Showing posts with label Roly Platt. Show all posts
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Friday, May 9, 2025

Train Day Videos by Roly Platt, Teenage Head, The Band






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Thursday, December 12, 2024

Friday the 13th Videos by Jordan John w Roly Platt, The Trews, The Shirelles

Update of 2020 Post 






Links: Jordan John, More Jordan John Stories, Roly Platt, More Roly Platt Stories, More Albert King Covers/Stories,  Video above courtesy of bluesinbronte



Links: The Trews, More Trews Stories, More Blind Lemon Jefferson Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of National Post Music



Links: The Shirelles, Video above courtesy of RemyMartinClick here for more Friday the 13th videos
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Thursday, November 2, 2023

2024 Maple Blues Award Nominees


From the news release:

Considered the highest honours on the Canadian blues scene, the nominees for the 27th annual Maple Blues Awards have been announced.

Returning to its roots, the 27th annual Maple Blues Awards will take place at The Phoenix Concert Theatre (410 Sherbourne Street, Toronto), where the awards were held from 2000 to 2006. The not-to-be-missed blues music event of the year will take place on Monday, February 12th.  Tickets start at $37.40 and are on sale now at ticketweb.ca

Below is a complete list of nominees. Local artists are in bold.

* artists is signed with Waterdown's Stony Plain Records

+ artist is signed with Waterdown's True North Records

% artist is signed with Waterdown's Borealis Records)

Acoustic Act of the Year

Bassist of the Year

  • Gary Kendall (Niagara)
  • Angelique Francis
  • Jasmine Colette
  • Nathan Blackburn
  • Russell Jackson

Blues With A Feeling/Lifetime Achievement Award 

  • Cheryl Lescom (Kitchener)
  • Sue Foley*
  • Alec Fraser
  • Bobby Dean Blackburn
  • Brent Parkin
  • Dalannah Gail Bowen
  • Danny Brooks
  • Mike McKenna
  • Murray Porter
  • Tom Lavin

Drummer of the Year

Harmonica Player of the Year

Horn Player of the Year

Male Vocalist of the Year

New Artist or Group of the Year

Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year

Songwriter of the Year

Electric Act of the Year

Entertainer of the Year

  • Matt Andersen+
  • Angelique Francis
  • Blackburn Brothers
  • Blue Moon Marquee
  • Bywater Call

Female Vocalist of the Year

Guitarist of the Year

Recording/Producer of the Year

B.B. King International Artist of the Year

  • Christone ''Kingfish'' Ingram
  • Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
  • Tedeschi Trucks Band
  • Thorbjorn Risager and The Black Tornado
  • Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule)

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

GOOD LUCK! 2023 Maple Blues Award Nominations Including Local Artists! VOTE!


Highlights from the press release:

In spite of another year of uncertainty in the face of a global pandemic, Canadian blues artists continued to write, record, and yes, even tour throughout Canada and beyond. Musicians of all genres faced much adversity in 2022, but the current slate of nominees for the upcoming Maple Blues Awards show that hard times can channel intense creativity. That’s the blues, in a nutshell. 

Public voting opens November 2nd, 2022 at 10:01 am Eastern Time and closes December 1st, 2022 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. Fans can vote in eligible categories at www.mapleblues.ca

Winners of the Maple Blues Awards will be announced at the gala/performance on Monday January 30th, 2023 at Koerner Hall in Toronto. Tickets are on sale now and start at $35. Tickets for the not-to-be-missed event can be purchased here.

Click here for the winners. 

Below is a complete list of nominees. Local artists are in bold.

* artists is signed with Waterdown's Stony Plain Records

Acoustic Act

Bassist 

Blues With a Feeling Award (Lifetime Achievement )

  • Harrison Kennedy (Hamilton)
  • Alec Fraser
  • Bobby Dean Blackburn
  • Brent Parkin
  • Dalannah Gail Bowen
  • Danny Brooks
  • Murray Porter
  • Tom Lavin

Drummer 

Electric Act

Entertainer

Female Vocalist

Guitarist

Harmonica Player 

Horn Player 

Male Vocalist

Piano/Keyboard Player

Songwriter

International Artist 

  • Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
  • Erja Lyytinen
  • Ghost Town Blues Band
  • Larkin Poe
  • Mavis Staples

New Artist/Group 

  • Angelique Francis
  • Campbell & Johnston
  • Lyle Odjick
  • Marcus Trummer
  • South Island Rhythm Kings
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Thursday, November 4, 2021

GOOD LUCK! 2022 Maple Blues Award Nominations Including Local Artists! VOTE!


