and ECMA winners The Saddle River Stringband. The Charlottetown Festival is a seasonal musical theatre festival which runs from late May to mid-October every year since 1965. It includes a summer musical theatre training program called the "Young Company", whose shows are freely available to the public and feature Canadian-themed content. Fiddle culture The province is known for its old and vibrant fiddling tradition. Fiddle music came to Prince Edward Island in the late 18th century with its early Scottish settlers. Further immigration from the fiddle hotbeds of Ireland and the Scottish Highlands strengthened the tradition, which gradually spread in all communities, including the Evangeline region with a sizeable Acadian population. Although the role of community fiddlers has declined due to advancements in technology, the tradition is still part of cultural life of the province. Notable musicians Lennie Gallant Stompin' Tom Connors Cynthia MacLeod Gene MacLellan Tim Chaisson Angèle Arsenault Tara MacLean Nancy White Walter MacNutt Notable music bands Two Hours Traffic Boxer the Horse Paper Lions Saddle River String Band Haywire Death Valley Driver Alvvays The East Pointers Barachois Strawberry Ten Strings and a Goat Skin Vishtèn The Danks Eklektikos See also College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada Prince Edward Island Music Awards References