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Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Music Listings, Part 1: July 25-27, 2025

July 25-27, 2025

We try our best to make sure these listings are as accurate as possible. If you spot any errors or omissions, please email us at blueshamilton@gmail.com.

2025: Jul 25-27 / Jul 28-Aug 3

Friday, July 25

---- Before 6:00pm ----

Boris Brott Music Festival (Hamilton) (July 3-31, Aug 2, 7, 14, Dec 6, 18)




12-2pm: Paul Sage @ Jackson Square, Rooftop (Hamilton) (Jul 21-25)



1-4pm: Alfie Smith Duo @ 13th Street Winery (St. Catharines)


  • 5pm – 6:45pm | Wicked Truth
  • 7:15pm – 8:45pm | Stoned and Rolling (Tribute to The Rolling Stones)
4-10pm: Lions Carnival @ Lion's Park (St. David's) (Jul 23-26)
  • 4:30-6:30pm: Starla Silvestri
  • 7-10pm: Giancarlo & the Scarfones
5-8pm: Brad James @ Fool & Flagon (Hamilton) (Weekly)

5-8pm: Thomas Nelson Duo @ 13th Street Winery (St. Catharines)

5-11pm: Freak Fest @ Niagara Artist Centre (St. Catharines) $22-$38  (Jul 25-26)
  • 5:45 – JULIAN NEFF
  • 6:30 – THE FERNS
  • 7:15 – SUPERSTAR CRUSH
  • 8:00 – SUNSHINE EXPRESS
  • 8:45 – METEOR HEIST
  • 9:30 – MAGGOT PIZZA
  • 10:15 – DAYS ON PARADE

5:30-7pm: Music Trivia @ Mosaic Neighbourhood Bar (Hamilton) (Weekly)

5:30-9:30pm: Ricardo Barboza Band & Samba Dancers @ Brasa (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)

5:30-9:30pm: Pianist @ Corso (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)

---- 6:00pm-6:59pm ----

6-9pm: James Anthony @ Scout Cafe (Stoney Creek) (Weekly)

6pm: Strummers Union @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)

6-9pm: Stephanie Deshane @ Judge & Jester (Grimsby) (Weekly)


6pm: Brad Hailz @ Burning Kiln Winery (St. Williams) $?

6-10pm: Pianist @ Watermark (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)



6-9pm: Doug Feaver @ Sandbar on the Beach (Turkey Point)

6:30pm: Ferguson Young @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) (Weekly)


6:30-9:30pm: Jeremy Blackburn @ Tanners (Acton)

Freak Fest @ Niagara Artist Centre (St. Catharines) $22-$38  (Jul 25-26)
  • 6:30 – THE FERNS
  • 7:15 – SUPERSTAR CRUSH
  • 8:00 – SUNSHINE EXPRESS
  • 8:45 – METEOR HEIST
  • 9:30 – MAGGOT PIZZA
  • 10:15 – DAYS ON PARADE
6:30-11pm: Mackenzie Creek Music Festival @ 72 King St. N (Oakland) $? (Jul 24-26)
  • 6:30-11pm: Albatross, Kerosene Creek, John Atlee Band
6:30pm: Vanyah @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)

---- 7:00-7:59pm ----






7-10pm: Dueling Pianos @ Uptown Social House (Burlington) (Every Fri & Sat)

7-10pm: 
Will Rowe
@ Canalside Restaurant (St. Catharines)

Lions Carnival @ Lion's Park (St. David's) (Jul 23-26)
  • 7-10pm: Giancarlo & the Scarfones
7pm: Dean Brody @ Burning Kiln Winery (St. Williams) $?

