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SPECIAL EVENTS THIS
WEEK
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RAINBOW
30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION presents
Blues Showcase Double Trouble:
The Ross Neilsen Band and Papa Shango
Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street
The Ross Neilsen Band and Papa Shango
Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Saturday,
October 4 @ 10 pm
The Ross Neilsen Band is on the the road again! Blues, Roots
& Rawk!
With blues/funk/jam band Papa Shango.
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MonkeyJunk,
Steve Strongman & Guy Bélanger
Canadian
Museum of History Theatre, Gatineau QC
Saturday,
October 4 @ 8 pm; tickets $35
What
happens when one combines two top JUNO-winning artists Juno and a Quebec
harmonica ace? Magic! MonkeyJunk of Ottawa, Steve Strongman Band from Hamilton
and Montreal’s Guy Bélanger will present a blues show spiced by their various
styles and influences. An incredible opportunity to see incredible musicians at
the top of their game! You will be blown away by their exceptional talent.
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Bowskill and
Fewings
Opening Main Street
Market Band
Irene’s Pub, 885
Bank Street
Saturday, October 4
@ 9:30 pm; $10
Jimmy Bowskill, world-renowned as a blues rock guitar
slinger/ singer with deep roots in acoustic music playing mandolin, fiddle and
upright bass, teams up with Daniel Fewings, a stalwart on the Peterborough
music scene; and they create stirring renditions of classics from days gone by.
Opening the show is Ottawa world music group MAIN
STREET MARKET BAND – a blend of jazz, folk, african and
latin styles of music, primarily in an acoustic format. Band members come
from Brazil, Chile, Benin and Canada.
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AREA HIGHLIGHTS
THIS WEEK
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Clyde River Concert
Series presents
A Blues Brunch with
Al Lerman
Gatineau QC
Sunday, October 5,
1-3 pm; tickets $20
($5
discount for OBS members with valid membership card)
Multi-instrumentalist
Al Lerman (harmonica, tenor saxophone, guitar and vocals), the band leader of
the two-time Juno Award-winning outfit Fathead, also performs regularly as a
solo acoustic artist, playing guitar and rack harmonica. Al has two solo
releases: “Live @ the Acoustic Grill” (2013) and “Crowe River Blues” (2012).
Coffee,
tea and light snacks will be served.
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Old School Jazz Jam
with Thandi Klassen
The Granary Beizli,
Vankleek Hill ON
Sunday October 5;
3-6 pm; tickets $20
A
gathering of musicians who love Thandi will be celebrating the last date of her
final Canadian tour by presenting an ‘Old School Jazz Jam’ in an intimate
country setting in Vankleek Hill, Ontario. The ‘Last Session’ will be recorded
for posterity.
The
band led by guitarist singer-songwriter Terry Gillespie will feature Peter
Measroch on keyboards, Andre Whiteman on bass, and Wayne Stoute on drums, and
has a long history of accompanying Thandi. All are joyously anticipating a very
special afternoon of music and song, all jazz-infused, from African to Blues to
Classic Standards – Thandi is the master.
Thandi
Klaasen ranks as a defining symbol of South Africa's musical golden age, and
has also contributed lastingly to the creation of authentic modern South
African cultural forms against the designs of the apartheid master planners. She remains an icon and model for many other
aspiring young South Africans.
Thandi
Klaasen’s inspiration and strength arose as a member of the oppressed who
resisted police harassment and violence in the streets of Sophiatown (Soweto
townships, Jo’Burg) – experiences she evokes hauntingly in her singing. It was
this strength and inspiration which infused Thandi Klaasen's performances as an
artist; she has been described as 'the very embodiment of the passion of an
artist'.
Over
50 years of superlative performance has garnered Klaasen numerous awards,
including The Woman of Distinction Award received in Canada (1999) for her
outstanding role in the political struggle. Most recently, Klaasen was
presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th MTN South African Music
Awards.
She
is the mother of the esteemed South African-Canadian Juno Award Winner Lorraine
Klaasen. Thandi was Nelson Mandela’s favorite singer and sang at all his
commemorative events including his wedding, inauguration and funeral.
For
more information, contact:
Kathy
Gillespie – 613-676-0880 kathy@teka.ca
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
THIS WEEK
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Myers Brothers Band
The Avant-Garde Bar, 135½ Besserer
Street
Tuesday, September 30 @ 8 pm
Canada's Juke Joint Kings - The Myers Brothers Band performs 'Deep
Blues' and house-rockin' grooves inspired by the blues & roots traditions
of the Mississippi delta and Southern U.S.
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Ottawa Guitar
Society
Annual Fundraising
Concert
University of
Ottawa, Tabaret Hall, 550 Cumberland Avenue
Sunday, October 5 @
7:30 pm; tickets $25
Please
join the Ottawa Guitar Society on Sunday for its 2014 annual fundraising
concert. Performances will feature some of the region's finest professional
guitarists and musicians including Alain Morier, Andrew Mah, Garry Elliot,
Louis Trepanier, Patrice Servant, and the Suzuki Guitar Ensemble directed by
Daniel Srugo.
