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CKCU FUNDING DRIVE – ends NOVEMBER 9
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Please read the following letter from ‘In A Mellow Tone’s Ron Sweetman and support CKCU if you can.
CKCU-FM is a remarkable and unique institution; starting thirty-three years ago as a campus radio station, it saw and accepted the challenge of the needs of the diverse communities who live in Canada’s National Capital Region, and today, as a campus/community station, it broadcasts in over twenty languages. I also believe that our quality of programming in blues, classical, country, dance, jazz and world music is unsurpassed by any other Canadian radio station.
We are listener-supported radio; this means we receive no subsidies whatsoever from any level of government and can only survive because of your contributions and our volunteers’ dedication.
I am writing to ask you to consider sponsoring one hour of alternative/community radio at CKCU-FM 93.1 in Ottawa. CKCU provides at least six unique and valuable services to the community:
1) We present a whole range of alternative music that you’ll never find on commercial radio, presented by people with passion and authority. Our jazz, blues, dance, world, country and classical music programs cover the whole history of these musics, are presented by acknowledged experts in each area, and reject the fashion-conscious “Top 40” approach you’ll hear on the region’s commercial stations.
2) We provide a voice and a community billboard for many of the communities that make up our population; we have regular Aboriginal, Asian, Caribbean, Chinese, Filipino, Gospel, Indian, Jamaican, Jewish, Latin American, Persian, Somali, and Vietnamese programming – to name a few!
3) We give an independent and diverse point of view on political and community affairs. We are not owned by a large profit-oriented corporation or a government, and our volunteers and our Board reflect the diverse opinions and viewpoints of the communities they come from.
4) We bring you the renowned BBC World news three times every weekday, respected internationally for its independence and broad coverage.
5) We support local musicians by publicizing their gigs and airing their CDs. You don’t have to be a big name to get heard on CKCU.
6) We keep you informed of upcoming jazz and blues concerts that you might otherwise miss, by mentioning them on our programs and in e-mailouts
As a former Treasurer and Chairman of the Board, I can assure you that CKCU has a bare-bones budget. Because most of us are volunteers, we are able to bring you world-class radio at a cost of a little over $40.00 per hour! We have three revenue sources:
A voluntary levy paid by the students of Carleton University
Income from organizations which sponsor particular programs
The community of listeners and musicians [You!]
Our community Funding Drive runs this year from Friday October 24 until Sunday November 9. Our target for 2008 is $108,000. You can Dial and Donate at 613-520-3920 or 1-877-520-3920. You can complete a Pre-Pledge form if you’ve received one in the mail. You can pledge by E-mail at www.ckcufm.com. However you pledge, you will receive a tax receipt for donations over $25.00, as we are a registered charity.
For those of you with pets, “In A Mellow Tone” will again this year have two special categories of donor – “Cool Cats” and “Hip Hounds”, so please mention your pet’s name and type if you’re pledging on his/her behalf.
When you pledge, please mention “In A Mellow Tone” or “Black and Blues” if you want to support these programs specifically.
Please see if you can sponsor just one hour of alternative/community radio. It’s your community and your radio station and will cost you a tax-free $40.00!
With my sincere thanks for anything you can do,
Ron Sweetman
“In a Mellow Tone”
(CKCU Volunteer since 1976)
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MAPLE BLUES AWARDS WEBSITE NOW AVAILABLE
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The Maple Blues Awards is Canada’s national blues awards program. Its goal is to promote blues music across Canada, and to recognize outstanding achievement in the field. The nominees are selected by a distinguished panel of some 40+ blues experts. Co-Chaired by John Valenteyn, long-time member of the TBS, and Brent Staeben of the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival in Fredericton, the panel includes radio hosts, journalists, and festival organizers regionally distributed across Canada. Members of the Nominating Panel are not eligible for any of the awards.
The winners of the Twelfth Annual Maple Blues Awards will be announced at the Annual Maple Blues Awards Gala in Toronto, on January 19, 2009. This very special evening is Canada's national annual celebration of homegrown blues talent. It's also a night of great music by the Maple Blues Band, comprised entirely of Maple Blues Awards winners and nominees.
The Maple Blues Awards nominations were released last week and the voting website is now available at www.mapleblues.ca Follow the instructions on the website to register (you must have a valid email address) and you will receive your password and a link to the voting website. Voting ends at 11:59 pm (Pacific time) on Saturday, December 6, 2008.