 From the Maple Blues newsletter

There’s no stopping the blues – not even a second year of a global pandemic. In a year like no other, 2021 has proven that Canadian blues artists are tenacious, forward-thinking, and incredibly creative in the face of adversity. Despite ongoing challenges and changes, Toronto Blues Society continues to support and promote Canadian Blues artists by announcing the nominees for the upcoming 25th annual Maple Blues Awards. The winners will be announced on January 31, 2022 at the LIVE Maple Blues Award Show to be held at Koerner Hall in Toronto,

Blues fans can cast their votes online at www.mapleblues.ca. Public Voting opens November 3, 2021 at 12:01 am Eastern Time and closes December 1, 2021, 11:59 pm Eastern .

Here's a complete list of nominees:
Local artists are bolded.

Acoustic Act

Male Vocalist

Blues with a Feeling Award (Lifetime Achievement Award)

  • Harrison Kennedy (Hamilton)
  • Murray Porter (Six-Nations)
  • Alec Fraser
  • Bobby Dean Blackburn
  • Brent Parkin
  • Dalannah Gail Bowen
  • Danny Brooks
  • Shakura S’Aida
  • Tom Lavin   

Electric Act

Recording/Producer

Guitarist 

Piano/Keyboard 

  • Jesse O' Brien (Hamilton)
  • David Vest
  • Duane Blackburn
  • Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
  • Lance Anderson

Horn Player

  • Richard Thornton (Hamilton)
  • Alison Young
  • Chris Whiteley
  • Mat 'Moose' Mousseau
  • Mike Clark

New Artist

Bassist 

  • Gary Kendall (Niagara)
  • Alan Duffy
  • Alec Fraser
  • Alec McElcheran
  • Keith Picot

Drummer 

Harmonica Player 

  • Roly Platt (Simcoe)
  • David Rotundo
  • Guy Bélanger
  • Harpdog Brown
  • Steve Marriner

Entertainer

  • David Gogo
  • Dawn Tyler Watson
  • Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar
  • Steve Marriner
  • Sue Foley

Female Vocalist 

  • Crystal Shawanda
  • Dawn Tyler Watson
  • Dione Taylor
  • Miss Emily
  • Samantha Martin

International Artist

  • Bonnie Raitt
  • Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
  • Elvin Bishop
  • Larkin Poe
  • Tedeschi Trucks Band

Songwriter 

  • Colin Linden
  • Kat Danser
  • Rick Fines
  • Steve Marinner
  • Sue Foley

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Monday, July 13, 2020

Ontario Bluesman Wayne Buttery Passes


It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Ontario Bluesman and Wasaga Beach Blues Festival Artistic Director, Wayne Buttery. He passed on July 6, 2020. Our condolences to his family, friends and fans.

His obituary:
BUTTERY ROBERT ‘WAYNE’ 2020
Passed away peacefully on Monday, July 6, 2020 at the age of 70. Wayne Buttery of Orr Lake, treasured husband and creative partner of Rita Johns-Schindler. Stepfather of Noel, Paul, Cathy and Julie and stepgrandfather to Sam, Eric, Jackalynn, Gary, Norman, Erin, Sean and Michael, all of whom he considered his own family. Predeceased by his wife, Catherine Parkinson. Fondly remembered by his extended family as well as many friends and co-workers whom he loved very much. Wayne’s love and talent for music took him to Night Clubs all over Canada. Amongst numerous local venues, he has played at the Fish Bar in Collingwood for the past 7 years and was the dedicated and passionate Artistic Director of the Wasaga Blues Festival for the past 4 years.
Due to the current pandemic a celebration of Wayne’s life will take place at a later date.
Memorial donations to Diabetes Association or Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.
From the Wasaga Beach Blues Festival site:
With a heavy heart we want to communicate the passing of our Artistic Director, Wayne Buttery, the Gentleman of Blues.
His legacy, his kindness and his passion for the Blues will never be forgotten. We will treasure the laughs, the great music from his guitar and his voice, and the true drive to make our festival grow. We will smile when we think of Wayne because he had a heart of gold and was always a gentleman.
Our Stonebridge Wasaga Beach Blues Festival Crew and volunteers will miss him tremendously and send the deepest condolences to his family and friends.
Wayne was a respected and beloved part of the Blues community in the region and in Ontario. His music and talent will be forever in the memory of those how knew him. 
Here are some social media reactions to his passing.

Virgil Scott
I have been searching for the words to express some of my thoughts...We met in 68 and for many years, watched each other from a distance go from stage to stage with respect and love for each other...He was a wonderful soft soul, who was so very talented in many ways. A big man, with that big smile coming at me every time we saw each other, with a huge hug of love and he made it feel like it was just for me...Not often in life do you cross paths with someone like Wayne and so many people will feel the void in their life with him passing...Fly high my friend. 
Larry Kurtz
I will always smile when I think about time spent with him because it was so much fun! I first met Wayne back in 2001 when I was playing his music on my radio show Roots & Blues on Orangeville Community Radio. I then met him in person at his gig at Fitzys Crab Shack at the Midland harbour. He mentioned he was looking for a harmonica player for his band The Groove Project. I told him I would be interested and joined the band for the next 2 years. What a great time we had playing memorable shows like backing Curly Bridges and an 11 year old Jimmy Bowskill in Collingwood, opening for James Cotton in Orillia, playing the Mercedes Benz launch at the CNE, the Southside Shuffle, plus countless blues cruises aboard the Georgian Queen in Penetanguishene. The band at that time featured Charlie Hinkel, Dennis King, Bob Federer, Paul Robillard, Russell Strathdee and the late John Shand. After I left the band, we remained friends. I have had Wayne perform at Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival many times and was also a guest of his band many times over the years. He was great musician and band leader. We spoke often about festivals as he had become the Artistic Director of the Wasaga Beach Blues Festival. Wayne was generous with his time, helping many charitable events and I will really miss his big smile and laugh. RIP my friend. 


