Showing posts with label Ken Whiteley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ken Whiteley. Show all posts

Monday, November 4, 2024

Nominees for the 20th Canadian Folk Music Awards


From the press release:

In 2025, the CFMA will return to Ottawa/Gatineau, the birthplace of the Canadian Folk Music Awards. The 20th Anniversary of the CFMA will take place from April 3–6, 2025, with a grand gala and a series of bilingual concerts that highlight the diversity, creativity, and cultural significance of the Canadian folk music scene today. Each concert will also include several awards presentations. 

VIP Wristbands are now on sale via folkawards.ca at the early bird price of $125 (tax inclusive). The wristbands grant access to all four concerts as well as afterparty networking events, offering significant savings (Tickets to all four shows are valued at $148 + tax and ticket fees if purchased separately). 

Single tickets for each concert will be available for purchase in February 2025. 

Here is the announcement video:

Links: CFMA, More CFMA Stories, Video above courtesy of prixfolkawards

Below is a complete list of nominees. Local nominees are bolded. 

Contemporary Singer of the Year

Ensemble of the Year

Children’s Album of the Year

Contemporary Album of the Year

English Songwriter(s) of the Year

French Songwriter(s) of the Year

Global Roots Album of the Year

Indigenous Songwriter(s) of the Year

Instrumental Composer(s) of the Year

Instrumental Group of the Year

Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year

    Single of the Year

    Vocal Group of the Year

      Young Performer(s) of the Year


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        Tuesday, April 30, 2024

        Strong Debut from Hamilton's Garnetta Cromwell


        As a former Olympic weight-lifter, Hamilton musician Garnetta Cromwell knows all about strength. Actually, strength can be the main theme of her incredible debut solo album, Time to Shine. There are songs about strong women, tunes about having a strong will and more. Even the slower songs have a strong vibe to them. Powerful Funk, Soul and Blues beats flex their way into each and every number throughout this brawny album.

        Her band, DaGroovmasters:
        Guests: 
        Available: live shows, Bandcamp, Spotify, YouTube

        Stream the album below



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        Tuesday, February 9, 2021

        Winners of Maple Blues Awards, Day Two


        This year, the Maple Blues Awards are online and divided between four Mondays in February.

        Day two (February 8) was streamed from Ottawa.

        Below is a video of the second ceremony:



        Below is a complete list of winners

        Thursday, October 15, 2020

        Late Hamilton Blues Legend Jackie Washington on TBS Pioneer Profile Series


        The 2nd episode of the Toronto Blues Society's Pioneer Profile Series put the spotlight on the late Hamilton Blues legend Jackie Washington. Hamilton Spectator music reporter Graham Rockingham and longtime musical collaborator Ken Whitely were part of this wonderful show. It was aired on September 30 is is available on YouTube.

         



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        Friday, June 7, 2019

        News Roundup (Zero Fire, Angie & Brent Hare, Freewheelin' Folk 25th Anniversary, Mose Scarlett Passes, More)

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              Mose Scarlett Passes

              Painting by Erin Kelly Gillis
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              It's with great sadness that I mark the passing of my old friend, Moseley Stephen Scarlett, who died on May 30. When I say old friend, we became friends in the 1960's. In 1969 we made our Mariposa Folk Festival debut at the same "New Songwriters" concert. We played together often through the 70's & 80's, but the 20 years working together with our friend Jackie Washington really took our friendship to another level. As well as his amazing, baritone voice and crisp, fingerpicking guitar he will be missed for his generous spirit, great sense of humour and loquaciousness.
              I met Mose several times, played with him twice and I always loved his gentle candor and was in awe of his deep level of musical knowledge.
              I first met Mose Scarlett when he came to town to play the Underdog in the late 80s. We became fast friends and I took him on a walking tour of the town he had grown up in. We went by some of his childhood haunts, played some guitar. I was sad to see him get on the train to Toronto, but we visited many more times, in Toronto, Peterborough and many festivals over the years. Mose had an astonishing memory for some of the finest details of decades-old conversations. He was a kind, compassionate man and he played and sang like no other. I checked in on him the day before he passed and he was resting. Rest in peace, Mose.
              Doug McClemont:
              Goodbye to my friend Mose Scarlett, ragtime guitarist with the richest baritone voice I've ever recorded. Played bass with Mose on several gigs. The songs he played from the 1930's and 40's had more chords than most albums have now. He exposed me to a lot of great old-timey music from the early part of the last century. Played several intense Trivial Pursuit games with him and our buddy Norm Hacking when he lived on Major St. A classy gentleman with a wicked sense of humour, whose song introductions were often longer than the songs he performed. We'll miss you, Mose.


              Links: Mose Scarlett, Video above courtesy of randallstaffordcook

              Passings

                  Adventures of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

                  Trebleclef has been very busy so he's gonna have his own blog post soon.

