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It’s always
wise to check with
the venue
to confirm the show!
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Ottawa Blues This
Week is a day late, following my return from a two-week vacation in
the Chicago area (which is why there was NO Ottawa Blues This Week last week).
If you haven’t attended the Chicago Blues Festival, I urge you to add it to
your bucket list … as what I believe is the world’s largest free blues
festival, it’s an annual blues pilgrimage for me and the music never
disappoints!
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SPECIAL EVENTS THIS
WEEK
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Anthony Gomes
Rainbow Bistro, 76
Murray Street
Thursday, June 23
#1 Billboard Blues Artist, Anthony
Gomes, has been creating virtuosic, burning blues since his recorded debut in
1998. Twelve releases and numerous awards and ecstatic accolades later, the
aptly-named, riff-laden “Electric Field Holler” crackles with his bare wires
passion. Gomes sings and plays with integrity and deeply felt emotion,
oblivious to fortune and fashion. The resulting music is a blazing cathartic
experience radiating therapeutic heat for body and soul.
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS THIS
WEEK
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The Return of the Jedi of the Blues
Rocket Rached & the Fat City 8
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank Street
Friday, June 24 @ 9:30 pm
Come on out to Irene’s Pub and
dance the night away … some new tunes and some faves.
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FESTIVALS THIS WEEK
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Stratford Blues &
Ribfest
Stratford ON
June 24-26
With the Michael
Schatte Band, Dylan Wickens & the Grand Naturals, Stevie T, the Bill Durst
Band and more.
TD Ottawa Jazz
Festival
Ottawa ON
June 22 – July 3
With Elvin Bishop
& Charlie Musselwhite, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, the 24th
Street Wailers & more.
TD Toronto Jazz
Festival
Toronto ON
June 24 – July 3
With Sharon Jones
& the Dap Kings, the Distillery, Julian Fauth Blues Band, Fraser Melvin Band,
Blackburn Brothers & more.
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AREA HIGHLIGHTS THIS
WEEK
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Morgan
Davis
The
Valley Food & Drink Co, 729 Mill Street, Calabogie ON
Friday,
June 24 @ 8 pm; $10
Dinner available from 5 – 8 pm before the show,
reservations required.
Tickets are available online at Eventbrite.ca, in person at the
restaurant, or can be reserved by phone 613-752-2676x311. Seating is limited so
advance tickets and reservations are required.
For
45 years Morgan Davis has been on the road travelling across
Canada, the United States and Europe. His performances draw from a rich
tradition of country blues, as well as his own contemporary songs infused with
wit and a large dose of humour. Owner Byron Hermann says “We are so honoured to
him performing on our stage. I remember his incredible playing with David
Wilcox and almost everyone else in the Blues world.” Davis has established a rich career as a solo artist, and
also performs with stellar lineups of musicians as a trio or full band. His most recent recording, "Drive My Blues Away on Electro-Fi records is his
first solo disc. His previous recording "At Home In Nova Scotia",
pays homage to Atlantic Canada where he has been a resident since 2001.
Morgan's passion for the Blues has never wavered... and he fully expects to be on the road for the rest of his life.
“The Valley Food and Drink Co.” is an Ottawa Valley
destination restaurant located inside Calabogie Lodge on the shore of beautiful
Calabogie Lake. The restaurant offers visitors an opportunity to experience
Ottawa valley culture, heritage, music and of course food and drink. Menus have
been designed to highlight the diverse cultural nature that created our Ottawa
valley heritage. Recipes have been prepared using, wherever possible, the
freshest ingredients the Valley has to offer, hand-picked from farms, farmer’s
markets and local meat producers. The restaurant is fully licensed and also
features local craft beers and Ontario wines.
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A Fundraising Concert with The Claytones
Manotick United Church, 5567 Manotick Main Street, Manotick ON
Manotick United Church, 5567 Manotick Main Street, Manotick ON
Saturday, June 25 @ 8 pm; $30
Born in the heart of the
Ottawa Valley, the Claytones masterfully spin their melodic, vocal-driven
Canadiana brand of country-soaked roots music with old school sensibilities.
This concert is
a fundraiser in support of renovations to the Aphasia
Centre of Ottawa and the Manotick United Church Outreach.
