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OTTAWA BLUES THIS
WEEK
has
moved back to an approximate weekly frequency.
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you would like to subscribe to the email, please complete the form at http://eepurl.com/bi1E3L
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Info
below compiled from Facebook posts.
If you have updated info, or to share any corrections, please contact
ottawablues@gmail.com
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Highlights – Special
Statement – November 24
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Ottawa, we are all connected, and our collective individual actions matter. We continue to see COVID-19 transmission across the city in all neighbourhoods and in all age groups. We must all continue to make the right choices in our daily lives to keep COVID levels down.
Be kind, be safe and
be well.
Full Text
November 24, 2020 – Special statement from Dr. Vera Etches
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LOCAL
VENUES
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Please check with venues to determine their
status.
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Irene’s
Pub
885
Bank Street
Live
Music streamed on our Facebook Page.
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Atomic
Rooster
303
Bank Street
Wednesday
– Sunday, 4 pm – 11 pm
Check
for updates on the Atomic Rooster’s Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/267649179945257
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AREA
VENUES
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The
Cove Inn
Westport, ON
Takeout and Hotel Rooms available as well! To guarantee a table, please make a reservation by calling us 613-273-3636 or email thecoveinnwestport@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you very soon! Live music is almost nightly. See calendar http://coveinn.com/index.php/events/
We
welcome you back but please respect public health regulations to keep us all
safe and healthy. We need to be diligent with respect to keeping COVID-19 out
of our town! Thanks for your continued support!
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Shout
Sister Virtual Choir
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Ottawa
Afternoon
Wednesdays
from 1 pm – 3 pm
Ottawa
Evening
Thursdays
from 7 pm – 9 pm
Directed by Jodi Benjamin
Sing with us from the comfort of your home. During this time when our choirs are unable to meet in person, virtual choir is an ideal way to come together, connect, and sing.
Shout Sister takes an unorthodox approach to choral singing. Please join us at anytime for a no obligation practice. We learn from recorded tracks so there is no reading music.
No auditions! Every singer is welcome. We sing fun, uplifting popular music.
Setup is easy and the program will work on most computers and devices. We have support to help you every step of the way.
If
you are interested, please email members@shoutsisterchoir.ca
Specify
which choir you are interested in joining in the subject line of your email.
For
more information, please visit our website at www.shoutsisterchoir.ca
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24th
ANNUAL MAPLE BLUES AWARDS
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Despite 2020 being the year that really wasn’t, the Toronto Blues Society continues to support and promote Canadian Blues artists by announcing the nominees for the upcoming 24th annual Maple Blues Awards. The winners will be announced online from four cities over four nights – February 1, 8, 15, and 22.
Leading the way in nominations is Toronto’s Jack de Keyzer, who along with his bandmates garnered seven nominations for Entertainer of the Year, Electric Act of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Recording/Producer of the Year, Guitarist of the Year, Horn Player of the Year (for Richard Thornton) and Bassist of the Year (for Alan Duffy).
Ottawa’s JW-Jones and his band(s) are nominated in five categories including Entertainer of the Year, Electric Act of the Year, New Artist of the Year (for Jones’ second project HOROJO Trio), Recording/Producer of the Year and Guitarist of the Year. Toronto’s Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar have been nominated for four Maple Blues Awards in the categories of Entertainer of the Year, Electric Act of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Drummer of the Year (for Dani Nash). The esteemed Blues Booster of the Year Award winner will be announced at a later date.
“The Pandemic has given us a new reason to feel the blues, but fortunately we will honour the latest body of work and artists with trophies and digital celebrations”, says Derek Andrews, President of Toronto Blues Society. “Congratulations to all the nominees."
Registration and voting for the 24th Annual Maple Blues Awards is open to the Canadian public from November 2 at 12 am Eastern Time, through to December 1, 11:59 pm Eastern Time. Blues fans can register and vote at www.mapleblues.ca.