7pm: Shane Murphy @ Niagara Oast House (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

7-10pm: 
Matt Endahl 
@ Manhattans (Guelph)

7-10pm: Wayback Festival @ City Hall, Carl Zehr Square (Kitchener) (Jul 25-26)
  • Destroyer (KISS Tribute), Thunderstruck (AC/DC Tribute)
  • 7:15pm – 8:45pm | Stoned and Rolling (Tribute to The Rolling Stones)
Freak Fest @ Niagara Artist Centre (St. Catharines) $22-$38  (Jul 25-26)
  • 7:15 – SUPERSTAR CRUSH
  • 8:00 – SUNSHINE EXPRESS
  • 8:45 – METEOR HEIST
  • 9:30 – MAGGOT PIZZA
  • 10:15 – DAYS ON PARADE
7:30pm: Velvet Pour Unplugged @ Piper Arms (Burlington)

7:30pm:  The Music Factory @ Gator Ted's (Burlington)



7:30-11:30pm: Open Mic @ Mahtay Cafe (St. Catharines) (Weekly)


7:30pm: Grease (Musical) @ Drayton Festival Theatre (Drayton, ON) $59.50 (Jul 9-Aug 2)

7:30pm: Jesus Christ Superstar (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Jul 3-27)


---- 8:00-8:59pm ---- 






8-11pm: Tiger Road @ Gingerman (Oakville)



Freak Fest @ Niagara Artist Centre (St. Catharines) $22-$38  (Jul 25-26)
  • 8:00 – SUNSHINE EXPRESS
  • 8:45 – METEOR HEIST
  • 9:30 – MAGGOT PIZZA
  • 10:15 – DAYS ON PARADE
8pm: Trews Acoustic @ Jackson-Triggs Ampitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) (Jul 25-26) $?


8:30pm-12:30am: Dusty Miller Band @ Ye Olde Squire, Fennell (Hamilton) 

8:30-11:30pm: Dianne Ryder Band @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) 


8:30pm: B.J FRID @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)


8:30pm: Tone Deaf @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington) 

8:30-11:30pm: Damn Animal @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

---- After 9:00pm ----


9pm: Junestone @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)

9pm-1am: Cory Cruise @ Elements Casino (Flamboro)


9pm-12am: The Midnight Sons @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines) 

9pm: Full Mulleti @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines) 

9-11:30pm: Evan Rotella @ The Local (Niagara Falls)

9pm-1am: Right Proper Lads @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)



9pm-1am: Dan Dyer @ Elements Casino (Brantford) 


9pm: Albatross @ 211 Main (Port Dover)


Freak Fest @ Niagara Artist Centre (St. Catharines) $22-$38  (Jul 25-26)
  • 9:30 – MAGGOT PIZZA
  • 10:15 – DAYS ON PARADE
10pm: Dirty Pioneers @ B-Side Social (Hamilton) 

10pm: Embrace @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)


10pm: Real Kevin @ The Dickens (Burlington)

10pm-2am: Lucas Mason @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls) 
Saturday, July 26

---- Before 1:00pm ----

Boris Brott Music Festival (Hamilton) (July 3-31, Aug 2, 7, 14, Dec 6, 18)







11am-3pm: Mike Woods @ Puddicombe Farms (Stoney Creek) (Sat & Sun May 18-Oct 27)


  • 11am-12pm:  8Banger
  • 12:30-2pm: Mixtape
  • 2:30-4pm: Rhythm & Bass
  • 4:30-6pm: Hogwild
  • 7:30-8:30pm/9-10pm The Trip

  • 1pm – 3pm | The Electric Merchants
  • 3:45pm – 6:30pm | Jack Sith
  • 7:15pm – 8:45pm | AC/DC Show Canada
12-10pm: Lions Carnival @ Lion's Park (St. David's) (Jul 23-26)
  • 4:30-6:30pm: Al Turnbull Duo
  • 7-10pm: Cottage Brew
---- 1:00-2:59pm ----


  • 1pm – 3pm | The Electric Merchants
  • 3:45pm – 6:30pm | Jack Sith
  • 7:15pm – 8:45pm | AC/DC Show Canada
1-5pm: The Mandevilles @ 13th Street Winery (St. Catharines)


1pm: Grease (Musical) @ Drayton Festival Theatre (Drayton, ON) $59.50 (Jul 9-Aug 2)





2-5pm: John Davis @ BLK Swan, Brant St (Burlington)

2-4:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Weekly)

