12 Videos of Christmas 2012: 9-12

Links: Louis Armstrong, More Louis Armstrong covers/stories, Video above courtesy of Sophya Again



Links: James Anthony, James Anthony, More James Anthony Stories 



Links: Rocket Revue (Brent's Band), Wendell Ferguson, More from this show



Links: James DesRoches, Video courtesy of The Practical Stylist

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12 Videos of Christmas 2012: 5-8

Links: Jeff Healey, More Jeff Healey Stories, Video courtesy of Gremmiehodad



Links: Alfie Smith, More Alfie Smith Stories, Video courtesy of The Hamilton Guitar Association



Links: Jack de Keyzer, More Jack De Keyzer Stories, Video courtesy of Jack's YouTube Page



Links: Ken Whiteley, More Ken Whiteley Stories, Purchase Ken's Christmas CD and Help Support the Daily Bread Food Bank

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News Roundup (Jackie Washington, Hammer Daddies, Blind Mule, Jeremy Fisher))

Note: There won't be a News Roundup next week. We'll return in the New Year.

Local

• Hamilton Music Holiday Gift Guide
• Full Jackie Washington video documentary online

Canada

• Purchase Ken Whiteley's Christmas CD and Help the Daily Bread Food Bank
  

World

• Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues 222, Roadhouse 406

Blasts from the Past

• 2009: Michael Pickett@Artword Artbar
• 2010: Psychedellicatessin@Augusta House
• 2011: Smoke Wagon Blues Band@Plough and Harrow

Featured Videos


 
Links:  Hammer Daddies, More Hammer Daddies Stories, Video courtesy of John Simon


 
Links: Blind Mule, More Blind Mule Stories, Video courtesy of Mama Loves Music


Links: Jeremy Fischer, More Jeremy Fischer Stories, Video courtesy of Jeremy's YouTube Page

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Local Musicians on Saturday Night Blues Top 10 of 2012 List

CBC's Saturday Night Blues recently published their Top 10 Canadian Blues albums of 2012.  A few talented area performers were featured.

Brantford singer Chuck Jackson's Cup of Joe (which also features Hamilton's Jesse O'Brien on keys) came in at number 7.  At number 9, there's local bluesman Steve Strongman's A Natural Fact (Jesse on keys for a few tracks here as well).  Hamilton's Harrison Kennedy also had a role (some vocals and harmonica work) in Shakura S'Aida's Time..., which reached number 4.

Here's their complete list

1. Julian Fauth: Treating A Stranger Right
2. The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer: Checked Past
3. Peter Karp and Sue Foley: Beyond the Crossroads
4. Shakura S'Aida: Time...
5. David Vest: East Meets Vest
6. Jack Semple: In the Blue Light
7. Chuck Jackson's Big Bad Blues Band: A Cup of Joe
8. The 24th Street Wailers: Unshakeable
9. Steve Strongman: A Natural Fact
10. Danny Marks: A Friend in the Blues

Links: Chuck Jackson, More Downchild Stories, Jesse O'Brien, More Jesse O'Brien Stories, Shakura S'Aida, More Shakura S'Aida Stories, Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories



Links: Steve Strongman, More Steve Strongman stories, Video courtesy of LyttleGoGo

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12 Videos of Christmas 2012: 1-4

We'll be posting more from this show after the holidays.

Links: Rick Andrew, More Rick Andrew Stories, Download Rick and Dave Rave's X-Mas album on iTunes



Links: Andre Bisson, More Andre Bisson stories, Video courtesy of Andre and the J-Tones, Buy His Christmas CD




Links: Smoke Wagon Blues Band, More Smoke Wagon Blues Band Stories, Video courtesy of Corey Lueck, Purchase and Download the single to help out the Make A Wish Foundation

PLEASE NOTE: ONE OF THE VIDEOS HAS BEEN REMOVED

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Harrison Kennedy Nominated for Blues Music Award

This year, veteran Hamilton bluesman, Harrison Kennedy,  has received nominations locally (Hamilton Music Awards) and nationally (Maple Blues Awards & the Junos).  Now, the international blues community has bestowed a nomination for the talented singer/songwriter.  He's in the running for Best Acoustic Artist at the Blues Music Awards (put on by the Blues Foundation).  Harrison will have some stuff competition against the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Doug MacLeod, Eric Bibb, and Paul Rishell in this category. The awards will be handed out on May 8th in Memphis, TN.  We wish him lots of luck!  Hamilton already knows that he's a world-class artist.

