CONGRATS! Hamilton Arts Award Winners

From the Hamilton Arts Awards website:

The City Hamilton is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 City of Hamilton Arts Awards, presented in a series of eleven online podcast-style episodes that aired from June 3 to 12 as part of 2021 Hamilton Arts Week.

Here's the complete list of winners. Music-related ones are bolded.

Lifetime Achievement Award: Tom Wilson

More Tom Wilson Stories

Arts Champion

• Erica Commisso (CFMU)
• Judy Marsales (Brott Music Festival, Hamilton All Star Jazz Band, Hamilton Music Collective, Hamilton Music Advisory Team)
  
  
  
  More Judy Marsales Stories
  
  
• Nancy McKibbin Gray (Carnegie Gallery)
• Bradlee Henry

Creator Awards

• Daniel Edmonds (musician)
  
  
  
  More Dan Edmonds Stories
  
  
• Andrew McPhail (visual art)
• Jim Ruxton (media artist)
• Jennifer Gilles (GritLit Festival)
• Jordi Alfaro (sculpture)
• Karen Ancheta (Porch Light Theatre)
• Leon ‘Eklipz’ Robinson (multi-dimensional artist)
• Olivia Brouwer (artist, sculptor)
• stylo starr (visual art)

Links: Hamilton Arts Awards, More Hamilton Arts Awards Stories, Videos above courtesy of City of Hamilton

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GOOD LUCK! 2021 Hamilton Arts Awards Short List

From the Hamilton Arts Awards website:

Congratulations to the shortlisted 2021Arts Awards nominees! These remarkable local artists, arts collectives, arts community leaders and volunteers have been named to the 2021 City of Hamilton Arts Awards Short List in three categories:

Lifetime Achievement Award: Recognizes those who have contributed substantially to the artistic vitality of the city over the course of a career

Arts Champion Award: Honours the work of arts sector volunteers, advocates, or board members who are essential in supporting success in the arts community.

Creator Award: Conferred to individual artists and artistic collectives (including bands) working in any artistic discipline and at any career level.

A panel of 45 local artists and arts professionals evaluated 122 public nominations for the 2021 Arts Awards, shortlisting 37 nominees to move forward for final adjudication for an award. 

Award recipients in all categories will be announced via an online presentation during Hamilton Arts Week (June 3 to 12, 2021). 

Here's the complete short list. Music-related nominees are bolded.

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Judith Sandiford & Ronald Weihs (Artword)
• Tom Wilson

Arts Champion

• Erica Commisso (CFMU)
• Judy Marsales (Brott Music Festival, Hamilton All Star Jazz Band, Hamilton Music Collective, Hamilton Music Advisory Team)
• Nancy McKibbin Gray (Carnegie Gallery)
• Bethany Osborne (Pipeline Trail Organizing Committee, the Hamilton Dialogues, Indigenous Pottery Project)
• Bradlee Henry
• Brenda Ferguson (Today's Family)
• Teba Faisal (Centre3 for Artistic + Social Practice)

Creator Awards

• André Bisson
• Azuline Duo
• Bill Majoros (The Foreign Films)
• Dan Edmonds
• Aaron Joel Craig (Same Boat Theatre)
• Andrew McPhail (visual art)
• Andrew O’Connor (multidisciplinary artist)
• Ariel Bader-Shamai (multidisciplinary artist)
• Colette Kendall (comedy)
• David Brace (painter)
• Emma Smith (potter)
• Hamilton Aerial Group (acrobatic performance)
• Jennifer Gilles (GritLit Festival)
• Jim Ruxton (media artist)
• Jolanta Oko (dance)
• Jordi Alfaro (sculpture)
• Karen Ancheta (Porch Light Theatre)
• Laura Ellis (Hamilton LOFT, Women's Work)
• Leon ‘Eklipz’ Robinson (multi-dimensional artist)
• Lyla Miklos (journalist)
• Michael Allgoewer (visual artist)
• Nora Hutchinson (artist)
• Olivia Brouwer (artist, sculptor)
• Rae Bates (artist)
• Steacy Easton (writer, artist)
• Stephanie Hope Lawlor (Rook's Theatre) 
• stylo starr (visual art)
• Yuma Hester (Bawaadan Collective)

