Lest We Forget! Remembrance Day Videos by Mark McNeil, Jon Brooks, Canadian Heroes

Update of 2012 Post 

Links: Mark McNeil, More Mark McNeil stories, Video above courtesy of Mark McNeil



Links: Jon Brooks, More Jon Brooks stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton Blues Lovers

Video above courtesy of Canadian Heroes

More Remembrance Day Songs

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Lest We Forget! Remembrance Day Videos by John Joseph Flanagan, Jon Brooks, RHLI

Links: John Joseph Flanagan, Video above courtesy of John Joseph Flanagan

Links: Jon Brooks, More Jon Brooks Stories, Video above courtesy of Jon Brooks - Topic

Links: Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, 2 Videos above courtesy of RHLI Band

More Remembrance Day Songs

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Get Your Tickets to the Incredible Carnegie Concerts Now! Jon Brooks, Suzie Vinnick, Lori Yates, JP Cormier

The 2018-19 Carnegie Concerts Schedule is incredible!

All 4 concerts for only $89 + HST. Stop in or call the Carnegie Gallery 905-627-4265 to make your purchase. With your subscription you get preferred seating near the stage, your name is on the guest list at the door for each show, and your tickets are transferable. Single tickets go on sale after Labour Day.

Here's the schedule: 

Saturday, September 29, 2018: Jon Brooks w Alec Fraser



Links: Jon Brooks, More Jon Brooks Stories, Alec Fraser, More Alec Fraser Stories, Video above courtesy of Brush Bass

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Saturday. November 24, 2018: Suzie Vinnick



Links: Suzie Vinnick, More Suzie Vinnick Stories, Video above courtesy of Lighthouse Blues Festival

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Saturday. January 26, 2019: Lori Yates

Links: Lori Yates, More Lori Yates Stories, Video above courtesy of goosegdg

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Saturday, March 30, 2019: JP Cormier



Links: JP Cormier, More JP Cormier Stories, Video above courtesy of Tommy Strutz

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News Roundup (Blues Daddies, Jordan John, Tom Wilson)

SOCAN video interview w Lee Harvey Osmond

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News

Local

• Calgary Herald Story about Ginger St. James
• CHCH Video: Robin Benedict
• New Ginger St. James Album
• Hamilton Music Award Nominations
• Spencer MacKenzie Wins Kitchener Blues Fest Youth Legacy Showcase

Canada

• Talkin' Blues Podcast w Jon Brooks
• Edmonton Music Award Nominees

World

• Talkin' Blues Podcast w Eric Bibb

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Nothing this week. Check back next week.

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Recently Added

Our Performer List

• Blues Daddies
  
  
  
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• Hank Gets Dusted
• Heinz Peper Band

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Birthdays

May 5

• James Alphonse
• Robbie Antone
• Frank Koren

May 6

• Mike Blackborow (Backroom 11)

May 7

• Dan Corak (IN2U)
• Gene Hardy
• Jordan John
  
  
  
  Links: Jordan John, More Jordan John Stories, Video above courtesy of Marc Hallam
  
  
• Nonie

May 8

• Aaron Goldstein
• Jerry Johnson
• Mike Zinger

May 9

• Ken Wallis (Blues Blast @ 101.5 FM the Hawk)

May 10

• George C.W. Douglas
• JB Reed (Human Orchestra)
• Brad Soucie

May 11

• Jace Martin
• Sean Pinchin

May 12

• Steve Barnes
• Angelo Noto Campanella (Local YouTube)
• Mike Woods

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GOOD LUCK! Local Artists Earn 2015 Canadian Folk Music Award Nominations

A number of talented local artists have earned 2015 Canadian Folk Music Award Nominations. Hopefully, some of them will be bringing home the hardware on November 6-8, 2015 in Edmonton, Alberta after the ceremony.

Hamilton's Whitehorse duo is up for the English Songwriter, Pushing the Boundaries and Ensemble categories. Two more area musicians were nominated for Pushing the Boundaries: Hamilton singer/songwriter Dana Sipos and Elora's Kevin Breit.



Links: Dana Sipos, More Dana Sipos Stories, Video above courtesy of Jacob Frese



Links: Kevin Breit, More Kevin Breit Stories, Video above courtesy of Richard Sugarman

Brantford's Benjamin Dakota Rogers and Oakville songstress  Mira Meikle earned nods for Young Performer of the Year as well.  The Lucky Sisters, a trio featuring Guelph's Tannis Slimmon, Cambridge's Allison Lupton, and Toronto's Rosemary Philan) is also up for Vocal Group of the Year. Lastly Dundas native Les Cooper was recognized for his producing work on the new Good Lovelies CD, Burn the Plan.



