Winners of the 2025 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards

Hamilton hosted the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards ceremony on June 1, 2025. Quite a few local acts brough home the hardware.

Below is a complete list of winners and nominees. Winners are bolded and at top of the category. Local artists are italicized.

COMPASS AWARD: Josh Ross (Waterdown)

Links: Josh Ross, More Josh Ross Stories, Video above courtesy of JOSH ROSS

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

• The Redhill Valleys (Hamilton)
  
  
  
  Links: Redhill Valleys, More Redhill Valleys Stories, Video above courtesy of The Redhill Valleys
  
  
• The Western Swing Authority (Waterloo)
• Amanda and James
• New Moon Junction
• River Town Saints
• Rosewood Ave

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR 

• Jeff Brown (Beamsville) plays with Kelsi Mayne, Washboard Union, Jason Blaine
• Adrian Juras (Niagara) plays with Karli June and Ryan Langdon (Niagara Falls)
• Joey DePaiva (Milton) plays with Mackenzie Leigh Meyer (Ancaster), Spencer Burns, Nicole Rayy (Oakville)
• Mackenzie Leigh Meyer (Ancaster) plays with Robyn Ottolini
• Jordan Honsinger plays with Tebey (Burlington)
• Ryan Cassar plays with Elyse Saunders, Kelsi Mayne, Paige Rutledge (Guelph)

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (LARGE MARKET) 

• KX94.7 (CHKX-FM, Hamilton)
• Country 106.7 (CIKZ-FM, Kitchener)
• Country 104 (CKDK-FM, London)
• KX96 (CJKX-FM, Ajax)
• Pure Country 93 (CJBX-FM, London)
• Pure Country 94 (CKKL-FM, Ottawa)

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (MEDIUM MARKET) 

• Hot Country 93.9 (CFWC-FM, Brantford)
• Cool 100.1 (CHCQ-FM, Belleville)
• Country 104.3 (CJQM-FM, Sault Ste. Marie)
• Country 105 (CKTG-FM, Thunder Bay)
• Country 92.9 (CFCO-FM, Chatham)
• HOT COUNTRY 88.5 (CKDX-FM, Newmarket)

ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR 

• Bruce County: Owen Riegling
• Break Up Rules: Paige Rutledge (Guelph)
• Golden Child: Meghan Patrick
• Growing up to Do: Robyn Ottolini
• L Is For: Andrew Hyatt
• Pathways: Julian Taylor

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Mackenzie Leigh Meyer  (Ancaster)
• The Redhill Valleys (Hamilton)
• The Western Swing Authority (Waterloo)
• Callie McCullough
• Emily Clair
• Julian Taylor

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Sully Burrows
• Olivia Mae Graham (Norfolk)
• Paige Rutledge (Guelph)
• Alexa Goldie
• Dayna Reid
• Spencer Burns

FANS’ CHOICE 

• Owen Riegling
• Tebey (Burlington)
• Josh Ross (Waterdown)
• The Reklaws Cambridge)
• Sacha
• Steven Lee Olsen

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Robyn Ottolini
• Jessie T (Kitchener)
• Dayna Reid
• Elyse Saunders
• Karli June
• Sacha

INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR

• Samantha Pickard, Strut Entertainment
• Elliott Deseure & Nick Marinac (Burlington), Adaptive Media
• AJ Astle, Roadhouse Productions
• Christine Wiley & Christine Stevens, C to C Music Insider
• Dave Woods, In the Country
• Sam Davs, Cosmic Alchemy Designs

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Owen Riegling
• Nate Haller (Waterloo)
• Ryan Langdon (Niagara Falls)
• Tim Hicks (St. Catharines)
• Andrew Hyatt
• Brian John Harwood

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Never Have I Ever: Elyse Saunders
  
  
  
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• Blinding Lights (Country Version): Tebey (Burlington)
• Guilty: Nicole Rayy (Oakville)
• Finding Firsts: Andrew Hyatt
• Moonshines: Owen Riegling
• Still Make Cowgirls: Karli June

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (SMALL MARKET)

