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SPECIAL EVENTS THIS
WEEK
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Jordan John
El Capitano Taco Stand, 1581 Merivale Road
Friday, May 15 @ 9:30 pm; $10
To say that vocal sensation
Jordan John is a more powerful and polished lead vocalist and
multi-instrumentalist than many players twice his age would tell just a
fraction of the story. He has already compiled a longer list of credits,
and displays more assuredness and maturity, than many performers twice his
age. Adept on drums, keyboards, guitar and bass, he distils the blues,
soul and rhythm & blues into a sound that is both solidly traditional and a
bold departure from the electronically generated music that has saturated the
pop charts in recent years.
Jordan is far from an
overnight sensation. He already has more than a decade of experience as a
sideman for a wide variety of artists visiting the Toronto area and more
recently, fronting his own bands. He began performing professionally on drums
as a teenager. At first, he was introduced to other musicians by his father,
Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame bassist Prakash John.
With his debut album, ‘New
Day’ being released in the summer of 2013, the future looks bright for this
emerging Canadian talent as he embarks on his first foray into the
international market with industry interest aplenty and fan support ever
growing.
Delivering a refined essence
of traditional based Blues, Soul & Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, this musical dynamo
adds a breath of fresh air to the contemporary music landscape. Only time
will tell what the future holds for this rising star. What is certain is
that the results will be potent, powerful and positive... the soul stirring
revelation that is the music of Jordan John.
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Steve Hill
The Record Centre, 1099 Wellington Street
Saturday, May 16 @ 1 pm
The
wildly talented Juno award winner and Grammy nominee Steve Hill will perform a 30 minute set, followed
by an hour-long meet-and-greet with fans! Hill is "widely considered one
of Canada’s most prolific and exciting guitarists," and with good reason.
https://www.facebook.com/stevehillmusic
This is a unique opportunity to watch an intimate performance by a musician who has performed at some of Canada’s biggest music festivals, including Montreal Jazz Festival, Mont Tremblant International Blues Festival, Thunder Bay Blues Festival, Kitchener Blues Festival and more! Don't miss this!
You'll see what all the hype's about here: https://www.youtube.com/
We will be selling copies of his albums V1 Solo Recordings, and V2 Solo Recordings, both of which were nominated for 2015 JUNO Awards in the Blues Album of the Year category.
This is a unique opportunity to watch an intimate performance by a musician who has performed at some of Canada’s biggest music festivals, including Montreal Jazz Festival, Mont Tremblant International Blues Festival, Thunder Bay Blues Festival, Kitchener Blues Festival and more! Don't miss this!
You'll see what all the hype's about here: https://www.youtube.com/
We will be selling copies of his albums V1 Solo Recordings, and V2 Solo Recordings, both of which were nominated for 2015 JUNO Awards in the Blues Album of the Year category.
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AREA HIGHLIGHTS
THIS WEEK
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Virée
Blues Boréale presents
The Stephen Barry Band
Le Petit Chicago, 50 Promenade du Portage (old Hull), Gatineau QC
Wednesday, May 13 @ 8 pm; tickets $20
Le Petit Chicago, 50 Promenade du Portage (old Hull), Gatineau QC
Wednesday, May 13 @ 8 pm; tickets $20
Ottawa
Blues Society with membership card $15
Whether considering their 40 year on stage career, their 10 CDs, their two
nominations for Felix awards, their Lys Blues Hommage, or even anecdotes like Bo Diddley’s frequent
flatulences on stage at Montreal’s famous Rising Sun, or Big Mama Thornton’s
relish for “Tough Milks” (gin with milk), Virée Blues Boréale’s next guests
belong to a select class of Canadian Bluesmen.
This year, the spiritual father of Canadian Blues
is celebrating his 40-year career with an all-new opus. The Stephen Barry Band on our stage:
four seasoned musicians with perfect-sounding instruments, great jazzy Blues
... and lots of white hair! But also lots of: “Ahh! I can’t wait to
hear them!” The result is charming by the precision as well as by the
finesse of the music and by those musicians’ virtuosity, all that which earned
them the honour of playing with the great names of the Blues: B.B. King, John
Lee Hooker, Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Big Mama Thornton, Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop
Perkins, Johnnie Johnson, Vann ‘Piano Man’ Walls and with the highly respected
Oliver Jones. A new show and an
all-new album to celebrate the 40th career anniversary of one of
this country’s very best Bluesmen.