Below is a video of Harrison Kennedy, courtesy of Electro-Fi Records




Links: Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories

Complete list of nominations.
Acoustic Album

• Billy Boy Arnold Sings Big Bill Broonzy - Billy Boy Arnold
• Blues on Solid Ground - John Primer
• Deeper In The Well - Eric Bibb
• Not Alone - Ann Rabson w/ Bob Margolin
• Talking Guitar - Paul Rishell

Acoustic Artist

• Carolina Chocolate Drops
• Doug MacLeod
• Eric Bibb
• Harrison Kennedy
• Paul Rishell

Album

• And Still I Rise - Heritage Blues Orchestra
• Double Dynamite - The Mannish Boys
• Show of Strength - Michael Burks
• Son of the Seventh Son - Mud Morganfield
• Stronger For It - Janiva Magness

Entertainer

• Curtis Salgado
• Janiva Magness
• Joe Louis Walker
• John Nemeth
• Rick Estrin

Band

• Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials
• Phantom Blues Band
• Rick Estrin & the Nightcats
• Tedeschi Trucks Band
• The Mannish Boys

Best New Artist Debut

• 24 Hour Blues - Charles "CD" Davis
• They Call Me Big Llou - Big LLou Johnson
• Turning On the Naughty - Paula Harris
• Uphill From Anywhere - Brad Hatfield
• Wanna Feel Somethin' - Mary Bridget Davies

Contemporary Blues Album

• Blak & Blu - Gary Clark, Jr.
• Blues Live - John Nemeth
• Candy Store Kid - Ian Siegal & The Mississippi Mudbloods
• Hellfire - Joe Louis Walker
• Show of Strength - Michael Burks
• Stronger For It - Janiva Magness

Contemporary Blues Female Artist

• Bettye LaVette
• Janiva Magness
• Shakura S'Aida
• Shemekia Copeland
• Susan Tedeschi

Contemporary Blues Male Artist

• Gary Clark, Jr.
• Joe Louis Walker
• Michael Burks
• Robert Cray
• Tab Benoit

DVD

• Blackbird Music/55 Arts Club - The Lucky Peterson Band feat.Tamara Peterson Live at the 55 Arts Club Berlin
• Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art/Broke & Hungrey Records - We Juke Up in Here: Mississippi's Juke Joint Culture at the Crossroads
• Delta Groove Records - That's My Thing: Elvin Bishop Live In Concert
• Eagle Rock Entertainment - Muddy Waters & Rolling Stones, Live at Checkerboard Lounge
• J & R Adventures - Beacon Theatre - Joe Bonamassa Live From New York

Guitar

• Derek Trucks
• Joe Bonamassa
• Joe Louis Walker
• Kid Andersen
• Michael Burks

Bass

• Bill Stuve
• Bob Stroger
• Patrick Rynn
• Richard Cousins
• Scot Sutherland
• Willie J. Campbell

Drums

• Cedric Burnside
• Cody Dickinson
• Jimi Bott
• Kenny Smith
• Tony Braunagel

Harmonica

• Billy Boy Arnold
• Bob Corritore
• John Nemeth
• Kim Wilson
• Mark Hummel
• Rick Estrin

Horn

• Al Basile
• Big James Montgomery
• Eddie Shaw
• Sax Gordon
• Terry Hanck

Traditional Blues Female

• Diunna Greenleaf
• Jewel Brown
• Maria Muldaur
• Ruthie Foster
• Tracy Nelson

Piano Player

• Barrelhouse Chuck
• Chuck Leavell
• David Maxwell
• Deanna Bogart
• Mike Finnigan
• Victor Wainwright

