Showing posts with label April Wine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label April Wine. Show all posts

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Rock Legend Myles Goodwyn (April Wine) Passes


It is with sadness that we announce that April Wine vocalist/guitarist Myles Goodwyn passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2023. Our condolences to his family, friends and fans. Myles, who was born in New Brunswick and lived in Nova Scotia, gained international fame for his seminal work with April Wine and also had an incredible solo career. He'd recently retired from the popular band. 

Social Media Reaction

Sad and shocked to hear of the  passing of April Wine’s Myles Goodwyn. A wonderful musician, singer writer  and great guy. I was honoured to to work with him and to become friends in recent years. A Canadian rock legend gone too soon. RIP Myles Goodwyn.

Corey Lueck (Smoke Wagon Blues Band

Super sad to see the passing of Myles Goodwyn 😪 this afternoon. It feels like a whole damn Canadian Rock'n'roll institution is passing along with him. I think you'd be hard pressed to find a Canadian music fan that hasn't rocked out to April Wine live! What an explosive singer/song writer/guitar hero and performer! One of the greatest that Canada has ever seen. I like most Canadians have seen them too many times to bother trying to count, a highlight for me was always their famous New year's Eve shows a lulus, very sad loss.

Lou Molinaro

Sad day for Canadian music.  Myles Goodwyn of April Wine has passed away.  April Wine were a band that were introduced to me when I was a young kid via K-Tel records.  Always loved their songs the most on those comps. I was in grade school when I bought "Electric Jewels" and to this day it still remains as one of my favourite Canadian albums.  Bummer... again. 

Andy Griffiths

Sorry to hear about Myles Goodwyn. April Wine was the sound track of late teens ... early twenties. I still remember one summer ... working on my car in the driveway ... with April Wine blasting out of the speakers in my bedroom window! My band of the time also covered a few AW tunes! RIP Myles!  

Paul Lawrence

Truly saddened by this news. Had a few funny chats with Myles on Facebook. One time I asked if he still had the sparkly red Goya guitar that’s on the cover of Electric Jewels and told him I had a blue one I was playing for a time. He responded with “oh that thing? Yeah. Plays like shite!” 

Thanks for the decades of wonderful music Myles. 

Rest in peace. 

Video above courtesy of Myles Goodwyn - Topic

Video above courtesy of Myles Goodwyn - Topic

Links: Myles Goodwyn, More April Wine StoriesVideo above courtesy of Myles Goodwyn - Topic


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Saturday, July 11, 2020

CONGRATS! Album with Local Guest Stars Wins 2020 East Coast Music Award + Complete Winners


On July 10, 2020, the un-televised pre-awards show for the 2020 East Coast Music Awards announced the first batch of winners. Myles Goodwyn and Friends of the Blues 2, an amazing album starring the April Wine frontman, took home the top prize for Blues Recording of the Year. Guest stars on the recording included Hamilton Blues vet, Jack de Keyzer and Milton' own Mike "Shrimp Daddy" Reid.

The rest of the awards were handed out during a televised ceremony on July 11, 2020.

This track features Shrimp Daddy on harp:



Links: Shrimp Daddy, More Shrimp Daddy StoriesVideo above courtesy of Myles Goodwyn - Topic

This track features Jack de Keyzer on guitar:



Links: 
Myles GoodwynMore April Wine StoriesJack de KeyzerMore Jack de Keyzer StoriesVideo above courtesy of Myles Goodwyn - Topic

CONGRATS GUYS.