The 24th Annual Maple Blues Awards Nominees
Entertainer
of the Year
Electric
Act of the Year
Dawn Tyler Watson
& Ben Racine Band
Acoustic
Act of the Year
Male
Vocalist of the Year
Female
Vocalist of the Year
New
Artist of the Year
HOROJO Trio
(Holmes, Rogers, Jones)
Recording/Producer
of the Year
Crystal Shawanda -
Church House Blues / True North (Dewayne Strobel)
Durham County
Poets - Hand Me Down Blues / Self (Bill Garrett)
Jack de Keyzer -
Tribute / Blue Star (Jack de Keyzer)
JW-Jones -
Sonic Departures / Solid Blue (Eric Eggleston)
Smoke Wagon Blues Band - Ballad of Albert Johnson / Self (Steve Sherman)
B.B.
King International Artist of the Year
Songwriter
of the Year
Crystal
Shawanda/Dewayne Strobel
Kevin Harvey
(Durham County Poets)
Blues
with a Feeling Award (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Guitarist
of the Year
Harmonica
Player of the Year
Piano/Keyboard
of the Year
Horn
Player of the Year
Gordon Aeichele
(Smoke Wagon Blues Band)
Richard Thornton
(Jack de Keyzer Band)
Mat “Moose” Mousseau (Ben Racine Band)
Drummer
of the Year
Dani Nash
(Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar)
Gary Craig (Colin
Linden, Steve Dawson)
Bassist
of the Year
John Dymond (Steve
Dawson, Big Dave McLean)
Toronto Blues Society has been receiving valuable input from the members of the Canadian blues community regarding the Maple Blues Awards procedures and voting, and as such, have been developing new policies and protocol to ensure the Maple Blues Award system is responsive and evolving, thanks to the feedback gathered from across Canada.
While getting nominated for a Maple Blues Award is a wonderful achievement and excitement, not all of the nominees are regular users of social media or some may not have the budgets to execute a successful advertising campaign to solicit votes. In the pursuit of fairness for all of the nominees and transparency, social media advertising by the MBA nominees will now be banned during the public voting period for the 24th annual Maple Blues Awards.
For more information contact:
Sarah
French
Sarah
French Publicity
416-566-4188 | sarah@sarahfrenchpublicity.com
Hüma
Üster
Toronto
Blues Society
416-538-3885
| info@torontobluessociety.com
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WEEKLY EVENTS
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Please check venue websites for info.
Some venues offer live stream events.
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EVENTS THIS
WEEK
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Al
Tambay
Waterfront
Gastro Pub, 12 Bell Street, Carleton Place ON
Thursday,
November 26; 8 pm – 11 pm
and
Saturday, November 28; 3 pm – 6 pm
Message
from Al: “great Staff, food music and cause ....what more can you ask for
......well a million dollars would be nice but I don't want to be greedy but
I'll be really disappointed and won't believe in Santa anymore if that doesn't
happen....oh yeah how does he get in the house if you don't have a
chimney...huh how ...right .... just sayin' ...why does he know when your
sleeping huh ... that's kinda weird ... kay peace out”
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Save
the Legion in Greely
Drive
In Concert
Mitch
Owens Road, Greely ON
Friday
& Saturday, November 27 & 28; gates @ 5:30 pm, music 7 pm – 10 pm
Tickets: www.bobbybproductions.ca
Friday:
James Cochrane – 7 pm
Reid & Kelsey Warren – 8 pm
Eastbound of Bytown – 8:30 pm
Saturday
Reid & Kelsey Warren – 7 pm
Spencer Scharf – 7:30 pm
Rainwater Whisky – 8:30 pm
Food
will be available on site.
Stay
warm in your vehicle.
All
the music is broadcast right to your vehicles radio on 88.1fm.
All
COVID-19 safety precautions will be in place.
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Drifting
Bird
Irene’s
Pub, 885 Bank Street
Sunday,
November 29 @ 8 pm
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EVENTS COMING
UP
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Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank
Street
Saturday, December 5 @ 7 pm; pay what you can
An evening of music
with Chris Landry, Stu Rutherford and friends.
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Live at the Port
theatre Presents
Sly High, Tribute to Sly and the Family Stone
The Port Theatre, Cornwall ON
Saturday, December 5 @ 8 pm; $40 advance, $50 at the door
Sly High is a mighty powerhouse band that pays tribute to the timeless music of Sly & The Family Stone. The energy and talent that shines through in this collective is infectious and will leave you craving more. This is a show not to be missed.