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LOCALS THIS WEEK
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Thursday, May 14
JW-Jones & Rod Williams @ D’Arcy McGee’s, Sparks
Street, 9 pm
Saturday, May 16
Wicked Grin @ the Atomic Rooster, 4-8 pm
JW-Jones @ the Rainbow, 10 pm
Three Times Lucky @ Moose McGuire’s (Ottawa), 9:30 pm
Firebelly & Bella Cat Blues @ Irene’s, 9:30 pm
Sunday, May 17
Jimmy Cochrane hosts the Open Blues Jam @ the Rainbow,
4-7:30 pm
Drew Nelson Band @ the Atomic Rooster, 6-9 pm
Sun Crescent BBQ Stompers @ Irene’s, 9:30 pm
Scott Allen’s Acoustic Stew @ the Atomic Rooster, 10 pm
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
(almost) EVERY WEEK
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Jeff and Shane
Tuesdays in the Irish Village
Heart & Crown,
Byward Market, Clarence Street
Every other Tuesday
Every
other Tuesday, you can find Jeff Rogers accompanied by Shane McEwan playing at
The Heart and Crown Downtown.
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The Jam @ Kaffé
1870, Wakefield QC
Every Wednesday @ 9
pm, no cover
6
rotating hosts, each specializing in a different genre
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John Carroll
Chateau Lafayette
(The Laff), 42 York Street
Wednesdays, 10 pm
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Irene’s Blues
AllStars
Irene’s Pub, 885
Bank Street
Thursdays, 9 pm – 1
am; no cover
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, this weekly Thursday night jam features Corky
Kealey on drums with Vince Halfhide on bass and 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 its
continuing popularity.
Special
guests:
May 14 – Mark Crissinger
May 21 –
Dave Schroeder
May 28 –
Russell Levia
June 4 –
Luke Ambridge
June 11
– Derek Downham
June 18
– Elyssa Mahoney with special guest Lucas Haneman
June 25 –
John Yemensky
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Jeff Rogers
RARE Restaurant
& Bar, 570 Kanata Avenue
Thursdays, 6-10 pm
Between 6 pm and 10 pm every Thursday night, you can
find Jeff playing at this wonderful fine dining establishment. Make requests,
enjoy MARTINI NIGHT, and on Ottawa Senators game nights enjoy half price
appetizers!
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Black & Blue
Thursdays
Black Irish Pub, 15
Selkirk Street
Thursdays, 7 pm; no
cover
The
Capital's "Grand Daddy" of shuffle, Brian Downey on drums, Blue
String Guitar Slinger Clint
Everson on the guitar and Maren
Molthan on bass. Expect some down ‘n' dirty singing from all three of them. We
are stoked to watch how these three amazing artists and multi-talented
"music royalty" work their concern over the eternal 12 bars -
Committed to the style and feel of the original performers, with a little bit
of their own flavour thrown in for good measure, this trio is guaranteed to get
you movin' in all the right places. Drop in often because no two nights will be
the same. Special guests will sit in regularly, making it a melting pot for great talent in this city, all of
this with one purpose in mind... your total enjoyment!
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Jeff Rogers
SALT, 345 Preston
Street
Fridays, 9:30 pm
Friday
Nights in a gorgeous Piano Lounge, find Jeff singing all kinds of music,
playing a nice new grand piano, while drinking fabulous cocktails.
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The Allaire Show
with John Allaire & special
guests
Quinn’s Ale House,
1070 Bank Street
Last Saturday of
the month, 3-5 pm
Songs and stories from around the world.
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Jeff Rogers
RARE Restaurant
& Bar, 570 Kanata Avenue
Saturdays,
6:30-10:30 pm
Come
by every other Saturday night for some amazing food, a great atmosphere, super
friendly staff, with some sweet soul music provided by Jeff Rogers.
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Open Blues Jam
Rainbow Bistro, 76
Murray Street
Every Sunday, 4-7
pm; cover $3 (jammers free)
The jam is open to all ages. Jammers sign up on the jam sheet at the door
& each jam session lasts for 3 songs.
Drums & amps are provided, you only need to bring your instruments
(but you can bring your amps if you want to).