• Pure Country 106 (CICX-FM, Orillia)
• Country 89 (CKYY-FM, Welland)
• Country 103 (CHAW-FM, Little Current)
• Country 93 (CKYC-FM, Owen Sound)
• K Country 93.7 (CKOU-FM, Georgina)
• The Ranch 100.1 (CHLP-FM, Listowel)

THE REAL McCOY  AWARD: Jason McCoy 

RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR

• Adam Newcomb: Sacha, Elyse Saunders, Riley Taylor
• Douglas Romanow: Nicole Rayy (Oakville)
• Matthew Koebel (Waterloo): Jessie T (Kitchener), Paige Rutledge (Guelph), Jessica Sole
• Shawn Moore (Waterloo): Spencer Burns, Bradley Hale (Elmira), Brothers Wilde, Tim Albertson
• The Agenda: Angelica Appelman (Kitchener), David Madras, Kasey Nugent, Patrick James Clark, Peter Peres
• Deric Ruttan: Karli June – Still Make Cowgirls

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• Moonshines: Owen Riegling
• Blinding Lights (Country Version): Tebey (Burlington)
• Race To The Bottom: Nate Haller (Waterloo)
• Finding Firsts: Andrew Hyatt
• Hey Mom I Made It: Sacha
• Never Have I Ever: Elyse Saunders

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR

• Owen Riegling, Daryl Scott, Jesse Slack: Moonshines
• Tebey (Burlington), G. Palmer, S. Walker, D. Dupelle: Hangover at My Place
• Tim Hicks (St. Catharines) , Deric Ruttan, Monty Criswell: Quits
• Chrystal Oudijk, Douglas Romanow, Nicole Rayy (Oakville): Guilty
• Elyse Saunders, Jason Blaine: Never Have I Ever
• Karli June, Deric Ruttan: Still Make Cowgirls

FRANCOPHONE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Kristine St-Pierre
• Les Rats D’Swompe
• Mitch Jean
• Reney Ray
• Sugar Crush
• Vincent Bishop

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GOOD LUCK! Country Music Association of Ontario Award Nominees (including local artists)

Recently, the nominees for the 2021 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards were announced and quite a number of local artists were given the nod. We're hoping a lot of them will win during the ceremony being held at the Ancaster Fairgrounds on May 30, 2021. 

From the CMAO newsletter

The Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAOntario) is excited to announce the nominees for the 9th Annual CMAOntario Awards, taking place Sunday, May 30, 2021 as a drive-in style event at the Ancaster Fairgrounds in Hamilton, Ontario. Leading the nominations are 15 time CMAOntario Award winner Meghan Patrick, nine time CMAOntario Award winner Tim Hicks, and viral sensation Robyn Ottolini, with five nominations each.

Hosted by Jason McCoy and Beverley Mahood, the CMAOntario Award Show will close out the CMAOntario Festival & Awards Weekend May 28 – 30, 2021. After presenting the first ever, live, drive-in country music awards show in October 2020, CMAOntario is happy to do it all again this year in Hamilton. The CMAOntario Awards, presented by Slaight Music, will acknowledge the talent and achievements of Ontario’s country music industry across 18 categories.

Below is complete list of nominees. Local acts are bolded. 

Single

• “No Truck Song” – Tim Hicks (St. Catharines)
  
  
  
  Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories, Video above courtesy of Tim Hicks
  
  
• “All I Can Do” – Buck Twenty
• “F-150” – Robyn Ottolini
• “Girls Like Me” – Meghan Patrick
• “Thank Her For That” – Owen Barney

Album

• All Woman – Nicole Rayy (Oakville) 
  
  
  
  Links: Nicole Rayy, More Nicole Rayy Stories, Video above courtesy of Nicole Rayy
  
  
• Highway Mile – Aaron Allen
• Jade Eagleson – Jade Eagleson
• Love Wins – Kelly Prescott
• The I’m Not Always Hilarious EP – Robyn Ottolini

Songwriter(s)

