Halloween Videos by Derek Miller, Jerry Reed, Memphis Minnie

Update of 2015 Post 

Links: Derek Miller, More Derek Miller Stories, Video above courtesy of Arbor Records



Links: Jerry Reed, Hilarious House of Frightenstein, Video above courtesy of Adamamac's Channel



Links: Memphis Minnie, Video above courtesy of DJDOC52

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Devil's Night Videos by Harrison Kennedy, Sean Pinchin, Michael Pickett

Update of 2019 Post 

Links: Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories: Video above courtesy of David Stephen



Links: Sean Pinchin, More Sean Pinchin Stories, Video above courtesy of Sean Pinchin - Topic



Links: Michael Pickett, More Michael Pickett Stories, More Robert Jordan Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of Michael Pickett

More Devil's Night Songs

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'Punk for a Day' Day Videos by Badnew, The Masquerade, Stand Against Fear

Links: Badnew, Video above courtesy of BADNEW

Links: The Masquerade, Video above courtesy of The Masquerade

Links: Stand Against Fear, Video above courtesy of Stand Against Fear

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Nominations for the 2024 Music Cities Awards (including Local and Canadian Nominees)

From the website:

The Music Cities Awards is a global competition designed to acknowledge and reward the most outstanding applications of music for economic, social, environmental, and cultural development in cities and places all around the world.

Since its launch in 2020, the MCA’s have become a global showcase of the state of the art of projects using music to make cities better and a source of inspiration for those music advocates looking to create a positive impact in their communities.

The Award Ceremony for the 2024 edition will take place on December 7th, on the opening day of the Riyadh Music Cities Convention, to be held in Saudi Arabia.

Here is the announcement video

Links: Music Cities Events, Video above courtesy of  Music Cities Events

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

Best Use of Music in Real Estate or City Planning

• Main Stage Rehearsal Studios (Hamilton & Toronto)
• AMCHA
• Ortigia Sound System APS
• Piano City

Best Global Music City

• London, ON
• Brampton, ON
• Salvador City Hall

Best Organisation or Individual Supporting Music in their City

• Tourism London
• Music Victoria
• MUXIC: Music Tourism Office - Mexico
• WXPN
• Centro de Economía Creativa, Inc.

Best Initiative to Support Diversity & Inclusion in Music

• Miami Music Project, Inc.
• ChezaCheza Dance Foundation
• Delia Arts Foundation
• Keychange

Best Initiative to Support Music Education & Career Development

• The Push - Youth Music Organisation
• Fundação Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira
• The RecShop CIC

Best Music Tourism Initiative

• MUXIC: Music Tourism Office - Mexico
• Fundación Amigos de del Yunque, Inc
• Queensland Music Festival

Best Initiative Using Music to Improve Health & Wellbeing

• Bye Bye Plastic Foundation
• Central Florida Community Arts (CFCArts)
• Clubhouse Ghana

Best Initiative Using Music to Support Environmental Sustainability

• Climate Machine at MIT
• Bye Bye Plastic Foundation
• ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag)

Best Initiative Using Music for Economic, Social or Community Development

• Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar
• 4:am agency
• MDLBEAST Foundation

Best Night-Time Economy Initiative

• 4:am agency
• Bristol Nights
• Vienna Club Commission

Best Digital Innovation to Support Musicians or Music in Cities

• Music Innovation Hub
• Hearby, by Area4 Labs
• Opulous

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Road to Memphis Fundraiser in Brantford on November 2

Help our local musicians compete in the 2025 International Blues Challenge in Memphis and have an incredible musical experience at the same time.

Links: Fraidy Scats, More Fraidy Scats Stories, Video above courtesy of Jacob Shay

Links: Glenn Marais More Glenn Marais Stories, Video above courtesy of Glenn Marais

Links: Big Dan Jeffares, More Big Dan Stories, Video above courtesy of Benni Bulldog

Links: Dwayne LaForme, More Dwayne LaForme Stories, Video above courtesy of Dwayne LaForme’s Boogie Blues

Links: Jerome Godboo, More Jerome Godboo Stories, Video above courtesy of Gary Asselstine Toronto & Negril Music Scene

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Thanksgiving Videos by Fred Eaglesmith, Alex Bird, Fairport Convention

Update of 2018 Post 

Links: Fred Eaglesmith, More Fred Eaglesmith Stories, Video above courtesy of Fred Eaglesmith - Topic

Links: Alex Bird, More Alex Bird Stories, Video above courtesy of Alex Bird

Links: Fairport Convention, More Fairport Convention Stories, Video above courtesy of clotho98

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Winners of the 2024 Ontario Folk Music Awards Including Guelph's Samir Baijal

The 2024 Ontario Folk Music Awards were handed out at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ontario on Sunday, October 6, 2024 following the Folk Music Ontario Conference. 