Rock Blues Album

• Blues For The Modern Daze - Walter Trout
• Driving Towards The Daylight - Joe Bonamassa
• Everybody's Talkin' - Tedeschi Trucks Band
• Here I Am - Nick Moss
• Royal Southern Brotherhood - Royal Southern Brotherhood

Song

• "I Wont Cry" written by Janiva Magness & Dave Darling - Stronger For It (Janiva Magness)
• "Lemon Pie" written by John Hahn & Oliver Wood - 33 1/3 (Shemekia Copeland)
• "She Didn't Cut Me Loose" written by Curtis Salgado, Marlon McClain & Dave Duncan - Soul Shot (Curtis Salgado)
• "The Devil Ain't Got No Music" written by Matthew Skoller - The Devil Ain't Got No Music (Lurrie Bell)
• "Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey" written by Sam McClain & Pat Herlehy - Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) (Mighty Sam McClain)

Soul Blues Album

• Blues Heart - Dorothy Moore
• Soul Live - John Nemeth
• Soul Shot - Curtis Salgado
• Soul Survivor - Johnny Rawls
• Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) - Mighty Sam McClain

Soul Blues Female Artist

• Barbara Carr
• Denise LaSalle
• Dorothy Moore
• Irma Thomas
• Sista' Monica

Soul Blues Male Artist

• Bobby Rush
• Curtis Salgado
• John Nemeth
• Johnny Rawls
• Mighty Sam McClain

Traditional Blues Album

• And Still I Rise - Heritage Blues Orchestra
• Double Dynamite - The Mannish Boys
• Milton Hopkins with Jewel Brown - Milton Hopkins with Jewel Brown
• Son of the Seventh Son - Mud Morganfield
• Spider Eating Preacher - Eddie C. Campbell

Traditional Blues Male Artist

• Bob Margolin
• John Primer
• Lil' Ed
• Magic Slim
• Mud Morganfield

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News Roundup (Music Legends Revealed, Tuba4, Crowbar)

Local

• Spec story on Dave Rave
• Kathleen Edwards on Exclaim's top folk albums of 2012
• Star story on Hamilton's culture
• Glenn Brown (Hamilton Musician Mag) interviewed on Cable 14

Canada

• Saturday Night Blues names top X-Mas tracks
  

World

• Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues 221, Blues & Roots 175
• Legends Revealed: Was "Wild Horses" named after something Marianne Faithful said?, Did McCartney write a song under an assumed name?, What did Petula Clark do to keep Harry Belafonte from being cut from her TV special?
• Rush, Albert King & Heart in R&R Hall of Fame
• 2013 Blues Grammy nominees

Funny/Weird

• Beatles Related Toon

Blasts From the Past

• 2009: Trickbag@Buddy's
• 2010: Tiny Bill Cody@Artword Artbar 
• 2011: Matthew deZoete@Artword Artbar

Featured Videos



Links: Brodie Dawson, Tuba4, More Tuba 4 Stories, Video courtesy of Brodie Dawson



Links: Crowbar, More Crowbar Stories, Video courtesy of Mandoflash

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New Mike Allen CD: Big Money Meltdown

Acoustic blues doesn't get any better than local bluesman "Guitar Case" Mike Allen's recent CD,  Big Money Meltown. 

The disc boasts a fabulous, crisp, clear guitar sound, top notch harmonica work and Mike's great, laid-back vocals. 

There's a marvelous mix of 7 original tunes and 8 traditional numbers (including Take This Hammer, In My Time of Dying, Midnight Special, more).

Whether new or old, each song has a warm, organic, homey feel.

The CD can be purchased through his live shows and cdBaby.  You can also download it at cdBaby, iTunes, and eMusic.

Below is the title track from the disc.