Ottawa nominees include:
MonkeyJunk – for New Artist/Group of the Year
JW-Jones – for Electric Act of the Year & Guitarist of the Year
Steve Marriner – for Harmonica Player of the Year
A full list of nominees appears on the Maple Blues website at http://www.mapleblues.ca/nominees.aspx
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
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QuarterLife & Sarah DeLuca
Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Avenue
November 5 @ 7:30 pm, $10 admission
Sarah DeLuca will be opening the show on a Steinway Grand Piano with overlap by Peter Voith & Quarter Life featuring co-written songs from the latest release “All Of My Heart” as well as a special guest appearance by Shawn Tavenier. We will be going out afterwards (around 9:30 pm) for some celebratory drinks and chatting at the local pub (walking distance away). This will be a very special show so please don’t miss it!
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Myers Brothers Band
Bass Line Station, 2557 Baseline Road
Saturday, November 8 @ 9 pm
Canada’s juke-joint Kings, The Myers Brothers Band, will be bringing their brand of electric juke-joint blues to Bass Line Station. Don’t miss this special evening of stripped-down hillcountry, juke joint, and rocking boogie blues. The band’s repertoire includes new originals from their upcoming “Truckin’ Boogie” CD, as well as covers from Big Jack Johnson, Willie King, R L Burnside, and many more. Blues aficionados will appreciate their old-school sound , vintage instruments, and all-tube amplification. Get the blues – c’mon!
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MonkeyJunk
Black Sheep Inn, 420 Riverside, Wakefield QC
Sunday, November 9 @ 4 pm; all ages show; tickets $7 advance, #10 at the door
Canada’s newest blues and roots band is back near their hometown to play live at The Black Sheep Inn, with special guests The Fugitives.
MonkeyJunk is taking the Canadian blues scene by storm. Formed in late March 2008 in Ottawa, they have played the Cisco Ottawa Blues Festival, Mont Tremblant Blues Festival and completed a successful 2-week tour of Eastern Canada in September 2008. In early October 2008, MonkeyJunk won a local contest to represent Ottawa at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN in February 2009. Also of note, MonkeyJunk has been nominated for a 2008 Maple Blues award as “New Artist of the Year”. MonkeyJunk is currently promoting a 4-song EP in anticipation of their winter 2009 debut release entitled “Tiger in Your Tank”.
Playing their original style of swamp boogie R&B, bedroom funk and love songs that will break your heart, MonkeyJunk is Tony D on guitar, slide guitar and vocals; Steve Marriner on vocals, guitar, baritone guitar and harmonica and Matt Sobb on drums, cymbals, percussion and background vocals. These 3 musicians apply a combined 56 years of experience in the music business to entertain in a raw and captivating manner you will not soon forget . . . see for yourself!
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SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEK
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Colin James and Craig Northey:
Up Close, Personal and Slightly Unplugged
Centrepointe Theatre, 1 Centrepointe Drive, Nepean ON
Wednesday, November 5
Colin James and Craig Northey: Upclose, Personal and Slightly Unplugged is a show not to be missed. These are two musicians with awe-inspiring guitar abilities and an acoustic energy comparable to none. Six-time Juno award-winner Colin James has driven his 10-album, 25-year career with his blues-influenced guitar mastery and soulful vocals. Craig Northey was a founding member and one of the principal singer/songwriters of the band Odds.
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Jake & the Fundamentals
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Saturday, November 8 @ 9:30 pm
After 15 years, 33 band incarnations, and the release of his 7th CD, Jake Thomas feels he has finally captured his original band vision with the newest version of Jake and the Fundamentals. The eponymously-titled new CD showcases a unique and energetic Canadian blues band, whose repertoire encompasses a wide spectrum of influences from turn of the century Delta blues to the ‘driving grooves of modern R&B. From the Pink Pantheresque cheese of 'Spy Vs. Spy’ and the classic vocal style of Little Milton’s ‘I Can’t Quit You’, to the funky Stones treatment of ‘Something You Did’, listeners will be treated to edgy, raw, and highly danceable performances by this group of accomplished musicians.
www.jakeandthefundamentals.com
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Michael Jerome Browne
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank Street
Saturday, November 8
Roots music interpreter and instrumentalist extraordinaire, Michael Jerome Browne releases a stunning album of original songs with full band – B3 organ, pedal steel, funky bass and drums. “This Beautiful Mess” is a toast to the bluesy mix of soul and country that flourished in the 1950s and 60s – the style of music captured on recordings by artists like Charlie Rich, Ray Charles and Solomon Burke.
