News Roundup (Bree Taylor, Jim Marino, Awards, More)

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News

Local

• Spec Story: Arkells Pull Off Biggest Show of Career
• Tim Hicks Surprises fan with 50th Show Plaque

Videos

• CHCH: Bree Taylor, Fringe Festival: B!tch Island
  
  
  Links: Bree Taylor, More CHCH Videos, Video above courtesy of CHCH
  
  
  Links: Hamilton Fringe Festival, More CHCH Videos, Video above courtesy of CHCH
  
  
• Faces of CFMU: Jim Marino
  
  
  
  Links: Freewheelin' Folk Show, Video above courtesy of 93.3 CFMU

FYI Music News

• 5 Questions with Wax Mannequin
• A Conversation with Conor Gains
• Partner Wins SOCAN Songwriting Prize
• Canada's 1st Indie Label Founded a Century Ago
• CIMA Gala

SOCAN Award Winners

Highlights below, click title for complete listing

• Licensed To Play: The City Of Hamilton
• International Achievement: Alessia Cara
• National Achievement: Our Lady Peace
• Lifetime Achievement: Burton Cummings
• Global Inspiration: Sarah McLachlan
• Songwriters: Shawn Mendes, Adam “Frank Dukes” Feeney
• Publisher: Peermusic Canada
• Breakout: Daniel Caesar
• Hagood Hardy Award: Christine Jensen
• New Classical Music: Jocelyn Morlock
• Folk / Roots Music Award: Rose Cousins
• Viral Song: Nav ft The Weeknd: Some Way
• International Song: Zedd  + Alessia Cara: Stay

Rock Music Awards

• Arkells: Knocking At The Door
  
  
  
  Links: Arkells, More Arkells Stories, Video above courtesy of ArkellsVEVO
  
  
• Glorious Sons: Kill The Lights

Country Music Awards

• James Barker Band: Chills
• Florida Georgia Line ft Backstreet Boys: God, Your Mama, And Me
• High Valley: I Be, U Be

Classic Music Awards

• Our Lady Peace: Somewhere Out There, Innocent, Clumsy, Superman's Dead
• Susan Aglukark: O Siem
• Northern Pikes: She Ain’t Pretty
• Bass Is Base: I Cry, Funkmobile
• Paul Brandt: My Heart Has A History, I Do, Take It From Me

Pop Music Awards

• Shawn Mendes: Mercy, There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
• Niall Horan: Slow Hands
• Shawn Hook ft Vanessa Hudgens: Reminding Me
• Camila Cabello: Havana
• The Weeknd ft Daft Punk: I Feel It Coming
• Virginia To Vegas: Selfish, Lights Out
• James Arthur: Say You Won’t Let Go

Rap Music Awards

• French Montana ft Swae Lee Jaegen: Unforgettable
• Post Malone: Congratulations
• Drake: Fake Love
• Jessie Reyez: Figures
• Daniel Caesar ft Kali Uchis: Get You

Dance Music Awards

• Dvbbs and Cmc$ ft. Gia Koka: Not Going Home
• Zedd  + Alessia Cara: Stay

Canada

• Former McGill Student Wins Lawsuit After Ex Tried to Destroy Career

Passings

• Vinnie Paul (Pantera drummer)
• Joe Jackson (Jacksons Dad)

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

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News Roundup (Avery Raquel, Paul Hampson, Polaris Long List, More)

