originally hails from Moosonee.  His northern roots form the basis of his musical inspiration and drive him to promote the north and its arts community through his music."

CURRENTLY LIVING ON THE ALDERVILLE FIRST NATION NEAR PETERBOROUGH ONTARIO. WRITES, PERFORMS AND SINGS HIS OWN MUSIC. THE THEME AND COMPOSITION OF SONGS ARE NATIVE CULTURAL CONTENT AND ABOUT LIVING IN THE NORTHERN ONTARIO.MUSIC GENRE IS CONSIDERED ALTER-NATIVE, ABORIGINAL AND FOLK-ROCK.HAS PERFORMED FOR SHELTER VALLEY FOLK FESTIVAL 2004, FIRST NATION ORGANIZATIONS AND AT UNIVERSITY SOCIAL SYMPOSIUM ON NATIVE CULTURE AND NATIVE SOCIAL ISSUES. MUSIC CAFÉ AT THE CANADIAN ABORIGINAL FESTIVAL 26 NOVEMBER 2005. PERFORMS LOCALLY IN THE ALDERVILLE, WARKWORTH AND COBOURG AREA. MUSIC WAS SHOWCASED ON "DIG YOUR ROOTS ABORIGINAL COMPETITION 2006" @ DIG YOUR ROOTS.CA. CD WAS NOMINATED AS A FINALIST FOR BEST FOLK ALBUM AT THE CANADIAN ABORIGINAL MUSIC AWARDS 24 NOVEMBER 2006.

THE SONG: ‘STRONG AND BEAUTIFUL' SINCE JANUARY 2007 CURRENTLY ON WINNIPEG NCI-FM RADIO'S NATIONAL ABORIGINAL TOP 30 AND REACHED NUMBER ONE FOR THE 2 WEEKS IN MAY 2007.

RECORDED FIRST CD SEPT 2005 " SONGS FROM THE STONES: PAYUK" CREE WORD FOR THE NUMBER ONE. CD ART DESIGN WORK BY PERCY TRAPPER; PRODUCED, MIXED AND MASTERED AT NORTHUMBERLAND STUDIO 29, CAMPBELLFORD, ONTARIO.