Below is a complete list of winners

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Samir Baijal (Hillside Festival)
• Album of the Year: Payadora Tango Ensemble featuring Lenka Lichtenberg and Aviva Chernick​ - "Silent Tears, The Last Yiddish Tango"
• Community Builder Award: Pat O’Gorman and Julie Schryer
• Performing Artist of the Year: The Angelique Francis Band
• Song of the Year:  “Annie’s Daughter” - The Pairs (written by Renée Coughlin, Noelle Frances Coughlin, Hillary Watson)
• Recording Artist of the Year: Good Lovelies
• Songwriting Award: Leah Holtom
• Taylor Mitchell Bursary: All of the Developing Artist Program participants at this year’s Folk Music Ontario conference

A number of area artist were showcased at the conference including:

• Will Gillespie
• Janice Jo Lee
• Spencer Mackenzie
• Minuscule
• Kristin Nicholls
• Sultans of String
  

Links: Will Gillespie, More Will Gillespie Stories, Video above courtesy of Will Gillespie

Links: Saltwater Hank, Video above courtesy of Richard Garvey

Links: Ontario Folk Music Awards, More OFMA Stories 

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Hug a Bassist Day! Videos ft Michael Hickey

Update of  2019 post

Links: Rita Chiarelli, More Rita Chiarelli Stories



Links:King Biscuit Boy, More KBB Stories, Trickbag, More Trickbag Stories



Links: Rae Billing, More Rae Billing Stories



Links: Leonard Burns and Dell, More LBD Stories

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Nominees for the 2024 St. Catharines Arts Awards

From the News Release

The City is excited to announce its 2024 St. Catharines Arts Awards nominees, recognizing some of the community’s most talented creatives and their supporters. These outstanding individuals and organizations will be honoured at a celebration on Nov. 3, 2024, at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (FOPAC). The Awards Ceremony will begin at 5 p.m. in FOPAC’s Robertson Theatre.

The City is presenting the 2024 St. Catharines Arts Awards in partnership with FOPAC. Tickets are free and can be reserved through the FOPAC box office at stcatharines.ca/ArtsAwardsTickets starting on Oct. 4 at 10 a.m.

“We would like to extend a huge congratulations to our 2024 Arts Awards nominees, all of whom display remarkable passion and commitment to making the arts happen here in St. Catharines,” Culture Coordinator Ashley Judd-Rifkin said. “We can’t wait to celebrate the enormous contributions of these nominees.”

For more information on the St. Catharines Arts Awards, visit stcatharines.ca/ArtsAwards.

Below is a complete list on nominees. Music-related nominees are bolded.

Arts in Education Award

• Niagara Youth Orchestra
  
  
  
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• Steven Azzopardi (Visual Arts Teacher)
• Emma Barker (Dance Teacher)
• Michael Bell (Theatre)
• Laurie Boese (Art Teacher)
• Jane Elliott (Dance Instructor)
• Christina Hartmann (Pottery)
• Brenna McAllister (Theatre)
• Vanessa Parson-Robbs (Visual Communications Designer)
• Anne Reimer (Painter)
• St. Catharines Public Library

Emerging Artist Award 

• Bradley Barnham (Music Director: St. George’s Anglican Church, Changed Voice Ensemble of Chorus Niagara Children’s Choir)
  
  
  
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• Caitlyn MacInnis (Singer, Dancer, Actor)
• Taylor Bogaert (Multi-Disciplinary Artist)
• Cecilia Brink (Painter)
• Melissa Cammisuli (Art)
• Joseph Gottli (Illustrator and Designer)
• Ric Langlois (Art)
• Shelley Locke (Artist, Poet)
• Skye Rogers (Multi-Disciplinary Artist)
• Evan Sawatsky (3D Artist)
• Tamara Lynn Sutton (Artist)
• Amber Lee Williams (Visual Artist)

Established Artist Award

• Infinitely More (Music)
  
  
  
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• Rusty and Maja (Music)
  
  
  
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• Matthias Bork (Artist)
• Lyndsey Casey (Painter)
• Paul Gosen (Painter)
• Preston Haskell (Photographer)
• Brita Housez (Painter)
• Chandi Jayawardena (Visual Artist)
• Cole Lewis (Theatre)
• Christopher Reilly (Painter)
• David Rose (Painter)

