CONGRATS! 2018 Hamilton Arts Award Winners

This year's Hamilton Arts Awards featured a number of musical winners. The hardware was handed out on Wednesday, June 6th at Theatre Aquarius.

Here's complete list of winners:

• Music (Established): Harrison Kennedy
  
  
  
  Links: Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories: Video above courtesy of Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
  
  
• Music (Emerging): Jason Hachey (Hachey the MouthPEACE)
  
  
  
  Links: Hachey, More Hachey Stories, Video above courtesy of Eddie Max
  
  
• Lifetime Achievement: Kosha Braun (Vioinist)
• Arts Innovation Award: Astrid Hepner (Sax, Educator)
• Arts Education and Community Arts (Established): Becky Katz (Musician, Visual Artist)
• Arts Education and Community Arts (Emerging): Christina Tarsitano
• Writing Award (Established) : Jamie Tennant (Journalist, CFMU Program Director, Author)
• Writing Award (Emerging): Benjamin Robinson
• Fine Craft (Established): Hitoko Okada
• Fine Craft (Emerging): Amina Z. Suhrwardy
• Shirley Elford Emerging Artist Prizet : Jeff “Fuzzy” Mall (textile art)
• Arts Management (Established): Becca Dowden
• Arts Management: (Emerging): Christina Tarsitano
• Media Arts (Established): Vanessa Crosbie Ramsay
• Media Arts (Emerging): Dima Matar
• Theatre (Established): Marilo Nuñez
• Theatre (Emerging): Jenny Vasquez 
• Visual Arts (Established): Sylvia Nickerson
• Visual Arts (Emerging): Benita Whyte

Each established winner got $2,500 and a bronze medallion. Emerging winners received $1,000. The Shirley Elford Emerging Artist Prize was worth $2,000.

Click here for the Hamilton Spectator article

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Hamilton Arts Awards, More Hamilton Arts Awards Stories

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Links: Jocelyn Fairman, More Jocelyn Fairman Stories, Video above courtesy of Jocelyn Fairman

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News

Local

• Marz Homes Video about An Instrument for Every Child
  
  
  
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• May 2018 Issue of Libretto (Hamilton Musician's Guild Magazine)
• Spec Story on Avery Raquel
• Fred Purser Passes

Canada

• SOCAN to Honour Globally Celebrated Artists
• Americana Awards to Honour kd lang

World

• CMT Award Winners

Passings

• Jon Hiseman (Classic Rock drummer)
• Danny Kirwan (ex-Fleetwood Mac guitarist)
• Clarence Fountain (Blind Boys of Alabama)

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Hamilton Music Legend Fred Purser Passes

Picture courtesy of steelcitysnapshots.blogspot.com

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Hamilton music legend, Fred Purser. He was best known for his work with the fabled local group. the Washingtons. He was the last member of the original band to pass. Our condolences to his family, friends and fans.

Here is a wonderful story the Spectator did on his passing.

If anyone knows of any performances with him online, please contact us at blueshamilton@gmail.com and we'll add it to this page.

Here are a few comments and photos from social media. We will add more if we can.

Paul Hill

My first Hamilton music experience was hearing this great sound coming out of the Windsor on John Street, 18 years old, going in and enjoying Freddy Purser and the Washingtons! Sought them out many times over the years and hired them to play in my backyard.

Picture courtesy of Shawn Washington-Purser

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Happy Birthday Niagara Falls, Ontario (Videos by Chris Mercer, Steve Burnside and Slick Brothers, Honeymoon Suite)

Today (June 12, 2018) is Niagara Falls, Ontario's 115th birthday. In celebration, here are some music videos from musicians from that wonderful city.



Links: Chris Mercer, More Chris Mercer Stories, Video above courtesy of Chris Mercer



Links: Steve Burnside, Slick Brothers, Video above courtesy of Karl Slick



Links: Honeymoon Suite, Video above courtesy of gregtorr

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Local Finalists in the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search

• Gavin McLeod Trio | Milton, ON
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Gavin McLeod
  
  
• Gravely James | Port Colborne, ON
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy Gravely James
  
  
• Bywater | Toronto, ON
• Lela Tequila Blues | Toronto, ON
• Azalyne | Whitby, ON
• Glenn Marais and The Mojo Train | Newmarket, ON

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News

Local

• Hamilton becomes 1st City Licenced to Lay with SOCAN
• CHCH Video: Thomas Wade
  
  
  Links: Thomas Wade, More Thomas Wade Stories, Video above courtesy of CHCH
  
  
• 5 Questions with Dana Sipos
• St. Catharines Arts Awards Winners
• Hamilton Musicians' Guild Honourees

Canada

• Moscow Apartment Wins It's Your Shot Award
• Andy Frost signs off after 33 years with Q107

Country Music Association of Ontario Award Winners

• Songwriter (s): Justin Moore: Somebody Else Will (written by Kelly Archer, Adam Hambrick, Burlington's Tebey)
  