View the full pre-show here:



Links: East Coast Music AwardsMore ECMA stories, Video above courtesy of East Coast Music Association

Here is a complete list of winners from both nights:

Music Awards
  • Blues Recording of the Year: Myles Goodwyn - Myles Goodwyn and Friends of the Blues 2
  • Album of the Year: Wintersleep - In The Land Of
  • Bucky Adams Memorial Award: Jon Samuel
  • Classical Recordingof the Year : Marc Djokic - Solo Seven
  • Contemporary Roots Recording of the Year: The East Pointers - Yours to Break
  • Country Recording of the Year: Dave Sampson - All Types of Ways
  • Dance Recording of the Year: Famba - “Swear to God”
  • Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award: Shanneyganock
  • Electronic Recording of the Year: Rich Aucoin - Release
  • Fans' Choice Entertainer of the Year: Jimmy Rankin
  • Fans' Choice Video of the Year: Jason Benoit - “Slow Hand” feat. Leah Daniels (Director: Tim Deegan)



    Links: Jason BenoitLeah Daniels, More Leah Daniels Stories, Video above courtesy of Jason Benoit

  • Folk Recording of the Year: Tim Baker - Forever Overhead
  • Francophone Recording of the Year: Jacobus - Caviar
  • Group Recording of the Year: Wintersleep - In The Land Of
  • Indigenous Artist of the Year: Eastern Owl
  • Inspirational Recording of the Year: Ian Foster and Nancy Hynes - A Week in December
  • Instrumental Recording of the Year: Florian Hoefner - First Spring
  • Jazz Recording of the Year: Florian Hoefner - First Spring
  • Loud Recording of the Year: Spirit of the Wildfire - Bittersweet Nothings
  • Pop Recording of the Year: Neon Dreams - Sweet Dreams Till Sunbeams
  • Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year: Jacobus - Caviar
  • RnB/Soul Recording of the Year: Laura Roy - Forte
  • Rising Star Recording of the Year: Dave Sampson - All Types of Ways
  • Rock Recording of the Year: Wintersleep - In The Land Of
  • Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year: Natalie MacMaster - Sketches
  • Solo Recording of the Year: Tim Baker - Forever Overhead
  • Song of the Year: Wintersleep - “Beneficiary” (Producers: Tony Doogan, Wintersleep)
  • Songwriter of the Year:The East Pointers
Industry Awards
  • Company of the Year: The Syrup Factory
  • Event of the Year: Celtic Colours International Festival
  • Graphic/Media Artist of the Year: Deep Hollow Print
  • Management/Manager of the Year: Jones and Co.
  • Media Outlet of the Year: The East
  • Media Person of the Year: Bill Roach
  • Producer of the Year: Daniel Ledwell
  • Studio of the Year: Soundpark Studios
  • Studio Engineer of the Year: Thomas Stajcer
  • Venue of the Year: The Ship Pub
  • Video of the Year: Tim Baker - “All Hands” (Director: Jordan Canning)



    Links: Tim Baker, Video above courtesy of heytimbaker
Honorary Awards
  • Directors’ Special Achievement Award:Measha Brueggergosman
  • Industry Builder Award:Tony Murray
  • Musician’s Achievement Award:Kelly Russell
Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners


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Saturday, May 11, 2019

News Roundup Part 2: Awards (St. Catharines Arts Awards, East Coast Music Awards, More)



Local nominee: Songwriter(s) of the Year - Jill Barber and Ryan Guldemond: Girl's Gotta Do



Links: Jill BarberMore Jill Barber MusicVideo above courtesy of Jill Barber - Topic

East Coast Music Awards Winners
Highlights below. Click above for complete list of winners (incl. industry awards).
Local artists are bolded.
  • Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame: Stan Rogers (from Hamilton)



    Links: Stan RogersMore Stan Rogers StoriesVideo above courtesy of Jan Hammer

  • Blues Recording of the Year: Myles Goodwyn and Friends of the Blues (ft Hamilton's Jack de Keyzer)



    Links: Myles GoodwynMore April Wine StoriesJack de KeyzerMore Jack de Keyzer Stories, Video above courtesy of Wild K. Music