OGS
is a volunteer-run initiative. All funds raised go towards promoting and
presenting quality guitar-based concerts and community outreach in the
Outaouais area.
For
tickets online www.uniiverse.com/OGSfundraiser
or at the door
For
info: contact Andrew Mah
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LOCALS THIS WEEK
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Tuesday, September
30
Myers Brothers Band @ the Avant-Garde Pub, 8 pm
Friday, October 3
The Split @ the Blacksheep Inn, Wakefield QC
Sunday,
October 5
Open Blues Jam hosted by Wicked Grin @ the Rainbow, 4-7
pm
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS (almost)
EVERY WEEK
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Al Tambay
Bassline Pub & Eatery, 2557 Baseline Road
Every Tuesday, 8-11 pm; no cover
Al plays here every Tuesday with Jansen on drums
… and sometimes
he invites friends to join them.
Check out the food … Al really likes the wraps!
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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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Wednesday Jazz Club
Zen Kitchen, 634
Somerset Street West
Every Wednesday @ 7
pm
Two sets with a short break inbetween.
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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:
October 2 –Terry Gillespie
October
9 – Scott Amey
October
16 – Ed Hart
October
23 – Niel Barrington
October
30 – Eric Walker
November
6 – John Cormier
November
13 – Vince Halfhide
November
20 – Jesse Greene
November
27 – Don Cummings
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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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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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Jeff Rogers
RARE Restaurant
& Bar, 570 Kanata Avenue
Saturdays,
6:30-10:30 pm
Come
by on any 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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Sunday Night Jazz
Zen Kitchen, 634
Somerset Street West
Every Sunday;
dinner 5-10 pm; live jazz 6-9 pm
Guitarist Tim Bedner
hosts a weekly session of live jazz in an intimate setting, joined each night
by a special guest artist. Dinner is 5-10, music is 6-9. No cover, but please
order dinner!
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
ONCE A MONTH
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Open Blues Jam
Avant-Garde Bar
& Restaurant, 135½ Besserer Street
First Thursday of
each month @ 8 pm
Hosted by River City Junction and Robert Farrell, this is
an open jam.
Contact Jason jason@rivercityjunction.com
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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
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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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Rainbow Bistro’s 30th
Birthday in November!
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To celebrate, we
have called on all sorts of blues talent for a massive Fall Blues Scene
Showcase. Check out our lineup below.
Saturday October 4 - Ross Neilsen Band & Papa Shango
https://www.facebook.com/events/692137954174234/
Saturday Oct 11 - Firebelly http://firebellyband.com/
Saturday October 4 - Ross Neilsen Band & Papa Shango
https://www.facebook.com/events/692137954174234/
Saturday Oct 11 - Firebelly http://firebellyband.com/
Friday October
24 - Chris
Antonik
https://www.facebook.com/events/483994135037021/
Friday November 7 - The 24th Street Wailers
https://www.facebook.com/events/1461871927396384/
Friday November 14 - John Primer
https://www.facebook.com/events/736204449750932/
Saturday Nov 15 – The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer
https://www.facebook.com/events/483994135037021/
Friday November 7 - The 24th Street Wailers
https://www.facebook.com/events/1461871927396384/
Friday November 14 - John Primer
https://www.facebook.com/events/736204449750932/
Saturday Nov 15 – The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer
http://www.harpoonistaxemurderer.com/
Saturday Nov 22 - Studebaker John & The Hawks
Saturday Nov 22 - Studebaker John & The Hawks
http://www.studebakerjohn.com/
Friday November 28 - David Gogo
Friday November 28 - David Gogo
https://www.facebook.com/events/1544185819136854/?ref_dashboard_filter=calendar
Saturday Nov 29 - Tony D + Musical Guests
Saturday Nov 29 - Tony D + Musical Guests
More to be confirmed!!!
Also, for this occasion, we've decided to create 30th Anniversary Passes. Still tweaking the details, but ought to be available by September 1st.
Rainbow Bistro
76 Murray Street
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IF YOU’LL BE IN
TORONTO …
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Life, Death and The
Blues!
Theatre Pass
Muraille, 16 Ryerson Avenue, Toronto ON
September 25 to
October 19
Written and conceived by Raoul Bhaneja
A Theatre Passe Muraille Production in association with Hope and Hell Theatre Co.
A Theatre Passe Muraille Production in association with Hope and Hell Theatre Co.
Directed by Eda Holmes
Starring Raoul Bhaneja, Divine Brown & Band members: Jake Chisholm - guitar, Tom Bona - drums, Chris Banks - upright bass
Starring Raoul Bhaneja, Divine Brown & Band members: Jake Chisholm - guitar, Tom Bona - drums, Chris Banks - upright bass
With featured guests every night.
This innovative concert/theatre hybrid, created by
Gemini-nominated actor and Maple Blues Award winner Raoul Bhaneja, is a
performance that combines autobiography, interview, live music and multi-media
to explore the power, passion and meaning of The Blues.
