Thursday, 29 November 2012
Random Thoughts
Gay in Myanmar
"You're going to a country where tourist dollars go straight into the pockets of dictators?" I ask.
Raoul sighs. "Well," he says, "after comparing the last two Olympics opening ceremonies -- the one where ten thousand Chinese dancers move in unbelievably precise synchronization, and the one where a pigtailed British milkmaid cavorts on Astroturf -- I'm not sure where I stand dictatorship-wise."
I'd prefer a neighborhood Starbucks, but I say sure. Next thing you know we're checking into the Ayarwaddy River View Hotel in Mandalay.
A nondescript desk clerk checks us in, and we walk upstairs to the room. It's perfectly okay. I've been warned to lower my standards with Myanmar. In the entire country, supposedly, they have only a couple thousand hotel rooms that wouldn't send Americans screaming for a Motel 6. This room wasn't exactly designed by David Bromstad, with its eight shades of brown screaming for a pop of red or neon green, but it's clean and comfortable and the second-story window shows a fetching panorama of gold-plated temples and scruffy men leading ox carts. I haven't seen Raoul in something like six months so the enormous bed beckons me.
We've just about finished unpacking when there's a knock at the door. It's the building's Assistant Manager. He's a not-unattractive man with the authoritative air of the high school principal in a 60s surfing movie, but for some reason he's out of breath and sweating like a Nazi in Indiana Jones. "I'm sorry," he says shakily, "but this room is already taken. However, we have another room that is even better, and offer it to you at the same price."
I barely have time to absorb this information when red flags go flying in my head. "It's 'taken'?" I repeat. "How is it 'taken'?"
He pauses to think. "Someone else has called up and requested it."
"You mean it's reserved?" I ask. "Like I reserved it?"
He nods. "Yes," he says, "it's reserved. They will be very disappointed if they don't get it."
This added information just deepens my confusion, so I struggle to make sense of it. The "request" for this room must have come from a valued customer, because if it was just some regular Joe then we'd be on equal footing and the Assistant Manager wouldn't give a damn. So a valued customer called the hotel at some point and requested a standard $46 room. We were mistakenly given the last $46 room, though, so the Assistant Manager had to bump us into one of the deluxe $69 rooms to keep the other guy happy.
If the other guy was a valued customer, though, why is the Assistant Manager kicking us upstairs? "No matter what happens," the other guy must have said, "don't upgrade me. Do not try to put me in a deluxe $69 room at no additional charge, because I don't want it. Foist your better rooms on strangers from foreign countries, because I'm not putting up with it. It's your standard $46 room or you're in trouble, buddy!"
"It's a better room?" I ask.
The Assistant Manager nods. "It's bigger," he confirms.
It still makes no sense but who are we to argue? Raoul and I pack up our belongings and follow the Assistant Manager to the new room, where the clouds of confusion part. It's pretty much like I suspected. Raoul and I okay the room, the Assistant Manager leaves -- now markedly more relaxed -- and we start to unpack. It's an okay room, almost undistinguishable from the last if not for the extra sitting area, the better view, and the two single beds.
Raoul looks at me. I look at Raoul. "Hey, how about those Olympics?" I say.
News Roundup (X-Mas Singles, City and the Sea, Robin Banks)
- 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)
- Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues 219, Blues Time 174, Roadhouse 404
- 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
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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Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Random Thoughts
- Put up a sign that says, "Everybody with no eyelids has to leave."
- Stand outside your hotel room door and pretend you're a mealworm.
- Point your blow-dryer at them. Geckos hate having their hair messed up.
- Tempt it away with a female gecko and a tiny picnic table.
- Ask the desk clerk if you can borrow a mongoose.
Wendell Ferguson and the James Anthony Band
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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Monday, 26 November 2012
James Anthony Band and Wendell Ferguson@Black Swan (November 17, 2012)
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
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With all the vast new possibilities now open to me, it's understandable I came home with a great new hobby:
Sitting in between a couple on an airline flight and acting really creepy.
See, there's this tactic that "smart" travelers use to get more room on an airline flight. In the center section of a plane, there are usually three seats across. If you're traveling with a partner, you'll automatically be assigned two adjacent seats, which means there will still be an aisle seat available. Aisle seats are perfectly acceptable to the single traveler, since there's a person on one side and an aisle on the other, and odds are somebody will take that seat. Which means you and your partner won't have much spare room.
"Smart" travelers, then, sign up for the two aisle seats, leaving the middle seat empty. Why? Because no single traveler is going to take that middle seat, squashed in between two strangers, unless every other option is exhausted. And planes never get that full. In the very slim chance that somebody does take the middle seat, the couple make an offer to the single person: swap that middle seat for either aisle. Only an idiot would refuse.
