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Wednesday, 30 January 2013

2 More Episodes of Ensemble on YouTube

All videos courtesy of Cable 14

Links: Wendell Ferguson, Jon Brooks, Judy Rideout, Shawn Brush

Links: Astrid Young, Dave Rave, Bill Culp, David Lum

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Saturday, 21 January 2012

Etta James Passes (+ Local Reaction)

Unfortunatley, the Blues world lost one of its giants on Friday January 20, 2012.
The legendary Etta James passed away at 73, after a battle with leukemia. Our condolences to her friends, family and all countless fans across the world.

Click here for the CBC story.

Reaction has already hit Twitter and Facebook. Here are what a few local musicians are saying:

Susan Wylde: "A true inspiration for this blues woman. She won 6 Grammies, opened for the Rolling Stones and let go of a heroin addiction. I recorded her tune At Last on my recent CD as a tribute to Etta - listening to her was the main reason I got into the blues."

Astrid Young: "... what a voice, what an incredible life. I had the pleasure of seeing her on many occasions, both jazz and blues Etta. both awesome, and wildly influential for me. Thanks for all that awesomeness ... let's all 'pitch a wang dang doodle' in her honor tonight"

Rita Chiarelli: "Etta James…how I loved her! I remember when I was first turned on to her and her music… many years ago…I was still finding my voice so to speak…so a live recording …Etta with dyed blond hair and her arm in ‘tenser’ bandage…she looked wild! I put the LP on the turntable and listened to every vocal ‘lick’….it was magic…Thank you Etta… you were one of the very best …you inspired all who heard you…we owe you a lot and your voice, your music will be cherished and live forever….…rest in peace Etta…you deserve it…with love and respect…"

Denis Keldie: R.I.P. Etta -- the greatest singer I ever played with, back in 1986, when she was truly at the top of her game.

Lori Yates: RIP Miss Etta! You made the world a better place!

Links: Etta James, More Etta James Covers/Stories

Tuesday, 1 November 2011

New Andy Griffiths CD: Looking at a Life . . .

Local singer/songwriter Andy Griffiths manages to take the folk rock sound to modern heights on his latest CD, Looking at a Life . . .

Songs like the title track, Bare Bones, Don't Listen to Me, and many others are incredibly infectious. This high energy never overpowers the solid folk foundation of the tunes.

Andy's also enlisted some amazing local talent. Frank Koren plays guitar on most tracks and Russ Boswell performs bass on quite a few songs as well. Other guests include Ray Farrugia, Astrid Young, and more.

The disc is available at Andy's live shows.

Below is a performance of one of the songs from the album.

Click here for more from this show (including another song from Andy)

Links: Andy Griffiths, More Andy Griffiths Stories

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Monday, 26 September 2011

Astrid Young & Ray Farrugia's Stag & Doe@Corktown (September 23, 2011) Part 1

Click here if you can't see the videos.

More Neil Young covers/stories

Last video courtesy of Racebabe

We'll be posting more from Tom Wilson's performance later . . .

Bonus videos of Astrid Young courtesy of thrashedunreal

Links: Astrid Young, Ray Farrugia, Junkhouse, Harlan Pepper

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