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Sunday Blues, 6-9
pm, no cover
Atomic Rooster, 303
Bank Street (at MacLaren)
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AREA HIGHLIGHTS
ONCE A MONTH
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Mississippi Blues
Society Jam
Thirsty Moose Pub
& Eatery, Bridge Street, Carleton Place
First Tuesday of
every month @ 8:30 pm
Hosted by The Thirsty Moose Pub & Eatery & The
Mississippi Blues Society, and featuring Barry Buse & Peter Brown, the MBS
Blues Jam is the longest-running blues jam in the Greater Ottawa area & one
of the best, attracting both musicians & fans from in & out of town.
*8:30 PM is the Estimated Start Time *There's No Cover
Charge *Free Parking *Good Food *Ends Early [approx. midnight]
And - just so you know...we pack 'em in for this event,
so come in early if you want a good table.
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Blues On Tues
The Granary Beizli,
3270 County Rd 10, Vankleek Hill ON
Third Tuesday of
every month@ 7 pm; $10
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Blues On The Rideau
The Cove Inn,
Westport Ontario
The final shows of the 2014/15 10th
season featured two nights with the David Rotundo Band. $500 was raised each
night for Westport In Bloom and the Rideau District Museum bringing the total
raised this season for Westport charities to over $4,500 - over $55K since the
Series began.
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SPECIAL EVENTS IN
MAY
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Jerome Godboo
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank Street
Friday, May 22 @ 9:30 pm; $10
An
accomplished and exceptional bluesman, Jerome Godboo’s bending harp skills have
been sought by everyone from Ronnie Hawkins to the late Jeff Healey and he
continues to mesmerize all who witness him onstage including the judges at the
2014 International Blues Challenge held in Memphis, where Jerome took home the
Lee Oskar Best Harmonica Player award.
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RAINBOW BLUES SERIES **EARLY SHOW**
Jimmy Ray Todd Band
Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Thursday, May 28;
8-10 pm
Self-taught singer, songwriter and guitarist Jimmy Ray
Todd plays Blues/Rock; he has played music most of his life, started writing
songs in 2001, began playing in online chat rooms and has performed thousands
of full live shows at many venues operating on Second Life www.secondlife.com. “These performances
are for multinational crowds from around the world who really dig a diverse
mixture of rock, blues, soul and mainstream music.”
With Chris Heilig on drums, Lee Donovan on bass and
Andrew Gladish on keyboard.
The first recording by Jimmy Ray Todd, recorded at
Jason Fryer’s Tone King Records, was released in August 2014.
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Shout Sister Shout
Choir
Woodroffe United
Church, 207 Woodroffe Avenue
Sunday, May 31 @ 7
pm (doors @ 6:30 pm); $15
The Ottawa West/Centre Choir is holding a Spring fundraiser
concert to benefit the Alzheimer Society.
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SPECIAL EVENTS IN JUNE
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The Split
Night/Day Soul
Party Weekend
Black Sheep Inn,
Wakefield QC
Nightlife –
Saturday, June 6 @ 8:30 pm
Sunday Matinée –
Sunday, June 7 @ 4 pm
The Split is back at the Black
Sheep Inn, but this time we’re playing TWO shows -- A night-and-day soul party.
Dance with us for the weekend.
You like the nightlife. We got the nightlife - Saturday, June 6 at 8:30 p.m. is a hot mess night crawler.
You said you wanted MORE. So we added kids and day drinking - Sunday, June 7 at 4:20 p.m. is a matinée show for soul walkers. Bring your family to Wakefield and enjoy new old soul music and summer. Kids are welcome!
Tickets to the show are $10. If you need a ride we have a bus from Ottawa. Tickets are on sale at the Black Sheep Inn, Compact Music, and the Ottawa Folklore Centre.
The EP is called 'Can’t Get Enough.' #wecantgetenough
You like the nightlife. We got the nightlife - Saturday, June 6 at 8:30 p.m. is a hot mess night crawler.
You said you wanted MORE. So we added kids and day drinking - Sunday, June 7 at 4:20 p.m. is a matinée show for soul walkers. Bring your family to Wakefield and enjoy new old soul music and summer. Kids are welcome!
Tickets to the show are $10. If you need a ride we have a bus from Ottawa. Tickets are on sale at the Black Sheep Inn, Compact Music, and the Ottawa Folklore Centre.