2-5pm: Sean Bienhaus @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

2-11pm: Mackenzie Creek Music Festival @ 72 King St. N (Oakland) $? (Jul 24-26)
  • 2-11pm: Waylon Crybaby & the Squeaky Wheels, Jessica Sevier, Pure Vintage, Gunpowder & Grace, Highway 53, Paige Rutledge


  • 2:30-4pm: Rhythm & Bass
  • 4:30-6pm: Hogwild
  • 7:30-8:30pm/9-10pm The Trip
---- 3:00-6:59pm ----

3-6pm: Gene Hardy @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) $5 


  • 3:45pm – 6:30pm | Jack Sith
  • 7:15pm – 8:45pm | AC/DC Show Canada
1-11pm: Wayback Festival @ City Hall, Carl Zehr Square (Kitchener) (Jul 25-26)
  • Destroyer (KISS Tribute), Thunderstruck (AC/DC Tribute)
Lions Carnival @ Lion's Park (St. David's) (Jul 23-26)
  • Big Wreck, Default, Conor Gains, Always On Friday
  • 4:30-6pm: Hogwild
  • 7:30-8:30pm/9-10pm The Trip
5-11pm: Freak Fest @ Niagara Artist Centre (St. Catharines) $22-$38  (Jul 25-26)
  • 6:30 – NONCHALANT
  • 7:15 – DRIFT MOTEL
  • 8:00 – PASSENGER PRINCESS
  • 9:00 – IVY GARDENS
  • 10:00 – BONNIE TRASH
5:30-9:30pm: Ricardo Barboza Band & Samba Dancers @ Brasa (Niagara Falls)  (Weekly - Fri & Sat) 

5:30-9:30pm: Pianist @ Corso (Niagara Falls)  (Weekly - Fri & Sat)


6-10pm: Pianist @ Watermark (Niagara Falls) (Weekly - Fri & Sat)




---- 7:00-7:59pm ----

7pm: John Restas @ Turtle Jack's, Upper James (Hamilton) (Weekly) 



7-10pm: Twelve Mile Duo @ Canalside Restaurant (St. Catharines)



7pm: Mel Monaco Duo @ Kochi (Niagara Falls)


7-10pm: Tia Brazda @ Manhattans (Guelph) 

7pm: Grease (Musical) @ Drayton Festival Theatre (Drayton, ON) $59.50 (Jul 9-Aug 2)



7pm: Jonni X @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)

  • 7:15pm – 8:45pm | AC/DC Show Canada
Freak Fest @ Niagara Artist Centre (St. Catharines) $22-$38  (Jul 25-26)
  • 7:15 – DRIFT MOTEL
  • 8:00 – PASSENGER PRINCESS
  • 9:00 – IVY GARDENS
  • 10:00 – BONNIE TRASH

7:30pm: Yogi Turgeon @ Townhall Social Eatery (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7:30-8:30pm: X & Y (Coldplay Tribute) @ Chudleigh's (Milton) $?


  • 7:30-8:30pm/9-10pm The Trip


---- 8:00-8:59pm ----



8pm?: Various Bands @ Vertagogo (Hamilton) $?




8-11pm: Eric Starss  @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

Freak Fest @ Niagara Artist Centre (St. Catharines) $22-$38  (Jul 25-26)
  • 8:00 – PASSENGER PRINCESS
  • 9:00 – IVY GARDENS
  • 10:00 – BONNIE TRASH
8pm: Trews Acoustic @ Jackson-Triggs Ampitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) (Jul 25-26) $?




8:30pm: Michelle Hedley @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) 

8:30pm: Stone the Radio @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)


8:30pm: LUKE ALLAN @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)

8:30pm: ANDREW IRVING @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)


8:30-11:30pm: Patsy & The Muscle @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 

---- After 9:00pm ----


9pm-12am: The Figure 4 @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)

Freak Fest @ Niagara Artist Centre (St. Catharines) $22-$38  (Jul 25-26)
  • 8:00 – PASSENGER PRINCESS
  • 9:00 – IVY GARDENS
  • 10:00 – BONNIE TRASH
9pm-1am: The Usual Suspects @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)



9pm-12am: BJ Frid @ Paris Pub (Brant) 

9pm: The Three Avocados @ 211 Main (Port Dover)

9:30-10:30pm: X & Y (Coldplay Tribute) @ Chudleigh's (Milton) $?