• Tim Hicks (St. Catharines): “No Truck Song” (co-written by Bruce Wallace, Jeffrey Coplan)
• Callie McCullough: “After Midnight” (co-written by, Scotty Kipfer)
• Owen Barney: “Thank Her For That” (co-written by Jamie Appleby, Alyssa Reid, Dave Thomson)
• Meghan Patrick: “Girls Like Me" (co-written by Jobe Fortner, Ryan Nelson)
• Robyn Ottolini: “F-150” (co-writen by Mark Schroor, Erik Fintelman)

Female Artist

• Tianna Woods (Burlington)
  
  
  
  Links: Tianna Woods, More Tianna Woods Stories, Video above courtesy of TiannaWoods
  
  
• Elyse Saunders
• Kelsi Mayne
• Meghan Patrick
• Robyn Ottolini

Male Arist

• Tim Hicks (St. Catharines)
• Aaron Allen
• Andrew Hyatt
• Darcy John
• David Boyd Janes

Group or Duo

• The Reklaws (Cambridge)
• The Western Swing Authority (Waterloo)
• Buck Twenty
• Jess and Tay
• The Abrams

Music Video

• “No Truck Song” – Tim Hicks
• “Where I’m From” – The Reklaws
  
  
  
  Links: Reklaws, More Reklaws Stories, Video above courtesy of The Reklaws
  
  
• “Broken Boys” – Nicole Rayy (Oakville)
• “All I Can Do” – Buck Twenty
• “Girls Like Me” – Meghan Patrick

Fan's Choice

• Tebey (Burlington)
• The Reklaws (Cambridge)
• Tim Hicks
• Andrew Hyatt
• Jade Eagleson
• James Barker Band
• Meghan Patrick
• Steven Lee Olsen

Record Producer

• J. Richard Hutt (Kitchener) – Jamie Warren, Sean Hogan, Jessie T (Kitchener), Tianna Woods (Burlington)
• Dustin Olyan – Callie McCullough, Twin Kennedy, Mallory Johnson
• Jeff Dalziel – Aaron Allen, David Boyd Janes, River Town Saints
• Mark Schroor, Erik Fintelman – Robyn Ottolini, Alexa Goldie, Cory James Mitchell
• Shawn Moore – Ben Hudson, Matt Teed, Emily Clair, Evan Farrell, Emily Kate

Roots Artist or Group

• The Redhill Valleys (Hamilton)
  
  
  
  Links: Redhill Valleys, More Redhill Valleys Stories, Video above courtesy of The Redhill Valleys
  
  
• The Western Swing Authority (Waterloo)
• Kelly Prescott
• The Abrams
• The Good Brothers

Radio Station (Large Market)

• CHKX KX 94.7, Hamilton
• CIKZ COUNTRY 106.7, Kitchener
• CKDK COUNTRY 104, Woodstock
• CJKX KX 96, Oshawa
• CKKL PURE COUNTRY 94, Ottawa

Radio Station (Small Market)

• CKYY COUNTRY 89, Welland
• CFDC COUNTRY 105, Shelburne
• CHAW COUNTRY 103, Little Current
• CHVR PURE COUNTRY 96.7, Pembroke
• CICX PURE COUNTRY 106, Orillia
• CJDL COUNTRY 107.3, Tillsonburg

Francophone Artist

• Kristine St-Pierre
• Les Rats D’Swompe
• Melissa Ouimet
• Reney Ray
• Stef Paquette

Rising Star

• Buck Twenty
• Callie McCullough
• Elyse Saunders
• Robyn Ottolini
• Sacha

Music Industry Person

• Amanda Kingsland, Country 92.3/Rogers Communications
• Dave Woods, In The Country
• Randy Owen, Radio Host/Personality
• Steve Coady, Warner Music Canada
• Tommy KW Lam, Reve Music Group Inc.

Radio Station (Medium Market)

• CFCO COUNTRY 92.9, Chatham
• CHCQ-FM COOL 100.1 FM, Belleville
• CJQM COUNTRY 104.3, Sault Ste. Marie
• CKQM PURE COUNTRY 105, Peterborough
• CKXC COUNTRY 93.5, Kingston

Links: Country Music Association of Ontario, More CMAO Stories

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GOOD LUCK! Local Country Music Association of Ontario Award Nominees + Full Nominee List

The 8th Annual Country Music Association of Ontario Awards is gonna be jam-packed with a lot of local flavour. When the ceremony hits on October 4, 2020 at the Centennial Hall in London, a ton of area artists will be vying for the top prizes.

