News Roundup (Piper Hayes, Saga, International Folk Award Nominees)

Oakvilles's Saga to call it quits



Video above courtesy of Stig Dragholm

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News

Local

• Barber Shop Podcast w Piper Hayes
  
  
  
  Links: Piper Hayes, More Barber Shop Podcasts, Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast
  
  
• Part of the Harvest Picnic Lawsuit Dropped
• Hamilton's Lindy one of Now Magazine's Folk Musicans to watch
• FYI Music News Stories: Danny Michel, Steve Strongman
• Spencer Mackenzie Wins Maple Blues Award
• Jay Pollmann Debut CD
• Amy King and Diana Panton up for Hamilton Women of Distinction Awards

Canada

• Junos rename category to Indigenous Music Album of the Year

International Folk Music Award Nominees

Canadian nominees listed below

• Album: Ten Strings and a Goat Skin: Auprès du Poêle
• Album: Kaia Kater: Nine Pin
• Song: The Once: We Are Love
  
  
  
  
  Links: The Once. More Once Stories, Video above courtesy of The Once
  
  
• Artist: Irish Mythen, Tanya Tagaq

World

• Complete Weird Al Box Set Packaged in Accordion

Passings

• Overend Watts (Mott the Hoople founding bassist)
• Steve Wright (Greg Kihn Band bassist)
• William Onyeabor (Nigerian funk artist)
• Mike Kellie (Spooky Tooth drummer)
• Howard Kaufman (Aerosmith, Eagles, Steve Nicks manager)

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Trebleclef is resting up.  He'll be back soon.

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Previous (Videos: David Lum, Nolan Hubbard, Outside the Box, Melissa Koehler) - - - Next (David Braid Up for Canadian Screen Awards)

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
  
  
  
  
  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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Previous (New Local Christmas Compilation ft Ginger St. James, Neil MacNaughton, Leslie Hudson & More) - - - Next (New Beaudelaires Album)

News Roundup (Drew Leith, Fred Eaglesmith, White Zaltz and Dodge, Tom Wilson)

 Sam Andrew (Janis Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Company) Passes
Click pic for video

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News

Local

• Barber Shop Podcast w Drew Leith
  
  
  
  Links: Drew Leith, Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast
• Spec Story on Tom Wilson

World

• Weird Al to be Guest Editor of Mad Magazine
• Passings: Lesley Gore (It's My Party), Danny McCulloch (Animals Basist)

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Recently Added


Nothing this week. Check back next time

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Birthdays

Thursday, February 19

• Carl Jennings (Freedom Train)
• Corey Lueck (Smoke Wagon Blues Band)
• Steve Negus

Friday, February 20

• Ralph Nicolle (Folk Sinners)

Sunday, February 22

• Drew Smith

Monday, February 23

• Tava Lesku (Tava Tunes) Promoter/Music Director (RIP)

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Featured Videos

Links:  Fred Eaglesmith, More Fred Eaglesmith Stories, Video above courtesy of EarWarCowboy

Links: White Zaltz and Doidge, More Chris White Stories,  Video above courtesy of Chris White

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Previous (JoJo Worthington Wins International Acoustic Music Award) - - - Next (New Sisters Euclid Live Album)

News Roundup (Sloppy Jalopy, Cheryl Lescom, Aubrey Wilson)

The Bent Pinky by Scott Metzger

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Local

• Barbershop Podcast w/ Sloppy Jalopy
  
  
  
  Links:  Sloppy Jalopy, More Sloppy Jalopy Stories, Video above courtesy of Barbershop Podcast
• Hamilton Folk Club Supporter Bob Miles Passes
• Video: Chadley Chase on CH Morning Live

World

• LA Harp Wizard Lynwood Slim Passes
• When Weird Al, Little Richard and James Brown played Wheel of Fortune (Video available)

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Recently Added

Our Performer List 

• Cheryl Lescom
  
  
  
  Links: More Cheryl Lescom Stories, Video above courtesy of  Daragent2
  
  
• Peter F. Light
• Maleidoscope
• Rutherford and Robichaud

Our Venue List

• Rock N Raunch (Downtown Hamilton)
• Sanctuary Centre for the Arts (Fort Erie)
• Spyce Lounge (Niagara Falls)

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Blasts From the Past 

• 2009: Videos of Jack de Keyer@Boston Manor
• 2010: New Open Mind CD
• 2011: Videos of Tom Warram@Pine Street Gardens
• 2012: News Roundup w Robin Benedict, John Ellison, James Anthony, Andre Bisson, Tom Wilson)
• 2013: Kathleen Edwards and Stan Rogers on CBC Top Canadian Album List

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Upcoming Birthdays

Friday, August 8

• James Anthony

Saturday, August 9

• Aubrey Wilson
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Aubrey Wilson
  

Sunday, August 10

• Michael Keys
• Brent Titcomb

Tuesday, August 12

• Jay Baggett
• Dawn Larsh (Tallest Tree)

Thursday, August 14

• "Busker" Al Barubek (Sloppy Jalopy)
• Brad Germain (Dinner Belles)

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Previous (New Ash and Bloom CD) - - - Next (Videos: Pearly Jenkins, Jimmy Bowskill and Bob Lanois@Brantford Arts Block)

Hilarious YouTube Videos (Chris Cracknell, Cam Hoffman, Wanda Sykes, Cheech and Chong, Weird Al

Warning, many of these videos have foul language and topics



Above video courtesy of GhastlyH



Cameron is a former member of the Deacons band and also a part of the Steel City Lingerie Troupe



Above 2 videos courtesy of Hamilton Blues Lovers



Above video courtesy of TK848



Above video courtesy of PirateDayCare