10pm: Empty Hours @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek) 

10pm: Twist of Fate @ BLK Swan, Brant St (Burlington) 

10pm: Jamazon @ The Dickens (Burlington) 

10pm-2am: Whiskey Sunset @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls) 

Sunday, July 27

---- Before 2:00pm ----

Boris Brott Music Festival (Hamilton) (July 3-31, Aug 2, 7, 14, Dec 6, 18)






11am-3pm: Mike Woods @ Puddicombe Farms (Stoney Creek) (Sat & Sun May 18-Oct 27) 

  • 12-2pm: Joanie Jane
  • 2:30-4pm: No Illusions
  • 4:30-6pm: Strangely Steve
  • 6:30-8pm: Full Muletti
  • 8:30-10pm: Hammer Tones
11:30am: Beatles Brunch ft Andrew McTaggart @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)

  • 1pm – 2:30pm | Big Dan Band
  • 3:30pm – 6:30pm | Otis Wonder & The Hustle
12-5pm: Queen of the Wild @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

---- 2:00pm-2:59pm ----


2pm?  Champagne James Robertson @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)


2-5pm: Christopher Clause @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas) (Weekly till Aug 31) 



2-5pm: Ron McEwen @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

2-5pm: Pat Matthews Duo @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

2-5pm: Mike Walters @ Knight of Columbus, Backyard (Brantford) No Cover

2pm: Grease (Musical) @ Drayton Festival Theatre (Drayton, ON) $59.50 (Jul 9-Aug 2)



2-5pm: Almost Serious @ The Falls Road Pub (Kitchener) (Weekly)

2:30-6pm: Djino Lefrancois @ Donnelly's Pub (Thorold) $10

  • 2:30-4pm: No Illusions
  • 4:30-6pm: Strangely Steve
  • 6:30-8pm: Full Muletti
  • 8:30-10pm: Hamer Tones
2:30-4:30pm: Jack & Danica @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener) 

---- After 3:00pm ----


3-6pm: 
The Flying Dutchmen 
@ Stonewalls (Hamilton) PWYC


3pm: Blue Rodeo @ Burning Kiln Winery (St. Williams) $99

3-6pm: Open Stage with Nathan Coles @ Cornerstone (Guelph) (Weekly) 

  • 3:30pm – 6:30pm | Otis Wonder & The Hustle
4pm: Glenn Groves @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)

  • 4:30-6pm: Strangely Steve
  • 6:30-8pm: Full Muletti
  • 8:30-10pm: Hammer Tones
5:30pm: Innisfree @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)

6pm: Mike Robbins @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)

6pm: Brad Hailz @ Sandbar (Turkey Point)


7:30pm: Open Mic @ Golden Brothers (Welland) (Weekly)



9pm: Bo @ McCabe's (Guelph) (Weekly)

10pm: Open Mic @ Jimmy Jazz (Guelph) (Weekly)

2025: Jul 25-27 / Jul 28-Aug 3


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Thursday, July 17, 2025

Kitchener's Isy Aboagye Wins 2025 Toronto Blues Society Talent Search

On June 22, 2025 Kitchener's own Isy Aboagye won this year's Toronto Blues Society Talent Search at the Village of Yorkville Park.

As the lucky winner, Isy recieves:

Below is her entire set from the competition.

Links: Isy Aboagye, More Isy Aboagye Stories, Performances above courtesy of Isy Aboagye

The other finalists were:

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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Throwback Thursday: Maple Blues Revue Debut Album

Original Post: May 11, 2009
Updated Post: July 17, 2025



The Maple Blues Revue released it's debut album Live at the Twisted Pines in 2009.