Cambridge duo, the Reklaws top the nomination list with an impressive 6 nods (tied with Meghan Patrick).



Links: Reklaws, More Reklaws Stories, Video above courtesy of The Reklaws

Country superstars Tebey (Burlington) and Tim Hicks (St. Catharines) are up for 4 each.



Links: Tebey, More Tebey Stories, Marie Mai, Video above courtesy of Tebey



Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories, Video above courtesy of Tim Hicks

Other nominees include Hamilton's Redhill Valleys, Tianna Woods from Burlington, and Waterloo's Western Swing Authority (their bandmate Jason Barry is also up for Producer of the Year).



Links: Reklaws, More Reklaws Stories, Video above courtesy of The Redhill Valleys



Links: Tianna Woods, More Tianna Woods Stories, Video above courtesy of Marvin Adcock



Links: Western Swing Authority, More WSA Stories, Video above courtesy of The Western Swing Authority - Topic

Area radio station are also getting in on the action. CHKX KX 947- Hamilton, CKYY Country 89- Welland, and CKDK New Country 104 - Woodstock got the nod as well.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Click here for the press release.

Here's a full list of nominees.

Single

• “Old Country Soul” – The Reklaws
• “What A Song Should Do” – Tim Hicks
• “If You Met Me First” – Eric Ethridge
• “Keep It Simple” – James Barker Band
• “Wild As Me” – Meghan Patrick

Album

• Big Deal – The Western Swing Authority
• Freshman Year – The Reklaws
• Cain – Andrew Hyatt
• Singles Only – James Barker Band
• Wild As Me – Meghan Patrick

Songwriter(s)

• Jessica Mitchell – “Somebody Gonna Get Hurt”, Recorded By Jessica Mitchell ft Tim Hicks
• Stuart Walker, Jenna Walker, Brad Rempel, Ben Stennis – “I Do Too”, Recorded By the Reklaws
• Tebey Ottoh, Kylie Sackley, Matt Rogers – “The Good Ones”, Recorded By Tebey and Marie Mai
• Tim Hicks, Emma-Lee, Karen Kosowski – “What A Song Should Do”, Recorded By Tim Hicks
• Meghan Patrick, Jordan Rager, Michael Whitworth – “Wild As Me”, Recorded By Meghan Patrick

Female Artist 

• Tianna Woods
• Genevieve Fisher
• Jessica Mitchell
• Leah Daniels
• Meghan Patrick
• Nicole Rayy

Male Artist

• Tim Hicks
• Aaron Allen
• Andrew Hyatt
• Eric Ethridge
• Jade Eagleson
• Jim Cuddy

Group or Duo

• The Reklaws
• Western Swing Authority
• James Barker Band
• Jess and Tay
• The Abrams

Roots Artist or Group

• Redhill Valleys
• Western Swing Authority
• Jessica Mitchell
• Kelly Prescott
• The Abrams

Music Video

• “The Good Ones” – Tebey and Marie Mai
• “Feels Like That” – The Reklaws
• “If You Met Me First” – Eric Ethridge
• “Keep It Simple” – James Barker Band
• “Together” – Leah Daniels
• “Wild As Me” – Meghan Patrick

Fans’ Choice 

• Tebey 
• The Reklaws
• Tim Hicks
• Jade Eagleson
• James Barker Band
• Meghan Patrick

Record Producer(s)

• Jason Barry – Amanda Jordan, Charlie Major, Josh David, Western Swing Authority, Billy Ray Cyrus
• Tebey Ottoh and Danick Dupelle – Tebey and Marie Mai
• J.R. Hutt – Giselle Sanderson, Jamie Warren, Rebekah Stevens, Sean Hogan, Tianna Woods
• Jeff Dalziel – Aaron Allen, The Abrams, Dan Davidson, Chris Labelle, Ryan Langdon
• Mark Schroor and Erik Fintelman – David Boyd Janes, Robyn Ottolini, Emily Clair