  • Album: Classified - Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change
  • Contemporary Roots Recording: Jeremy Dutcher - Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
  • Country Recording: Mallory Johnson - Mallory Johnson
  • Fans’ Choice Entertainer: The Barra MacNeils
  • Fans’ Choice Video of the Year: Makayla Lynn - "Joyride"
  • Folk Recording: Gunning and Cormier - Two
  • Group Recording: Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire - Viens avec moi
  • Indigenous Artist: Jeremy Dutcher
  • Jazz Recording: Ouroboros - Kitchuses
  • Loud Recording: Kilmore - Call Of The Void
  • Pop Recording: Paper Lions - At Long Creek II
  • RnB/Soul Recording: Reeny Smith - WWIII: Strength. Courage. Love.
  • Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year: Classified - Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change
  • Rising Star Recording: Jeremy Dutcher - Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
  • Rock Recording: Postdata - Let’s Be Wilderness
  • Roots/Traditional Recording: Vishtèn - Horizons
  • Solo Recording: Classified - Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change
  • Song: The East Pointers - "Two Weeks"

Friday, February 1, 2019

GOOD LUCK! Local 2019 Juno Nominees


Whether it's Rock, Blues, Classical, Country or any other genre, Hamilton (and the surrounding areas) are well represented in the 2019 Juno nominees list. On March 16-17, 2019 in London, the awards will be handed out and hopefully a few of our local musical heroes will bring home some hardware.

The Rock Album of the Year category alone has three Hammertown bands: The Arkells, Monster Truck and The Trews. The Arkells are also up for Group of the Year, Producer of the Year and Album Artwork of the Year.



Links: The TrewsMore Trews StoriesVideo above courtesy of THE TREWS

As for Blues Album of the Year, Hamilton Bluesman Jack de Keyzer is one of the nominees and is also a guest on another nominated recording: Myles Goodwyn: Friends of the Blues. Steeltown artists Jesse O'Brien and Steve Pelletier work on the nominated Colin James album Miles To Go.



Links: Jack de KeyzerMore Jack de Keyzer Stories, More Robert Jordan Covers/StoriesVideo above courtesy of Jack de Keyzer

Other Hamilton musicians up for Junos include Whitehorse (Adult Contemporary Album of the Year), Diana Panton (Vocal Jazz Album of the Year) and  David Braid (Classical Album, Vocal or Choral, of the Year).



Links: Diana PantonMore Diana Panton StoriesVideo above courtesy of Diana Panton - Topic

St. Catharines Country superstar Tim Hicks and and the Reklaws from Cambridge are both in the running for Country Album of the Year. Elora's Kevin Breit is also nominated for Instrumental Album of the Year.



Links: Kevin BreitMore Kevin Breit StoriesVideo above courtesy of Stony Plain Records

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Here's a complete list of nominees.