Polaris Long List

• Terra Lightfoot – New Mistakes (Hamilton)
• Iskwé – The Fight Within (Hamilton)
• a l l i e – Nightshade
• Alvvays – Antisocialites
• Arcade Fire – Everything Now
• Bahamas – Earthtones
• The Barr Brothers – Queens of the Breakers
• Bernice – Puff LP: In the air without a shape
• Jean-Michel Blais – Dans ma main
• Bonjay – Lush Life
• Booji Boys – Weekend Rocker
• Philippe Brach – Le silence de troupeaux
• Cadence Weapon – Cadence Weapon
• Daniel Caesar – Freudian
• Jennifer Castle – Angels of Death
• Clairmont The Second – Lil Mont from The Ave
• Gord Downie – Introduce Yerself
• Jeremy Dutcher – Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
• Faith Healer – Try 
• FRIGS – Basic Behaviour
• Zaki Ibrahim – The Secret Life of Planets
• Kacy and Clayton – The Siren’s Song
• Lydia Képinski – Premier Juin
• Pierre Kwenders – MAKANDA at the End of Space, the Beginning of Time
• Pierre Lapointe – La science du coeur
• Mélissa Laveaux – Radyo Siwèl
• Hubert Lenoir – Darlène
• Loud – Une année record
• Milk and Bone – Deception Bay
• Partner – In Search Of Lost Time
• Propagandhi – Victory Lap
• Vivek Shraya and Queer Songbook Orchestra – Part-Time Woman
• Sloan – 12
• Snotty Nose Rez Kids – The Average Savage
• U.S. Girls – In A Poem Unlimited
• The Weather Station – The Weather Station
• Weaves – Wide Open
• Charlotte Day Wilson – Stone Woman
• Donovan Woods – Both Ways
• YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN – Dirt

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News

Local

• Avery Raquel on the Drew Marshall Show
  
  
  
  Links: Avery Raquel, More Avery Raquel Stories, More Drew Marshall Show Episodes, Video above courtesy of drewmarshallshow
  
  
• 5 Questions with Avery Raquel
• Spectator article on Wax Mannequin
• CHCH Video: Paul Hampson
  
  
  
  Links: Paul Hampson, More CHCH Videos, Video above courtesy of CHCH
  
  
• FYI Music News Article on Stan Rogers
• Founding Downchild Bassist Jim Milne Passes
• Hamilton Arts Award Winners

Canada

• Grapes of Wrath to be Inducted into Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame
• Bonnie Dobson's Morning Dew to be Inducted into Canadian Songwriting Hall of Fame
• Canadian recording engineer/producer George Semkiw passes
• Liona Boyd to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from JoAnn Falletta Guitar Competition
• June 2018 issue of Maple Blues

Passings

• Matt Guitar Murphy
• DJ Fontana (Elvis drummer)
• Nick Knox (ex-Cramps drummer)

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef popped by the Sound of Music Festival in Burlington and had a great time!

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Incredible Music @ the 2018 Pine Street Concert Series

The Pine Street Concert Series always offer the most incredible, intimate music experiences around. It's all held in a beautiful outdoor garden. To reserve your tickets email birthelmer@sympatico.ca or call 905-522-1409.

Here is this year's schedule, along with a few videos:

CANCELLED: Saturday July 7, 8pm: Wayne Krawchuk w Michael Hickey, Ron Cole, Randall Hill, Michael J Birthelmer



Links: Wayne Krawchuk, More Wayne Krawchuk Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton Blues Lovers

DATE CHANGE: Sunday July 15, 7pm: Tom Wilson w Ralph Nicolle of the Folk Sinners (Opener)



Links:Lee Harvey Osmond aka Tom Wilson, More Lee Harvey Osmond Stories, Video above courtesy of LeE HARVeY OsMOND

Saturday July 28, 8pm: Michael J Birthelmer w Michael Hickey, Ed Roth, Bill Dillon



Links: Michael Birthelmer, More Michael Birthelmer Stories, Video above courtesy of skumm60

Saturday August 18, 8pm Rick Andrew and Dave Rave



Links: Dave Rave, More Dave Rave Stories, More Rick Andrew Strories, Video above courtesy of Andrea Cassis

Thursday August 30th,  7pm: Ladybird Animal Sanctuary Summer Songs (Songwriters-In-The-Round) ft Suzie Vinnick, Sarah Beatty, Lisa Winn, Janine Stoll

Click here for more footage of the Pine Street Garden Concerts

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Hamilton's Jim Milne, Founding Downchild Bassist Passes

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Hamilton-born bassist Jim Milne. Our condolences to his family, friends and fans.