Best case scenario: the devious duo get an entire row to themselves. Worst case scenario: they sit next to each other, in two seats. You know, like everyone else.
Like geckos, lunch meat, and white people with dreadlocks, this strategy really annoys me. It rewards conniving folks while regular people get screwed. During a nine-hour layover in Bangkok, I devised a way to throw a wrench into the works.
I ran over to the American Airlines counter where a clerk who looked like Amy Winehouse in a polyester uniform finally deigned to look at me. "I need to change seats," I said. "Is there a row where the two aisle seats are taken but the middle is available?" She shot me a curious glare, like this was the one question she hadn't heard a million times before. She flipped through some screens on her computer before announcing that roughly a hundred and forty rows fit this criterion.
I told her to pick one at random and stick me in the middle, and when the flight boarded, some five hours later, my fingers were crossed and my new boarding pass was clutched to my chest. Spotting the matched pair of hetero, thirtyish white people on both ends of my row, I knew I'd hit pay dirt.
I shoved my oversized bag into the overhead compartment and stepped over the man's legs into the middle seat. In my peripheral vision I noticed him shooting me an irritated look, but I ignored it and grabbed the Sky Mall magazine. I was just about to buy a baseball cap that cures baldness when the inevitable question came. "Hey, you want to swap seats with me?" the guy asked. "That way you can sit on the aisle, and I can sit next to my wife."
I shrugged. "I'm cool," I said, flipping to the next page in my magazine and spotting a toaster you can use underwater. "I like being the meat in a hot-couple sandwich," I added with a wink. I pulled a bag of peanut M&Ms out of my pocket and tossed a handful into my mouth, then choked like my throat hadn't been expecting food. "You two having a fight or something?" I asked, feigning cluelessness. "Well, maybe I can cheer you up. Look at these drawings I did of Spock and Captain Kirk making out."
Whatever the opposite of a high-five is, these two were doing it. "We'd really appreciate it if you'd switch with one of us," the wife said. "Sixteen hours is a long time to fly without talking."
"I'll relay anything you want to tell your hubby," I said. "Even your naughtiest thoughts." I moved my face about four inches from hers and inhaled deep, though my nose didn't register anything other than the half-cup of Paco Rabanne "One Million" I'd doused myself with at Duty-Free. "Besides, it looks like you enjoy rubbing up against strangers. Unless something else wore off all the God-given hair on your arms?"
I'd barely gotten the words out when the woman switched off her overhead light, slapped on an eye mask, and feigned sleep. Hubby quickly followed suit. With his tousled hair and strong jaw, he actually wasn't bad looking, though everybody looks better with a Fu Manchu. "I'll be cool!" I yelled at him after earplugs went in. "I can climb over you if I need to. Or, you know, if I want to get out."
They simultaneously disappeared beneath blankets and I knew for the next sixteen hours that would be that. Swapping Sky Mall for a copy of Real Simple, I congratulated myself. They'd never try that little ploy again, I thought. I'd taught them an important lesson. And in the end, I'd probably improved their vacation, because what is travel about unless it's finding out what the rest of the world is like?
Friday, 23 November 2012
A Heartfelt Apology from Your Friends at Wal-Mart
Frankly, we were blindsided by the uproar. We know Americans like a bargain, which is why Wal-Mart is the number-one shopping destination in this great land. But we were totally taken aback when literally thousands of people turned up at every single Wal-Mart store to buy a full ounce of primo Lebanese weed for just ninety-nine cents. We knew our customers would be excited by the prospect of premium high-class pussy for $3.99, but we never could have guessed that it'd attract virtually every man who owns a baseball cap in these fifty states.
We wouldn't have believed it if we hadn't seen the videos on YouTube along with two million other shocked Americans.
I mean, it's not like we're clueless. We learned our lesson last year, when we offered 52" TVs for $79 and eighteen unlucky, slow-moving grandmas were trampled so flat they could have been slid under the doors of their funeral homes. Never again will we offer a big-screen TV for under a hundred dollars, we promised. We didn't want to disappoint our loyal shoppers, though, so this year we decided to offer the primo combo of weed and pussy and give you change back from a five.
There's absolutely no way we could have anticipated the reaction.
Sure, we knew it was a bargain, but we were confident that people would wait quietly in line while drinking their frappuccinos until the doors opened, whereupon they'd file inside and casually stroll over to the appropriate department with fingers crossed that they'd be one of the first twelve. We had absolutely no idea that in virtually every location impatient shoppers would smash through the locked glass doors the second they caught sight of the half-naked hookers huffing on enormous doobies inside.
Now, though, I can say we've definitely learned our lesson. We promise that the mayhem we saw this morning will never happen again. And to our faithful Wal-Mart shoppers, we'll make it up to you. We're already planning next year's Black Friday specials, and if you like Oxycodone or sloppy blowjobs you'll want to put us on your shopping list.