Under the direction of Eda Holmes, Bhaneja will be
accompanied by the Juno award-winning Canadian R&B/Soul singer Divine Brown with
music provided by band members - Jake Chisholm
on guitar, Tom Bona on drums and Chris Banks on upright bass.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
COMING SOON
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Rocket Rached's Blues
Harp Blow-Off
Irene’s Pub, 885
Bank Street
Preliminaries –
Tuesday & Wednesday, October 7 & 8 @ 9:30 pm
Finals – Saturday,
October 11 @ 9:30 pm
Hosted by Ottawa's own Juno Award-winning blues band -
Monkeyjunk www.monkeyjunkband.com
Any and all harp players, including past winners,
who are not signed to a major record label are eligible.
It's time to find out who is the best of the best.
Entry forms will be available at the club, as well as online.
Do you know a harp player who is a must see player and
needs a little exposure?
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The 21st edition of Virée Blues Boréale presents
Mississippi Heat & Mike
Goudreau
Le Petit Chicago, 50 Promenade
du Portage, Gatineau
Wednesday, October 8 @ 8 pm; tickets $20 (OBS member discount $5 off)
10 years! Yes, already! For the last ten years, the Virée Blues Boréale team has been sharing their love for the Blues with Outaouais area fans. More than 200 shows, 100 guests and to more than 24 000 fans! Now renowned for its one-of-a-kind features bringing together on its stage the best of the Blues, the Virée Blues Boréale squad would like to celebrate with you its tenth anniversary with nothing less than a complete edition made of double-headers!
To launch this iron-clad programming at Le Petit Chicago, a flagship group of Chicago’s contemporary Blues. Our guests total over 100 years of Blues expertise, have recorded 12 albums and feature a Grande Dame of the Blues often compared to the great Etta James, Inetta Visor, and the virtuoso of the chromatic harmonica, Pierre Lacocque – with us, from Chicago, Mississippi Heat. And, their special guest, the leader of the Boppin’ Blues Band and of the Goodmen Band who was also the guitarist for the late Miss Linda “Chocolate Thunder” Rodney, Mister Mike Goudreau.
10 years! Yes, already! For the last ten years, the Virée Blues Boréale team has been sharing their love for the Blues with Outaouais area fans. More than 200 shows, 100 guests and to more than 24 000 fans! Now renowned for its one-of-a-kind features bringing together on its stage the best of the Blues, the Virée Blues Boréale squad would like to celebrate with you its tenth anniversary with nothing less than a complete edition made of double-headers!
To launch this iron-clad programming at Le Petit Chicago, a flagship group of Chicago’s contemporary Blues. Our guests total over 100 years of Blues expertise, have recorded 12 albums and feature a Grande Dame of the Blues often compared to the great Etta James, Inetta Visor, and the virtuoso of the chromatic harmonica, Pierre Lacocque – with us, from Chicago, Mississippi Heat. And, their special guest, the leader of the Boppin’ Blues Band and of the Goodmen Band who was also the guitarist for the late Miss Linda “Chocolate Thunder” Rodney, Mister Mike Goudreau.
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Bill Durst Band
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank Street
Friday, October 10 @ 9:30 pm; $10
Bill Durst is a Canadian Blues- Rock- Roots
guitarist, singer, songwriter, entertainer who has written and recorded over
115 songs on 11 albums with 7 national radio chart hits. As a kid growing
up in Wingham and then London, Ontario (which is halfway between Toronto and
Detroit), Bill was heavily influenced by Motown R&B and Toronto Psychedelic
Soul music as well as the British Blues Invasion and Jimi Hendrix. Bill’s
entrance on the national/international stage was with his classic rock band
Thundermug formed from London R&B groups in 1969. By the summer of 1972 the
band had a number one hit and a fan following in Eastern Canada. The band went
on to record a total of 5 albums, (3 albums in the early/mid 1970s and two CDs
in the mid 1990s) releasing records in the US and Europe. Bill put out his
first two solo releases in the mid eighties but it wasn’t until the early 2000s
that Durst got some real career momentum.
In 2004 he proclaimed his intention to start up a
“little, fuzzy, psychedelic blues band” and since then Bill and his co-writer
Joe DeAngelis have produced 4 full length CDs.
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Music by the Bay
Live Blues Concert Series Presents
Dawn Tyler Watson
& Paul Deslauriers
St. Francis Centre,
78 Church Street South, Ajax ON
Friday, October 10;
Doors 7 pm, Show 8 pm; $40
Advance tickets available
online
With the simple honesty of two voices and a six-string
guitar, this award-winning duo has forged a solid reputation on the
international Blues scene, touring regularly in North America, Europe and
beyond. Together they explore a rich pallet of styles and moods, seamlessly
blending the borders of the blues into roots, folk, soul and rock & roll.
Delicate and fiery, subdued and electrifying, this talented duo is a study in
the art of perfectly fusing these apparent contradictions. Paul
Deslauriers bares a masterful acoustic guitar style all his own,
complementing it with a strong and sensual voice, while Dawn Tyler Watson –
renowned for her engaging stage presence – moves with incredible vocal ease
from sultry elegance to raw powerhouse.