The EP is called 'Can’t Get Enough.' #wecantgetenough
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Morgan Davis Live
Sharbot Lake
Country Inn, Sharbot Lake ON
Saturday, June 13;
dinner & show $50
JUNO
winner and 4-time Maple Blues Award winner Morgan Davis, live in concert.
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The
Red Dirt Skinners
Rainbow
Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Tuesday,
June 16; $15 advance,$20@ the door
Once
in a while, an artist comes along who simply doesn’t follow the rules. The Red
Dirt Skinners rule breaking individuality has led to them being the first band
in history to succeed at both the British Blues Awards (WINNER -
Instrumentalist of the Year 2014) and the British Country Music Awards (Finalist
BEST NEW ACT and PEOPLE’S CHOICE 2013). The
band’s music has wide appeal and comfortably blends Country, Blues, Americana
and Folk Music. The Skinners were also voted by UK Country Radio as one of the
top ten acts of 2014.
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Harmonica Retreat
Weekend
with Carlos del Junco, Ronnie
Shellist & Roly Platt
Shared Harvest
Community Farm, 834 North Shore Drive, Dunnville ON
Friday to Sunday,
June 26-28
The retreat will consist of two nights’ accommodation
(billeted, camping, bunk bed available, first come first serve), 3 days at our
organic farm including 5 fresh gourmet meals and snacks. The 2 days will
include 12 hours of workshops, of which several sessions will be audio recorded
and sent along at your request. Saturday night we will have an open jam on
stage and/or around the bonfire.
Workshops will include 3 chord song structure,
comping vibrato and tone, using transcribe software to break down songs,
demystify licks and learn your favourite runs, playing effectively and simply,
1st 2nd and 3rd position playing, tunings, rhythm playing, playing melodically,
overblows, sitting in with a band, techniques, do's and dont's, harmonica
maintenance (with Andrew Zajac) and group sessions with all the instructors.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn and play
with three world class harmonica players/teachers, enjoy amazing food and have
a true blues experience under the willows by the Grand River.
$400 per attendee, $200 for spouses.
For more information: http://www.sharedharvestdunnville.com/calendar/harmonica-retreat-workshop
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VIRÉE BLUES BORÉALE
– 21ST EDITION
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Virée Blues Boréale
Le Petit Chicago,
50 promenade du Portage, Gatineau (Old Hull) QC
Tickets $20; Ottawa Blues
Society with membership card - $15
May
13 – Stephen Barry Band
May 27 – The Soul
Clappers
June 10 – Bob Walsh
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KINGSTON BLUES
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Jennis
The
Standeasy @ the RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Friday, May 15
Jennis
brings together award-winning Guelph-based Dennis Gaumond’s decades of
experience writing and performing original blues and folk and the diverse
musical experiences of veteran Toronto indie-scene multi-instrumentalist Jen
Gillmor. The unique blend of cello and dobro is also augmented by unusual
sounds, such as didgeridoo, custom-tuned harmonicas, flute, wah-guitar, jaw
harp and waxinator. It makes for a very entertaining performance, filled with energy,
passion and humour. Their rootsy sound is at times bluesy, at times funky,
jazzy or folky, with a hint of exotic ethnic influences. Jennis’ music
celebrates the mysteries and poignancies of life, rooted in an unapologetic
faith in peace and love as the highest powers.
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Soulstack
The
Standeasy @ the RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Saturday, May 23
Deep, inescapable grooves, swampy tremolo-soaked
guitars, gritty-voiced harmonies… That is the soul tradition, those are the
footprints that Soulstack follows in...
Soulstack was formed in 2011 by frontman Jonathan
Knight (Wickens-Knight) and keyboardist Mark Wessenger. The band consists of
drummer Tom Bona, and bassists Darryl ‘Harpo’ Peterson and Josh Knight baritone
Guitarist Chris Latta.
Their 2012 Debut release “Big Red” garnered outstanding critical reviews. The band received 2014 Maple Blues Award nominations for Electric Act of the Year and Drummer of the Year and was nominated for an Independent Music Award (IMA) for 2013. “Five Finger Discount” is Soulstack’s sophomore album, combining poignant lyricism and sweet vocal harmony with the rhythm and grit of traditional blues. Self-produced, it tracks the organic evolution of the band as it continues growing in musical breadth and depth. http://www.soulstackmusic.com/
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Three Times Lucky
The
Standeasy @ the RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Saturday, June 6
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Morgan Davis with
Red Dirt Skinners
Friday, June 12
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KINGSTON REGULAR
EVENTS
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KBS Monthly Jam
The Standeasy
RCHA Club, 193
Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Third Saturday each
month @ 8:30 pm, $3 at the door
The KBS monthly jam is now
in its 6th year. The house is always full and both the musicians and
the audience always have a great time. Always one of the best nights of
entertainment Kingston has to offer – come early as seating is limited.