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Video above courtesy of Wayne Buttery



Links: Wayne Buttery, More Muddy Waters Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of neek49
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Saturday, January 16, 2016

CONGRATS! Stingray Music's Best Blues Albums of 2015 Packed with Local Artists


Canadian digital audio service, Stingray Music (formerly Galaxie) included quite a number of area acts in their Best Blues Album list for 2015.

Albums by Hamiltonians Andre Bisson and Steve Strongman reached numbers 53 and 112 respectively.


Links: Andre Bisson, More Andre Bisson stories, Video above courtesy of Sheila Donovan



Links: Steve Strongman, More Steve Strongman stories, Video above courtesy of Stingray Music

That's not all from Hammertown though: a number of recordings featuring work by Steve Strongman (w Roly Platt), Harrison Kennedy (w Eric Bibb), Tom Wilson (writing w Matt Anderson) and Jack de Keyzer (w Harmonica Shah) made the cut as well.  Mark Crissinger's Blues Expression, which was recorded in Hamilton, won the 88th spot.

Niagara's Suzie Vinnick co-wrote with Matt Anderson for his Weightless album (#115) and Oakville boy Jordan John teamed up with Roly Platt for the Inside Out CD 

Here is the top ten list with the local performers shown below.
  1. Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar: Send The Nightingale
  2. Michael Jerome Browne: Sliding Delta
  3. Rick Fines: Driving Home
  4. Blackburn: Brothers In This World
  5. Roly Platt: Inside Out (ft Hamilton's Steve Strongman and Oakville's Jordan John)
  6. Bernard Allison: In The Mix
  7. Brad Hatfield: For A Change
  8. Lee Palmer: Like Elway
  9. Steve Earle: Terraplane
  10. Rob Paparozzi and The Ed Palermo Big Band: Electric Butter
27. Eric Bibb: Blues People (ft Hamilton's Harrison Kennedy)
88, Mark Crissinger: Blues Expression (Recorded in Hamilton)
115. Matt Andersen: Weightless (Songs co-written by Hamilton's Tom Wilson and Niagara's Suzie Vinnick)
129. Harmonica Shah: If You Live To Get Old, You Will Understand (ft Hamilton's Jack de Keyzer)

 Blast from the Past: Bisson, Strongman and de Keyzer Win Hammer Blues Awards
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Saturday, January 31, 2015

Steve Strongman and Jordan John Add Sparkle to Roly Platt's Tremendous Solo Album


Toronto harpmaster Roly Platt has been on the blues music scene for decades as an award-winning sideman.  For Inside Out, his tremendous first solo album, he's enlisted the help of Hamilton Blues superstar Steve Strongman and the fabulous soulman Jordan John from Oakville.

Roly showcases his artistic mastery of the harmonica in the many soulful and funky instrumentals, He also makes some great choices for instrumental covers (Over the Rainbow, I Got A Woman, Georgia on My Mind) and does justice them all.  There's also a couple of great vocal tracks (mostly featuring the aforementioned Mr. Strongman and Mr. John).

Together with John Tilden (Guitar), Russ Boswell (Bass) Al Cross (Drums) and Lance Anderson (Keys) the band create a powerful vibe. This is definitely a kick-ass team!

The album can be bought and downloaded through Roly's site or purchased through iTunes.



Video above courtesy of Roly Platt



Video above courtesy of Hamilton Blues Lovers

Blast from the Past: Video of Roly Playing with Suzie Vinnick

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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Suzie Vinnick and Friends @ Royal Botanical Gardens (August 31, 2011) Part 2

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Roly Platt (harmonica), Suzie Vinnick (guitar, vocals), Victor Bateman (bass)









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Bonus videos from the 2010 Concert for Peace in Crystal Beach. Courtesy of LuisPearTree





Links: Suzie Vinnick, More Suzie Vinnick Stories
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Suzie Vinnick and Friends @ Royal Botanical Gardens (August 31, 2011) Part 1

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Roly Platt (harmonica), Suzie Vinnick (guitar, vocals), Victor Bateman (bass)



More Bob Dylan Covers/Stories







More Led Zeppelin covers/stories



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Links: Suzie Vinnick, More Suzie Vinnick Stories
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