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Steve
Groves’ Spanish Tour Going Away Party
Fatboys Southern Smokehouse, 34 Murray Street
Saturday, October 11 @ 8 pm
Hi to all my Ottawa friends. On
Saturday, October 11, I will be performing at Fatboys Smokehouse at Murray
Street, with Buddy McCann on Drums & Harmonica as well as vocals, and Owen
Brown on Bass, and we'll be rocking' the blues from 8 to 11 pm!
This will be our last performance in Canada until I return to Ottawa next April, and I want to turn it into a party. The venue does not actually pay the band, other than a $100.00 bar tab, so we need to charge a cover to pay the guys in the band and help me out with my trip expenses ... however I would like to give everyone who comes a copy of my new CD "Notes From The Underground". If you already have a copy of my CD, then I'd like to buy you a drink (from the $100.00 bar tab offered by the club).
We will start at 8 pm sharp and play two sets of originals and blues standards done in our style....
I'd like to see my friends new and old. I don't get much of a chance to see you guys, so this could be a great night. We can stay and have a bit of an after party. Socializing in real time!
This has been a great summer for me and my family… the birth of my grandson Kai, the release of my music and radio play worldwide, tours in Europe and Asia, meeting so many new friends as I travel. It's really something to cherish.
I hope I will see you at the "Steve Groves Spanish Tour Going Away Party" Saturday October 11. Come early. We start at 8 sharp.
Thanks and we'll see you soon,
This will be our last performance in Canada until I return to Ottawa next April, and I want to turn it into a party. The venue does not actually pay the band, other than a $100.00 bar tab, so we need to charge a cover to pay the guys in the band and help me out with my trip expenses ... however I would like to give everyone who comes a copy of my new CD "Notes From The Underground". If you already have a copy of my CD, then I'd like to buy you a drink (from the $100.00 bar tab offered by the club).
We will start at 8 pm sharp and play two sets of originals and blues standards done in our style....
I'd like to see my friends new and old. I don't get much of a chance to see you guys, so this could be a great night. We can stay and have a bit of an after party. Socializing in real time!
This has been a great summer for me and my family… the birth of my grandson Kai, the release of my music and radio play worldwide, tours in Europe and Asia, meeting so many new friends as I travel. It's really something to cherish.
I hope I will see you at the "Steve Groves Spanish Tour Going Away Party" Saturday October 11. Come early. We start at 8 sharp.
Thanks and we'll see you soon,
Steve
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Guy Davis
Greenbank Folk Music Society
Greenbank Centennial Hall, Greenbank ON (north of Whitby)
Saturday, October 11; tickets $25
Neat Coffee Shop, 1715 Calabogie Road, Burnstown ON
Sunday, October 12; tickets $35
Son of the late actors,
Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, Guy is a musician, composer, actor, director, and
writer … but, most importantly, a bluesman. The blues permeates every corner
of Davis' creativity. Throughout his career, he has dedicated himself to
reviving the traditions of acoustic blues and bringing them to as many ears as
possible through the material of the great blues masters, African American
stories, and his own original songs, stories and performance pieces.
His influences are
varied: Musically, he enjoyed such great blues musicians as Mississippi John
Hurt and Buddy Guy. It was through Taj Mahal that he found his way to the old
time blues. He also loved such diverse musicians as Fats Waller and Harry
Belafonte.
Early acting roles
included a lead role in the film "Beat Street" opposite Rae
Dawn Chong and on television as ‘Dr. Josh Hall’ on "One Life to
Live". He made his Broadway musical debut in 1991 in the Zora Neale
Hurston/Langston Hughes collaboration "Mulebone",which
featured the music of Taj Mahal. In 1993 he performed Off-Broadway as legendary
blues player Robert Johnson in "Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil".
He received rave reviews and became the 1993 winner of the Blues Foundation's
"Keeping the Blues Alive Award”. More recently, Guy featured on Broadway
in Million Dollar Quartet and a revival of Finian's Rainbow.
(Thanks
to Greenbank Folk Music Society for this info.)
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Adam Karch
Cabaret La Basoche,
120 rue Principale, Gatineau QC
Friday, October 31
@ 8 pm; tickets $30
At age 12, Montreal native Adam Karch discovered the
guitar, an instrument that would become his best friend and musical partner.
His 2011 release, “Cotton Fields”, revisits blues hits throughout the ages
(from the 1930s to present day) and offers five original songs. The album
explores the roots of the blues while paying homage to the long walk to freedom
taken by so many African-Americans, as well as a dedication to Harriet Tubman,
a visionary heroine who worked with the Canadian Underground Railroad in an
effort to abolish slavery. On his latest CD, “Blueprints”, you’ll find blues,
roots and unexpected acoustic versions of pop tunes.
http://www.reverbnation.com/adamkarch
http://www.reverbnation.com/adamkarch
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An Evening of Blues
with Patsy Gallant
La Grange de la
Gatineau, 80 chemin Summer, Cantley QC
Friday, October 31;
Friday concert tickets $30 (plus tax)
Saturday, November 1; Saturday dinner &
show tickets $65 (plus tax)
The
Queen of Disco, Patsy Gallant will present beautiful standard blues and
original compositions, accompanied by pianist Éric Sauvé. The show is in
English and French.