Sponsored by the Kingston Arts Council and the City of Kingston.
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The Ones
Monte’s in the
Prince George Hotel, 200 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Every Thursday
night @ 9 pm
Shaun Riley and the Chrome
Hearts
Host a regular open jam every Thursday, 9:30 pm – 1 am
at Tir Nan Og, 200 Ontario Street
Sam Hopkins and Spencer
Evans
Upstairs @ the Brew Pub
Every Second Sunday 2-4 PM
Shaun Riley and the Chrome
Hearts
Host a regular open jam every Sunday, 8-11 pm
Rhea's Bar and Grill, 493 Princess St. (at University Ave.)
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For more, please
contact Kingston Blues Society
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BLUES ON THE RADIO
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101.9 DAWG-FM, CIDG, is ON
THE AIR! Blues 24/7
Live
streaming on the website at http://www.dawgfm.com/
Sundays, 8-9 pm: Ottawa
Blues Society DAWG’ON BLUES
Each week OBS hosts keep you up to date on what’s
happening on the Ottawa area blues scene, play some great blues from local
bands and showcase regional and Canadian talent.
This week, May 17 – OBS DAWG’ON BLUES
Next week, May 24 – OBS DAWG’ON BLUES – New Releases with Liz Sykes
Sundays, 7-8 pm: INSIDE THE BLUES
with James Doran
Inside The Blues features music and interesting
backgrounder information on today’s top Blues artists with a strong focus on
Canadian talent mixed in with some great Blues classics. All Shows are archived
on www.insidetheblues.ca
after broadcast and can be listened to there at any time.
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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: 9-11 pm
In A Mellow Tone
with Ron Sweetman
Jazz from every era & every style – from 1917 to
2015. 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). Stream and view past episodes here: http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/94/info.html.
Ron is always happy to hear from listeners at ronsweetman@kalixo.com
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On CBC Radio Two
103.3 FM
Saturdays: 6-8 pm
On CBC Radio One
91.5 FM
Saturdays: 9-11 pm
Saturday Night
Blues
Host Holger Petersen has been a broadcaster, record
producer, album collector, and serious blues fan for over 35 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.
And check out SNB videos here http://www.cbc.ca/snb/video/
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On CJHR 98.7 Valley
Heritage Radio
Thursdays, 8-10 pm
Got The Blues
Pat Watters is your host for this blues only radio
show, now in its 7th year. It
can be heard throughout the Ottawa Valley and streaming on the internet at valleyheritageradio.ca.
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Sunday Morning Soul
with Johnny Max
Check www.sundaymorningsoul.com
for times … and you can hear the best in Brand New Blues, Roots, Soul and
R&B, each and every Sunday morning.
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Streaming great Blues,
Roots, Soul, R&B, Folk, East Coast and Celtic music across Canada and around
the world 24/7/365.
Check out their Canadian
Blues shows and hosts, including James Doran’s ‘Inside The Blues’, Brant
Zwicker’s ‘At The Crossroads’, along with Mark Stenzler's ‘Blues Zeppelin’ from
Switzerland … and lots more Canadian and international Blues shows.
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LOCALS LOOK AHEAD
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Saturday, May 23
Three Times Lucky @ Moose McGuire’s (Almonte), 9:30 pm
The Back Beat @ Moose McGuire's, Ottawa South, 9:30 pm
Sunday, May 24
Steve Thomas Band hosts the Open Blues Jam @ the
Rainbow, 4-7:30 pm
Sun Crescent BBQ Stompers @ Irene’s, 9:30 pm
Friday, May 29
MonkeyJunk @ The Rainbow, 9:30 pm
Saturday, May 30
Bluestone @ the Atomic Rooster, 4-8 pm
Sunday, May 31
River City Junction hosts the Open Blues Jam @ the
Rainbow, 4-7:30 pm
Sun Crescent BBQ Stompers @ Irene’s, 9:30 pm
Wicked Grin Acoustic @ the Atomic Rooster, 10 pm
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