Larry Coad Passes
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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Thursday, 22 November 2012
News Roundup (Bruce Cockburn, Mark LaForme, Barn Katz)
- 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
- Lenny Kravitz to play Marvin Gaye in biopic
- Classic Rock new releases December 2012
- Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues 218, Roadhouse 403
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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Tuesday, 20 November 2012
New James Anthony Band CD: Live in the Barrel
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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Monday, 19 November 2012
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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Sunday, 18 November 2012
Rob Szabo Wins Canadian Folk Music Award for Strongman CD
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
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Thursday, 15 November 2012
News Roundup (Jackie Washington, Sinnicks, Tom Wilson)
- Inside Halton article on Melissa Bel
- Sarah Harmer in Nov 2012 issue of Elle Canada
- Tom Wilson discusses the business of music
- Zeppelin related cartoon
- Lovin' Spoonful urban legends:
- Original choice for the Monkees
- Name is sexual slang
- Name is slang for heroine
- 2009: Performer of the Week: Chris White
- 2010: Michael Pickett@Artword Artbar
- 2011: Videos by Rae Billing, City and the Sea, and the Acoustics
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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Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Hamilton Son Ben Caplan Wins Best Entertainer at Novia Scotia Music Awards
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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Tuesday, 13 November 2012
New Pete Van Dyk and the Second Hand Band EP: Telephone
Despite the rough and tumble nature of the sound, Pete and the boys never forget to lay down the all-important melody and rhythm. Everything is heavy but groovy: from Pete's rough, primal voice to the high energy guitars, bass and drums.
Telephone is available as a download on their Bandcamp site.
Below is the video for the title track, courtesy of the band's YouTube page.
You can also stream the entire EP below
Blast from the Past: Review of their Live EP
Links: Pete Van Dyk, More Pete Van Dyk Stories
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Sunday, 11 November 2012
Friday, 9 November 2012
Daniel Lanois and Luke Doucet on CBC's Top 25 Canadian Guitarists List
Below is the complete list:
25 & 24. Dallas & Travis Good (Sadies)
23. Kevin Breit (Sisters Euclid)
22. Ian Blurton (ex-Change of Heart, C'mon)
21. David Wilcox
20. Liona Boyd
19. Rob Baker (Tragically Hip)
18. Don Ross
17. Keith Scott (Bryan Adams)
16. Brian Connelly (Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet)
15. Patrick Pentland (Sloan)
14. Kim Mitchell
13. Daniel Lanois
12. Ed Bickert
11. Colin James
10. Luke Doucet (Whitehorse)
9. Randy Bachman (Guess Who, BTO)
8. Lenny Breau
7. Joni Mitchell
6. Rik Emmett (Triumph)
5. Neil Young
4. Bruce Cockburn
3. Robbie Robertson (The Band)
2. Jeff Healey
1. Alex Lifeson (Rush)
Click here for full story
Check out these videos:
Links: Luke Doucet, More Luke Doucet Stories, Video courtesy of Six Shooter Records
Links: Daniel Lanois, More Daniel Lanois Stories
Blast From the Past: Daniel Lanois & Others@Harvest Picnic
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Thursday, 8 November 2012
News Roundup (Rita Chiarelli, Oakland Soul, Dan Thomas)
- Nov-Dec 2012 Blues CD New Releases
- Bill Dees, co-writer of Oh Pretty Woman Passes
- Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues 216, Roadhose#401
Blasts From the Past
- 2009: Live Videos from Rick and the Krickets, Chris Chambers & Troy Harmer
- 2010: George and Jess Murphy@Lighthouse Festival Theatre
- 2011: JP Riemens@Brantford Station Gallery
Links: Oakland Soul, More Oakland Soul Stories, Video courtesy of MajorJohnMcKay
Links: Dan Thomas, More Dan Thomas Stories, Video courtesy of Chris Labonville
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Tuesday, 6 November 2012
New Beard Album: Live at Baltimore House (Free Download)
You get 7 tracks of some of the rawest, roughest, gruffest blues rock around. The group calls their music Dirty Sleazy Slide Blues Gumbo and that's an apt desciption. Definitely not for the faint of heart.
This is hard drivin', heavy grooves that will have you bangin' yer head and shakin' yer butt. The edgy vocals work well with the loud and proud guitar and drum work. Sweet, soulful female backing vocals also add some wonderful depth to the proceedings, especially on Write Me a Few of Your Lines.
You can actually listen to (and download) the entire album below.
Link: Beard's Web Site
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Monday, 5 November 2012
Sonny Del-Rio Receives Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal
Sonny was beaming with much-deserved pride on his Facebook page: "I am so excited to be awarded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal! Can you believe it?! I am thrilled, humbled, and extremely proud!"