LCBO All Ages
Licensed Event
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Jamieson MacKay
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank
Street
Sunday, December 6 @ 7 pm
An Evening of music
with Jamieson MacKay. Socially distanced seating available indoors. Live
streamed on Zoom, $5 tickets available at irenespub.ca
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Jimmy Bowskill &
Steve Marriner
The Cove Country Inn,
Westport ON
Thursday & Friday,
December 10 & 11; 6 pm – 10 pm
$70 + HST includes
dinner
Limited capacity, book early; The Cove 613-273-3636 http://www.coveinn.com
Two of Canada's best Roots Blues guitarists/singer-songwriters together.
Steve Marriner is
a dynamic and powerful performer who incorporates various styles of blues,
roots and soul. While he currently dedicates most of his time to fronting
the highly acclaimed Roots Blues Band MonkeyJunk, he also performs
intimate solo shows and acts as a dynamic sideman. Originally renowned for
his prowess on the harmonica, Steve has become a multi-instrumental force in
recent years, adding bass, guitar, drums, and keys into the mix. He’s won
multiple Maple Blues Awards for Harmonica Player and Male Vocalist of The Year
and 2 Juno Awards with MonkeyJunk.
Jimmy Bowskill’s professional career started at age 11 when he was
discovered by the late, great Jeff Healey and he's continued to grow and
mature ever since. He's toured North America and Europe as the Jimmy
Bowskill Band and currently plays electric guitar with the internationally
famous band The Sheepdogs. He's about to release his 6th album (first
solo) album on which he plays most of the instruments.
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HoRoJo
Trio
The
Grand Hotel, 7 Bridge Street, Carleton Place ON
Saturday, December 12; dinner & show $150 + HST
The
HoRoJo Trio recently won the international blues competition in Memphis,
Tennessee and will be having their debut album produced by a Grammy-winning
producer in Nashville.
The Grand Hotel will be hosting a 50-person event to raise money for their recording costs, as all musicians nationwide have been terribly impacted by COVID.
Tickets are $150 (+HST) per person with most going directly to the band to produce their album! We are selling quickly so please call the hotel to reserve. A credit card will be needed to book as it is first come. A beautiful 4 course dinner prepared by our awesome chef will be served and the band will play a full show.
Let's
get together for this great cause and do some good.
For
inquiries and to book please call Rod at 343-999-6774
https://www.facebook.com/thegrandcp/posts/2733406056988270
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Miss
Emily, with full band
The
Cove Country Inn, Westport ON
Thursday
& Friday, December 19 & 20; 6 pm – 10 pm
$90 + HST includes dinner
Limited capacity, book early; The Cove 613-273-3636 http://www.coveinn.com
3X
Maple Blues Award winner in 2020, a fabulous singer and performer whose
career took off after she opened for THE TRAGICALLY HIP in 2011. She
has remained close with members of that band ever since. Miss Emily just
released a great new album - "Live At The Isabella". You seldom get a
chance to see an artist of this caliber with her full band in an intimate
setting like The Cove.
P.S. There's a nice added connection between The Cove and Miss Emily. Manager
Seamus Cowan plays bass in her band.
Check
out this great YOUTUBE video of her with the band
https://youtu.be/-W7Ku1RWFv0
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Lynn
Miles Solo
Irene’s
Pub, 885 Bank Street
Sunday,
December 20 @ 3 pm
Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/lynn-miles-winter-solo-tickets-130142057397
Lynn
Miles is an award-winning singer-songwriter, record producer, teacher, writer,
public speaker.
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The
Chocolate Hot Pockets
Irene’s
Pub, 885 Bank Street
Sunday, December 20; 8 pm – 11 pm
The
Chocolate Hot Pockets will be gracing the stage for a Christmas Funk & Soul
show featuring the incomparable Michael Hanna live at Irene's Pub on Sunday,
December 20.
This
event will be a ticketed event that can be attended in person (assuming COVID
protocols allow) as well as a paid online Zoom link which will be available soon.
We'll be paying tribute to great artists such as Bill Withers, Steely Dan,
Mavis Staples, Blood, Sweat & Tears and many more.