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East Village Opera Company
Centrepointe Theatre, 101 Centrepointe Drive, Nepean ON
Saturday, November 8; tickets $55 & $45
After performing a sold-out concert at Centrepointe Theatre last January, EVOC is returning with music from their new CD “Olde School”. With decades of musical experience behind them, Ottawa natives Peter Kiesewalter and Tyley Ross came together in the late 90s as principals of the now-renowned NYC-based EVOC. Their latest work features arias by Verdi, Puccini, Bach, Mozart, and Wagner, mashed-up with Rock and Roll, R&B, 60s and 70s Pop, Surf, and Soul in an explosive mosaic of sound that is deliciously eclectic and singularly cohesive at the same time. As filtered through the group’s irreverent sensibility, rock meets opera in a triumphant celebration of all music, creating a musical highwire act that deftly balances tradition and renewal.
www.eastvillageoperacompany.com
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AREA HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
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Loyal Blues Fellowship presents
Julian Fauth
Bohemian Penguin, 399 Front Street, Belleville ON
Friday, November 7 @ 7:30 pm; tickets $20 (LBF members $15)
Joining Julian will be Bob Vespaziani on drums. Julian and Bob have a lot of fans in the Quinte area. The show will be held upstairs at the Bohemian Penguin. Tickets are available on line at www.loyalblues.ca . Buy your ticket online and get a $10 coupon you can use for dinner downstairs at the Bohemian Penguin.
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS EVERY WEEK
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Blues Jam – live with Barry Buse
and the Mississippi Blues Society
Elmdale House Tavern, 1084 Wellington Street
Every Tuesday, 8:30 pm – 12:30 am; no cover
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Irene’s Blues Jam
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank Street
Thursdays, 9 pm – 12:30 am
The Stellar Cast Blues Jam is a bonafide grass roots event that has grown out of the very floorboards of Irene’s Pub and has become a real crowd pleaser for musicians and music lovers alike. The Stellar Cast features Mike Ktenas (bass) and Corky Kealey (drums) as the foundation, and is filled out by a host of great local players who rotate according to availability. Each week the cast is topped up with a guest host who steers the song selections in whatever way they're inspired and the jamming begins. It's a great concept and the proof is in the popularity the night has garnered over the years.
Guest hosts coming up:
Nov 6 - Jesse Green (guitar/vocals)
Nov 13 - Ball & Chain
Nov 20 - Chris McCann
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Sunday Blues, 5-8 pm
Atomic Rooster, 303 Bank Street (at MacLaren)
November 9 & December 21, 2008; February 1, 2009
Zydeco Loco www.zydecoloco.ca
December 7, 2008; January 18th & March 1, 2009
Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Combo www.mumbojumbo.ca
Other bands & dates to be confirmed; check out their new website
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS ONCE A MONTH
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Ball and Chain and the Wreckers
Honky Tonk Saturday Night
Elmdale House Tavern, 1084 Wellington Street
First Saturday each month; $5 at the door
Featured guest each month.
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BLUES IN KINGSTON
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Kingston Blues Society Monthly Jam 2nd Anniversary Show
With host band Mojo Shooter
RCHA Club, 193 Ontario St. (big blue door), Kingston ON
Saturday, November 22, 9 ‘til midnight; $3 at the door
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE –
From 3rd Saturday of month to 4th Saturday – due to Bob Dylan show
Come out and see Mojo Shooter (one of Kingston’s best bands) rev it up. Then watch and dance as Mojo Shooter and some of Kingston’s best musicians get together and jam the night away.
Watch for our 2nd anniversary special guest announcement.
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Weekly events
Georgette Fry
Brandees, 178A Ontario Street, Kingston
Every Thursday night at 8:30 pm (new start time)
The Ones
Monte’s in the Prince George Hotel, 200 Ontario Street, Kingston
Every Thursday night at 9 pm
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For more, please contact Kingston Blues Society
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INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION
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The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has extended its submission deadline until December 1, 2008. ISC will continue to take online, mail-in, and MySpace entries until this date. All entries must be postmarked or uploaded online on or before December 1, 2008. So, if you have not already entered ISC and wish to do so, you still have time to enter.