From Bluestime Productions:

James Douglas Milne June 6 1948-June 16 2018.

Jim Milne passed away on Saturday, June 16th in Lions Gate Hospital, Vancouver after a short illness. He was 70 years old. Always known as The Downchild Blues Band`s"original bass player", Jim was a founding member with Donnie Walsh and Richard Walsh (Hock) in 1969. He performed on the band`s early recordings, Bootleg, Straight Up, Dancing, Ready To Go and So Far. His bass playing is featured on the Downchild classics, Flip, Flop & Fly, Shotgun Blues, (I've Got Everything I Need) Almost and many of the songs that gave the band it's signature sound.

Born in the Hamilton/Stony Creek area he moved to Toronto at a young age. It was the city that opened the door to his career in music. After his departure from Downchild in 1977 he headed for Vancouver to continue his journey in blues. While in Vancouver he played with The Foreman Byrnes Band (Al Forman & Jim Byrnes) and Kenny Brown & The Pervaders. Backing blues legends Lloyd Glenn, Lowell Fulson and sitting in with B.B.King were memories he cherished.

In the 80's he returned to Toronto, joining The Morgan Davis Band for a short time before relocating to Huntsville ON. In Huntsville he switched musical gears and played country music with Ed Turley & Maplestreet. In 2005 Jim moved to Gibsons, BC on the Sunshine Coast to be close to his son Doug Leyton. He eventually gave up playing music for health reasons but it was still a big part of his life and he was proud of his contribution to Canadian Blues. Gone but not forgotten.

Links: Downchild Blues Band, More Downchild Stories, Videos above courtesy of Mike Papas

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CONGRATS! 2018 Hamilton Arts Award Winners

This year's Hamilton Arts Awards featured a number of musical winners. The hardware was handed out on Wednesday, June 6th at Theatre Aquarius.

Here's complete list of winners:

• Music (Established): Harrison Kennedy
  
  
  
  Links: Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories: Video above courtesy of Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
  
  
• Music (Emerging): Jason Hachey (Hachey the MouthPEACE)
  
  
  
  Links: Hachey, More Hachey Stories, Video above courtesy of Eddie Max
  
  
• Lifetime Achievement: Kosha Braun (Vioinist)
• Arts Innovation Award: Astrid Hepner (Sax, Educator)
• Arts Education and Community Arts (Established): Becky Katz (Musician, Visual Artist)
• Arts Education and Community Arts (Emerging): Christina Tarsitano
• Writing Award (Established) : Jamie Tennant (Journalist, CFMU Program Director, Author)
• Writing Award (Emerging): Benjamin Robinson
• Fine Craft (Established): Hitoko Okada
• Fine Craft (Emerging): Amina Z. Suhrwardy
• Shirley Elford Emerging Artist Prizet : Jeff “Fuzzy” Mall (textile art)
• Arts Management (Established): Becca Dowden
• Arts Management: (Emerging): Christina Tarsitano
• Media Arts (Established): Vanessa Crosbie Ramsay
• Media Arts (Emerging): Dima Matar
• Theatre (Established): Marilo Nuñez
• Theatre (Emerging): Jenny Vasquez 
• Visual Arts (Established): Sylvia Nickerson
• Visual Arts (Emerging): Benita Whyte

Each established winner got $2,500 and a bronze medallion. Emerging winners received $1,000. The Shirley Elford Emerging Artist Prize was worth $2,000.