Making a Difference Award

• Natasha Bell (Event Organizer)
• Bart Gazzola (Curator)
• Christina Hartmann (Pottery)
• Deanna Jones (Artistic Director, Producer)
• N’ora Kalb (Arts Leader)
• Helen Michlik (Arts Teacher)
• Yvonne Niwahereza (Arts Leader)
• Brenda Sauder (Arts Leader)

Patron of the Arts Award

• Annette Urlocker

More St. Catharines Arts Awards Stories

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Hug a Drummer Day Videos With Sean O'Grady

Update of 2019 post

Links: Dwayne LaForme, More Dwayne LaForme Stories, Video above courtesy of Dwayne LaForme Blues



Links: Tim Gibbons, More Tim Gibbons Stories, Video above courtesy of Andrea Cassis



Links: Chris Chambers, More Chris Chambers Stories, More Hendrix Covers/Stories,  Video above courtesy of Andrea Cassis



Links: Leonard Burns and Dell, More LBD Stories, Video above courtesy of Michael Hickey

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From their website: The Stephen Lewis Foundation launched the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign in March 2006, in response to the emerging crisis faced by African grandmothers as they struggled to care for millions of children orphaned by AIDS. The Campaign aims to raise awareness, build solidarity and mobilize support in Canada for Africa’s grandmothers.

The Hamilton Blues Lovers (HBL) want to showcase a deserving local charity every week.  HBL is not affiliated with these charities nor does it fund raise for them.

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October 2024 Global Music Awards Winners (including a few Canadians)

October 2024 edition of the Global Music Awards.

Gold Medal Winners

• Best of Show: Heidi Radtke (USA) - Convergence (Contemporary Classical, Instrumentalist)
  
  
  
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• Michail Travlos (Greece)- Two Light Happenings for Flute and String Orchestra (Contemporary Classical - Composition) 
• Voices of Concinnity (USA) - Awaiting Golden Light (Choral Music)
• ARUNDOSquintett (Germany) - Saga (Classical) 
• Duo LinLynn (USA) - Stars Above (Percussion - Duo) 
• Antonio Adolfo (Brazil)- Bossa 65: Celebrating Carlos Lyra and Roberto Menescal (Jazz - Instrumentalist) 
• Gary Muszynski (USA) - The Journey Home, Songs of Longing & Belonging (World Music) 
• Sherwin Yang  (Taiwan) - Growth (World Fusion - Composer - Producer) 
• Sterling Ensemble Los Angeles (USA) - Echoes of Grace, Choral Music of Patti Drennan (Choral Performance)

Canadian Silver Medal Winners

• Andrew Gordon Macpherson (Toronto) - Dark Side of the Ring (Composer, Original Score) 
  
  
  
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• Benoit LeBlanc (Montreal) - Mô Kouzin Mô Kouzinn (Creole Music, Concept)
  
  
  
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Canadian Bronze Medal Winners

• Carla Rose Kelly (London) - Healing Addictions (Music Medicine)
• Lyn_Sey  (London) - Real Thing, country, Righteous Man (Southern Rock) 
• Monika Gurak (Mississauga) and Malwina Wojdyna (Toronto)  - Wiedz O Tym, Że (Pop, Album)
• Pejman Bolourchi (Toronto) - Happiness (World Music)
• The Lost Keys (Vancouver) - Every Single Day (Duo, Lyrics/Songwriter)

Click here for the full list

Links: Global Music Awards, More GMA Stories

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Kids' Music Day Videos by Walk of the Earth & Romeo Eats, Barenaked Ladies with Jeremy & Jazzy, Ronno

Links: Walk Off The Earth, More WOTE Stories, Video above courtesy of Walk off the Earth

Links: Jeremy and Jazzy, Jeremy Fisher, More Jeremy Fisher Stories, More Jazzy Stories, Barenaked Ladies, More BNL Stories, Video above courtesy of Jeremy and Jazzy

Links: Ronno, Video above courtesy of Kids-Move/RONNO

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Toot Your Flute Day Videos by Patricia Dydnansky, Madison Deppe, Soenen Sisters

Links: Patricia Dydnansky, Video above courtesy of FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Links: Madison Deppe, Video above courtesy of Madison Deppe

Links: The Soenen Sisters, More Soenen Sisters Stories, Video above courtesy of Julie Borgdorff

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