Ric Lafontaine ...a westcoast songwriter
Ric has been in the Vancouver Island music scene since 1990. Along with Jerry Paquette,
Ric formed the Nanaimo Songwriters Circle in 1991 and Island Showcase 1998 - 2005 which featured Vancouver Island songwriters including Valdy, Colleen Eccleston, Gary Fjellgaard, Shari Ulrich and many others.
In 2000, Ric released his debut cd 'the Wind Gone Mad' and married songwriter Elly Parker.
In the summer of 2002, CdIsle.ca, an online CD Store for Vancouver Island Recording Artists, was born.
In 2002 Ric and Elly released a family album of Ric's tunes called 'Magic Garbage Can'. It sold out and was re-released in 2004 with an additional live track of the Ric's popular 'Michael' song. An acoustic version of the cd was released in 2007.
Ric's studio bLUE eCHO has also released his 3rd cd 'Ball of Flames' in 2005 and his 5th cd 'Long Road In Time' in 2007.
Ric formed the Nanaimo Songwriters Circle in 1991 and Island Showcase 1998 - 2005 which featured Vancouver Island songwriters including Valdy, Colleen Eccleston, Gary Fjellgaard, Shari Ulrich and many others.
In 2000, Ric released his debut cd 'the Wind Gone Mad' and married songwriter Elly Parker.
In the summer of 2002, CdIsle.ca, an online CD Store for Vancouver Island Recording Artists, was born.
In 2002 Ric and Elly released a family album of Ric's tunes called 'Magic Garbage Can'. It sold out and was re-released in 2004 with an additional live track of the Ric's popular 'Michael' song. An acoustic version of the cd was released in 2007.
Ric's studio bLUE eCHO has also released his 3rd cd 'Ball of Flames' in 2005 and his 5th cd 'Long Road In Time' in 2007.
