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


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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

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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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News Roundup (X-Mas Singles, City and the Sea, Robin Banks)

Local

• Download the Acoustics' new X-Mas single and help "Out of the Cold"
• Download new Smoke Wagon X-Mas single and help Make a Wish
• The Hamiltonian interview with Joshua Weresch
• Tomi Swick will be moving to Ireland this week. We wish him luck!
• We'd like CHCH to play more local music (Facebook page)

Canada

• Colin James, Colin Linden and Dave McLean list their fave Canadian guitarists

World

• Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues 219, Blues Time 174, Roadhouse 404

 Blasts From the Past

• 2009: Blues News Bites and Videos by Pete Sisk, Pappy Johns & Jacob Moon
• 2010: Hamilton Music Award Videos
• 2011: Kelly Jay & Trickbag@Buddy's Roadhouse

Featured Videos  




Links: City and the Sea,  More City and the Sea stories, Video courtesy of the band's YouTube page



Links: Robin Banks, More Robin Banks stories, Video courtesy of 25Musical

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Wendell Ferguson and the James Anthony Band

James Anthony (guitar, left), Gary Taylor (drums), Wendell Ferguson (vocals, guitar), Bill Speers (keys)









More Waylon Jennings Covers/Stories



 Click here for the James Anthony Band's portion of the show

Blast from the Past: Wendell Ferguson@Private Function

Links: Wendell Ferguson, More Wendell Ferguson Stories

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James Anthony Band and Wendell Ferguson@Black Swan (November 17, 2012)

James Anthony (guitar, left - vocals on Every Day I Got the Blues and Your Mind is on Vacation), Gary Taylor (drums, vocals on Harvest Moon), Wendell Ferguson (guitar, centre), Bill Speers (keys on all except Spooky, vocals on Messin' with the Kid), Brent Bailey (of Rocket 88s)(keys & vocals on Spooky)


More Neil Young covers/stories


More BB King covers/stories







Click here for Wendell Ferguson's portion of the show

Blast from the Past: James Anthony and Others@Burlington Ribfest

Links: James Anthony, More James Anthony Stories

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Larry Coad Passes

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of local singer/songwriter Larry Coad.

He passed away on November 21, 2012 at the age of 66.

Our condolences go out to his friends and family.  He will be missed.

The Royal Botanical Gardens will host a  celebration of his life on December 10, 2012 (12-3 p.m)

Click here for his obituary from the Spectator

Below are a few videos from a recent benefit in his honour. Courtesy of Garry Asselstine



Colin Butler's site



Harold MacIntyre's Site

Click here for more videos from this show

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News Roundup (Bruce Cockburn, Mark LaForme, Barn Katz)

Local

• We'd like CHCH to play more local music (Facebook page)
• Post your good news on Happy Hamilton News Facebook page
• New Ginger St. James Radio Show on INDIFM

Canada

• Bruce Cockburn Honoured by SOCAN

World

• Lenny Kravitz to play Marvin Gaye in biopic
• Classic Rock new releases December 2012
• Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues 218, Roadhouse 403
  

Funny/Weird

• Did Elvis' First onscreen kiss become a nun?

Blasts From the Past 

• 2009: Design Hope CD Release Party (Bob Bryden, Christopher Clause, Lisa Winn, Rob Lamothe) 
• 2010: Banned From Heaven @Coach and Lantern
• 2011: Tiny Bill Cody@Winking Judge

 Featured Videos

 
Links: Mark LaForme, More Mark LaForme Stories, video courtesy of Zack's World


 
Links: Barn Katz, More Barn Katz Stories, Video courtesy of The Bassman

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New James Anthony Band CD: Live in the Barrel

The James Anthony Band has always had killer live performances.  Now thanks to their latest CD, Live in the Barrel, amazing highlights from those shows are now available.

James struts his stuff on some of his coolest songs such as Hound Dog Blues, Down With the Blues, Doin' Days and many others.The veteran guitarist and singer is in excellent form here.

The energy is also high when the band covers classics such as Born under a Bad Sign, Use Me, and Little Wing.

Throw in a couple of  wicked instrumental numbers and the CD becomes a wonderful showcase for what the band has to offer.

We're told there are a limited amount of copies so get yours soon at one of James' live shows.

Below is a video of one of the tracks from the CD.



Blast from the Past: Review of James' CD: On the Edge

Links: James Anthony, More James Anthony Stories

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Hamilton Music Award Winners

 
Congratulations to all the winners from the 2012 Hamilton Music Awards.  It was an amazing showcase of  all the wonderful talent we have in the city.

The big winner was Terra Lightfoot, who received three well-deserved awards (Female Artist, Female Vocalist, Alt-Country Album).  Blues veteran Harrison Kennedy walked away with two (Male Vocalist, Blues Album) as did Tomi Swick (Pop Recording, Video) and Luke Doucet (Adult Alternative Recording w Whitehorse, Best Guitarist)

The ceremonies were held November 15-18, 2012 at the McIntyre Theatre in Mohawk College.

Click here for the article from the Spectator, which includes the complete winner list.

Click here for video coverage from CHCH.

Here's Tomi Swick's video of the year, December Sky, courtesy of Tomi's YouTube Page



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Below are highlights of the winners list.

