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Do you have an interest in blues music? Would you like to take classes from some of Canada’s best Blues musicians? The Hornby Island Blues Society has scholarships available for teenage or young adults to attend our May 2010 blues camp.
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Here's a video of Clio performing at the 13th Maple Blues Awards. Clio was nominated in the New Artist category. Although she didn't take home the award, she's a great performer and I'm sure we'll be seeing/hearing her lots in the near future.
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Thanks to Andy Frank and David Newland of Roots Music Canada
for this great video of highlights of the 13th Maple Blues Awards.
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Not only will the EIGHTH ANNUAL WINTERFOLK FESTIVAL entertain with some of Canada's finest artists, but the festival will once again feature community stages showcasing pioneer folk artists like CRABTREE & MILLS and emerging powerhouse vocalist LINDSAY FERGUSON. Toronto's free, all-ages, mid-winter, weatherproof urban roots and blues festival will take place on six stages in four downtown venues on the Danforth. The fest will also be spreading the LOVE AT WINTERFOLK, a ticketed event featuring LAURA FERNANDEZ & NOAH ZACHARIN, ARIANA GILLIS BAND, CHOIRGIRLZ and MOSE SCARLETT.
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Out of 14 Canadian bands and or solo/duo entered in the International Blues Challenge, two made the finals:
Sponsored by the Ottawa Blues Society - Jesse Greene Band - in the band competition (see Memphis performance below). Finals took place Saturday afternoon, Jan.
23. Sponsored by the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival - Matt Andersen (see video below) - in the Solo/Duo competition. Finals took place Saturday evening, Jan. 23.
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Pic: David Hoerl from the Twisters and Eric Thom, our roving reporter.
On Monday, January 18, 2010, the 13th Annual MapleBlues Awards took place at Koerner Hall at the Telus Centre on Bloor St in Toronto.
For the past few years, the MBAs had been held at the Phoenix, a large concert theatre (club) on Sherbourne St in Toronto. On the one hand that venue offered a relaxed, gritty atmosphere where attendees could walk around, network/schmooze and drink while the awards were presented. According to many "regulars" of the event, this seemed to be the right mix for a blues crowd. But on the flip side, this informal setup offered little respect to the artists who were being recognized as the crowd tended to chat as if they were attending a regular "bar gig".
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All pictures were taken by Eric Thom (Blues Revue), our roving reporter.
Monkey Junk - Tony D, Steve Marriner, Matt Sobb - won five awards!
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CANADIAN LAUNCH SET FOR APRIL 14
Toronto-based singer Shakura S’Aida has released her second album —
titled Brown Sugar — to coincide with her first European tour in 2010.
The CD is being released worldwide by the German company, Ruf Records.
The tour beings January 21 with four dates in Germany, followed by
dates in Austria and Switzerland before returning to Germany (with a
side trip to Luxembourg). The 19-date tour sees S’Aida, along with her
songwriting colleague and guitarist Donna Grantis, on a triple bill
with Austrian singer Meena and guitar phenomenon Coco Montoya, a
veteran of bands fronted by Albert Collins and John Mayall.
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