This amazing collection of musicians includes performers from Downchild (Chuck Jackson, Gary Kendall, Pat Carey, Michael Fonfara, Jim Casson), Fathead (Al Lerman, John Mays, Teddy Leonard), Dawn Tyler Watson, Tom Bona, Howard Moore, Chris Murphy & more.

Available: CD at Gary Kendall website (PayPal), spotify

Update: Unfortunately, John Mays & Michael Fonfara have since passed. A similar lineup is now performing under the Maple Blues Band name.
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Sunday, July 13, 2025

Blues Blast Award Nominees including Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne & Sue Foley! VOTE!

Blues Blast Magazine revealed their 2025 award nominees. Public voting begins July 14, 2025 and ends at midnight on August 31, 2025, 2025.

Below is a complete list of nominees. Canadian artists are bolded.

* signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records

Female Blues Artist

Keyboard Player Of The Year

Electric Guitarist Of The Year

Harmonica Player Of The Year

Historical Or Vintage Recording

  • Duke Robillard – Roll With Me*
  • Frank Bey – Peace
  • Jim Brewer and Dan Smith – Take It Easy Greasy
  • Terry Blade – Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues
  • Bernard Allison – Chills & Thrills

Acoustic Blues Album

  • Giles Robson & John Primer – Ten Chicago Blues Classics
  • Johnny Iguana – At Delmark
  • Prakash Slim – 8000 Miles To The Crossroads
  • Eva Rose & David Pippin – Black Water Blues
  • Catfish Keith – Shake Me Up
  • Guy Davis – The Legend of Sugarbelly
  • Lee Kanehira – The Chicago Blues Piano Trio!!

Acoustic Guitarist Of The Year

  • Keb’ Mo’
  • Catfish Keith
  • Kevin Burt
  • Guy Davis
  • Doug MacLeod

Bass Guitarist Of The Year

  • Bob Stroger
  • Rodrigo Mantovani
  • Benny Turner
  • Scot Sutherland
  • Danielle Nicole
  • Jerry Jemmott

Blues Band Of The Year

  • Southern Avenue
  • The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
  • Tab Benoit Band
  • Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
  • The Blood Brothers

Contemporary Blues Album

  • Andrew Duncanson – California Trap (feat. Michael Peloquin)
  • Chris Cain – Good Intentions Gone Bad
  • Ronnie Baker Brooks – Blues In My DNA
  • Kid Ramos feat. Brian Templeton and Johnny Ramos – Strange Things Happening
  • Tony Holiday – Keep Your Head Up
  • Tommy Castro & The Painkillers – Closer To The Bone

Horn Player Of The Year

  • Terry Hanck
  • Doug Woolverton
  • Jimmy Carpenter
  • Sax Gordon Beadle
  • Deanna Bogart
  • Vanessa Collier

Live Blues Album

  • Willie Buck – Live at Buddy Guy’s Legends
  • The Blues Giants – Live at Groove Now
  • Eric Johanson – Live In Mississippi
  • Tas Cru – Tas Cru Band LIVE
  • Sean Chambers – Live Featuring The Savoy Brown Rhythm Section
  • Bruce Katz Band – Back In Boston Live

Male Blues Artist

  • John Primer
  • Andrew Duncanson
  • Chris Cain
  • Tab Benoit
  • D.K. Harrell
  • Curtis Salgado

New Artist Debut Album

  • Jad Tariq – Jad Tariq Sings
  • Jovin Webb – Drifter
  • Jubu Smith – JUBU
  • Fran Drew and the Lucky Strikes – Trial by Fire
  • Jantso Jokelin – Spark of Luck
  • Christopher Wyze & the Tellers – Stuck in the Mud

Percussionist Of The Year

  • Derrick D’mar Martin
  • Tony Braunagel
  • June Core
  • Terrence Higgins
  • Tom Hambridge
  • Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith

Producer Of The Year

  • Tom Hambridge
  • Kid Andersen
  • Jim Gaines
  • Bob Corritore
  • Mike Zito
  • Tony Braunagel

Rising Star Award

  • Tony Holiday
  • Jad Tariq
  • Stephen Hull
  • Jovin Webb
  • Matt “The Rattlesnake” Lesch
  • Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport