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Southminster United Church
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Dear Patrons of Music at Southminster,
I'm writing today with some timely
announcements about
upcoming musical events at Southminster United Church, notably the DOMS Wednesday noon-hour series lineup for the month of December and the
appointment of Southminster's new (musical) Artist
in Residence.
But first, I want to share details of Southminster's
first ever virtual Christmas Bazaar, which is currently underway here. Continuing in a
longstanding tradition, the church is offering an array of tasty home baked goods, preserves and frozen soups, as well as crafts, Christmas items, jewellery, books and
more. There is a silent auction as well, which
includes among other treasures the chance to bid on original commissions by me,
as well as by another member of Southminster's music staff, the inimitable folk
singer/composer Chris White. Check it out here before it's all
over!
I am thrilled to announce the appointment of Matthew Larkin as Southminster United Church's first ever Artist in Residence. An internationally respected organist, conductor, teacher and composer, Matthew brings several decades of serving the Canadian choral and liturgical music communities as the Music Director (and in several cases, founding director) of numerous distinguished Canadian musical institutions, to his new post.
December 2020
Presented by Southminster United Church
Wednesdays at noon, live at Music at
Southminster
Dec 2 VIVALDI'S GLORIA RV 587
A special concert coinciding with Artistic Director Roland Graham’s birthday featuring a presentation Vivaldi’s timeless Gloria for choir, soloists and orchestra. Celebrate the near conclusion of a long and arduous year with Roland and his friends in this not to be missed event.
Dec 9 NEW BEGINNINGS: BACH, VIVALDI AND BEETHOVEN
Monumental works for the violin performed by Anna Baksheeva (violin) and Frederick Lacroix (piano): J. S. Bach’s Chaconne for solo violin, ‘Winter’ from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and Beethoven’s 7th Sonata for Violin and Piano.
Dec 16 YULETIDE JAZZ
The Yves Laroche Trio - Yves Laroche (piano), Tom Denison (bass), and Steve
Gallant (drums) - offers up their Yuletide Jazz Suite featuring jazz
compositions by Valerie Capers, Billie Holiday and Horace Silver.
Dec 23 A FESTIVAL OF LESSONS AND CAROLS
Caelis Academy Ensemble honors the season with a traditional Christmas festival
of lessons and carols in the English Cathedral style. Caelis Academy Ensemble
is directed by Matthew Larkin.
Support the DOMS series with a donation.
Thanks for reading and sharing, Roland Graham, Artistic director, DOMS
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BLUES ON THE RIDEAU @ THE COVE
2021 WINTER SERIES
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Dinner
& Show fundraisers for local charities
$70 (plus HST) for all shows * 7-10 pm
Two nights - Friday & Saturday - per engagement
Full COVID safety protocol in effect at all shows
Limited capacity due to COVID so book well ahead if you want to attend.
Limited number of tables for 2 available so, to help us maximize seating
and for your added safety, please get together with family & friends and
create your own "bubble" table.
Why not make this a nice little staycation getaway? Well-priced accommodation available
at the Cove and nearby B&Bs.
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED * CALL THE
COVE
613-273-3636 or email thecoveinnwestport@gmail.com
If you can't be there in person, all shows will be broadcast live on the BOTR
YOUTUBE channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/ucwljdqbzal87xbjlg9sw-CQ
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JACK DE KEYZER TRIO
Friday & Saturday, January 15 & 16
Proceeds from these shows go to St. Edwards elementary school
No need to introduce this act to Blues On The Rideau aficionados. Canada's King
of the Blues guitar, Jack and his band are the most popular group to
have ever played BOTR @ The Cove. This will be his record 10th visit
since the Series started. A 2X Juno Award and 7X Maple Blues Award winner,
Jack's career continues to blossom. He has a new album out and has just been
nominated for 5 more Maple Blues Awards this year - Best Entertainer, Electric
Act, Guitarist, Male Vocalist and Recording of the Year. And Alan Duffy (bass)
and Richard Thornton (saxophone) who will be accompanying Jack for
these shows are both up for MBAs in their respective categories as
well. Blues, Rock, Funk, Soul and R&B at its best!