ISC gives away over $150,000 in cash and prizes to 62 winners in 20 categories. The Overall Grand Prize includes $25,000 (US) in cash – the largest cash Grand Prize of any songwriting competition in the world. ISC is open to all levels of amateur and professional songwriters throughout the world.
For more information and an entry form, go to www.songwritingcompetition.com
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SPECIAL EVENTS THIS MONTH
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Fathead
Tucson’s, 2440 Bank Street
Saturday, November 15 @ 9:15 pm
Fathead is a multi-award winning band that has played the top blues rooms, concert halls and music festivals from coast to coast. Their music is steeped heavily in the blues, married with elements of R&B, funk and soul, and possesses a unique ensemble sound that is immediately recognisable as their own. Their latest release “Building Full Of Blues” received the 2008 Juno Award for ‘Blues Recording Of The Year’, nine years after the band won their first Juno for “Blues Weather”. The album typifies all things Fathead: solid grooves, soul drenched melodies, ace musicianship, and compelling true-to-life songwriting.
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Serena Ryder
Zaphod Beeblebrox,
Monday, November 17; tickets $20
Though she’s only 25, Toronto-based songstress Serena Ryder is already a world-traveled artist. Now the singer/songwriter is poised to release “Is it O.K.” which highlights her powerful range, which veers from tough to tender, often in a single verse, and distinctive, classically romantic songwriting.
Ryder grew up in Millbrook, a rural/suburban town in eastern Ontario. Her mother a singing go-go dancer and biological father a Trinidadian-born Caribbean-folk musician, formed the origins of a truly eclectic spirit whose passion for music spans a wide array of styles, from folk and country to jazz, blues, and rock ‘n’ roll.
A naturalistic approach helps to define Serena Ryder, from her frank and direct personality to the warmth and wisdom of her lyrics. She views herself as part of a long musical continuum, a participant and player in the centuries-old saga of the song. That sense of history, of belonging to something greater than the moment, simultaneously roots Ryder in a glorious tradition, while also setting her apart from most of her modern musical peers.
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Roxanne Potvin
National Arts Centre Studio, 53 Elgin Street
Tuesday, November 18 @ 8 pm; tickets $39.50
Raised in Quebec, resident in Ontario, and now a performer with an international reputation, Roxanne Potvin will release her third CD next week. Intriguingly named “No Love for the Poisonous”, the collection of original new songs on the Alert Music label resonates deeply with the experiences of the 26-year-old artist’s generation.
Produced by Fembots leader Dave MacKinnon, “No Love for the Poisonous” outlines a new musical vision for the artist. While the passion and heart of the blues remain an integral part of her music, there’s a wider musical vocabulary at work. Funky New Orleans grooves fit perfectly with soul swagger, happy old-school pop, and introspective moments. Her earliest musical influences (and her family background) still resonate, and the CD contains a song in French, and another – like the singer herself – which is perfectly bilingual.
Roxanne comes ‘home’ for a CD release event at the NAC Studio on Tuesday, November 18.
(Info from Richard Flohil)
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Ndidi Onukwulu
Black Sheep Inn, Wakefield QC
Thursday, November 20 @ 8:30 pm; tickets $12
With a distinctive voice that lends itself to edgy, dark blues and an arresting stage presence, Ndidi was only seven when she first entered regional talent contests in her native British Columbia. Having grown up listening to her Nigerian-born father play drums, her music is infused with the rhythms of that African country as well as with the deep influence of her first love, the blues. What you get is a beguiling mixture that is truly Ndidi’s own creation.
On her debut “No, I Never”, Ndidi Onukwulu proved she can wrap her silky voice around anything from country blues to her own rootsy salon sound. Now we have “The Contradictor”, all about focus, training that formidable silk edge on everyone’s private pain, and contradicting the anguish with a full, upbeat, resonance. “The Contradictor” is personal and universal, built on Ndidi’s songwriting mining the extremes of intimacy with the bigger sounds and tones she is most interested in uncovering. These are songs of heartache, heartbreak, and longing. www.myspace.com/ndidionukwulu
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Blues on the Rideau
Presents
Steve Strongman Band
The Cove, Westport ON
Friday, November 21
Steve Strongman was nominated for the 2007 Maple Blues Award for Best New Artist of the Year although at age 37 with a long career playing blues, rock & country he is no newbie. Born in Hamilton – the home of many great Canadian blues artists including Richard Newell ‘King Biscuit Boy’, Daniel Lanois, Rita Chiarelli, Harrison Kennedy and many more – Steve started his career at age 16 playing around southern Ontario where he caught the eye of legendary Mississippi blues guitarist Mel Brown (Mel has played BOTR twice delivering dynamite shows as many will remember).
