News Roundup (X-Mas Singles, City and the Sea, Robin Banks)

Local

• Download the Acoustics' new X-Mas single and help "Out of the Cold"
• Download new Smoke Wagon X-Mas single and help Make a Wish
• The Hamiltonian interview with Joshua Weresch
• Tomi Swick will be moving to Ireland this week. We wish him luck!
• We'd like CHCH to play more local music (Facebook page)

Canada

• Colin James, Colin Linden and Dave McLean list their fave Canadian guitarists

World

• Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues 219, Blues Time 174, Roadhouse 404

 Blasts From the Past

• 2009: Blues News Bites and Videos by Pete Sisk, Pappy Johns & Jacob Moon
• 2010: Hamilton Music Award Videos
• 2011: Kelly Jay & Trickbag@Buddy's Roadhouse

Featured Videos  




Links: City and the Sea,  More City and the Sea stories, Video courtesy of the band's YouTube page



Links: Robin Banks, More Robin Banks stories, Video courtesy of 25Musical

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Wendell Ferguson and the James Anthony Band

James Anthony (guitar, left), Gary Taylor (drums), Wendell Ferguson (vocals, guitar), Bill Speers (keys)









More Waylon Jennings Covers/Stories



 Click here for the James Anthony Band's portion of the show

Blast from the Past: Wendell Ferguson@Private Function

Links: Wendell Ferguson, More Wendell Ferguson Stories

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James Anthony Band and Wendell Ferguson@Black Swan (November 17, 2012)

James Anthony (guitar, left - vocals on Every Day I Got the Blues and Your Mind is on Vacation), Gary Taylor (drums, vocals on Harvest Moon), Wendell Ferguson (guitar, centre), Bill Speers (keys on all except Spooky, vocals on Messin' with the Kid), Brent Bailey (of Rocket 88s)(keys & vocals on Spooky)


More Neil Young covers/stories


More BB King covers/stories







Click here for Wendell Ferguson's portion of the show

Blast from the Past: James Anthony and Others@Burlington Ribfest

Links: James Anthony, More James Anthony Stories

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Larry Coad Passes

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of local singer/songwriter Larry Coad.

He passed away on November 21, 2012 at the age of 66.

Our condolences go out to his friends and family.  He will be missed.

The Royal Botanical Gardens will host a  celebration of his life on December 10, 2012 (12-3 p.m)

Click here for his obituary from the Spectator

Below are a few videos from a recent benefit in his honour. Courtesy of Garry Asselstine



Colin Butler's site



Harold MacIntyre's Site

Click here for more videos from this show

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News Roundup (Bruce Cockburn, Mark LaForme, Barn Katz)

Local

• We'd like CHCH to play more local music (Facebook page)
• Post your good news on Happy Hamilton News Facebook page
• New Ginger St. James Radio Show on INDIFM

Canada

• Bruce Cockburn Honoured by SOCAN

World

• Lenny Kravitz to play Marvin Gaye in biopic
• Classic Rock new releases December 2012
• Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues 218, Roadhouse 403
  

Funny/Weird

• Did Elvis' First onscreen kiss become a nun?

Blasts From the Past 

• 2009: Design Hope CD Release Party (Bob Bryden, Christopher Clause, Lisa Winn, Rob Lamothe) 
• 2010: Banned From Heaven @Coach and Lantern
• 2011: Tiny Bill Cody@Winking Judge

 Featured Videos

 
Links: Mark LaForme, More Mark LaForme Stories, video courtesy of Zack's World


 
Links: Barn Katz, More Barn Katz Stories, Video courtesy of The Bassman

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New James Anthony Band CD: Live in the Barrel

The James Anthony Band has always had killer live performances.  Now thanks to their latest CD, Live in the Barrel, amazing highlights from those shows are now available.

James struts his stuff on some of his coolest songs such as Hound Dog Blues, Down With the Blues, Doin' Days and many others.The veteran guitarist and singer is in excellent form here.

The energy is also high when the band covers classics such as Born under a Bad Sign, Use Me, and Little Wing.

Throw in a couple of  wicked instrumental numbers and the CD becomes a wonderful showcase for what the band has to offer.

We're told there are a limited amount of copies so get yours soon at one of James' live shows.

Below is a video of one of the tracks from the CD.



Blast from the Past: Review of James' CD: On the Edge

Links: James Anthony, More James Anthony Stories

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Hamilton Music Award Winners

 
Congratulations to all the winners from the 2012 Hamilton Music Awards.  It was an amazing showcase of  all the wonderful talent we have in the city.

The big winner was Terra Lightfoot, who received three well-deserved awards (Female Artist, Female Vocalist, Alt-Country Album).  Blues veteran Harrison Kennedy walked away with two (Male Vocalist, Blues Album) as did Tomi Swick (Pop Recording, Video) and Luke Doucet (Adult Alternative Recording w Whitehorse, Best Guitarist)

The ceremonies were held November 15-18, 2012 at the McIntyre Theatre in Mohawk College.

Click here for the article from the Spectator, which includes the complete winner list.

Click here for video coverage from CHCH.

Here's Tomi Swick's video of the year, December Sky, courtesy of Tomi's YouTube Page



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Below are highlights of the winners list.