Radio Station (Large Market)

• CHKX KX 947, Hamilton
• CKDK New Country 104, Woodstock
• CJBX Pure Country 93, London
• CJKX KX96, Oshawa
• CKBY Country 101.1, Ottawa

Radio Station (Medium Market) 

• CFCO Country 92.9, Chatham
• CHCQ-FM Cool 100.1 FM, Belleville
• CICS Pure Country 91.7, Sudbury
• CJQM-FM Country 104.3, Sault Ste Marie
• CKXC Country 93.5, Kingston

Radio Station (Small Market)

• CKYY Country 89, Welland
• CHAW Country 103, Little Current
• CJCX Pure Country 106, Orillia
• CJDL-FM Country 107.3, Tillsonburg
• CKYC Country 93, Owen Sound

Rising Star Award 

• Aaron Allen
• Alli Walker
• David Boyd Janes
• Dustin Bird
• Kelsi Mayne

Francophone Artist or Group

• Edouard Landry
• Kristine St-Pierre
• Les Rats D’Swompe
• Reney Ray
• Stef Paquette

Industry Person 

• Dave Woods, In The Country
• Johnathan Smalley, Rock N Horse
• KT Timmermans, Country 103/Manitoulin Country Fest
• Ron Kitchener, RGK Entertainment
• Shannon Ella, Pure Country/Complete Country

2020 Impact Award: Carroll Baker (Winner)

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

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GOOD LUCK! Local Country Music Association of Ontario Award Nominees

Local Country stars are in the spotlight thanks to the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards Nominations that were recently unveiled. The ceremony itself will be held in Ottawa on June 16, 2019. Hopefully a number of our area talent will bring home the hardware.

CLICK HERE TO SEE WHO WON!

Hamilton is represented by popular group the Redhill Valleys. They were nominated for Group or Duo of the Year as well as Roots Group or Duo of the Year. 

Also from the Hammer, Brad James is up for the Rising Star award.



Links: Brad James, More Brad James Stories, Video above courtesy of bradjamesmusic

Burlington's Tebey is up for 5 awards (Single of the Year, Album of the Year, 2 songwriting nods, Male Artist of the Year and Fan's Choice).

Another Burlingtonian, Tianna Woods was nominated for Female Artist of the Year and her record producer is in the running for an award as well.



Links: Tianna Woods, More Tianna Woods Stories, Video above courtesy of Tianna Woods

St. Catharines superstar Tim Hicks will also get a chance to his already impressive list of trophies. He was nominated for 6 awards (Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Fan's Choice and Music Video of the Year).

Another nominee from the Niagara region, Ryan Langdon is also up for the Rising Star category and his record producer was nominated for an award too.

Welland's CKYY Country 89FM was nominated for Radio Station of the Year (Small Market) as well.



Links: Ryan Langdon, More Ryan Langdon Stories, Video above courtesy of Ryan Langdon

Waterloo's The Western Swing Authority are also up for Roots Group or Duo of the Year and their producer/band-member, Jason Barry is up for Record Producer of the Year.

Cambridge group, The Reklaws earned 5 nods (Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Songwriters of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year and Fan's Choice)



Links: Western Swing Authority, More WSA Stories, Video above courtesy of The Western Swing Authority - Topic

As for the Woodstock area, country station CKDK 104FM is in the running for Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)

Single

• Tebey: Denim on Denim
• Tim Hicks: Loud
• The Reklaws: Feels Like That
• Kira Isabella: Little Girl 
• Meghan Patrick: Walls Come Down

Album

• The Reklaws: Feels Like That
• Tim Hicks: New Tattoo
• Meghan Patrick: Country Music Made Me Do It
• Jessica Mitchell: Heart of Glass
• Leah Daniels: The Story

Songwriter(s)