One of 10 children, Patsy Gallant,
born in New-Brunswick, started singing at the age of 5 with her sisters and
their band, The Gallant Sisters. Her solo career took off in 1970 when she
signed a contract with Columbia Records, releasing albums in both French and
English. A tiny, vivacious performer with a strong voice, Gallant became one of
the few Canadian artists to become a star during the disco era. After hosting a
TV show for two seasons and doing more recordings, she re-emerged in musical
theatre in 1988, performing in many productions. In 1997, she played Stella
Spotlight in Starmania
for eight years. In 2005, after
returning from her long run in Starmania,
she released a career retrospective, Tout va trop vite, which included early recordings and a remake of “Sugar
Daddy”. She released her new album “Coeur de velours” in 2013, in collaboration with DJ
Mario Léonard. Her latest
shows are: “Patsy Gallant lâche son fou”, “Patsy Gallant chante Piaf” and
“Patsy Gallant, Madame chante le Blues”.
La Grange de la Gatineau offers a
candle-lit, cabaret style setting. Tickets for the show are available at $30
(plus tax) for the Friday (concert only) and at $65 (plus tax) for the Saturday
(dinner & show). Bar service is available through the evening. Reservations
are required, and can be booked online at www.grange.ca
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The Elite Blues
Series presents
Coco Montoya
with
Special Guest Victor Wainwright
Showplace
Performance Centre, 290 George Street North, Peterborough ON
Friday, November 7
@ 8 pm; tickets $32 (at the box office or online)
Coco
Montoya from Texas is one of the most renowned guitar players out there. Guitar
One Magazine called him “the hottest southpaw in the Blues. Smoldering blues
and southern fried rock and roll with a master touch and killer soloing”. All
that and he has a great voice. Billboard said “an astounding guitar virtuoso
and a forceful singer”. The Village Voice called him “awe inspiring”.
Check
out the link below and see for yourself!
Victor
Wainwright returns to us from Memphis for a second time. He brought down the
house last time in our theatre. He is the 2013 & 2014 BMA Pinetop Perkins
Player of the Year. Chicago Blues Guide 2013 says “Victor is all about
boogie-woogie piano, deep soul and a voice that recalls Dr. John at his best.
He is a rising blues star, a tremendous player”.
Check
Victor out in the link below.
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Tim Williams
Irene’s Pub, 885
Bank Street
Wednesday, November
12
Tim
Williams is a
blues-based singer / songwriter / multi – instrumentalist. He is a 40 year
veteran of the ‘Roots’ music scene in North America, roots which stretch back
to the coffee-house scene of his native California in the mid 60′s.
Settling
in Canada in 1970, Tim is a studio musician, producer, and a performer in
constant demand. He has played Folk / Blues / Jazz festivals and concert halls
and clubs from Halifax, to Vancouver Island, to the Yukon.
Inspired
by the Hillbilly and Western Swing music he heard as a child, Tim absorbed late
Fifties Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll, Hawaiian and Mexican music,
early Sixties Folk, and Bluegrass “like a sponge” before discovering a passion
for traditional blues styles which was fueled by seeing many first generation
blues musicians live during the “Blues Boom” of the mid and late Sixties.”
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Roselawn Centre
Blues Series
Michael Pickett
& Mike Brandon with the Mighty Duck Blues Band
Roselawn Theatre, 296 Fielden Ave., Port Colborne, ON
Friday, November 14 @ 8 pm; Tickets: $25 Adult $20 Senior/Student
Roselawn Theatre, 296 Fielden Ave., Port Colborne, ON
Friday, November 14 @ 8 pm; Tickets: $25 Adult $20 Senior/Student
Roselawn Centre for the Arts is excited to present the
first of a three part series of blues beginning Friday, November 14.
Multi award winning JUNO nominee Michael Pickett established himself as a musically ground-breaking, electrifying singer/songwriter/harmonica player in the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s (Whiskey Howl, Wooden Teeth, Michael Pickett Band. Mike Branton made a name for himself as a young guitar prodigy evolving into a triple threat: inventive improvisational soloist, original singer, and songwriter. Together they are a powerhouse and this night they will be supported by The Mighty Duck Blues Band, a collective of award winning veteran players.
http://www.michaelpickett.com
http://www.mikebranton.com
http://www.mightyduckbluesband.com
Multi award winning JUNO nominee Michael Pickett established himself as a musically ground-breaking, electrifying singer/songwriter/harmonica player in the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s (Whiskey Howl, Wooden Teeth, Michael Pickett Band. Mike Branton made a name for himself as a young guitar prodigy evolving into a triple threat: inventive improvisational soloist, original singer, and songwriter. Together they are a powerhouse and this night they will be supported by The Mighty Duck Blues Band, a collective of award winning veteran players.
http://www.michaelpickett.com
http://www.mikebranton.com
http://www.mightyduckbluesband.com
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Paul Reddick
Irene’s Pub, 885
Bank Street
Friday, November 21
Paul Reddick has long been a part of Canada’s rich
roots music scene; he is one of the best harmonica players in the country…. His
distinctive voice covers a wide emotional palette; always engaging; sometimes a
shout, more often a conversationally vivid whisper. But it is Reddick’s songs –
sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter, always thought-provking and rarely
sentimental – and the passionate way he delivers them that best illustrate what
the influential British magazine ‘Mojo’ described as his “wayward brilliance”. …
he has been nominated for Junos and a Blues Music Award and he is a seven-time
Maple Blues Award winner. And he continues to tour – across Canada and the
United State, with two or three trips a year to Europe – with his hard-hitting
band.