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Click here for the Spectator's story on the ceremony
Below is a video of Sonny courtesy of Chris Labonville
Blast From the Past: Sonny Del Rio@It's Your Festival
Links: Sonny Del Rio, More Sonny Del Rio Stories
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Saturday, 3 November 2012
Derek Miller Wins Aboriginal People's Choice Music Award
Local bluesman, Derek Miller, has won the 2012 Aboriginal People's Choice Music Award for Best Blues CD (Derek Miller and Double Trouble). The winners were announced on November 1 and 2 in Winnipeg. CONGRATULATIONS!
Other wins of note:
- Shy-Anne - Country CD, Single, Female Entertainer, Cover Design, Music Video, Producer/Engineer
- Tracy Bone - Songwriter
- Janet Panic - Folk/Acoustic
Blast from the Past: Derek Miller@Brando's
Video below courtesy of Rakawii
Links: Derek Miller, More Derek Miller Stories
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Friday, 2 November 2012
Local Musicians Up for Canadian Folk Music Awards
Hamilton's First Family of Folk, Whitehorse is nominated for 3 awards (Contemporary Album, Ensemble, Vocal Group).
Local boy Ben Caplan is up for New Emerging Artist and Rob Szabo received a nod for best producer, for Steve Strongman's A Natural Fact.
The awards will be handed out November 17 in St. John's NB. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
Here is the complete list of nominees:
Traditional Album of the Year
- Nicolas Pellerin- Petit grain d'or
- Le Vent du Nord - Tromper le temps
- Sheesham and Lotus & 'Son - 1929
- Metis Fiddler Quartet - Northwest Voyage Nord Ouest
- Lenka Lichtenberg - Songs for the Breathing Walls
- Linda McRae - Rough Edges and Ragged Hearts
- Whitehorse - Whitehorse
- The Deep Dark Woods - The Place I Left Behind
- Old Man Luedecke & Lake of Stew - Sing All About It
- Rose Cousins - We Have Made A Spark
- Kathy Reid-Naiman and Hannah Naiman - Here We Go Zodeo
- Andrew Queen - GROW
- Will Stroet - Ensemble, en cadence
- Henri Godon - Chansons pour toutes sortes d'enfants
- Shelley Bean & The Duckety Muds - Shelley Bean & The Duckety Muds
- Peter Wynne (The Wynnes)
- Kim Beggs (The Blue Warblers)
- Fred Jorgensen (The Navigators)
- Sneezy Waters
- Lenka Lichtenberg
- Keri Latimer
- Geraldine Hollett (The Once)
- Catherine MacLellan
- Craig Cardiff
- Rose Cousins
- Rik Barron
- Trent Freeman
- Darren McMullen
- Andrew Collins
- Shaun Ferguson
- Sultans of String
- Oliver Schroer & Nuala Kennedy
- The Fretless
- Metis Fiddler Quartet
- Gypsophilia
- Dala
- The Deep Dark Woods
- Jon Brooks
- Catherine MacLellan
- Annie Lou
- PEAR
- Anique Granger
- Mes Aïeux
- Caracol
- André Dédé Vander
- Lisa LeBlanc
- Scarlett Jane
- Dala
- Whitehorse
- The Once
- Sweet Alibi
- Whitehorse
- Oliver Schroer & Nuala Kennedy
- Le Vent du Nord
- La Bottine Souriante
- The Fretless
- Matt Andersen
- Del Barber
- Michael Jerome Browne
- Anne Louise Genest (Annie Lou)
- Rose Cousin
- Sultans of String - MOVE
- Roberto Lopez Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra - Azul
- Zhambai Trio - Tambanavo
- Sagapool - Sagapool
- Surkalén - Essence de lumière
- Scarlett Jane
- Pharis & Jason Romero
- Lisa LeBlanc
- Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers
- Three Little Birds
- Chris McKhool - MOVE (Sultans of String)
- Mike Roth - Best Day (Dala)
- Rob Szabo - A Natural Fact (Steve Strongman)
- Glen Simmons - Soldiers & Sailors (The Navigators)
- Francois Couture - YAHNDAWA' (YAHNDAWA')
- Sultans of String
- Briga
- Gadji-Gadjo
- The Fretless
- Sagapool
- Emily Madronich
- The Archers
- Rebecca Lappa
- Cassie & Maggie MacDonald
- Lucas Chaisson
Click here for the results
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Thursday, 1 November 2012
News Roundup (Levon Helm, Brett Brohman, Crawlin' Kingnakes)
- 2009: Beatles Tribute@James Street Baptist Church (Alfie Smith, Christopher Clause, Big Jams)
- 2010: David Celia@Staircase
- 2011: Wendell Ferguson@Private Function