News Roundup (Polaris Heritage Prize, Dave Rave, NAMMYS, more)

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News

Local

• FYI Music News feature on Arkells
• Peter McFarland passes

Spectator Stories

• Local Maple Blues Award nominees
• Marianne Faithful review
• Jimmy Page feature
• The restorative power of music

Polaris Heritage Prize Winners

1960-1975

• Public: Neil Young: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
• Jury: Jean-Pierre Ferland: Jaune 

1976-1985

• Public: Rush: 2112 (ft Hamilton-born Neil Peart on drums)
  
  
  
  Links: Rush, More Rush Stories, Video above courtesy of Rush
  
  
• Jury: Bruce Cockburn: Stealing Fire (ft Hamilton's Colina Phillips on background vocals)
  
  
  
  Links: Bruce Cockburn, More Bruce Cockburn Stories, Video above courtesy of John Paul Barbour
  

1986-1995

• Public: Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill
• Jury: Dream Warriors: And Now the Legacy Begins

1996-2005

• Public: Broken Social Scene: You Forgot It In People
• Jury: Kid Koala: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Canada

• Roger Ashby retiring from CHUM

Native American Music Award winners
Canadian winners below. Click title above for complete list.

• Female Artist: Kelly Derrickson
• Group: Twin Flames
• Folk Recording: Twin Flames - Signal Fire
• Americana Recording: Sandra Sutter - Cluster Stars
• Historical Linguistic Recording: Jeremy Dutcher - Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
• Music Video Performance: Indian City - Through the Flood
  
  
  
  Links: Indian City, More Indian City Stories, Video above courtesy of Indian City Music
  

Passings

• Jimmy Farrar (Molly Hatchet)

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef rocked out to the Coachmen and their special guest Dave Rave at the Coach and Lantern in Ancaster. The Coachmen have a Saturday matinee there at 2:30pm with a different guest each week.

Click here for more pics from the event

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