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Bloodshot Bill
Irene’s Pub, 885
Bank Street
Friday, November 28
Bloodshot Bill started playing in his hometown of
Montreal, around 1998, with just a guitar and a stomp board. Since then, he has
had over 30 releases throughout Europe, USA and Canada – and still tours all
these places frequently. He was banned from entering the States for 5 years
(2006-2011) and made his first “(wel)comeback” show in USA at the Norton
Records 25th Anniversary Weekend, performing alongside such legendary (and
killer!) acts such as Andre Williams, The Sonics, 5678′s, Mighty Hannibal and The South Bay Surfers.
Since 2003 his hair has been slicked with his own brand of grease, “Nice ‘n’
Greasy”, and he plays his guitar through his custom made
one-of-a-kind Richtone Amp.
Usually travels alone as a one man band and absolutely wows the crowds
everywhere he plays!
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Carolyn Fe Blues
Collective
Irene’s Pub, 885
Bank Street
Saturday, November
29
Carolyn Fe Blues Collective offers up
the Blues in all its shades …. A highly versatile, well-rounded performer,
Carolyn Fe possesses the deep soul of an artist who has lived on the fringe for
most of her life, and made the most of it as the true innovator she is, giving
her music and lyrics an insight and depth that cannot be imitated and must be
heard. She produces original material that contains lyrics with highly charged
emotions that only the Blues can surrender – from extreme loss and anger to
love-gone-bad or the languid sexiness of a hot summer night.
Backed by veteran musicians … the band’s delivery has
phrasing that at evokes deep sensations from the begging for love, the
hard-core-in-your-face of truth denied or the dreamy allure of pure seduction.
(Exerpted from a review by Sandy Graham in Cashbox)
The Carolyn Fe Blues Collective is touring in support
of their 3rd release, "Bad Taboo".
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FALL FESTIVALS
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Merrickville Jazz
Festival
Merrickville ON
October 16-19
Featuring Peter Woods and Brian Browne, Nicole Ratté
and Tim Bedner, Caridad Cruz & Miguel De Armas, Peter Brown Quartet and
more.
http://www.merrickvillesjazzfest.com/
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Canal Bank Shuffle
Thorold ON
October 16-18
Featuring Bob Margolin, Maria Muldaur, Sugar Ray &
the Bluetones, Jarekus Singleton, Alexis P. Suter, Harrison Kennedy, Chris
Antonik, Brian Blaine & more.
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BLUES ON THE RIDEAU @ THE COVE INN, WESTPORT
2014/15 LINE-UP – 10th ANNIVERSARY
SEASON!
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Blues
On The Rideau is a Dinner & Show Fundraiser Series featuring some of
Canada's best Blues artists performing in the cozy, intimate setting
of The Cove Country Inn in Westport, Ontario - once a month from October
through May (December excluded). 2014/15 is their 10th Anniversary season.
The
Cove Inn is known for its friendly service, relaxed atmosphere, good food and
drink, comfortable accommodation, excellent LIVE music and for its
beautiful location on Rideau Lake in one of the most scenic small towns
in eastern Ontario. Westport is just a 45 minute drive from Kingston, 1.5
hours from Ottawa.
Despite cost increases, the price for these nights remains at $60 per person (the same as the past 3 years). That includes a delicious full course buffet dinner, the show and dancing. Proceeds from all BOTR nights go to support different local Westport charities. The Series has raised over $50,000 for the community over the past 9 years and the goal is to hit another $5K this season.
Blues On The Rideau is produced by Choose The Blues Productions www.choosetheblues.ca in co-operation with The Cove Inn www.coveinn.com and is sponsored by 101.9 DAWG FM in Ottawa www.dawgfm.com, LAKE 88.1 in Perth/Rideau Lakes www.lake88.ca and DAN AYKROYD WINES www.danaykroydwines.com.
Despite cost increases, the price for these nights remains at $60 per person (the same as the past 3 years). That includes a delicious full course buffet dinner, the show and dancing. Proceeds from all BOTR nights go to support different local Westport charities. The Series has raised over $50,000 for the community over the past 9 years and the goal is to hit another $5K this season.
Blues On The Rideau is produced by Choose The Blues Productions www.choosetheblues.ca in co-operation with The Cove Inn www.coveinn.com and is sponsored by 101.9 DAWG FM in Ottawa www.dawgfm.com, LAKE 88.1 in Perth/Rideau Lakes www.lake88.ca and DAN AYKROYD WINES www.danaykroydwines.com.