Blues Album
Rock Album 
Group
Country Album
Fan Choice
  • Alessia Cara
  • Avril Lavigne
  • bülow
  • Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine
  • KILLY
  • Loud Luxury
  • NAV
  • Shawn Mendes
  • The Weeknd
  • Tory Lanez
Single
  • Alessia Cara: Growing Pains
  • bülow: Not A Love Song
  • Loud Luxury: Body
  • Shawn Mendes: In My Blood
  • The Weeknd/Kendrick Lamar: Pray For Me
International Album
  • Camila Cabello: Camila
  • Cardi B: Invasion of Privacy
  • Maroon 5: Red Pill Blues
  • Post Malone: beerbongs and bentleys
  • Travis Scott: ASTROWORLD
Album
  • Hubert Lenoir: Darlène
  • Jann Arden: These Are The Days
  • Shawn Mendes: Shawn Mendes
  • The Weeknd: My Dear Melancholy
  • Three Days Grace: Outsider
Artist
  • Alessia Cara
  • Michael Bublé
  • Shawn Mendes
  • The Weeknd
  • Tory Lanez
Breakthrough Artist
  • bülow
  • grandson
  • Johnny Orlando
  • KILLY
  • Meghan Patrick
Breakthrough Group
  • 88Glam
  • Dizzy
  • Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine
  • Loud Luxury
  • The Washboard Union
Songwriter
  • Bahamas
  • Donovan Woods
  • Frank Dukes
  • Jessie Reyez
  • Shawn Mendes
    Adult Alternative Album
    • Bahamas: Earthtones
    • Dan Mangan: More Or Less
    • Gabrielle Shonk: Gabrielle Shonk
    • Rhye: Blood
    • The Barr Brothers: Queens Of The Breakers
    Alternative Album
    • Destroyer: ken
    • Dizzy: Baby Teeth
    • Fucked Up: Dose Your Dreams
    • Tokyo Police Club: TPC
    • U.S. Girls: In A Poem Unlimited
    Pop Album
    • bülow: Damaged
    • Chromeo: Head Over Heels
    • Hubert Lenoir: Darlène
    • Shawn Mendes: Shawn Mendes
    • Tyler Shaw: Intuition
    Jazz Album (Solo)
    • Alexis BaroL Sandstorm
    • Alison Young: So Here We Are
    • Larnell Lewis: In the Moment
    • Renee Rosnes: Beloved of the Sky
    • Robi Botos: Old Soul
    Jazz Album (Group)
    • Allison Au Quartet: Wander Wonder
    • Andrew Rathbun Large Ensemble: Atwood Suites
    • Andy Milne and Dapp Theory: The Seasons of Being
    • Liebman/Murley Quartet: Live at U of T
    • Quinsin Nachoff's FLUX: Path of Totality
    Francophone Album
    • Cœur de pirate: en cas de tempête, ce jardin sera fermé
    • Hubert Lenoir: Darlène
    • Loud: Une année record
    • Philippe Brach: Le silence des troupeaux
    • Tire le coyote: Désherbage
    Children's Album
    • Beppie: Let's Go Bananas
    • Ginalina: It Takes a Village
    • Raffi: Dog on the Floor
    • Sonshine and Broccoli: It's Cool To Be Kind
    • Splash'N Boots: You, Me and the Sea
    Classical Album (Solo or Chamber)
    • Andrew Wan and Richard-Hamelin: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 6, 7, 8
    • Angela Hewitt; Scarlatti: Sonatas Vol.2
    • Blake Pouliot with Hsin-I Huang: Ravel and Debussy: Sonates
    • Gryphon Trio: The End of Flowers: Works by Clarke and Ravel
    • Marc-André Hamelin: Schubert: Piano Sonata in B Flat Major D.960; Four Impromptus D.935
    Classical Album (Large Ensemble)
    • Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra/Orchestre du Centre National Des Arts du Canada conducted by Alexander Shelley: New Worlds/Nouveaux Mondes
    • James Ehnes with Seattle Symphony and Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Newton Howard and Kernis: Violin Concertos; Tovey: Stream of Limelight
    • Louis Lortie with BBC Philharmonic: Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 and 4
    • Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arthur Post with Gryphon Trio: Into the Wonder
    • Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Oundjian featuring Louis Lortie, Sarah Jeffrey, and Teng Li: Vaughan Williams
    Classical Composition
    • Ana Sokolović: Golden Slumbers Kiss your Eyes
    • Bekah Simms: Granitic
    • Cassandra Miller: About Bach
    • Nicole Lizée: Katana of Choice
    • Vincent Ho: Arctic Symphony
    Rap Recording
    • 88Glam: 88GLAM RELOADED
    • Belly: IMMIGRANT
    • KILLY: Surrender Your Soul
    • NAV: RECKLESS
    • Tory Lanez: LoVE me NOw
    Dance Recording
    • AZARI: Gotasoul
    • Dzeko and Tiësto: Jackie Chan (ft. Preme and Post Malone)
    • Jacques Greene: Avatar Beach
    • Keys N Krates: CURA
    • Loud Luxury: Body
    RnB/Soul Recording 
    • Anders: Twos
    • Black Atlass: Pain and Pleasure
    • Charlotte Day Wilson: Stone Woman
    • Jessie Reyez: Being Human In Public
    • The Weeknd: My Dear Melancholy
    Reggae Recording 
    • Blessed:Money Don't Grow on Trees
    • Chelsea Stewart: Genesis
    • Dubmatix: Sly and Robbie meet Dubmatix – Overdubbed
    • Exco Levi: Narrative
    • Kafinal ft. Queen Ifrica: Talk Or No Talk
    Indigenous Music Album
    • Elisapie:  The Ballad of the Runaway Girl
    • Jeremy Dutcher: Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
    • Leonard Sumner: Standing in the Light
    • Northern Cree: Nitisanak - Brothers and Sister
    • Snotty Nose Rez Kids: The Average Savage
    Contemporary Roots Album
    • AHI: In Our Time
    • Donovan Woods: Both Ways
    • Kaia Kater: Grenades
    • Megan Nash: Seeker
    • The Deep Dark Woods: Yarrow
    Traditional Roots Album
    • David Francey" The Broken Heart of Everything
    • Pharis and Jason Romero: Sweet Old Religion
    • The Slocan Ramblers: Queen City Jubilee
    • The Wailin' Jennys: Fifteen
    • Vishtèn: Horizons
    Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album
    • Brian Doerksen: Grateful
    • LOVECOLLIDE: Tired Of Basic
    • Manic Drive: Into the Wild
    • Tim Neufeld and The Glory Boys: The Buffalo Roadshow
    • Warren Dean Flandez: Speak
    World Music Album 
    • Ayrad: Zoubida
    • Boogát: San Cristóbal Baile Inn
    • Emmanuel Jal and Nyaruach: Naath
    • Telmary y Habana Sana: Fuerza Arara
    • Wesli: Rapadou Kreyol
    Recording Engineer
    • Ben Kaplan
    • Jason Dufour
    • Robbie Lackritz
    • Shawn Everett
    • Steve Bays
    Video
    • No Depression -- Bahamas
    • Places -- Alaskan Tapes
    • Powerless -- Classified
    • Hang Ups -- Scott Helman
    • Have A Nice Day - SonReal
    Electronic Album
    • Ekali: Crystal Eyes
    • Felix Cartal: Next Season
    • iamhill: Give It a Rest
    • Milk and Bone: Deception Bay
    • REZZ: Certain Kind of Magic
    Metal/Hard Music Album
    • Beyond Creation: Algorythm
    • Cancer Bats: The Spark That Moves
    • KEN Mode: Loved
    • Kobra And The Lotus: Prevail II
    • Voivod: The Wake
    Comedy Album
    • Chanty Marostica: The CHANTY Show
    • Dave Merheje: Good Friend Bad Grammar
    • Debra DiGiovanni: Lady Jazz
    • Mayce Galoni: Awkwarder
    • Pat Thornton: Chicken!
    Misc
    • Canadian Music Hall of Fame: Corey Hart
    • Humanitarian Award : David Foster
    • Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award: Duff Roman