Links: Hamilton Arts Awards, More Hamilton Arts Awards Stories, Click here for the winners

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CONGRATS! 2020 Hamilton Spectator Readers' Choice Award Winners

The 2020 Hamilton Spectator Readers' Choice Awards were recently unveiled. The special supplemental section featured the best that Hammertown has to offer, including our wonderful music community. 

Here's a list of all the music-related winners.

D = Diamond (1st place)

P = Platinum (2nd place)

G = Gold

Everything else is in the top ten.

Local Musician or Band

• D: Arkells
  
  
  
  Links: More Arkells Stories, Video above courtesy of Arkells Music
  
  
• P: Laura Cole
  
  
  
  Links: More Laura Cole Stories, Video above courtesy of The Basement Sessions
  
  
• G: John Atlee
  
  
  
  Links: More John Atlee Stories, Video above courtesy of John Atlee

Concert Venue

• D: FirstOntario Centre 
• P: The Casbah
• G: Burlington Performing Arts Centre

Festival

• D: Supercrawl
• P: Winona Peach Festival
• G: Festival of Friends

Live Entertainment Facility

• D: FirstOntario Concert Hall
• P: Hamilton Theatre Inc./FirstOntario Centre
• G: Tracie's Place/This Ain't Hollywood

Live Jazz Club

• D:  Mattson & Co
• P: Doors Pub
• G: Winking Judge

Live Music Bar/Lounge

• D: Corktown 
• P: Tracie's Place
• G: Casbah

Music Instructor

• D: Adam Scott
• P: Emily Kemp
• G: Michael Cuthbert

Musical Instrument Store

• D: Long and McQuade 
• P: Picks N Sticks
• G: Mountain Music

Music School

• D: Paula French Entertainment
• P: Hamilton School of Music
• G: Picks N Sticks

Radio Station

• D: K-Lite FM 102.9
• P: KX94.7 New Country
• G: 92.1 Jewel

Recording Studio

• D: Grant Avenue Studio/Downtown Sound Recording Studios
• P: Catherine North Studios
• G: Halo

A special congrats to our sponsors

• Judy Marsales Real Estate, Gold for Best Real Estate Office
• Picks N Sticks, Platinum for Best Musical Instrument Store and Gold for Best Music School.

Our blogger's workplace, St. Charles Adult and Continuing Education Centres, won gold for Best Adult Education

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

Links: Readers' Choice Awards, More Spec Readers' Choice Awards Stories

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News Roundup (Myriad, Hayley Verrall, Michelle Titian, Passings)

November 2019 episode of Sold on Hamilton
with Judy Marsales ft Michelle Titian

Links: Michelle Titian, More Michelle Titian Stories, Sold on Hamilton, More Sold on Hamilton Episodes

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News

Local

• CHCH Video: Myriad, Hayley Verrall
• Inside Halton: Oakville violinist Leslie Ashworth
• Nov 2019 issue of Libretto (Hamilton Musicans' Guild)
• Hamilton Folk Club supporter Richard Gordon Shaw passes
• Milton Champion Readers' Choice Awards
• New Jason Raso blog: Tonequest
• Local Canadian Folk Music Award Nominees + Full Nominee List
• Hamilton Blues Lovers Turns 11

Hamilton Spectator

• Stoney Creek's Carly Paradis 10-year journey to Royal Albert Hall
• Hamilton Philharmonic finances back on track
• James Bryan McCollum of Prozzak (a Hamilton connection)

Canada

• John Mann (Spirit of the West) Passes
  
  
  
  Links: Spirit of the West, More Spirit of the West Stories, Video above courtesy of EveryDayMusicTV
  
  
• Dec 2019 issue of Maple Blues Newsletter

Passings

• Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson
• Doors studio bassist Doug Lubahn

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Adventures of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef' attending the Gore Park Christmas Tree Lighting featuring music by the great Big Rude Jake Band.