Rock Blues Album

  • Albert Castiglia – Righteous Souls
  • Tab Benoit – I Hear Thunder
  • Ian Siegal Meets Johnny Mastro – Easy Tiger
  • Mike Farris – The Sound of Muscle Shoals
  • Brody Buster – Redemption
  • Matt “The Rattlesnake” Lesch – Blues Cut Like Glass

Slide Guitarist Of The Year

  • Robert Randolph
  • Sonny Landreth
  • Sean Chambers
  • Derek Trucks
  • John Primer
  • Joanna Connor

Soul Blues Album

  • Curtis Salgado – Fine By Me
  • Billy Price – Person Of Interest
  • Tad Robinson – Soul In Blue
  • Sugaray Rayford – Human Decency
  • The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra – What Are You Waiting For?
  • Johnny Rawls – Make Them Dance

Traditional Blues Album

  • Eden Brent – Getaway Blues
  • John Primer – Grown in Mississippi
  • Bobby Rush & Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Young Fashioned Ways
  • Bob Corritore & Friends – Doin’ The Shout
  • Frank Catalano and Lurrie Bell – Set Me Free
  • Bob Stroger & The Headcutters – Bob Is Back

Vocalist Of The Year

  • Curtis Salgado
  • Oscar Wilson
  • Andrew Duncanson
  • Tad Robinson
  • Billy Price
  • Bobby Rush
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CFMU is a the not-for-profit radio station for McMaster University. They play a lot of local and indie artists. 

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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Saturday, July 12, 2025

2025 Polaris Short List Including Milton's Nemahsis



On July 10, the Polaris Prize Short List was unveiled, including Milton's Nemahsis. The Grand Prize winner (who gets $30,000) will be awarded on September 16 at a wonderful gala at Massey Hall in Toronto.

Below is a video of the Short List announcement.


Links: Polaris Music Prize, More Polaris Stories, Video above courtesy of Polaris Music Prize

Below is the full Short List. Local artists are bolded.
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Friday, July 11, 2025

Downchild's Donnie Walsh & Mike Stevens Named to the Order of Canada

Two incredible area musicians were named to the Order of Canada by the Governor General on June 30, 2025.

Below is a video of the entire ceremony

Links: Order of Canada, More Order of Canada Stories, Video above courtesy of Rogers tv

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Donnie “Mr. Downchild” Walsh, founder of the Downchild Blues Band

Was named a Member of the Order of Canada

From the Order of Canada site:

Gilbert Donald Walsh, C.M.

Peterborough, Ontario

Donnie Walsh is recognized as the father of Canadian blues music. This co-founder and leader of The Legendary Downchild Blues Band has been an instrumental figure on the national blues scene for over half a century. His music has inspired generations of acts, including international pop culture icons the Blues Brothers. 

Links: Downchild Blues Band, More Downchild Stories, Video above courtesy of  Downchild Blues Band

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Mike Stevens - Harmonica Player, Composer, Author (signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)

Was named an Officer of the Order of Canada

From the Order of Canada site:

Mike Stevens, O.C., M.S.M. 

Point Edward, Ontario

Mike Stevens is a virtuoso harmonica player, composer and author. For more than 40 years, he has entertained audiences nationally and abroad and won acclaim at the world-famous Grand Old Opry in Nashville. His music tours in Canada’s North are the subject of three documentaries that showcase his philanthropy and prodigious musical gifts.

Links: Mike Stevens, Video above courtesy of  Mike Stevens - Topic

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Below is a complete list of honourees - Click here for more details.

