CREDIT: JESS BAUMUNG
Tim Chaisson pulls into Forwell Hall at Fanshawe College for a free noonhour show on September 26.

September 26's installment of the Student Union's Music Nooner series promises to be a memorable one as singer-songwriter Tim Chaisson visits Fanshawe College to perform in Forwell Hall, free for students.

A fixture on the Prince Edward Island scene, Chaisson first began to break westward with the release of Broken Hearted Beat in 2009. Recorded as Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold, the album saw him writing and recording with Joel Plaskett snd Gordie Johnson among others, as well as earning a number one video on Much More Music for the title track.

Constantly on the road, Chaisson's stop at Fanshawe occurs closely before his next trip to tour in Australia in October.

For those who are unfamiliar, the young troubadour comes from a long line of Island musicians and artists spanning six generations. Chaissons past have long worked to preserve the state of traditional music in Prince Edward Island, and young Tim is no exception to the rule — since formally beginning his performing career in 2000 at age 14, he has been finding his voice amongst the traditional and contemporary music of the region.

Around this time last year, Chaisson released The Other Side, his fifth record and first solo album since 2006. Produced by legendary Canadian artist/producer Colin Linden, The Other Side has been celebrated widely by audiences for capturing Chaisson's humble, heartfelt sound in Linden's warm, lush style.

In fact, Chaisson has already been nominated for seven 2013 Music PEI Awards — including a win for Male Solo Recording of the Year — and four 2013 East Coast Music Awards, at which he took home the award for Roots/Traditional Solo Recording of the Year.

A little closer to home on campus, Chaisson won the 2013 Mainstage Artist Award from the Canadian Organization of Campus Activities, ending Arkells' three-year streak winning the award (despite them sharing it with Lights in 2011). COCA is an organization representing 65 post-secondary institutions and promoting quality entertainment programming across the country, like our Thursday Music Nooner series.

For more on Chaisson and his album The Other Side, visit timchaisson.com or follow along on Twitter @timchaisson. For more information on the Thursday Music Nooner series and other concerts by the FSU, visit fsu.ca/events.