Click here for the Hamilton Spectator article

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Hamilton Arts Awards, More Hamilton Arts Awards Stories

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News Roundup (Jocelyn Fairman, AIFEC, Awards, Passings)

Jocelyn Fairman Wins Breath of Fresh Air Contest

Links: Jocelyn Fairman, More Jocelyn Fairman Stories, Video above courtesy of Jocelyn Fairman

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News

Local

• Marz Homes Video about An Instrument for Every Child
  
  
  
  Links: An Instrument for Every Child, More Marz Homes Videos
  
  
• May 2018 Issue of Libretto (Hamilton Musician's Guild Magazine)
• Spec Story on Avery Raquel
• Fred Purser Passes

Canada

• SOCAN to Honour Globally Celebrated Artists
• Americana Awards to Honour kd lang

World

• CMT Award Winners

Passings

• Jon Hiseman (Classic Rock drummer)
• Danny Kirwan (ex-Fleetwood Mac guitarist)
• Clarence Fountain (Blind Boys of Alabama)

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Hamilton Music Legend Fred Purser Passes

Picture courtesy of steelcitysnapshots.blogspot.com

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Hamilton music legend, Fred Purser. He was best known for his work with the fabled local group. the Washingtons. He was the last member of the original band to pass. Our condolences to his family, friends and fans.

Here is a wonderful story the Spectator did on his passing.

If anyone knows of any performances with him online, please contact us at blueshamilton@gmail.com and we'll add it to this page.

Here are a few comments and photos from social media. We will add more if we can.

Paul Hill

My first Hamilton music experience was hearing this great sound coming out of the Windsor on John Street, 18 years old, going in and enjoying Freddy Purser and the Washingtons! Sought them out many times over the years and hired them to play in my backyard.

Picture courtesy of Shawn Washington-Purser

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Happy Birthday Niagara Falls, Ontario (Videos by Chris Mercer, Steve Burnside and Slick Brothers, Honeymoon Suite)

Today (June 12, 2018) is Niagara Falls, Ontario's 115th birthday. In celebration, here are some music videos from musicians from that wonderful city.



Links: Chris Mercer, More Chris Mercer Stories, Video above courtesy of Chris Mercer



Links: Steve Burnside, Slick Brothers, Video above courtesy of Karl Slick



Links: Honeymoon Suite, Video above courtesy of gregtorr

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News Roundup (TBS Talent Search, CMAO Awards, Crowbar, Thomas Wade)

Local Finalists in the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search

• Gavin McLeod Trio | Milton, ON
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Gavin McLeod
  
  
• Gravely James | Port Colborne, ON
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy Gravely James
  
  
• Bywater | Toronto, ON
• Lela Tequila Blues | Toronto, ON
• Azalyne | Whitby, ON
• Glenn Marais and The Mojo Train | Newmarket, ON

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News

Local

• Hamilton becomes 1st City Licenced to Lay with SOCAN
• CHCH Video: Thomas Wade
  
  
  Links: Thomas Wade, More Thomas Wade Stories, Video above courtesy of CHCH
  
  
• 5 Questions with Dana Sipos
• St. Catharines Arts Awards Winners
• Hamilton Musicians' Guild Honourees

Canada

• Moscow Apartment Wins It's Your Shot Award
• Andy Frost signs off after 33 years with Q107

Country Music Association of Ontario Award Winners

• Songwriter (s): Justin Moore: Somebody Else Will (written by Kelly Archer, Adam Hambrick, Burlington's Tebey)
  
  
  
  Links: Justin Moore, Tebey, More Tebey Stories, Video above courtesy of justinmoore
• Single: James Barker Band: Chills
• Female Artist: Meghan Patrick
• Male Artist: Jason Blaine
• Group/Duo: Cold Creek County
• Roots Artist/Group: The Lovelocks
• Rising Star: Andrew Hyatt
• Music Video: Meghan Patrick: Country Music Made Me Do It
• Fan's Choice: Meghan Patrick
• Record Producer(s): Jeff Dalziel (Washboard Union, Dan Davidson; River Town Saints)
• Radio Station (Large Market): CKBY County 101.1 (Ottawa)
• Radio Station (Small Market): CJDL-FM Country 107.3 (Tillsonburg)
• Album: James Barker Band: Game On
• Industry Person: Ron Kitchener (RGK Entertainment)
• Radio Station (Medium Market): CFCO Country 92.9 (Chatham)

Passings

• Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater (Chicago Bluesman)
• Jerry Hopkins (Rock biographer)

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef always has fun every year at the Blues With a Feeling fundraiser! This year was no exception as he got to check out Trickbag, Mick Hayes, the legendary Crowbar and more.  