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    Friday, March 9, 2018

    News Roundup (Teatro Reissue, Tim Bovaconti, Myles Goodwyn w Jack de Keyzer, Folk Awards )




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    News

    Local
    Canada
    International Folk Music Award Winners (incl Canadians)
      Passings

      Wednesday, October 11, 2017

      CONGRATS! Local Artists on CBC's Best Cover Song List


      Sometimes, a cover song can be a unique take on an existing tune and can have a spirit all it's own.

      Recently, CBC Music asked it's listeners and readers what the best cover song of all time was. After tallying the results they unveiled a list of the 20 most popular answers.

      Not surprisingly, there were a few local musicians in the bunch.

      Hamilton Folk Rockers Whitehorse's amazing version of Bruce Springsteen's I'm on Fire made the list.



      Links: WhitehorseMore Whitehorse Stories, More Springsteen Covers/StoriesVideo above courtesy of Six Shooter Records

      Also included was a cover Adele's Hometown Glory by St. Catharines superstar City and Colour.



      Links: City and ColourMore City and Colour Stories, More Adele Covers/StoriesVideo above courtesy of Dan Rawkt

      The only local artist to be covered on this list is The Band  (a few members are from the Norfolk/Six Nations area).  The legendary Aretha Franklin covers their biggest hit, The Weight.



      Links: Aretha Franklin, More Aretha Franklin Stories,  The BandMore Covers/Stories of The Band, Video above courtesy of king689soulclassics

      Here's the rest of the list:
      Click here for the complete story

      Blast from the Past: CBC's Best Canadian Songwriters List

      Links: CBC MusicMore CBC Lists

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