• Tebey: Who’s Gonna Love You (co-written by Ryan Lafferty)
• Kira Isabella: Little Girl (written by Tebey, Sam Ellis, Elizabeth Elkins)
• Tim Hicks: Loud (co-written by Todd Clark, Gavin Slate, Travis Wood)
• The Reklaws: Feels Like That (co-written Todd Clark, Travis Wood, Donovan Woods)
• Jason Blaine: Ain’t Got Growin’ Up Down Yet (co-written by Deric Ruttan, Brett Beavers
• Meghan Patrick: Walls Come Down (co-written by  Kelly Archer, Justin Weaver)

Female Artist

• Tianna Woods
• Jessica Mitchell
• Kira Isabella
• Leah Daniels
• Meghan Patrick

Male Artist

• Tebey
• Tim Hicks
• Andrew Hyatt
• Eric Ethridge
• Jason Blaine
• Jim Cuddy

Group or Duo

• Redhill Valleys
• The Reklaws
• Cold Creek County
• James Barker Band
• Johnson Crook

Roots Artist or Group

• Redhill Valleys
• The Western Swing Authority
• Jessica Mitchell
• Mackenzie Leigh Meyer
• The Abrams

Rising Star

• Brad James
• Ryan Langdon
• Jade Eagleson
• Kris Barclay
• Robyn Ottolini

Music Video

• Tim Hicks (feat. Lindsay Ell): The Worst Kind
• Leah Daniels: 1st 
• Kansas Stone: Blaze of Nothing
• Jade Eagleson: Got Your Name On It
• Meghan Patrick: Walls Come Down

Fan’s Choice

• Tebey
• The Reklaws
• Tim Hicks
• James Barker Band
• Meghan Patrick

Record Producer

• J. Richard Hutt (Tianna Woods: My Eyes Are Up Here)
• Jason Barry (The Western Swing Authority: Big Deal)
• Jeff Dalziel (Ryan Langdon: Leave Me Right, The Washboard Union: What We’re Made Of)
• Karen Kosowski (The Common Cause Collective: Rise Up Redux, Kira Isabella: I Don’t Wanna Know, Jessica Mitchell: Heart of Glass, Leah Daniels: The Story)
• Scott Cooke, Doug Oliver (Cold Creek County: Money)

Radio Station (Large Market)

• CKDK NEW Country 104, Woodstock
• CJBX BX 93, London
• CJKX KX96, Oshawa
• CKBY Country 101.1, Ottawa
• CKKL COUNTRY 94, Ottawa

Radio Station (Small Market)

• CKYY Country 89FM
• CHAW Country 103, Little Current
• CICX KICX 106, Orillia
• CJDL-FM Country 107.3, Tillsonburg
• CKYC Country 93, Owen Sound

Francophone Artist

• Gabrielle Goulet
• Kristine St-Pierre
• Les Rats d’Swompe
• Reney Ray
• Stef Paquette

Industry Person

• Amanda Kingsland, Country 101.1
• Dave Woods, In The Country
• Mike Denney, MDM Recordings
• Ron Kitchener, RGK Entertainment
• Steve Coady, Warner Music Canada

Radio Station (Medium Market)

• CFCO Country 92.9, Chatham
• CHCQ-FM Cool 100.1 FM, Belleville
• CICS KICX 91.7, Sudbury
• CKQM Country 105, Peterborough
• CKXC Country 93.5, Kingston

Impact Award

• The Good Brothers

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

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Hamilton Library Celebrates Country Music Week With Noon Hour Concerts

Lunch time is Country music time in the Hammer for the week of September 3rd. To celebrate 2018 Country Music Week, Hamilton's Central Library will be hosting live music every weekday (except for the holiday Monday) from 12-1pm.

Here's the schedule:

Tuesday September 4: Redhill Valleys



Links: The Redhill Valleys, More Redhill Valleys Stories, Video above courtesy of Natalie Labine

Wednesday, Septmeber 5: Dirty Pioneers




Links: Dirty Pioneers, More Dirty Pioneers Stories, Video above courtesy of Southern Ontario News
Thursday, September 6: Mimi Shaw




Links: Mimi Shaw, More Mimi Shaw Stories, Video above courtesy of mimettemusic

Friday, September 7: Lisa Nicole



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• CH Video: Redhill Valleys
• New Will Gillespie EP
• Area Musicians Going to International Blues Challenge
• Local Musicians on Polaris Heritage Prize Short List

World

• Blues Blast Music Award Winners

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

More next week

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Featured Videos

Links: Oxford Blue, More Oxford Blue Stories, Video above courtesy of Kyle Albright



Links: Matt Mays, More Matt Mays Stories, Video above courtesy of Rod Nolan



Links: Katey Gatta, More Katey Gatta Stories, Video above courtesy of Skursky Productions

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Hamilton's The Redhill Valleys Debut With Dazzling, Compelling Album!