                  MORE NEWS ROUNDUPS

                  Friday, September 27, 2013

                  Dawn and Marra Nominated for 2013 Canadian Folk Music Award

                  Dawn and Marra, the fabulous local folk duo, have been nominated for a 2013 Canadian Folk Music Award (Vocal Group).  The talented ladies will be up against such luminaries as the The Good Lovelies and The Wilderness of Manitoba. Good Luck!

                  Nominees include former Jackie Washington musical co-hort Ken Whiteley, Stephen Fearing (Blackie and the  Rodeo Kings), David Francey, Kevin Breit, and Corin Raymond.

                  The winners will be announced on November 10, 2013 in Calgary.



                  Links: Dawn and Marra , More Dawn and Marra Stories,

                  Here is a complete list of nominees.

                  Vocal Group of the Year
                  • Dawn and Marra
                  • Good Lovelies 
                  • Trent Severn 
                  • Sweet Lowdown 
                  • Wilderness of Manitoba
                  New/Emerging Artist
                  • Ashley Condon 
                  • Lemon Bucket Orkestra
                  • Mo Kenney
                  • Ten Strings And A Goat Skin
                  • Trent Severn 
                  Pushing The Boundaries
                  • Kevin Breit
                  • Jaron Freeman-­Fox & The Opposite of Everything
                  • New Country Rehab 
                  • Orchid Ensemble 
                  • Wilderness of Manitoba
                  English Songwriter
                  • David Francey
                  • Old Man Luedecke
                  • Lynn Miles
                  • Justin Rutledge
                  • John Wort Hannam
                  French Songwriter
                  • Chantal Archambault 
                  • Louis-­Jean Cormier
                  • Catherine Durand 
                  • Alexis Normand 
                  • Dany Placard 
                  Aboriginal Songwriter
                  • Don Amero 
                  • Diem Lafortune 
                  • Nancy Mike 
                  • Kristi Lane Sinclair 
                  • Vince Fontaine 
                  World Solo Artist
                  • Aviva Chernick
                  • Alex Cuba
                  • Lenka Lichtenberg 
                  • Jorge Miguel 
                  • Sora 
                  World Group
                  • Njacko Backo & Kalimba Kalimba 
                  • David Buchbinder & Odessa
                  • Lemon Bucket Orkestra 
                  • Jaron Freeman-­Fox & The Opposite of Everything
                  • Jaffa Road 
                  Traditional Album
                  • Long Gone Out West Blues (Pharis Romero & Jason Romero)
                  • Lume, Lume (Lemon Bucket Orkestra)
                  • Mosaïk (Vishtèn)
                  • Seinn (Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac)
                  • Tune Tramp (Erynn Marshall)
                  Traditional Singer
                  • Natalie Edelson (The Blue Warblers)
                  • Ian Bell 
                  • Ken Whiteley 
                  • Pharis Romero
                  • Mary Jane Lamond 
                  Contemporary Album
                  • Downpour (Lynn Miles)
                  • Rise (Annabelle Chvostek)
                  • So Say We All (David Francey)
                  • These Wilder Things (Ruth Moody)
                  • Valleyheart (Justin Rutledge)
                  Contemporary Singer
                  • Stephen Fearing 
                  • Old Man Luedecke
                  • Justin Rutledge 
                  • Ian Sherwood 
                  • John Wort Hannam 
                  Instrumental Group
                  • Boxcar Boys 
                  • Jaron Freeman-­Fox & The Opposite of Everything
                  • Gordon Grdina’s Haram 
                  • Lemon Bucket Orkestra 
                  • Log Drivers 
                  Instrumental Solo Artist
                  • Stephanie Cadman 
                  • Maxim Cormier
                  • Chrissy Crowley
                  • Rachel Davis 
                  • Jorge Miguel 
                  Ensemble
                  • Genticorum 
                  • Good Lovelies
                  • Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac
                  • Corin Raymond & The Sundowners 
                  • Vishtèn for Mosaïk
                  Solo Artist
                  • Maria Dunn
                  • Stephen Fearing
                  • David Francey 
                  • Lynn Miles 
                  • John Wort 
                  Children’s Album
                  • Helen Austin: Always Be A Unicorn
                  • Funky Mamas: Pickin’ in the Garden 
                  • Jennifer Gasoi: Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well
                  • Madame Diva: Viva la Diva
                  • Gary Rasberry: What’s the Big Idea?!
                  Producer
                  • David Francey (David Francey: So Say We All)
                  • David Travers-­Smith (Ruth Moody: These Wilder Things by Ruth Moody & Jaron Freeman-­Fox and The Opposite of Everything)
                  • Jory Nash (Jory Nash: Little Pilgrim)
                  • Rick Scott  (Great Gazzoon -­ A Tall Tale With Tunes & Turbulence)
                  • Steve Dawson (Kelly Joe Phelps: Brother Sinner & The Whale & Jim Bynes I Hear The Wind In The Wires)
                  There will also be Unsung Hero and Innovator Awards

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