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

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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

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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
  
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Snaggle
• 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 (Stingray Chart, Steve Sinnicks, Liam Titcomb, Scotty Moore)

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Elvis Guitarist Scotty Moore Passes

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News

Local

• The Vaudevillian Joins Busted Flat Records
• How Kathleen Edwards Got Her Guitar Back
• 3 New Barber Shop Podcast Episodes (Funyboht, Jim Dan Dee, Laura Cole & Harvey Summers)
• New CDs: Hamilton's Bucket List , Dylan Wickens

Stingray Blues Chart June 2016

Click title above for complete list

Top 10

1. Jordan Officer: Blue Skies
2. Steve Dawson: Solid States and Loose Ends
3. Matt Andersen: Honest Man
4. David Vest: Devestatin' Rhythm
5. Cecile Doo-Kingue: Anybody Listening: Dialogues, Pt. 2
6. Eric Clapton: I Still Do
7. Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne: Jumpin' and Boppin' 
8. Sean Pinchin: Monkey Brain
9. Golden State-Lone Star Revue: Golden State Lone Star Revue
10. Tommy Castro and the Painkillers: Method To My Madness

Local Work on List

11. David Owen: Livin' Life (Produced by Gary Kendall)

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

17. Andre Bisson: Left With The Blues
19. Harmonica Shah: If You Live To Get Old, You Will Understand (ft Jack de Keyzer)

61. Whitehorse: Pretty Thing 

75. MonkeyJunk: Moon Turn Red (Produced by Colin Cripps)

77. RootBone: The Long Road Home

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

132. Crissinger: Blues Expression (recorded in Hamilton)

World

• Passings: Sir Mack Rice ('Mustang Sally' songwriter), Rob Wasserman (bassist)

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Trebleclef celebrated Canada Day in Brantford's Lion's Park.  He loved seeing Lee Harvey Osmond

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He also checked out the Oh Canada Ribfest in Waterdown and rocked out to Marshall Dane.

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Featured Videos

Links: Steve Sinnicks, More Steve Sinnicks Stories, Video above courtesy Hamilton B. Lous



Links: Liam Titcomb, More Liam Titcomb Stories,  Video above courtesy Rosalita742

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News Roundup (Cheryl Lescom, Stingray Chart, James Downham, Mark Lalama)

Guy Clark Passes
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News

Local

• Blues Tribe Podcast w Cheryl Lescom
  
  
  
  Links: Cheryl Lescom, More Cheryl Lescom Stories, Video above courtesy of The Blues Tribe
  
• CHCH Videos: Megan Bonnell, Jeremy De Freitas 
• Pre-Order New Kauffey Temple CD
• Dallas Harms and Jim Skarrat to Receive HMA Lifetime Achivement Award
• HMA Gala Award Nominations
• New Recordings: Tom Altobelli, Matteo De Stephano

Stingray Blues Album Chart for April 2016

1. Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin: Lost Time
2. Andre Bisson: Left With The Blues
3. Tommy Casto and The Painkillers: Method To My Madness
4. Bonnie Raitt: Dig In Deep
5. The Reverend Shawn Amos: The Reverend Shawn Amos Loves You
6. Steve Dawson: Solid States and Loose Ends
7. The Knickerbocker All-Stars: Go Back Home To The Blues
8. Jordan Officer: Blue Skies
9. Lee Palmer: Like Elway
10. Matt Andersen: Honest Man

21. David Owen: Livin' Life (Produced by Gary Kendall)
27. Harmonica Shah: If You Live To Get Old, You Will Understand (ft Jack de Keyzer)
54. MonkeyJunk: Moon Turn Red (Produced by Colin Cripps)
87. Crissinger: Blues Expression (Recorded in Hamilton)
100. Paul Reddick: Ride The One (ft and produced by Colin Cripps)

Canada

• Talkin' Blues Podcast w Michael Fonfara (Downchild)

World

• JJA Jazz Award Winners
• Americana Music Association Award Nominees
• Passings: Tony Barrow (Beatles Press Officer)

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Trebleclef had a ball bowling with friends at Sherwood Lanes in Hamilton

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Recently Added

Main List of Sites

• 241156can (YouTube)

Our Performer List

• James Downham
  
  
  
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• Hidden Roots Collective
• Sterling Stead

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Featured Video

Links: Mark Lalama, More Mark Lalama Stories, Video above courtesy of FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre 

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News Roundup (Barber Shop Podcast, Stingray Chart, Big Rude Jake)

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News

Local

• Barber Shop Podcast: Addicted to Music w Dave Pomfret, George CW Douglas and Frank Koren
  
  
  
  Links: Dave Pomfret, More Dave Pomfret Stories, George CW Douglas, More George CW Douglas Stories, Frank Koren, More Frank Koren Stories,  Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast

• Hamilton Arts Award Nominations
• Local Country Music Association of Ontario Award Nominations
• New Brenda Lewis Album

Hamilton Spectator Stories

• Paul McCartney to Play Hamilton
• 40 Years of Teenage Head
• Rita Chiarelli's New Band

Videos

• Big Rude Jake @ Homegrown Hamilton
• Royal Wood on CHCH
• Micah Barnes (Nylons) on CHCH

Top March 2016 Albums from Stingray Music - Blues

1. Andre Bisson: Left With The Blues
2. Jordan Officer: Blue Skies
3. Lee Palmer: Like Elway
4. Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin: Lost Time
5. David Owen: Livin' Life (Produced by Gary Kendall)
6. Ben Racine Band: A Grand New Brew
7. Dione Taylor: Born Free
8. Tommy Castro and  the Painkillers: Method To My Madness
9. Angel Forrest: Angel's 11
10. Danny Marks: Cities In Blue 