  
  
  Links: Justin Moore, Tebey, More Tebey Stories, Video above courtesy of justinmoore
• Single: James Barker Band: Chills
• Female Artist: Meghan Patrick
• Male Artist: Jason Blaine
• Group/Duo: Cold Creek County
• Roots Artist/Group: The Lovelocks
• Rising Star: Andrew Hyatt
• Music Video: Meghan Patrick: Country Music Made Me Do It
• Fan's Choice: Meghan Patrick
• Record Producer(s): Jeff Dalziel (Washboard Union, Dan Davidson; River Town Saints)
• Radio Station (Large Market): CKBY County 101.1 (Ottawa)
• Radio Station (Small Market): CJDL-FM Country 107.3 (Tillsonburg)
• Album: James Barker Band: Game On
• Industry Person: Ron Kitchener (RGK Entertainment)
• Radio Station (Medium Market): CFCO Country 92.9 (Chatham)

Passings

• Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater (Chicago Bluesman)
• Jerry Hopkins (Rock biographer)

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef always has fun every year at the Blues With a Feeling fundraiser! This year was no exception as he got to check out Trickbag, Mick Hayes, the legendary Crowbar and more.  

Click here for more pictures from the event



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

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Happy Birthday Hamilton, Ontario (Videos by Deeps, TommyGunn, Tongue Fu, Lucas Stagg)

Today (June 9, 2018), the city of Hamilton, Ontario is 172 years old.  In celebration, here are some music videos about the Hammer!



Links: Deeps, More Deeps Stories, Video above courtesy of musicfromthedeeps



Links: TommyGunn, Video above courtesy of  TOMMYGUNN



Links: Tongue Fu, Video above courtesy of Tongue Fu



Links: Lucas Stagg, More Lucas Stagg Stories, Video above courtesy of Lucas Stagg

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CONGRATS! St. Catharines Arts Awards Winners

Musician Jessica Wilson won the Emerging Artist category of the 2018 St. Catharines Arts Awards on Monday June 4, 2018 at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (Cairns Hall). She was among the seven people honoured for their artistic contributions to the area.

Click here for more information.

Here's the complete list of winners

• Emerging Artist: Marinko Jareb (artist), Jessica Wilson
  
  
  
  Links: Jessica Wilson, More Jessica Wilson Stories, Video above courtesy of Jessica Wilson
  
  
• Established Artist: Patricia Vanstone (Dramatic Arts, Brock University)
• Arts in Education: Derek Knight (Brock University)
• Making a Difference: Rebecca Cann (City of St. Catharines)
• Patron of the Arts: Patrick Little
• Jury’s Pick Award: Shauna MacLeod

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

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CONGRATS! New Hamilton Musicians' Guild Honourees

As reported in the May 2018 edition of Libretto, the magazine of the Hamilton Musicians' Guild, the union recently honoured a number of their members during various meetings.

Lifetime Memberships

• Johnny Laing (conductor, composer, organist
• Andrea Garofalo (tenor)
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Andrea Garofalo
  
  
• Ruth Hoffman (violinist)

25 Year Membership Pins

• Janna Malseed (Guild 2nd Vice-President)
• Jim Witter
  
  
  
  Links: Jim Witter, More Jim Witter Stories, Video above courtesy of AManOfManyFaces
  
  
• Larry Feudo (guild president and Trickbag guitarist)

50 Year Membership Pin

• Terry Bramhall (bassist for Wichita Trip)
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Tom Quirk

CONGRATS EVERYONE

Blast from the Past: Last Batch of HMG Honourees

Links: The Hamilton Musician's Guild, More Guild Stories

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Local CBC and Juno Videos (Iskwe, Sarah Harmer, Whitehorse, More)

Links: Iskwé, More Iskwé Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music

Links: The Weather Station, Sarah Harmer, More Sarah Harmer Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music



Links: Whitehorse, More Whitehorse Stories, Gavin Brown, Dan Davidson, Video above courtesy of The JUNO Awards

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More Musical Toons

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News

Local

• Suzie Vinnick on Drew Marshall Show
  
  
  
  Links: Suzie Vinnick, More Suzie Vinnick Stories, Video above courtesy of drewmarshallshow
  
  
• Mike James Passes

Canada

• Bernie the Attorney Passes
• SOCAN Presents # 1 Song Awards to Kobalt Publishing

World

• Top Ten Comics on Rock Bands
  
  
  

Passings

• Glenn Branca (guitarist)
• Roy Young (man who said no to joining the Beatles)
• Glenn Snoddy (Fuzz Guitar Tone inventor)

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef had a ball the final Trickbag Saturday matinee of the season at  Corktown in Hamilton. Their guests were Corey Lueck and Brandon Bruce of Smoke Wagon Blues Band.

Click here for more pictures from the event



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

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