Mel tutored and encouraged Steve, introducing him to many of the blues greats. In 2007 Steve recorded his CD “Honey” which immediately got everyone’s attention, including mine! His LIVE shows are known for their high energy, great guitar and vocals. His band includes one of Canada’s best bass players Alec Fraser and Dave King (King Biscuit Boy, T-Bone Burnett) on drums. Mark ‘Bird’ Stafford who is in town doing his Harmonica Blues in the Schools presentation for the kids at Rideau Vista and St. Edward’s will get up on stage for a few songs with the band as well – an added bonus.
$55 per person includes dinner, show & dancing (taxes and donation to charity included). Call The Cove for tickets (613) 273-3636 or 1-888-268-3466.
Accommodation at The Cove and nearby B&Bs is available at very reasonable rates. If you live out of town this is a great way to enjoy BOTR – no driving home after a few drinks, you can relax and enjoy and as an added bonus – you get to meet and talk with the artists the next day at breakfast! It’s a perfect mini-getaway. Book well in advance though – rooms fill up fast. Call The Cove and they will make the arrangements for you.
Visit www.bluesontherideau.ca for more information
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Ricky Paquette
Tucson’s, 2440 Bank Street
Friday & Saturday, November 21-22 @ 9:15 pm
This young prodigy is now taking on the Blues/Rock music scene with reckless abandon. Winner of the ‘Upcoming artist’ title at the Lys Blues award in 2006, nominated at the Maple Blues Awards in 2006, and winner of 2 Lys Blues awards in 2007, nominated in three different categories at the Quebec Lys Blues Awards for 2008. Come see why this excellent young player continues to impress!
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Robert Farrell
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Friday, November 28 @ 9 pm; cover $8 or 2 for $10
Saturday Night Blues (http://www.cbc.ca/snb/) has acquired robert farrell band’s CBC performance last February at the Rainbow. Robert is back to play, so come out and find out what all the fuss is about.
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David Rotundo Band
Draft Horse Microbrewery, O’Meara’s Pub, 3495 Trim Road, Navan ON
Saturday, November 29
David Rotundo is a superb blues harmonica player and singer. He won the 2007 Maple Blues Award for Harmonica Player of the Year and is described as “one of the top 10 blues performers in Canada” by Real Blues Magazine. He and his great band already have a strong following in this part of the world – last February they sold out two Shows at Blues On The Rideau at The Cove with performances that literally blew people away. It promises to be the same kind of night at The Draft Horse.
Proceeds will go to support CHEO (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario) – a world-class children’s hospital (affiliated with the University of Ottawa) with a 30-year history of quality care, research and teaching.
O’Meara’s Pub is named after the founder of this beautiful small town, Michael O’Meara who emigrated from Ireland in 1841. Located in a converted 120 year old Grist Mill, The Draft Horse, adjacent to O’Meara’s, is one of only a few microbreweries in eastern Ontario and it boasts 5 naturally brewed house beers. The room holds 150 people with good acoustics and a nice sized dance floor.
Tickets for the Dinner & Show are only $49 per person (tax and donation to CHEO included). A full buffet including dessert and coffee will be served. Buffet starts at 7 pm, Show at 9 pm. Advance reservations are required. Call or visit O’Meara’s Pub (613) 835-9883 and book now
If the November 29th Show is well supported, watch for more Blues at the Draft Horse Dinner & Show nights starting in January.
www.choosetheblues.ca
www.drafthorsebrewery.com
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BLUES ON THE RIDEAU – 2008/2009
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Choose The Blues Productions and The Cove Inn, Westport have decided to revert to Friday Night Only Shows for the remainder of the 2008/09 Season of Blues on the Rideau @ thje Cove, instead of the double Friday & Saturday Shows as originally planned. A second Show on Saturday will only be added if advance demand warrants it and will be subject to the artists’ availability. lease check www.bluesontherideau.ca and watch for Email Blasts as we get closer to each Show for updates.