Hamilton Americana Rock trio, The Redhill Valleys are a musical force to be reckoned with.  Their debut
self-titled album is packed with dazzling vocals with divine harmonies united with compelling instrumentation.

Folk, pop, soul and rock all mingle to form an impressive sound that goes way beyond typical country.  Strong songwriting and vitality make this quite an uplifting, inspiring endeavor.

CD's are available at their live shows and through their online shop.  It can be downloaded via Bandcamp, cdbaby and iTunes too!







Stream the album below



Blast from the Past: The Redhill Valleys on CHCH and More

Links: The Redhill Valleys, More Redhill Valleys Stories, More Releases, Videos above courtesy of The Redhill Valleys

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News Roundup (Melissa Bel, Paul Sage, Duane Rutter, Ritchie Parrish Ritchie)

Female First UK Interview w Melissa Bel

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News

Local

• Barber Shop Podcast w Paul Sage
  
  
  
  Links: Paul Sage, More Paul Sage Stories, Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast 

• Tim Hicks on Top Selling Canadian Digital Country Singles Chart
• CHCH Video: Lynn River Music Fest Performers
• Video Clips: Duane Rutter Band @ Lynn River Fest, Ritchie Parrish Ritchie (Tanglefoot) in Oakville 
• New Reviews: Zack Tiessen, Chris Altmann

World

• International Bluegrass Music Award Nominees

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Trebleclef enjoyed all the performers he experienced at the Lynn River Festival in Simcoe!

Treble with the Redhill Valleys

Here's a video clip from Duane Rutter's performance

Links: Duane Rutter, More Duane Rutter Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

Click here for more pictures of the event

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Our little monkey was also invited to a great private concert in Oakville where he saw many incredible acts.

Treble with Paul Langille

Click here for more pictures of the event.

Here's a video clip of Ritchie Parrish Ritchie (ex-Tanglefoot)

Links: Ritchie Parrish Ritchie, More RPR/Tanglefoot Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

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News Roundup (Ghosts of Memphis, Eggmen, Redhill Valleys)

Video: Redhill Valleys@CHCH

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News

Local

• Barber Shop Podcast w Ghosts of Memphis
  
  
  
  Links: Ghosts of Memphis, More Ghosts of Memphis Stories, Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast
• Hillside Fest on Top 10 List
• City and Colour and Tim Hicks Win SOCAN Awards
• Last 2 Episodes of Ensemble! Season 3 Online
• Johnna Pavia a Runner Up on TBS Talent Search
• Reviews: Kurk Bernard

World

• Blues Blast Award Nominees
• Passings: Wendell Holmes (Holmes Brothers)

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Trebleclef checkout the Eggmen (featuring Doug Feaver, Rick Andrew, Steve Sinnicks, Bill Dillon) at the Casbah

  

Click here for more pictures.

Links: More Eggmen Stories, More Beatles Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton Blues Lovers

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Recently Added

Main List of Sites

• Kincardine Music (YouTube)

Our Performer List

• Cosmic Mojo
• Lacey Hill
• Steven McKay

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Birthdays

Thursday, June 25

• John Dickie
• Kris Rochard

Sunday, June 28

• Carm Milioto (Live How YouLive)

Monday, June 29

• Fred Magie

Tuesday, June 30

• Tom Altobelli
• Dave Pomfret (Fry Truck, solo)
• Justin Sawicki
• Tiny Bill Cody

Wednesday, July 1

• Irene Torres (Sugar Devils)

Thursday, July 2

• Carolyna Loveley (Loveless)

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