Islander Ben Chase to play Cavendish Beach Music Festival

The Cavendish Beach Music Festivalannounced Friday that Ben Chase,an Island-born artist, willtake to thestage during the 2019 concert series.

Chase was born and raised on P.E.I. and went to the festival with friends all through junior high and high school.

He said he is overwhelmed by the opportunity.

"It's been a crazy year so far in 2019, you know three months in, but it's a crazy experience for me," Chase said in an interview withCBC News: Compasshost Louise Martin.

Now, Chase lives in Calgary, but is excited to come home and perform at the festivalin front of friends and family, he said.

"It's so exciting to be coming back to the Island after three years, and you know finally coming back to play the hometown festival," he said.

"The fact that I get to come home this summer, have some lobster and get on stage, I can't wait."

Chase has been honing his craft and had CBMF on his radar, he said.

"I have been working towards it. Honestly, it was on my bucket list for goals for 2019. So, pretty excited this is happening."

Chase became known after he dropped a single in January.His song, All Over It,climbed to the number one spoton iTunes.

"It's really helped me get my name out there as an artist for a debut single."

But Chase hasn't forgotten his P.E.I. roots.

In April, Chase is dropping another single he wrote with Island artist Trinity Bradshaw.

Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Hunter Hayes, Cam and RussellDickersonwill also rock the main stage from July 5 to July 7.

Other artists performinginclude, ChadBrownlee, High Valley, The Washboard Union, Runaway Jane, Shawn Austin, JadeEagleson,LivyJeanne, LarryBerrioand EricChesser.

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