Music-related nominees are bolded

Members

  • Gilbert Donald Walsh, C.M. (Peterborough, Ontario) - Downchild founder
  • Greg Wells, C.M. (Winterton, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.) - record producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
  • Miloš J. Krajny, C.M. (Toronto, Ontario)  - custodian and promoter of Czech musical heritage
  • Ebonnie Rowe, C.M. (Toronto, Ontario) - music industry supporter
  • Michael Kevin McMahon, C.M. (Montréal, Quebec) - art song and opera
  • Michel Cardin, C.M. (Riverview, New Brunswick) - teacher, lecturer, performer and producer of baroque music
  • Timothy Joseph Whelan, C.M. (Hamilton, Ontario) - oncologist
  • Alexandra Bugailiskis, C.M. (Oakville, Ontario) - diplomat
  • Lorraine Greaves, C.M. (Vancouver, British Columbia and Elora, Ontario) - sex and gender-based research
  • Earl Raphael Bogoch, C.M. (Toronto, Ontario) - orthopaedic surgeon
  • Bruce Alexander Anderson, C.M. (Ottawa, Ontario) - opinion researchers
  • Ronald Bisson, C.M. (Ottawa, Ontario) - advocate
  • Brian Anthony Crane, C.M., K.C. (Ottawa, Ontario) - lawyer
  • Colonel-Maître® Michel William Drapeau, C.M., O.M.M., C.D. - layer (Orléans, Ontario)
  • Allison Audrey Eddy, C.M. (Ottawa, Ontario) - professor and clinician scientist
  • Kent Farndale, C.M. (Port Perry, Ontario) - civic leader
  • Kenneth Wayne Hindmarsh, C.M. (Toronto, Ontario) - pharmacist
  • Paul Hindo, C.M., C.D. (Manotick, Ontario) - business leader, entrepreneur and philanthropist
  • Milton Israel, C.M. (Toronto, Ontario) - scholar of South Asian studies
  • Nathan Leon Leipciger, C.M., M.S.M. (Toronto, Ontario) - Holocaust education
  • Claudette McGowan, C.M. (Aurora, Ontario) - information technology
  • Ashleigh Bernard Molloy, C.M. (Toronto, Ontario) - expert on developmental disabilities
  • Glenn Kevin Murphy, C.M. (Toronto, Ontario) - leader in the consumer sector
  • David F. Pelly, C.M., C.D. (Ottawa, Ontario) - preserving and honouring Indigenous history and customs
  • Susan Peterson d’Aquino, C.M. (Ottawa, Ontario) - public servant, arts patron and philanthropist
  • Vincenzo Pietropaolo, C.M. (Toronto, Ontario) - social documentary photographer
  • The Honourable Robert William Runciman, C.M., O.Ont. (Brockville, Ontario) - politics
  • Chris G. Tambakis, C.M. (Toronto, Ontario) - commercial real estate
  • Homer Chin-nan Tien, C.M., O.M.M., C.D. (Toronto, Ontario) - trauma surgeon
  • Marc-André Blanchard, C.M. (Montréal, Quebec) - lawyer, ambassador 
  • Jacques Bouchard, C.M. (La Malbaie, Quebec) - allergies and respiratory illnesses specialist
  • Ronald Joseph Bourgeois, C.M., O.N.S. (Halifax, Nova Scotia) - multidisciplinary artist
  • Jackson Maurice Brodsky, C.M., S.O.M. (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) - Saskatoon Blades Western Hockey League
  • Brian Bronfman, C.M., O.Q. (Montréal, Quebec) - mediator
  • Freda Lang Browns, C.M. (Montréal, Quebec) - philanthropist
  • Roy Keith Byram, C.M., O.Y. (Marsh Lake, Yukon)- construction & mining engineer
  • Donald Wilfred Campbell, C.M. (Vancouver, British Columbia) - former deputy minister
  • Marianne Dubuc, C.M. (Montréal, Quebec) - children’s book author and illustrator
  • Elizabeth Rollins Epperly, C.M. (Kentville, Nova Scotia) - scholar and administrator
  • Robert Thomas Foster, C.M., A.O.E (Edmonton, Alberta) - pharmaceutical industry
  • Albert David Friesen, C.M., O.M. (Winnipeg, Manitoba) - biotechnology 
  • Élise Gravel, C.M. (Montréal, Quebec) - Children’s book author and illustrator
  • Sky Dancer Louise Bernice Halfe, C.M. (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) - poet
  • Thomas Peter Caven Irving, C.M. (West Vancouver, British Columbia - potter
  • Donald Albert James, C.M., Ruth Louise James, C.M., M.S.C. (North Saanich, British Columbia) - philanthropists 
  • Robert R. Janes, C.M. (Canmore, Alberta) - museologists
  • Barry Frederick Lorenzetti, C.M. (Montréal, Quebec) - insurance industry
  • Stephen B. Lucas, C.M. (North Vancouver, British Columbia) - public servant and government leader
  • The Honourable J. Michael MacDonald, C.M., O.N.S. (Halifax, Nova Scotia) - Former Chief Justice of Nova Scotia
  • Sylvain Martel, C.M., C.D. (L’Île-Bizard, Quebec) - medical nanorobotics
  • Kathy Mulder, C.M. (Winnipeg, Manitoba) - physiotherapist 
  • Jacques Parisien, C.M. (Montréal, Quebec) - communications 
  • Michel Rabagliati, C.M., C.Q. (Montréal, Quebec) - cartoonist
  • George Elliot Rodger, C.M. (Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia) - YMCA leader
  • Sharon Diane Brown Ross, C.M. (Halifax, Nova Scotia) - social advocacy and inclusion
  • Roderick Raymond Senft, C.M. (Vancouver, British Columbia) - business leader and philanthropist
  • Mahesh Chandra Sharma, C.M. (Montréal, Quebec) - philanthropist and leader
  • Georges St-Pierre, C.M. (Saint-Isidore, Quebec) - mixed martial artist
  • The Honourable Claudette Tardif, C.M., A.O.E. (Edmonton, Alberta) - former senator
  • Stephen Adrian White, C.M. (Moncton, New Brunswick) - Acadian genealogy
  • Ruth Doreen Williams, C.M., O.B.C. (Kamloops, British Columbia) - community-level economic and social development