For tickets call Manotick
United Church 613-692-4576 or email Terry McGovern mcgovet@rogers.com
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Outdoor Concert with
Ray Montford
Restaurant Les
Fougeres, 783 Route 105, Chelsea QC
Sunday, June 26 @ 3
pm; tickets $20 advance,$22.50 at the door
For tickets http://raymontford.com/index.php/concerts
Like the human spirit, Ray
Montford’s melodic original tunes are fuelled by a wild and raw beauty,
inspiring haunting sonic canvasses that are equally rich in imagery, as they
are powerful. Whether playing finger style acoustic or electric
reminiscent of blues/rock masters, Ray is a soulful player who lets his
instrument sing, wringing emotion from every note and with a textured
sound all his own. He recently released his sixth studio album, “Vintage
Is Now”, an evocative collection of originals steeped in a seamless mix of
jazz, blues and rock.
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LOCALS THIS WEEK
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Friday, June 24
Rocket
Rached & the Fat City 8 @ Irene’s, 9:30 pm
Saturday, June 25
The Back Beat @ La Piazza Courtyard, Manotick, 9 pm
Saturday, June 25
The Back Beat @ La Piazza Courtyard, Manotick, 9 pm
Sunday, June 26
River
City Junction hosts the Open Blues Jam @ the Rainbow, 3:30 pm
Morgan
Davis @ the Atomic Rooster, 6-9 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, 8 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.
Hosted by Corky
Kealey and Vince Halfhide.
Special guests:
June 23 – John Cormier
June 30 –
Inesperado
July 7 –
Terry Gillespie
July 14 –
Drew Nelson
July 21 –
Jesse Greene
July 28 –
Ed Hart
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Weekly jazz jam
Options Jazz Lounge,
Brookstreet Hotel, Kanata
Thursdays, 7-11 pm;
no cover
“…
February 11, was the third anniversary of weekly jazz jams at the Brookstreet
Hotel's Options Jazz Lounge in Kanata – and the HML Trio will be keeping the
music going, as they have from the beginning.
There
are not many jams that last without a break for that long, and with the same
host band. But the Ottawa jazz trio – Jamie Holmes on drums, Alex Moxon on
guitar, and J.P. Lapensée on electric bass – has built a steady following for
the Thursday jam, week in and week out.”
Check
out the full article on this jam at
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Roddy Ellias
Caveau Mediterranean,
1638 Bank Street
Every Saturday night
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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
Deacon Brodie’s, 247
Elgin Street
Every Sunday, 2-6 pm
Every
Sunday afternoon, you can find Jeff playing some tunes at Deacon Brodie's on
Elgin.
Downtown
Ottawa, come for brunch (till 2pm) and then stay for tunes as Jeff takes
requests and kicks off your Sunday Funday!
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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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VIRÉE BLUES BORÉALE
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24th Edition
of Virée Blues Boréale
Coming in September
2016.
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AREA HIGHLIGHTS MONTHLY
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Fifty Five Twenty-Five Festival
Watson’s Mill, 5525 Dickinson Street, Manotick ON
Watson’s Mill, 5525 Dickinson Street, Manotick ON
World class music performances at the very heart of
Manotick.
Watson's Mill is a visually
stunning performance space and has great acoustics.
Tuesday,
August 16 – Tyler Kealey
Wednesday,
August 17 – K.E.W.T. Kathryn Briggs & Terry Tufts
Thursday,
August 18 – Suzie Vinnick
Tickets can be purchased through Watson’s
Mill 614-692-6455
Adult – single show - $30; pick 3 - $80;
all 6 - $150
Family – single show - $80; pick 3 -
$225; all 6 - $400
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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 ON
Dinner & Show Fundraisers
Once a month 7-11 pm; $65
Stay tuned for the 2016-17
lineup.
BLUES ON THE RIDEAU is produced by Choose The Blues
Productions www.choosetheblues.ca
in cooperation with The Cove Inn, Westport www.coveinn.com
Sponsored by Dan Aykroyd Wines www.danaykroydwines.com
Perth Brewery www.perthbrewery.ca
101.9 DAWG FM Ottawa www.dawgfm.com
LAKE 88.1 Perth/Rideau Lakes www.lake88.ca
Please visit and LIKE us on Facebook and Twitter
www.facebook.com/ChooseTheBluesProductions
Please visit and LIKE us on Facebook and Twitter
www.facebook.com/ChooseTheBluesProductions
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SPECIAL EVENTS COMING
SOON
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I AM THE BLUES
documentary
Bytowne Theatre, 325
Rideau Street
Three showings:
Sunday, June 26 @ 4:15 pm
Monday, June 27 @ 6:55 pm
Tuesday, June 28 @ 9:05 pm
Tickets - $12 for
non-members; $8 for Bytowne members (with Bytowne membership card); ticket
prices include HST, cash only; Bytowne membership $12; seniors & students
$6 with ID; (valid for one year from date of purchase)
I AM THE BLUES is a beautiful feature
documentary about to go into national theatrical release. The film was made by
Emmy-winning Montreal director Daniel Cross. It follows a number of remaining
blues greats, most in their 80s, in Mississippi and Louisiana. It's an
incredibly intimate and touching look at these artists and a disappearing
generation in the blues.