13. Harmonica Shah: If You Live To Get Old, You Will Understand (ft Jack de Keyzer)
29. MonkeyJunk: Moon Turn Red (produced by Colin Cripps)
73. Crissinger: Blues Expression (recorded in Hamilton)

World

• Passings: David Baker, Jimmy Van Zant, Dennis Davis (Bowie drummer)

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Trebleclef had an amazing time swinging to  Big Rude Jake at Homegrown Hamilton

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Links: Big Rude Jake, More Big Rude Jake Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

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Recently Added

New Open Mics, Jams, and Open Stages Page


Main List of Sites

• Chanter (Guelph Record Label)

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Birthdays

Thu Apr 14

• Alec Fraser
• Danny Boy Squire

Fri Apr 15

• Chris Kenny
• Mojo Willie

Sat Apr 16

• D'Eve Archer
• Tim Gibbons
• Denis Keldie
• Colin Linden (Blackie and the Rodeo Kings)
• Sean O'Grady
• Garth Vogan

Mon Apr 18

• Juliet Dunn

Tue Apr 19

• Brenda Brown
• Jerry Leger
• Kevin Maclean

Thu Apr 21

• Buddy Love
• Willow Rutherford

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News Roundup (Hello Harvard. Stringray Chart, Bucket List, Trickbag)

John R Bellone of Bellone's Music in London, ON passes

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News

Local

• Barber Shop Podcast w Hello Harvard
  
  
  
  Links: Hello Harvard, Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast
  
  
• Hamilton Community News Readers' Choice Award Nominations
• Rockin' Rich of Rich and the Poor Boys Passes
• Burlington Post Readers' Choice Award Winners
• Jack de Keyzer on New Harmonica Shah CD

Top February 2016 Albums from Stingray Music - Blues

1. Andre Bisson: Left With The Blues
2. Jordan Officer: Blue Skies
3. Lee Palmer: Like Elway
4. The 24th Street Wailers: Where Evil Grows
5. The Bros. Landreth: Let It Lie
6. David Owen: Livin' Life (Produced by Gary Kendall)
7. Dione Taylor: Born Free
8. Ben Racine Band: A Grand New Brew
9. Blackburn: Brothers In This World
10. Harmonica Shah: If You Live To Get Old, You Will Understand (ft Jack de Keyzer) 

25. MonkeyJunk: Moon Turn Red (produced by Colin Cripps)
72. Crissinger: Blues Expression (recorded in Hamilton)

World

• Americana Show podcast w Nigel Hall

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Trebleclef enjoyed the Bucket List Blues Band at Saturday Nite Blues in Hamilton.

Hamilton's Bucket List Band rock it out at Saturday Nite Blues @ The Jet Hall #HamOnt #HamOntMusic John Staley, David Dalgleish, Russell McAllister, Glen Brown, Dave Baldry, John Godek, Carl Korody
Posted by Hamilton B. Lous on Sunday, February 28, 2016

Links: Bucket List, More Bucket List Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

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He also popped in to see his friends Trickbag rocking Buddy's Roadhouse.

Trickbag cover Respect Yourself at Buddy's Roadhouse #HamOntMusic #HamOnt
Posted by Hamilton B. Lous on Monday, February 29, 2016

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

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Our little monkey got the chance to meet the great Canadian comedian Sean Cullen at the Burlington Comedy Festival!

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Recently Added

Our Performer List

• The Chasers
• Wayne Cheddie
• Kick 'n Strings
• Mountain Soul
• The Reel Celts ft Nonie
• Neva Tasolin

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Birthdays

Fri Mar 4

• Mike Almas

Sat Mar 5

• Scotty Bakalar

Mon Mar 7

• Rob Cutting

Wed Mar 9

• Joshua David
• Harrison Kennedy
• Steve Wood (Pedal Steel)

Thu Mar 10

• Tiffany Thompson

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News Roundup (Stingray Music Chart, Prism Prize, Big Johnny Blue, Maggie Ciere)

Prism Prize Top 20 (including Daniel Romano)

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News

Local

• Barber Shop Podcast : The Drummer Show
  
  
  
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• New Lori Yates CD
• Stan Rogers Honoured with Greatest Hamiltonian Award

Top January 2016 songs from Stingray Music - Blues

1. The 24th Street Wailers: Where Evil Grows
2. Andre Bisson: Left With The Blues
3. Jordan Officer: Blue Skies
4. Lee Palmer: Like Elway
5. The Bros. Landreth: Let It Lie
6. Dione Taylor: Born Free
7. David Owen: Livin' Life (Produced by Gary Kendall)
8. Ben Racine Band: A Grand New Brew
9. Harmonica Shah: If You Live To Get Old, You Will Understand (ft Jack de Keyzer) 
10. Blackburn: Brothers In This World

69. Crissinger: Blues Expression (recorded in Hamilton)

World

• 2016 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
• Americana Music Show w Malcolm Holcombre
• Passings: Sonny James, Allan Rouse (Beatles engineer)

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Trebleclef was at the first session of the brand new Hamilton Regional Songwriters Group at the Artword Artbar.

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He also visited Mississippi Queen Foods and experience the amazing, bluesy atmosphere and great food

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The little guy also popped in to Urban Hamilton Artists (co-owned by musician Maggie Ciere) to check out their great printing services and wonderful music merch!

Links: Maggie Ciere, More Maggie Ciere Videos, Video above courtesy of Maggie Ciere

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Recently Added

Main List of Sites

• Andrea Cassis (YouTube)
• Scott Vallance (YouTube)

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Birthdays

Sat Feb 27

• Matt King

Sun Feb 28

• Rick Fines

Mon Feb 29

• Big Johnny Blue
  
  
  
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Tue Mar 1

• Big Rude Jake
• Wendy Lynn Snider

Wed Mar 2

• Brenda Lewis

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