Companions

  • W. Ford Doolittle, C.C. (Halifax, Nova Scotia) - biologist
  • The Honourable John Paul Manley, P.C., C.C. (Ottawa and Rideau Lakes, Ontario) - politician, business leader

Officers

  • Mike Stevens, O.C., M.S.M. (Point Edward, Ontario) - harmonica player, composer, author
  • Peter Leon Rosenbaum, O.C. (Hamilton, Ontario) - child disability care
  • Saroj Saigal, O.C. (Hamilton, Ontario) - neonatology
  • Cheryl Forchuk, O.C., O.Ont. (Brantford, Ontario) - mental health, poverty and homelessness research
  • Adel S. Sedra, O.C., O.Ont. (Waterloo, Ontario) - microelectronics
  • Tom Tak Kin Chau, O.C., O.Ont, M.S.C. (Toronto, Ontario) - pediatric rehabilitation engineering
  • F. Stuart Foster, O.C. (Toronto, Ontario) - medical ultrasound
  • Miriam Toews, O.C., O.M. (Toronto, Ontario) - writer
  • Tonya Williams, O.C. (Toronto, Ontario and Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.) - actor & advocate
  • David Alexander Jones, O.C. (Ottawa, Ontario) - health leader
  • Maureen Anne McTeer, O.C. (Ottawa, Ontario) - lawyer & author
  • Theresa Tam, O.C. (Ottawa, Ontario) - pediatric infectious disease specialist
  • John Theodore Nolan, O.C., O.Ont. (Garden River, Ontario) - community leader, NHL player/coach
  • Fabrice Pierre Brunet, O.C. (Montréal, Quebec) - physician, researcher, teacher and manager
  • Alan Charles Evans, O.C. (Montréal, Quebec) - brain imaging research
  • Donald William Hayley, O.C. (Peachland, British Columbia) - permafrost engineer
  • Bonnie J. Fraser Henry, O.C., O.B.C. (Victoria, British Columbia) - public health and preventive medicine
  • David Norman Weisstub, O.C. (Montréal, Quebec)-  mental health law and forensic psychiatry
  • Karim Zaghib, O.C. (Longueuil, Quebec) - electrochemist and materials scientist
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