• Female Artist of the Year -Terra Lightfoot
• Male Artist of the Year -Lee Reed
• Local Group of the Year by the Peoples Choice -Hey Brother
• New Artist/Group of the Year - Missy Bauman
• Roots Recording of the Year - Ben Caplan and  the Casual Smokers – In The Time Of The Great Remembering
• Alternative/Indie Rock Recording of the Year - CA Smith – Someone You Love
• Folk/Traditional Recording of the Year - S.G Sinnicks – The Last Irishman In Corktown
• Rock Recording of the Year - Arkells – Michigan Left
• Adult Alternative Recording of the Year -  Whitehorse – The Fate Of The World Depends On This Kiss
• Blues Recording of the Year -  Harrison Kennedy – Shame The Devil
• Alt/Country Recording of the Year - Terra Lightfoot – Terra Lightfoot
• Pop Recording of the Year -  Tomi Swick – Tomi Swick
• ArcelorMittal Dofasco Artist Lifetime Achievement Award - Crowbar and Gordie Tapp (Hee Haw)
• Songwriter of the Year - Arkells
• Female Vocalist of the Year - Terra Lightfoot
• Male Vocalist of the Year -  Harrison Kennedy
• Canadian Recording of the Year by Peoples Choice (Sales over 10,000 units) - Monster Truck, The Brown EP
• Record of the Year -  The Rest – Seesaw

From the Industry Awards

• Producer — Dan Griffin
• Video — Tomi Swick, December Sky
• Live Club — This Ain’t Hollywood
• Musical Event by People’s Choice — Burlington Sound of Music Festival
• Keyboard Player — Jesse O’Brien
• Guitarist — Luke Doucet
• Drummer — Zander Lamothe
• Bassist — Kevin Christoff

More from the Hamilton Music Awards

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

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Rob Szabo Wins Canadian Folk Music Award for Strongman CD

Toronto musician Rob Szabo won a 2012 Canadian Folk Music Award for his production work on Hamilton performer Steve Strongman's incredible acoustic CD,  A Natural Fact.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Local artists Whitehorse and  Ben Caplan were nominated but, unfortunately, didn't receive any awards.

The kudos were handed out on Saturday, November 17 in St. John's NB.

Click here for a complete list of nominations.


Below is a video of Rob playing with Steve, courtesy of Smyleseh

Links: Rob Szabo, More Rob Szabo Stories

Here's a full list of the winners:

• Traditional Album of the Year -Metis Fiddler Quartet - Northwest Voyage Nord Ouest
• Contemporary Album of the Year -The Deep Dark Woods - The Place I Left Behind
• Children’s Album of the Year - Henri Godon - Chansons pour toutes sortes d'enfants
• Traditional Singer of the Year - Lenka Lichtenberg
• Contemporary Singer of the Year - Rose Cousins
• Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year - Trent Freeman
• Instrumental Group of the Year - The Fretless
• English Songwriter of the Year - Catherine MacLellan
• French Songwriter of the Year - Mes Aïeux
• Vocal Group of the Year -The Once
• Ensemble of the Year -The Fretless
• Solo Artist of the Year - Michael Jerome Browne
• World Group of the Year - Sultans of String
• New/Emerging Artist of the Year -Pharis & Jason Romero
• Producer of the Year - Rob Szabo - A Natural Fact (Steve Strongman)
• Pushing the Boundaries - Sagapool
• Young Performer of the Year - Lucas Chaisson

Blast from the Past: The 2011 CFMA Winners

More of our CFMA Stories


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News Roundup (Jackie Washington, Sinnicks, Tom Wilson)

Local

• Inside Halton article on Melissa Bel
• Sarah Harmer in Nov 2012 issue of Elle Canada
• Tom Wilson discusses the business of music
  

World

• Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues 217, Roots and Blues Hour 173
  

Funny/Weird

• Zeppelin related cartoon
• Lovin' Spoonful urban legends:
  - Original choice for the Monkees
  - Name is sexual slang
  - Name is slang for heroine

Blasts from the Past

• 2009: Performer of the Week: Chris White
• 2010: Michael Pickett@Artword Artbar
• 2011: Videos by Rae Billing, City and the Sea, and the Acoustics

Featured Videos

Links: Jackie Washington, More Jackie Washington Stories, Video courtesy of BravoFACT


 
Links: Steve Sinnicks, More Steve Sinnicks Stories, Video courtesy of Steve's YouTube Page

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Hamilton Son Ben Caplan Wins Best Entertainer at Novia Scotia Music Awards

Hamilton-born Ben Caplan made his birth city proud by winning the Entertainer of the Year honours at the Novia Scotia Music Awards.  This was the only award voted on by the public.  The singer/songwriter was also nominated in 6 other categories: Male Artist Recording, Digital Artist, Recording, New Artist, and Songwriter.

To top things off,  Ben also knocked 'em dead with a live performance at the Awards Gala on Sunday November 11. 

This was all on the strength of his wonderful latest release in the time of great remembering (with the Casual Smokers).

Ben's immense pride was evident on his blog post: "What an amazing time to come home to Nova Scotia! I received the best welcome imaginable at Nova Scotia Music Week, and I’m extremely honoured and thankful to everyone who voted for me for Entertainer of the Year — I have some of the best fans and supporters a musician could ask for! I’m beside myself with joy and gratitude, so thank you and cheers to you all!"

CONGRATULATIONS!

Below are a few video from the CD, courtesy of AudioBloodMedia



Links: Ben Caplan, More Ben Caplan Stories

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