Blast From the Past: Mike Allen@Winking Judge

Links: Mike Allen,  More Mike Allen Stories

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Episodes of Ensemble Music TV Show on YouTube

Ensemble is a music-based TV show on Cable 14 Hamilton that features four singer/songwriters per episode.

The show runs on Saturdays at 10pm and Sundays at 9pm.  There is a new episode each month or so.  You can also watch the program online with their live feed if you are a Cogeco, Shaw, or Source Cable subscriber.

Recently, many of the episodes were placed on Cable 14's YouTube page.

Here's what they have so far . . .



Episode 1: Duane Rutter, Cindy Dell, Brennagh Burns, Les Smith (Trickbag)



 Episode 2: Dan Medakovic, Tiny Bill Cody, Kim Koren, Paul Langille



Episode 3: J.P. Riemens, Sue Sweetman (Barn Katz), Joe Clark, Steve Strongman



Episode 4: Steve Sinnicks, Melissa Bel, Mike Todd, Mo' Kauffey

We will be posting more episodes as they become available. . .

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Harrison Kennedy on Santa's Got Mojo 2 CD

Electro-Fi's latest Christmas compilation, Santa's Got Mojo 2 has many of the top blues acts in Canada layin' out some fantastic festive funkiness.

Hamilton's own blues legend, Harrison Kennedy, offers up Hot Cider Cinnamon, a soulful, haunting, beautiful Christmas song about holiday memories.

Harrison's joined by Fathead (they have 2 tracks on the disc), Chris Whiteley, Shakura S'aida, Julian Fauth, Fruteland Jackson, Morgan Davis and many more with their own wonderful, original songs.  No sappy, dull carols in the lot.  This CD is filled with soul, swing and funk.

To cap things off is an amazing bonus track with the late, great Mel Brown and the Homewreckers playing the classic Merry Christmas Baby.

You can purchase the CD at the Electro-Fi site or download it through iTunes or eMusic.

Below are a few videos of tracks from the CD



Links: Shakura S'Aida, More Shakura S'Aida Stories,  Video courtesy of the Electro-Fi



Links: Morgan Davis, Video courtesy of Calm Tom 6

Blast from the Past: Harrison Kennedy and Others@Hometown Christmas

Links: Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories

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News Roundup (Blues Brothers, David Essig, Cadillac Bill)

Local

• December Songs fundraising local anthology now available for download

Canada

• Dec 2012 Issue of Maple Blues
• Dan Aykroyd to reprise Blues Brother role

World

• Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues 220

Funny/Weird

• 6 Songs You Didn't Know Have Dark Hidden Messages
• Cartoon: Interesting CD review

Blasts From the Past

• 2009: Blues Guitar Explosion w/Steve Strongman, Brian Griffith, Jesse O'Brien & Others
• 2010: James Anthony CD - On the Edge
• 2011: Banned From Heaven@Coach and Lantern 

Featured Videos  
 


 Links: David Essig, More David Essig Stories, Video courtesy of Canale di ginavonhexe


 
Links: Cadillac Bill, More Cadillac Bill Stories, video courtesy of Cadillac Bill

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Chris Cowsill@Winking Judge (November 26, 2013)

More Peter Gabriel covers/stories








More Leonard Cohen covers/stories

This performance was part of the Hamilton Guitar Association. Click here for the Open Stage portion of the show.

Blast From the Past: Chris Cowsill & Others@Pheasant Plucker

Links: Christian Cowill, More Chris Cowsill Stories

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Hamilton Guitar Association@Winking Judge (November 26, 2013)

Links: Alfie Smith, More Alfie Smith Stories, More Robert Johnson covers/stories



More Liam Trotter stories



Links: Mark Vanderheyden, More Mark Vanderheyden stories

Clike here for the feature set from Chris Cowsill

Links: Hamilton Guitar Association, More Hamilton Guitar Association Stories

Blast from the Past: Hamilton Guitar Association (December 2010) 

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