Links: Mira Meikle, Video above courtesy of StarWorld617

Here is the complete list:

Pushing the Boundaries

• Dana Sipos
• Whitehorse
• Kevin Breit
• The Shoeless
• The Jerry Cans

English Songwriter

• Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland (Whitehorse)
• Catherine Allan and Andrew James O'Brien (Fortunate Ones)
• Jenn Grant
• Amelia Curran
• Jon Brooks

Ensemble

• Whitehorse
• The Sweet Lowdown
• Big Little Lions
• The Once
• Jayme Stone

Vocal Group

• Lucky Sisters (ft Tannis Slimmon, Allison Lupton, Rosemary Philan)
• Pharis and Jason Romero
• Fortunate Ones
• The Young Novelists
• Good Lovelies

Young Performer

• Mira Meikle
• Benjamin Dakota Rogers
• Coastline
• Robbie Bankes
• Rebecca Lappa

Producer 

• Les Cooper - Burn The Plan (Good Lovelies)
• Pharis and Jason Romero, David Travers-Smith - A Wanderer I'll Stay (Pharis and Jason Romero)
• Jory Nash and Chris Stringer - The Many Hats of Jory Nash (Jory Nash)
• Daniel Ledwell - Compostela (Jenn Grant)
• Murray Pulver, Dave Zeglinski, Steve Bell - Pilgrimage (Steve Bell)

Traditional Album

• Pharis and Jason Romero: A Wanderer I'll Stay
• Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy: ONE
• Jayme Stone's Lomax Project
• Le Vent du Nord: Têtu
• Matthew Byrne: Hearts and Heroes

Contemporary Album

• Jenn Grant: Compostela
• The Once: Departures
• Jon Brooks: The Smiling And Beautiful Countryside
• Gabrielle Papillon: The Tempest of Old
• Catherine MacLellan: The Raven's Sun

Children’s Album

• The Swinging Belles: More Sheep, Less Sleep
• Stella Swanson: I'm Not a Bunny
• Hilary Grist: Tomorrow is a Chance to Start Over
• Henri Godon: La vie rêvée!
• Ginalina: Forest Friends' Nature Club Album

Traditional Singer

• Annie Lou
• Pharis and Jason Romero
• Ventanas
• Michael Jerome Browne
• Matthew Byrne

Contemporary Singer

• Jory Nash
• Amelia Curran
• Peter Katz
• Catherine MacLellan
• Sarah MacDougall

Instrumental Solo Artist

• Patti Kusturok 
• Jean-François Bélanger
• Adrianna Ciccone
• Wendy MacIsaac
• Nick Hornbuckle

Instrumental Group

• Lemon Bucket Orkestra
• Coastline
• Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy:
• Shane Cook and Jake Charron
• Monsoon

French Songwriter

• Benoit Pinette (Tire le Coyote) 
• Dany Placard
• Louis-Jean Cormier
• Geneviève Toupin (Willows)
• Jocelyne Baribeau

Aboriginal Songwriter

• Miranda Currie
• Buffy Sainte-Marie
• Laura Vinson and Free Spirit
• The Jerry Cans
• Raven Kanatakta and ShoShona Kish (Digging Roots)

Solo Artist

• Lizzy Hoyt
• Oh Susanna
• Amelia Curran
• Michael Jerome Browne
• Catherine MacLellan

World Solo Artist 

• Emmanuel Jal
• Kiran Ahluwalia
• Wagner Petrilli
• Jean-François Bélanger
• Elage

World Group

• Lemon Bucket Orkestra
• Ventanas
• Ayrad
• Alex Cuba
• Monsoon

New/Emerging Artist

• Fortunate Ones
• The Young Novelists
• The Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer
• The River And The Road
• Crooked Brothers

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: CFMA, More CFMA Stories

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Happy Valentine's Day (Mark Reeves, Jon Brooks, Trickbag, Sonny Del-Rio)

Links: Mark Reeves, More Mark Reeves Stories, More from this show



Links: Jon Brooks, More Jon Brooks stories, More from this show



Links: Trickbag, More Trickbag Stories, More from this show



Links: Sonny Del-Rio, More Sonny Del-Rio Stories

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2 More Episodes of Ensemble on YouTube

All videos courtesy of Cable 14



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Jon Brooks@Moonshine Cafe

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