• Female Artist of the Year -Terra Lightfoot
• Male Artist of the Year -Lee Reed
• Local Group of the Year by the Peoples Choice -Hey Brother
• New Artist/Group of the Year - Missy Bauman
• Roots Recording of the Year - Ben Caplan and  the Casual Smokers – In The Time Of The Great Remembering
• Alternative/Indie Rock Recording of the Year - CA Smith – Someone You Love
• Folk/Traditional Recording of the Year - S.G Sinnicks – The Last Irishman In Corktown
• Rock Recording of the Year - Arkells – Michigan Left
• Adult Alternative Recording of the Year -  Whitehorse – The Fate Of The World Depends On This Kiss
• Blues Recording of the Year -  Harrison Kennedy – Shame The Devil
• Alt/Country Recording of the Year - Terra Lightfoot – Terra Lightfoot
• Pop Recording of the Year -  Tomi Swick – Tomi Swick
• ArcelorMittal Dofasco Artist Lifetime Achievement Award - Crowbar and Gordie Tapp (Hee Haw)
• Songwriter of the Year - Arkells
• Female Vocalist of the Year - Terra Lightfoot
• Male Vocalist of the Year -  Harrison Kennedy
• Canadian Recording of the Year by Peoples Choice (Sales over 10,000 units) - Monster Truck, The Brown EP
• Record of the Year -  The Rest – Seesaw

From the Industry Awards

• Producer — Dan Griffin
• Video — Tomi Swick, December Sky
• Live Club — This Ain’t Hollywood
• Musical Event by People’s Choice — Burlington Sound of Music Festival
• Keyboard Player — Jesse O’Brien
• Guitarist — Luke Doucet
• Drummer — Zander Lamothe
• Bassist — Kevin Christoff

More from the Hamilton Music Awards

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

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Rob Szabo Wins Canadian Folk Music Award for Strongman CD

Toronto musician Rob Szabo won a 2012 Canadian Folk Music Award for his production work on Hamilton performer Steve Strongman's incredible acoustic CD,  A Natural Fact.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Local artists Whitehorse and  Ben Caplan were nominated but, unfortunately, didn't receive any awards.

The kudos were handed out on Saturday, November 17 in St. John's NB.

Click here for a complete list of nominations.


Below is a video of Rob playing with Steve, courtesy of Smyleseh

Links: Rob Szabo, More Rob Szabo Stories

Here's a full list of the winners:

• Traditional Album of the Year -Metis Fiddler Quartet - Northwest Voyage Nord Ouest
• Contemporary Album of the Year -The Deep Dark Woods - The Place I Left Behind
• Children’s Album of the Year - Henri Godon - Chansons pour toutes sortes d'enfants
• Traditional Singer of the Year - Lenka Lichtenberg
• Contemporary Singer of the Year - Rose Cousins
• Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year - Trent Freeman
• Instrumental Group of the Year - The Fretless
• English Songwriter of the Year - Catherine MacLellan
• French Songwriter of the Year - Mes Aïeux
• Vocal Group of the Year -The Once
• Ensemble of the Year -The Fretless
• Solo Artist of the Year - Michael Jerome Browne
• World Group of the Year - Sultans of String
• New/Emerging Artist of the Year -Pharis & Jason Romero
• Producer of the Year - Rob Szabo - A Natural Fact (Steve Strongman)
• Pushing the Boundaries - Sagapool
• Young Performer of the Year - Lucas Chaisson

Blast from the Past: The 2011 CFMA Winners

More of our CFMA Stories


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News Roundup (Jackie Washington, Sinnicks, Tom Wilson)

Local

• Inside Halton article on Melissa Bel
• Sarah Harmer in Nov 2012 issue of Elle Canada
• Tom Wilson discusses the business of music
  

World

• Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues 217, Roots and Blues Hour 173
  

Funny/Weird

• Zeppelin related cartoon
• Lovin' Spoonful urban legends:
  - Original choice for the Monkees
  - Name is sexual slang
  - Name is slang for heroine

Blasts from the Past

• 2009: Performer of the Week: Chris White
• 2010: Michael Pickett@Artword Artbar
• 2011: Videos by Rae Billing, City and the Sea, and the Acoustics

Featured Videos

Links: Jackie Washington, More Jackie Washington Stories, Video courtesy of BravoFACT


 
Links: Steve Sinnicks, More Steve Sinnicks Stories, Video courtesy of Steve's YouTube Page

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Hamilton Son Ben Caplan Wins Best Entertainer at Novia Scotia Music Awards

Hamilton-born Ben Caplan made his birth city proud by winning the Entertainer of the Year honours at the Novia Scotia Music Awards.  This was the only award voted on by the public.  The singer/songwriter was also nominated in 6 other categories: Male Artist Recording, Digital Artist, Recording, New Artist, and Songwriter.

To top things off,  Ben also knocked 'em dead with a live performance at the Awards Gala on Sunday November 11. 

This was all on the strength of his wonderful latest release in the time of great remembering (with the Casual Smokers).

Ben's immense pride was evident on his blog post: "What an amazing time to come home to Nova Scotia! I received the best welcome imaginable at Nova Scotia Music Week, and I’m extremely honoured and thankful to everyone who voted for me for Entertainer of the Year — I have some of the best fans and supporters a musician could ask for! I’m beside myself with joy and gratitude, so thank you and cheers to you all!"

CONGRATULATIONS!

Below are a few video from the CD, courtesy of AudioBloodMedia



Links: Ben Caplan, More Ben Caplan Stories

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