2014/15
LINE-UP FOR BLUES ON THE RIDEAU @ THE COVE INN
October
24 - HARPDOG BROWN
www.harpdogbrown.com
From
Vancouver - A great harp player & singer/songwriter. A Juno Award
nominee and Muddy Award winner. Joined by 2 members from Downchild!
PROCEEDS TO THE WESTPORT LIBRARY
November 21 - FATHEAD www.fathead.biz
PROCEEDS TO THE WESTPORT LIBRARY
November 21 - FATHEAD www.fathead.biz
From
Toronto - 2X Juno Award and multiple Maple Blues Award winners over their
21+ year career. Their 4th visit to BOTR. Funky, soulful and fun!
PROCEEDS TO THE WESTPORT FOOD BANK
January 23 - JACK DE KEYZER BAND www.jackdekeyzer.com
From Toronto - Canada's King of the Blues guitar - 2X Juno Award and 7X Maple Blues Award winner. His 6th visit to The Cove!
PROCEEDS TO FRIENDS OF FOLEY MOUNTAIN
February 20 & 21 - THE HOGTOWN ALLSTARS
From Toronto - All stars indeed - 5 members from Downchild plus Teddy Leonard on guitar - all Juno and/or Maple Blues Award winners!
PROCEEDS TO WESTPORT’S RIDEAU VISTA & ST. EDWARD’S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
PROCEEDS TO THE WESTPORT FOOD BANK
January 23 - JACK DE KEYZER BAND www.jackdekeyzer.com
From Toronto - Canada's King of the Blues guitar - 2X Juno Award and 7X Maple Blues Award winner. His 6th visit to The Cove!
PROCEEDS TO FRIENDS OF FOLEY MOUNTAIN
February 20 & 21 - THE HOGTOWN ALLSTARS
From Toronto - All stars indeed - 5 members from Downchild plus Teddy Leonard on guitar - all Juno and/or Maple Blues Award winners!
PROCEEDS TO WESTPORT’S RIDEAU VISTA & ST. EDWARD’S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
March
20 - PAUL REDDICK BAND www.paulreddick.ca
From Toronto - 7X Maple Blues Award winner and a Juno & American Blues Music Award nominee. A wonderfully talented singer/songwriter & harp player.
PROCEEDS TO RIDEAU WATERWAY LAND TRUST
April 17 - PAUL JAMES BAND www.pauljamesband.com
From Toronto - A singer/songwriter/guitarist with a 40+ year career and a great veteran band who plays Blues, R&B and Rockabilly as good as it gets.
PROCEEDS TO EASTER SEALS CAMP MERRYWOOD
May 8 & 9 - DAVID ROTUNDO BAND www.davidrotundo.com
From Toronto - A superb singer/songwriter and harp player and an excellent performer. Arguably the most popular band to every play BOTR - his 7th visit!
PROCEEDS TO RIDEAU DISTRICT MUSEUM & WESTPORT IN BLOOM
More information including downloadable Schedule, links to band websites, sample songs and YOU TUBE videos can be found at www.bluesontherideau.ca
DINNER & SHOW $60
7 to 11 pm for all shows
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS are required
From Toronto - 7X Maple Blues Award winner and a Juno & American Blues Music Award nominee. A wonderfully talented singer/songwriter & harp player.
PROCEEDS TO RIDEAU WATERWAY LAND TRUST
April 17 - PAUL JAMES BAND www.pauljamesband.com
From Toronto - A singer/songwriter/guitarist with a 40+ year career and a great veteran band who plays Blues, R&B and Rockabilly as good as it gets.
PROCEEDS TO EASTER SEALS CAMP MERRYWOOD
May 8 & 9 - DAVID ROTUNDO BAND www.davidrotundo.com
From Toronto - A superb singer/songwriter and harp player and an excellent performer. Arguably the most popular band to every play BOTR - his 7th visit!
PROCEEDS TO RIDEAU DISTRICT MUSEUM & WESTPORT IN BLOOM
More information including downloadable Schedule, links to band websites, sample songs and YOU TUBE videos can be found at www.bluesontherideau.ca
DINNER & SHOW $60
7 to 11 pm for all shows
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS are required
Well
priced accommodation is available at The Cove and nearby B&Bs
Book early - most BOTR nights sell out in advance!
CALL 1-888-COVE-INN or (613) 273-3636
Book early - most BOTR nights sell out in advance!
CALL 1-888-COVE-INN or (613) 273-3636
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KINGSTON SPECIAL EVENTS
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Dan Deslauriers
Band
The Standeasy @ the RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Friday, October 3 @ 8:30 pm; $5 at the door
Guitarist and vocalist Dan Deslauriers has long
been a fixture in the Ottawa music scene, both as a side and front man of
various genres of bands. Although his skill set and talent have extraordinary
range, his passion is the blues—and it shows. He is renowned for the fire and
honesty that he expresses with his voice and a guitar, as well as his technical
skill and the unique ways in which his extensive musical knowledge seeps into
the blues. In both his original music and his interpretations of classics, he
draws on diverse influences such as country, jazz, roots, and rock. A versatile
and creative guitarist, Deslauriers frequently combines playing styles not
always found in the blues, creating new and exciting interpretations.
