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October 2018 – Loose Blues News

Published October 1, 2018 in Loose Blues News, News

Top Talent coming to The Women’s Blues Revue: Alana Bridgewater is the final featured vocalist to be added to the Women’s Blues Revue lineup at Roy Thomson Hall on November 16. The show will be hosted by Shakura S’Aida and feature Samantha Martin, Dione Taylor, Suzie Vinnick, Nicky Lawrence, and Chloe Watkinson backed by the all-star Women’s Blues Revue Band: Rebecca Hennessy (Bandleader/Trumpet), Elena Kapeleris (Sax), Anna Ruddick (Bass), Emily Burgess (Guitar), Carrie Chesnutt (Sax), Morgan Doctor (Drums), Lily Sazz (Keys).

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October 2018 – Samantha Martin

Published October 1, 2018 in Maple Blues Archive, Maple Blues Newsletter

Samantha Martin will be a featured vocalist at the 32nd Annual Women’s Blues Revue at Roy Thomson Hall November 16

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September 2018 – Terry Blersh

Published September 5, 2018 in John's Blues Picks, News

Terry Blersh handles accounting for many in the music community here. He is also a much sought after guitarist on the club scene. For the second time now and ten years later, he has decided to release some original songs he’s recorded with a most amazing guest list of players to help out.

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September 2018 – Carolyn Fe

Published September 5, 2018 in John's Blues Picks, News

The album title is in Tagalog, Carolyn Fe Trinidad’s native tongue in the Philippines, it translates as ‘My Wound’, the current interest in one’s roots encouraging her to recognize hers. The album, though, is in her style of blues and sung in English.

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September 2018 – Ray Bonneville

Published September 5, 2018 in John's Blues Picks, News

Longtime Austin, Texas resident Ray Bonneville was born & raised in Quebec, was a bush pilot in the North and worked as a sideman for years before heading out on a solo career. At King Electric is his ninth album since then, his Gust of Wind winning the Blues JUNO in 1999. King Electric is a studio in Austin and Stonefly is a new label for Ray, many of his earlier albums being on Red House but still available.

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September 2018 – catl

Published September 5, 2018 in John's Blues Picks, News

catl has been called alt blues or punk blues and we do get the unison vocals by catl and Sarah K, on guitar and drums respectively and we do get mostly uptempo songs with the boundless energy and the in-your-face attitude we associate with this duo.

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September 2018 – Colin James

Published September 5, 2018 in John's Blues Picks, News

After recording the highly regarded Blue Highways, Colin James continued his renewed interest in blues to the point of going back to his first guitar, a Gibson ES-335, the original of which he had to sell for rent money. According to the press release, playing this guitar, the guitar of choice for many blues players, led to the song selection here. And a very interesting set list it is, including two originals.

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Top Blues – September 2018

Published September 5, 2018 in News, Top Blues

This month’s recommended listening by John Valenteyn, host of John Valenteyn’s Blues on ciut.fm, 89.5 and CD reviewer for Maple Blues.

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September 2018 Loose Blues News

Published September 5, 2018 in Loose Blues News, News

Holger Petersen received the esteemed Mel Brown Award for his contribution to blues music in Canada and beyond. Here he is with his award and Miss Angel Brown, Mel’s widow at the presentation which took place at the Kitchener Blues Festival. Previous recipients include Buddy Guy, Jimmy Vaughan and Glenn Smith, the owner of Ethel’s Lounge, who hired Mel to lead the house band at Pop the Gator beginning in 1989.

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