Reason for the change? Advance ticket sales this year, although good, are not as much as we had hoped for. The current economic climate – far different from what it was when we planned the Series last spring – is no doubt a factor and, with hindsight, we were probably overly ambitious in moving from single to double Shows for every weekend all in one year. In addition ticket purchases to date are more or less evenly split between the two nights which means – with double the expenses – that we are at risk of having two half-full Shows instead of one full one. If that were to happen over time the losses would be substantial and the Series would be at risk of not continuing. Nobody wants that!
We ask that if you have booked for a Saturday Show this season please contact The Cove at (613) 273-3636 or 1-888-COVE-INN and let them know whether you want to move to the Friday or cancel. When you book would you also please tell us if you would prefer the Saturday night *if it is added* and we will contact you to offer first choice of seats if that occurs.
Our sincere apologies to those who have booked for the Saturday nights – and to the artists – for the inconvenience this change may have caused.
The revised 2008/09 Schedule for Blues on the Rideau @ The Cove:
November 21 – STEVE STRONGMAN BAND
Proceeds to Blues in the Schools with Mark ‘Bird’ Stafford & David McCarthy Scholarship
January 16 – ROXANNE POTVIN BLUES BAND
Proceeds to Westport Area Food Bank & Lions Club Mobility Van
February 20 – FATHEAD
Proceeds to Friends of Foley Mountain & Rideau District Museum
March 20 – RICK FINES & SUZIE VINNICK w. BAND
Proceeds to Juvenile Diabetes Association of Ontario & Gilda’s Club for Cancer Families
April 17 – PAUL REDDICK & THE SIDEMEN
Proceeds to Rideau Waterway Land Trust & Westport in Bloom
May 15 – DANNY BROOKS & THE MEMPHIS BROTHERS
Proceeds to Compassion Canada Sponsor a Child & Habitat for Humanity
June 19 – STEPHEN BARRY BAND with
Special Guest MICHAEL JEROME BROWNE
Proceeds to Lucy Drysdale Memorial Scholarship & Westport Library
Accommodation at The Cove and nearby B&Bs is available at very reasonable rates. If you live out of town this is a great way to enjoy BOTR – no driving home after a few drinks, you can relax and enjoy and as an added bonus – you get to meet and talk with the artists the next day at breakfast! It’s a perfect mini-getaway. Book well in advance though – rooms fill up fast. Call The Cove and they will make the arrangements for you.
Artists may change - check the web site or call The Cove for updates.
Visit www.bluesontherideau.ca for more information
See you at The Cove!
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BLUES ON THE RADIO
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On CKCU-FM 93.1
The Mighty 93.1
Community Radio serving the Ottawa Carleton Region
Sundays: 9-11 pm
Black and Blues
with John Tackaberry
The show features a heavy dose of electric blues and rhythm and blues, with the occasional selection of sixties soul. The first hour is dedicated to artist profiles and reviews of recordings on particular labels. In the second hour there is a blues calendar, a rundown of events in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, and interviews with “new and reissued blues and rhythm and blues tracks on wax” alternating with “live blues and R&B for a Sunday night” in the last half hour of the show. On the last Sunday of every month, the show goes “down in the delta” for a selection of acoustic blues tracks in the final half hour of the program.
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Wednesdays: 3:30-4:30 pm
Iron Maidens
with Diane Wells (D.D. Rocker)
Where female musicians of steely determination dare to challenge their male peers in the wide, wonderful world of music. From roots to heavy metal, she’ll cover it all. To the women of the world, let your voices and instruments be heard!
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Wednesdays: 9-11 pm
In A Mellow Tone
with Ron Sweetman
Jazz from every era & every style – from 1917 to 2008. Each program features an artist, group, instrument, event, city or record label. Check out Ron’s website www.inamellowtone.com for info on upcoming shows and playlists (current show is posted several days in advance and past shows are archived). Ron is always happy to hear from listeners at ronsweetman@kalixo.com
This week, November 5 – Listen Before You Buy: Argentieri, Frederic Borey, Carlos Del Junco, Gabe Hasselbach, Mike Khoury, Markus Lauterburg, Piotr Michalowski, Ben Sidran, Thomas Silvestri, Alain Tissot, Matt Ulery and Wayne Wallace.
Next week, November 12 – The Vice-President: As the American election results come in, jazz fans already know that the Vice-Pres (or Vice-Prez) was named years ago, because of Paul Quinichette’s stylistic resemblance to the Prez – Lester Young.
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Monthly, every 4th Saturday, 9-9:30 am:
Honky Tonk Saturday Morning
with Ball and Chain
This 12-part series features Michael Ball and Jody Benjamin performing live on radio. Each month will have a different theme like classic country, bluegrass, old time, drinking, cheating and yodelling.