www.jackdekeyzer.com
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CHUCK JACKSON TRIO
Friday & Saturday, February 19 & 20
Proceeds from these shows go to Rideau Vista elementary school
Another
BOTR favourite - Chuck has played here with The Hogtown Allstars multiple times
and is of course is famous as the lead singer and harp player in the legendary
Downchild Blues Band. He lists his major influences as Big Joe Turner, Otis Redding
and Junior Wells and you can hear a lot of each of them in his music - he has
an unmistakable powerful, soulful Blues Shouter style. He's also an
accomplished songwriter nd is the founder and Director of the famous Southside
Shuffle Blues Festival in Port Credit, Ontario. Chuck has won 2 Juno Awards and
5 Maple Blues Awards with Downchild over his career and has been nominated 6X
for the MBA for Best Male Vocalist - and won it 3X. He's up for another one
this year. Joining Chuck for this performance is long time friend (and a former
member of Downchild) Tyler Yarema on keyboards and Pat Carey on sax (another
Downchild member) who has won the MBA for Horn Player of the Year an
amazing 7X.
www.chuckjackson.com
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PAUL REDDICK TRIO
Friday & Saturday, March 19 & 20
Proceeds
from these shows go to P.A.W.S (Prevent Another
Westport Stray)
A wonderfully talented singer, songwriter and harmonica player, Paul has been
performing his critically-acclaimed original material on stages across Canada,
the USA and Europe for over 30 years. He has 10 albums to his credit and
has recorded and written with Colin Linden, Tom Wilson and MonkeyJunk, among
others. His most recent album "Ride The One" won him a Juno in 2016.
Paul will be appearing with long time friend and collaborator Kyle Ferguson
(from The Sidemen days) and Steve Marriner from MonkeyJunk (who is fast
becoming a regular at The Cove) - both on guitars.
www.paulreddick.ca
NOTE: All shows are subject to postponement
depending on the COVID situation at the time. Watch for email
updates, visit the BOTR website www.bluesontherideau.ca or the Cove website www.coveinn.com or call the Cove 613-273-3636 for
updates
as the show dates approach.
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KINGSTON
SPECIAL EVENTS
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For more
info, please contact Kingston Blues Society
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MOVIES
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ByTowne
Cinema
325
Rideau Street
Ticket prices: www.bytowne.ca/ticket-prices-0
The
ByTowne has re-opened, subject to the safety protocols that you were familiar
with during August & September.
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Mayfair
Theatre
1074
Bank Street
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BLUES ON
THE RADIO
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DAWGFM.com Blues 24/7 on the internet
Streaming at http://www.dawgfm.com/
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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.
http://www.ckcufm.com/black-and-blues
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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.
http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/94/info.html
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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 40 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 13th year. It can be heard throughout the Ottawa Valley and
streaming on the internet at valleyheritageradio.ca.
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NPR from
Canton NY
For those who live south of the city, the National
Public Radio (NPR) radio signal at 89.5 FM in Canton NY comes in pretty strong
in Manotick. “The Blue Note” Tuesdays 3 pm-5 pm, and “The Radio Bob Show” Wednesdays 3
pm-5 pm are both excellent shows – blues, ‘50s & ‘60s, rock & roll,
R&B.
http://ncprmusic.org/ncpr-music-hosts/ellen-rocco/
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Unsung
and On The Side
With Carolyn
Fe
Carolyn wrapped up Unsung and On The Side
after 200 shows. Previous episodes available at carolyn-fe.com/radio Featured
Artists include: Little Axe, Jon Spear, Red's Blues, Cris Jacobs, Elam McKnight,
The Soul Rebels, D.L. Duncan, Sybil Gage, Z Star, CheeseFinger Brown, Sami
Joensuu, Billie Williams, The Unseen Strangers, CW Ayon, Sean Poluk Music,
Victor & Penny, Tom Waits, Carolyn Fe, Fruteland Jackson, Jason Robert, Jersey
Swamp Cats, KROM Christopher Minko, Becky Barksdale, Bing Futch, Sideshow
Tramps, Tiffany Pollack and Eric Johanson, Bobby Rush, Big Daddy Wilson, Kathy
Black, Chastity Brown
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