I
AM THE BLUES takes the audience on a musical journey through the swamps of the
Louisiana Bayou, the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta and Moonshine soaked
BBQs in the North Mississippi Hill Country. Visit the last original blues
devils, many in their 80s, still living in the American deep south and touring
the Chitlin’ Circuit. Let Bobby Rush, Barbara Lynn, Henry Gray, Carol Fran,
Little Freddie King, Lazy Lester, Bilbo Walker, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, RL Boyce,
LC Ulmer, Lil’ Buck Sinegal and their friends awaken the blues in all of us.
I AM THE BLUES - Trailer
Website
Facebook
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Ottawa Gatineau Blues
Cruise with Carolyn Fe Trio
Quai des Artistes,
895 Jacques Cartier, Gatineau QC
Thursday, July 14,
7-10 pm; $40
ALL ABOARD! Take a Blues
Cruise on the Ottawa River with Carolyn Fe Blues Collective Trio. Sip a drink,
tap your toes or just get up and dance while you soak in the sights of the boat
cruise.
Boarding: 18h30 at Quai des Artistes, 895 rue Jacques Cartier, Gatineau, QC. Boat leaves at 19h00 sharp.
RSVP: 819-264-3855 or 613-724-8408
Tickets available at Croisieres Outaouais: 892 rue Jacques Cartier, Gatineau, QC
Boarding: 18h30 at Quai des Artistes, 895 rue Jacques Cartier, Gatineau, QC. Boat leaves at 19h00 sharp.
RSVP: 819-264-3855 or 613-724-8408
Tickets available at Croisieres Outaouais: 892 rue Jacques Cartier, Gatineau, QC
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FESTIVALS IN JUNE
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Stratford Blues &
Ribfest
Stratford ON
June 24-26
With the Michael
Schatte Band, Dylan Wickens & the Grand Naturals, Stevie T, the Bill Durst
Band and more.
TD Ottawa Jazz
Festival
Ottawa ON
June 22 – July 3
With Elvin Bishop
& Charlie Musselwhite, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, the 24th
Street Wailers & more.
TD Toronto Jazz
Festival
Toronto ON
June 24 – July 3
With Sharon Jones
& the Dap Kings, the Distillery, Julian Fauth Blues Band, Fraser Melvin
Band, Blackburn Brothers & more.
Montreal
International Jazz Festival
Montreal QC
June 29 – July 9
With Guy Belanger,
the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir, Paul DesLauriers, Preservation Hall Jazz
Band, Taj Mahal and more.
Mountain Man Music
Festival
Calabogie ON
June 30 – July 1
With Paul DesLauriers
Band, Bill Durst, Al Lerman, Zydeco Loco and more.
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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 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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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, June 26 – OBS DAWG’ON BLUES – Mt. Tremblant Blues Festival 2016 with Debrablues
Next week, July 3 – 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.
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Wednesdays: 9-11 pm
In A Mellow Tone
Hosted by Bernard Stepien, Ron Steeds, Allan
Wigney, Jean-Michel Labatut and Aidian Thomas, ‘In A Mellow Tone’ introduces
listeners to the entire history of jazz, from its beginnings to the latest
innovations. Every program has a focus; on a musician, a city, a festival, an
instrument, a record label or on recent releases. The hosts draw on their large
personal CD and LP collections to supplement CKCU's extensive resources.
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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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The Bluesmobile with
Elwood Blues, CHEZ FM 106.1
Sundays 6-7 pm;
Wednesdays 11 pm – midnight
June
4-5 – Ana Popovic
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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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"Spektakel"
with MissRepresentIT
Airs on Radio
Tonkuhle
Every 2nd Saturday of
the month @ 11 am EST
Live stream on www.tonkuhle.de
Infos and and
playlists are on her blog at www.abroadcom.net
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LOCALS LOOK AHEAD
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Sunday, July 3
Brian
Downey hosts the Open Blues Jam @ the Rainbow, 3:30 pm
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