Click here for more pictures from the event



Links: Crowbar, More Crowbar Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

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Happy Birthday Hamilton, Ontario (Videos by Deeps, TommyGunn, Tongue Fu, Lucas Stagg)

Today (June 9, 2018), the city of Hamilton, Ontario is 172 years old.  In celebration, here are some music videos about the Hammer!



Links: Deeps, More Deeps Stories, Video above courtesy of musicfromthedeeps



Links: TommyGunn, Video above courtesy of  TOMMYGUNN



Links: Tongue Fu, Video above courtesy of Tongue Fu



Links: Lucas Stagg, More Lucas Stagg Stories, Video above courtesy of Lucas Stagg

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CONGRATS! St. Catharines Arts Awards Winners

Musician Jessica Wilson won the Emerging Artist category of the 2018 St. Catharines Arts Awards on Monday June 4, 2018 at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (Cairns Hall). She was among the seven people honoured for their artistic contributions to the area.

Click here for more information.

Here's the complete list of winners

• Emerging Artist: Marinko Jareb (artist), Jessica Wilson
  
  
  
  Links: Jessica Wilson, More Jessica Wilson Stories, Video above courtesy of Jessica Wilson
  
  
• Established Artist: Patricia Vanstone (Dramatic Arts, Brock University)
• Arts in Education: Derek Knight (Brock University)
• Making a Difference: Rebecca Cann (City of St. Catharines)
• Patron of the Arts: Patrick Little
• Jury’s Pick Award: Shauna MacLeod

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

Click here for more St. Catharines Arts Awards Stories

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CONGRATS! New Hamilton Musicians' Guild Honourees

As reported in the May 2018 edition of Libretto, the magazine of the Hamilton Musicians' Guild, the union recently honoured a number of their members during various meetings.

Lifetime Memberships

• Johnny Laing (conductor, composer, organist
• Andrea Garofalo (tenor)
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Andrea Garofalo
  
  
• Ruth Hoffman (violinist)

25 Year Membership Pins

• Janna Malseed (Guild 2nd Vice-President)
• Jim Witter
  
  
  
  Links: Jim Witter, More Jim Witter Stories, Video above courtesy of AManOfManyFaces
  
  
• Larry Feudo (guild president and Trickbag guitarist)

50 Year Membership Pin

• Terry Bramhall (bassist for Wichita Trip)
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Tom Quirk

CONGRATS EVERYONE

Blast from the Past: Last Batch of HMG Honourees

Links: The Hamilton Musician's Guild, More Guild Stories

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Local CBC and Juno Videos (Iskwe, Sarah Harmer, Whitehorse, More)

Links: Iskwé, More Iskwé Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music

Links: The Weather Station, Sarah Harmer, More Sarah Harmer Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music



Links: Whitehorse, More Whitehorse Stories, Gavin Brown, Dan Davidson, Video above courtesy of The JUNO Awards

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News Roundup (Suzie Vinnick, Trickbag + Friends, Passings)

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News

Local

• Suzie Vinnick on Drew Marshall Show
  
  
  
  Links: Suzie Vinnick, More Suzie Vinnick Stories, Video above courtesy of drewmarshallshow
  
  
• Mike James Passes

Canada

• Bernie the Attorney Passes
• SOCAN Presents # 1 Song Awards to Kobalt Publishing

World

• Top Ten Comics on Rock Bands
  
  
  

Passings

• Glenn Branca (guitarist)
• Roy Young (man who said no to joining the Beatles)
• Glenn Snoddy (Fuzz Guitar Tone inventor)

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef had a ball the final Trickbag Saturday matinee of the season at  Corktown in Hamilton. Their guests were Corey Lueck and Brandon Bruce of Smoke Wagon Blues Band.

Click here for more pictures from the event



Links: Trickbag, More Trickbag Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

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