News Roundup (Steve Strongman, Felicia McMinn, Sold on Hamilton w Judy Marsales, more)

Free Range

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News

Videos

• CHCH Video: Steve Strongman
  
  
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• Two more Cultivate Music videos from Felicia McMinn: One, Two
  
  
  
  
  
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Local

• June 2019 episode of Sold on Hamilton w Judy Marsales
  
  
  
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• Burlington Post: Canada Day celebrations
• Inside Halton: Acts coming to Burlington Performing Arts Centre
• Thorold News: Arkells coming to St. Catharines
• Local Country Music Association of Ontario Award winners
• Hamilton Arts Award winners

Spectator Stories

• Crowbar's Kelly Jay has massive stroke
• Local music supporter Judy Marsales honoured by Mohawk College
• Jazz FM comeback
• Carole Pope plays Pride Hamilton
• Marc Jordan's new album
• New Springsteen album
• New Taylor Swift video

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Adventures of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef popped by the 40th Burlington Sound of Music Festival and had a ton of fun.

Click here for more pics from the event

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News Roundup (Cartoons, Annie Sumi, Anthony Tullo, Global Music Awards, more)

Pop Culture Shock Therapy

Argyle Sweater

Off the Mark

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Local

• No Depression review of Daniel Romano

Videos

• Annie Sumi on Drew Marshall Show
  
  
  
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• Anthony Tullo on CHCH TV
  
  
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Spectator Stories

• Reaching out through the power of Jazz
• Choir! Choir! Choir!
• Scroogissimo review
• Carl Horton
• Jazz music makes a difference
• Review of Elf: the Musical
• Grammy nominations
• Christian Lalama
• Reaction to banning 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'
• Shawn Mendes collaborate with Roots
• Handel's Messiah in Hamilton

FYI Music News

• Lyman Potts, Godfather Of Canadian Recordings passes
• Music Champion Grant Hurley passes
• CCMA Hall of Famer Brian Ferriman passes

Global Music Award Winners
Click above for complete list

Gold Medal Winners

• Magdalena Chovancova
• Nicholas DiEugenio and Mimi Solomon
• Robert Neustadt
• Peter Garland
• Sakinah Iman
• Alejandra Torres
• Jeeyoon Kim
• Ioanna and Areti Spanomarkou
• Carpe Diem String Quartet

Canadian Silver Winners

• Daniel Bellegarde (Montreal)
• Margaret Maria Tobolowska (Toronto)
• Milana Zilnik (Ottawa)
• Ori Dagan (Toronto)
• Toronto Tabla Ensemble

Canadian Bronze Winners

• Anna Gutmanis (Toronto)
• Calvin Kelly

Links: Global Music Awards, More GMA Stories

Canada

• Lyricist Claude Peloquin passes

Passings

• Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks)

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef is resting. He'll be back next week.

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News Roundup (Stingray Blues Charts, Global Music Awards, Steve Rivers, Dark Mean)

Cool Music Toons!

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News

Local

• Veteran Canadian Radio Host Holger Petersen Releases Second Book of Musical Conversations
• Local Christmas Album ft Ginger St. James, Neil MacNaughton, Leslie Hudson & more)
• David Gillis Wins Canadian Folk Music Award for Producing Corin Raymond Album
• New Dave Pomfret CD

Canada

• Talkin' Blues Podcast: Shakura S'Aida Interviews Host
• Robbie Robertson in Latest Issue of Mojo Magazine

World

• Interesting Facts About MTV Unplugged

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Stingray Blues Music Charts November 2016

Click above for complete list

Top 10

1. Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne: Jumpin' and Boppin'
2. Big Dave McLean: Better the Devil You Know
3. JW-Jones: High Temperature
4. Tami Neilson: Don't Be Afraid
5. Dawn Tyler Watson: Jawbreaker
6. Steve Dawson: Solid States and Loose Ends
7. RootBone: The Long Road Home
8. Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley: Blues Country
9. Colin James: Blue Highways
10. Petunia and The Vipers: Dead Bird On The Highway

More local artists on the chart: 

12. Paul Reddick: Ride The One (Produced and guitar by Colin Cripps)

21. MonkeyJunk: Time To Roll (songs written by Tom Wilson)

63. Harmonica Shah: If You Live To Get Old, You Will Understand (ft Jack de Keyzer)

81. Whitehorse: Pretty Thing

85. The Smoke Wagon Blues Band: Cigar Store

101. Dylan Wickens and the Grand Naturals: Hi Lo-Fi

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2016 Global Music Award Winners

