*Sean Pinchin – Monkey Brain (Independent)

*Danny Marks – Cities in Blue (Independent)

Curtis Salgado – The Beautiful Lowdown (Alligator)

*Steve Hill: Solo Recordings Vol. 3 – (Independent)

*Ken Whiteley – Freedom Blues (Borealis)

Guy King – Truth (Delmark Records)

*Whitehorse – The Northern South, Vol. 1 (Six Shooter)

Moreland & Arbuckle – Promised Land or Bust (Alligator)

Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne – Jumpin’ & Boppin’ (Stony Plain)

*Spencer Mackenzie – Infected With the Blues (Independent)

Various Artists – Alligator Records 45th Anniversary (Alligator)

*Dylan Wickens & the Grand Naturals – Hi Lo-Fi (Independent)

*Various Artists – Fresh Baked Blues (Independent)

*Paul DesLauriers Band – Relentless (Independent)

*Blue Moon Marquee – Gypsy Blues (Independent)

*= Canadian

This month’s recommended listening by Mark Rheaume and John Corcelli of the CBC Music Library