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On CBC Radio One 91.5 FM
Saturdays: 10 pm – midnight
Saturday Night Blues
Host Holger Petersen has been a broadcaster, record producer, album collector, and serious blues fan for over 30 years. His collection of blues records numbers in the thousands. On Saturday Night Blues each week you’ll hear a mix of classic blues from the ‘Petersen Vaults’, concerts, interviews, artist features, new releases, plus anything that boogies, jumps, or swings, plus your requests from the Bluesline.
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On CHEZ106 FM
Sundays: 6-7 pm
House of Blues Hour
The House of Blues Radio hour, hosted by Dan Aykroyd aka Elwood Blues, features an hour of rockin’ blues from a wide variety of performers ranging from traditional to contemporary. The show is the most widely syndicated radio program dedicated to the blues in North America, and has been running on stations across the continent for over ten years.
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WEEKLY EVENTS ON THE SMALL SCREEN
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ALWAYS check local listings to confirm.
On BRAVO – www.bravo.ca
Tuesday, November 4 @ 7 am – Talkin’ Blues
WC Handy Awards (2005): Series exploring the world of contemporary blues music. This episode, shot in Memphis, offers an overview of the 26th Awards, a performance from Watermelon Slim and a profile of Michael Powers - both 2005 nominees.
Monday, November 10 @ 11 am - Asa Nisi Masa (2007)
This musical group showcases the melding of South-Indian rhythms, jazz improvisation and elements of folk and blues, with instruments such as harmonica, multiple percussions, electric guitar, sousaphone and electronics.
Tuesday, November 11 @ 7 am – Talkin’ Blues
Hands Across the Table (2005): Series exploring the world of contemporary blues music. In this episode, artist Dania Madera-Lerman discusses her paintings that capture the blues and its musicians; a video from Sugar Ray and the Bluetones; a profile of Zac Harmon.
Saturday, November 15 – Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues (2006)
The life and legacy of guitarist and singer Long John Baldry is examined in this one-hour documentary. Baldry played a key role in the growth of the British rhythm and blues movement, and led bands in the mid-1960s that featured Rod Stewart and Elton John, both of whom are interviewed in the documentary. In the `80s, Baldry emigrated to Canada, living first in Toronto and then in Vancouver, where he died in 2005.
Tuesday, November 18 @ 7 am & 5:30 pm – Talkin’ Blues
Dis, Dat or D’Udda (2005): Series exploring the world of contemporary blues music. This episode features the legendary Dr. John, the singer/songwriter whose blend of African, American-Indian and Creole influences has made him one of New Orleans's most distinctive voices.
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WEEKLY EVENTS EVERY MONTH
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Tuesdays: Jam hosted by Barry Buse (1st Tuesday with special guest host)
@ Elmdale House, 8:30-11:30 pm
Wednesdays: Dr Dave Revue @ the Rainbow, 5-8 pm
Wednesdays: Brian Downey @ The Avant-Garde Bar, 8:30 pm
Wednesdays: Acoustic music with Jeff Rogers @ Tucson’s, 7:30-11 pm
Wednesdays: Open Jam @ the New Bayou, 9 pm
Thursdays: Acoustic blues with Al Tambay & friends @ Tucson’s, 7:30-11 pm
Thursdays: Mike Ktenas hosts the Blues Jam @ Irene’s, 9 pm to closing
Saturday afternoons: Guy del Villano @ Royal Oak, 318 Bank Street, 2-6 pm
Sunday afternoons: Blues jam @ the Rainbow, 3-7 pm
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LOCALS LOOK AHEAD
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Saturday, November 15
Tony D Band with Zeek Gross @ the Rainbow, 9:30 pm
Friday, November 21
JW-Jones @ the Rainbow, 9:30 pm
Friday, November 28
The FunKtion @ Tucson’s, 9:15 pm
Robert Farrell @ the Rainbow, 9:30 pm
Saturday, November 29
Terry Gillespie @ Tucson’s, 9:15 pm
Thursday, December 4
Robert Farrell @ the Elmdale House Tavern, 9 pm
Friday, December 5
Wicked Grin @ Tucson’s, 9:15 pm
Saturday, December 6
Ottawa Blues Society Christmas Party & AGM with
MonkeyJunk @ Tucson’s
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