Gold Medal Winners

• Snaggle (Originality/Creativity) - Canada
  
  
  
  
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• Mohammed Haddad (Composition/Composer) - Bahrain
• Ioanna and Areti Spanomarkou (Best of Show) - Greece
• Jeff Jarvis, Bob Cole Conservatory Concert Jazz Orchestra (Jazz) - USA
• Yasa Poletaeva and Darren Matias, Contrast Duo (Classical Duo) - USA
• Giancarlo Castro D’Addona (Original Score) - Venezuela
• Patricia Martinez (Composition/Composer) - Argentina
• Francesco Traversi (Compostion/Composer) - Italy
• Jeff Broadbent (Composer - Game Music, Original Score) - USA

Canadian Silver Medal Winners

• Roger Chong (Jazz)
• Roger Scannura (Latin Flamenco)
• Vandana Vishwas (World Music, Female Vocalist)

Canadian Bronze Medal Winners

• Catherine Sarah Manna (Pop)
• Hutchinson Andrew Trio (Singer/Songwriter)

Links: Global Music Awards, More GMA Stories

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Trebleclef is resting up. He'll be back next week.

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Featured Videos 

Links: Steve Rivers, More Steve Rivers Stories, Video above courtesy of Steve Rivers

Links: Dark Mean, More Dark Mean Stories, , Video above courtesy of Dark Mean

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News Roundup (Dave Gould, Pete Seeger, Grammys, Best of the Beat)

Pete Seeger R.I.P.

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Local

• Barbershop Podcast w Dave Gould
  
  
  
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• Bruce Springsteen and Kathleen Edwards on the importance of the end of an album
• Spec Story on Pete Seeger passing

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World

• Pete Seeger Passes
  
  
  
  Links: Pete Seeger, Video above courtesy of HalidonMusic

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Grammy Award Highlights

• Blues Album: Get Up! — Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite
  
  
  
  Links: Ben Harper, Charlie Musselwhite, Video above courtesy of Ben Harper

• Folk Album: My Favorite Picture Of You — Guy Clark
• Regional Roots Music Album: Dockside Sessions — Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
• Rock Song: Cut Me Some Slack — Dave Grohl & Paul McCartney
• Traditional R&B Performance: Please Come Home — Gary Clark Jr.
• Americana Album: Old Yellow Moon — Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
• Bluegrass Album: The Streets Of Baltimore — Del McCoury Band
• Country Solo Performance: Wagon Wheel — Darius Rucker
• Country Album: Same Trailer Different Park — Kacey Musgraves 
• Country Duo/Group Performance: From This Valley— The Civil Wars
• Country Song: Merry Go ‘Round - Kacey Musgraves 
• Jazz Instrumental Album: Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue — Terri Lyne Carrington
• Improvised Jazz Solo: Orbits — Wayne Shorter, soloist
• Jazz Vocal Album: Liquid Spirit — Gregory Porter
• Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Night In Calisia — Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic
• Latin Jazz Album: Song For Maura — Paquito D’Rivera And Trio Corrente Yo
• Reggae Album: Ziggy Marley In Concert — Ziggy Marley
• World Music Album: Savor Flamenco — Gipsy Kings
• Music Film: Live Kisses – Paul McCartney
• MusiCares Person of the Year: Carole King 
• Lifetime Achievement Awards: Beatles, Isley Brothers, Kris Kristofferson

Click here for full list

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Best of the Beat Awards

• Blues Artist: Cyril Neville
• Blues Album: Cyril Neville - Magic Honey
• Male Vocalist: Cyril Neville
• Artist: Trombone Shorty
• Album: Trombone Shorty - Say That to Say This
• Song: Trombone Shorty - Fire and Brimstone
• Music Video: Trombone Shorty - Fire and Brimstone 
  
  
  