Click here for more pictures from the event

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Videos: Cootes Paradise, Smoke Wagon, Big John, Bucket List)

On Saturday, October 26, Hamilton's Stonewalls Restaurant will be rocking to a good cause. From 12-6pm, a number of incredible steeltown artists will be performing to help help raise money for the Bob Pedler Memorial Fund. It's only $10 and you'll be guaranteed a great time!

From the event's press release:

It (the fund) raises money for the Local’s BOB PEDLER FUND which financially
aids Hamilton musicians who are unable to perform due to injury or ongoing health issues. The fund is named for the late BOB PEDLER, a popular musician and music store owner in the city and a former member of the executive board of the Hamilton Musicians’ Guild. Bob is also the father of the well- known Hamilton based drummer Jack Pedler (Teenage Head).

Also, during the event, the George R Robinson Award will be handed out to our friend and sponsor Judy Marsales and Dr. John Chong of the Hamilton Musicians’ Clinic. The award is given every year to individuals who have helped support local live music.

Here are few videos from the performers.



Links: Cootes Paradise, More Cootes Paradise Stories, Video above courtesy of Montreal Blues Society



Links: Smoke Wagon Blues Band, More Smoke Wagon Blues Band Stories, Video above courtesy of Corey Lueck



Links: Big John and the Night Trippers, More Big John Stories, More Sam and Dave Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of Big John and the Night Trippers



Links: Bucket List, More Bucket List Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton's Bucket List Band - Topic

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News Roundup, Part 1: HBL 10th Anniversary Bash Edition

Photo courtesy of Leigh MacDonald

A message from Lou, our blogger.

Our Hamilton Blues Lovers 10th Anniversary Bash was a smashing success. The Corktown was packed and there was lots of amazing music. Thanks to all the performers, the Corktown, sponsors, companies who donated doors prizes and all those who attended. I would like to personally thank my wife, Linda for all her hard work in planning the show and during the event as well. I LOVE YOU LINDA!

Also, we'd like to thank:

• Judy Marsales for her sponsorship and having me on her fabulous CHML radio show, Sold on Hamilton 
• Graham Rockingham from the Hamilton Spectator for making us one of his best bets.
• snapd Hamilton for covering the event. Click here to see their photos.
• Ken Wallis for covering the event for his blog. Click here for the post.

Our good friend, Helen Graham took quite a few videos from the bash.

Here's a list of them with links:

• Trickbag w John Gibbard (Crowbar)
• Trickbag w Jerome Godboo
• Trickbag, Jerome, John and Sonny Del-Rio
• A look at the crowd
• Trickbag, Les Smith, Corey Lueck (Smoke Wagon Blue Band)
• Cootes Paradise: Video 1, Video 2
  
  
  
  Links: Cootes Paradise, More Cootes Paradise Stories
  
  
• Trickbag, Jerome, Tim Gibbons
• Trickbag, Jerome, John
• Final Song: Crowbar's Oh What a Feeling w Trickbag, Jerome, John and Les
  
  
  
  Links: Trickbag, More Trickbag Stories, Les Smith, More Les Smith Stories, Crowbar, More Crowbar Stories, Jerome Godboo, More Jerome Godboo Stories,

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Of course, Trebleclef was at the bash and he loved meeting everybody.

Click here for more pics from the event

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Please support those who supported our event

Trickbag Cootes Paradise John Gibbard (Crowbar) Les Smith Sonny Del Rio Corey Lueck (Smoke Wagon Blues Band) Tim Gibbons
	Everyone who attended!	THANKS!

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