Deslauriers, bass player Cory Shvets, and
drummer Ken Reynolds frequently play in and around Ottawa, and are regularly
invited to play in Kingston. The trio was a finalist in the 2013 Ottawa Blues
Society Road to Memphis band competition. Prior to that, Deslauriers traded
electric for acoustic and earned himself a berth in the finals for the 2011
Ottawa Blues Society Road to Memphis solo/duo competition. In April 2014,
Deslauriers released “City Fever”, an exciting new blues CD that showcases ten
of his many original blues songs.
Although a trio, the Dan Deslauriers band’s
sound fills the room like a six-piece band, and they get the audience dancing
and cheering. Come out to a Dan Deslauriers show and experience a group of
seasoned musicians not just performing, but evolving the blues!
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Chris Antonik
The Standeasy @ the
RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Saturday, November
1 @ 8:30 pm; $15 by reservation
In 2010, Toronto-based blues guitarist, singer
and songwriter Chris Antonik arrived onto the National and International blues
scene with his self-titled debut album which received widespread critical
acclaim, placed in the Roots Music Report Top 100 charts for over a year, and
garnered Antonik a nomination for Best New Artist of the Year at Canada’s
national Maple Blues Awards. In 2010, in its year-end review, British
Columbia’s Blues Underground Network deemed Chris ‘The Future of the
Blues.’
After extensive touring and major blues festival appearances in
Canada in 2011 and 2012, Chris returned with his highly anticipated and
critically-acclaimed follow-up “Better For You” in March 2013, which solidified
Chris’ reputation as one of Canada's hottest young blues artists.
To live up to the accolades on stage, Chris delivers an
unbridled and passionate live performance that gives audiences more than their
money’s worth and leaves them wanting more. An exceptional guitarist who
has been compared to Clapton, a soulful singer and an inventive songwriter,
Chris is the real deal.
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Ginger St. James
The Standeasy @ the RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Saturday, November 15, @ 8:30 pm; $10 at the door
Ginger
St. James never disappoints and the country-roots infused music that she writes
turns heads like the girl herself. Many roads travelled and many lessons
learned add up to provide the tales she tells with the sweetest voice, or
petulant growl depending on the number. Her life in song is a refreshing
array of sock hop greasers, classic country and touching insights to a very
real story. In a world where everything is freeze dried and wrapped in
plastic, Ginger St. James is very much like the farmers market – full of
friendly, hard-working folk proudly offering the fruits of their labour,
colours and aromas embracing all who approach. You would be forgiven in
assuming such a diminutive lass would struggle in the hardscrabble music
business, but her charm talent and tenacity is as infectious as the grooves and
rhythms that make those finely crafted lyrics come to life with so much
energy. Music lovers know a good thing when they hear it, and Ginger St.
James has the package that’s flying off the shelves.
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Chicago Blues Legend Studebaker John and The Hawks
The Standeasy @ the RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Friday, November 21 @ 8:30 pm; tickets $20 in advance
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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, October 5 – OBS DAWG’ON BLUES – Rainbow 30th Anniversary with
Blues Bud Brent
Next week, October 12 – OBS DAWG’ON BLUES – with Larry Deszcz
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 2014.
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
This week, October 1 – Listen Before You Buy: Recent releases by international jazz pianists
Adolfo Antonio, Carsten Dahl, Duke Ellington, Michael Fleiner, Larry Fuller,
Yves Leveille, Roberto Magris, Mads Pagsberg, Gabriele Pezzoli and Michel Reis,
presented by Ron Sweetman.
Next week, October 8 – Art Hodes meets Bessie Smith: The piano blues of Art Hodes meet the vocal blues of the "Empress
of the Blues" - Bessie Smith: presented by Ron Sweetman.
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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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Tuesday &
Wednesday, October 7-8
Blues Harp Blow-Off Preliminaries @ Irene’s Pub, 9:30
pm
Saturday, October
11
Blues Harp Blow-Off Finals @ Irene’s Pub, 9:30 pm
Sunday,
October 12
Open Blues Jam hosted by Maria Hawkins @ the Rainbow,
4-7 pm
Sunday,
October 19
Open Blues Jam hosted by Brian Downey @ the Rainbow,
4-7 pm
Friday, October 24
The Mud Boys @ Irene’s Pub, 9:30 pm
Sunday,
October 26
Open Blues Jam hosted by River City Junction @ the
Rainbow, 4-7 pm
Friday &
Saturday, October 31-November 1
MonkeyJunk in Concert @ the Blacksheep Inn, Wakefield
QC
Saturday, November
1
Ball & Chain and the Wreckers CD release @ Irene’s
Pub, 9:30 pm
Joe Gaspar Band @ Moose McGuire’s
Saturday, November
8
Wicked Grin @ Irene’s Pub, 9:30 pm
Friday, December 5
Drew Nelson Band @ Irene’s Pub, 9:30 pm
Friday &
Saturday, December 5-6
MonkeyJunk @ the Neat Coffee House, Burnstown
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