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• Trombonist: Trombone Shorty
• R&B/Funk Artist: Trombone Shorty
• R&B/Funk Album: Trombone Shorty - Say That to Say This
• Best Emerging Artist: Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet
• Rock Artist: Anders Osborne
• Rock Album: Anders Osborne - Peace
• Songwriter: Anders Osborne
• Traditional Jazz Artist: Kermit Ruffins
• Traditional Jazz Album: Kermit Ruffins - We Partyin’ Traditional Style
• Trumpeter: Kermit Ruffins
• Contemporary Jazz Artist: Terence Blanchard
• Contemporary Jazz Album: Jason Marsalis - In a World of Mallets
• Brass Band: Rebirth Brass Band
• Brass Band Album: Brass-A-Holics - I am a Brass-A-Holic
• Cajun Artist: Lost Bayou Ramblers
• Cajun Album: BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet - From Bamako to Carencro
• Zydeco Artist: Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
• Zydeco Album: Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience - Dockside Sessions
• Roots Rock Artist: Honey Island Swamp Band
• Roots Rock Album: Honey Island Swamp Band - Cane Sugar
• Country/Folk Artist: Hurray for the Riff Raff
• Country/Folk Album: Hurray for the Riff Raff - My Dearest Darkest Neighbor
• Gospel Artist: Franklin Avenue Baptist Church Choir
• Cover Band: Bucktown All-Stars
• Female Vocalist: Meschiya Lake
• Bass Player: George Porter, Jr.
• Guitarist: Tab Benoit
• Drummer: Stanton Moore
• Saxophonist: Donald Harrison, Jr.
• Clarinetist: Charlie Gabriel
• Tuba/Sousaphonist: Kirk Joseph
• Piano/Keyboardist: Ivan Neville
• Accordionist: Dwayne Dopsie
• Violin/Fiddle Player: Amanda Shaw
• Other Instrument: Washboard Chaz (Washboard)

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Local

• New Crawlin' Kingsnakes Facebook page
• Review of Springsteen concert@Copps
• Blues Revue review of Andre Bisson's CD
• Don't Fret repair shop is moving to Waterdown

World

• Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and ZZ Top inducted into Memphis Music Hall of Fame
• Amy Adams cast as Joplin in biopic
• Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues 214

Blasts from the Past

• 2009: Performer of the Week: Yitka Karlik
• 2010: James Anthony & Friends Jam@DNV
• 2011: Doug Feaver@Winking Judge

Featured Videos



Links: Ian Reid, More Ian Reid Stories



Links: Conor Gains, More Conor Gains Stories

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News Roundup (Sean Le Sage, Red Green, Passings)

Local

• Sonic Unyon signs deal with national entertainment group

World

• Trivia Quiz comic strip about Screamin' Jay Hawkins
• Podcasts: SA Blues 165,Roadhouse 386, Nothing But the Blues 200,
• Songs that sound alike: Steve Earle vs Miranda Lambert
• Passings: Funk Brother Bob Babbitt, Kay Kay Greenwade, Kitty Wells, Jon Lord (Deep Purple)
• Beatles' Yellow Submarine now a hotel
• Definitive Facebook guide for musicians

Funny/Weird Stuff

• Cartoons: At Springsteen's House, Batman music lesson
• 6 mind blowing early music careers of famous musicians

Blasts from the Past

• 2009: Trickbag 20th Anniversary Show
• 2010: Wright-Patterson Refugees (feat. Busker Al)@This Ain't Hollywood
• 2011: Johnny Max Band (w/Jesse O'Brien)@RBG

Featured Videos

Links: Red Green Show, Video courtesy of RedGreenTV



Links: Sean Le Sage, More Sean Le Sage stories, Video courtesy of Boon's House

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Hamilton and Area

• Hamilton Blues Lovers: Just finished reading Willie Dixon's autobiography, I Am The Blues. I highly recommend it.
• Check out new Mark McNeil/Kris Rochard CD

Canada

• Neil Young to record new album with Crazy Horse

World

• Former B. B. King bassist Melvin Lee Green Passes
• 10 memorable bands that released only 1 album
• Group trying to start an International Blues Day
• Upcoming Springsteen album (new single out now)
• Johnny Otis passes

Weird/Funny Stuff

• Cartoon about old Rockers
• Cross-section of a tree that can be played like a record
• Figure our your Blues name

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Sloppy Jalopy/Burnin' Ethyl Halloween Party@West Town (October 29, 2011)

Click here for pictures

Links: Burnin' Ethyl, More Burnin' Ethyl Stories, Sloppy Jalopy, More Sloppy Jalopy Stories

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