CBC Music Releases Year End Top 5 Album Lists

CBC Music has unveiled a number of their Top 5 Album Lists for 2013.  Local bluesman Derek Miller won the number 2 spot in the Aboriginal Album charts! Congrats!

Below are some highlights. Click here for the complete listings

Blues

1. North Mississippi Allstars: World Boogie is Coming
   
   
   
   Links: North Mississippi Allstars, Video above courtesy of North Mississippi Allstars
   ---
2. Buddy Guy: Rhythm & Blues
3. Eric Bibb: Jericho Road
4. James Cotton: Cotton Mouth Man
5. MonkeyJunk: All Frequencies

Singer/Songwriter

1. Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell: Old Yellow Moon
   
   
   
   Links: Emmylou Harris, More Emmylous Harris Stories, Rodney Crowell, Video above courtesy of Nonesuch Records
   ----
2. The Civil Wars: The Civil Wars
3. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Push the Sky Away
4. Basia Bulat, Tall Tall Shadow
5. The Avett Brothers, Magpie and the Dandelion

Aboriginal

1. A Tribe Called Red: Nation II Nation
2. Derek Miller: Blues Vol. 1
   
   
   
   Links: Derek Miller, More Derek Miller Stories, Video above courtesy of Thruthereddoor
   ----
3. Midnight Shine: Midnight Shine
4. Joey Stylez: Feather + Rosary
5. The Johnnys: Rock

Country

1. Caitlin Rose: The Stand-In
   
   
   
   Links: Caitlin Rose, Video above courtesy of Names Records
   ----
2. Vince Gill and Paul Franklin, Bakersfield
3. Kacey Musgraves: Same Trailer, Different Park
4. George Strait: Love is Everything
5. Dean Brody, Crop Circles

Jazz

1. Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1969-The Bootleg Series Vol. 2
   
   
   
   Links: Miles Davis, More Miles Davis Stories, Video above courtesy of Roberto Marongui
   ----
2. Cecile McLorin Salvant: WomanChild 
3. Wayne Shorter: Without a Net
4. Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra: Habitat
5. Chris Potter: The Sirens

Blast from the Past: Local  Musicians on CBC's Top Canadian Albums List

Click here for more CBC Lists

---

Previous (New Episodes of Ensemble Online, Part 2)

Kathleen Edwards and Stan Rogers in Last Half of CBC's Top Canadian Albums List

The area was well represtented in the first half of CBC's top Canadian albums list. Now that the final half of the tally is complete, two more talented local musicians have been added.

21. Kathleen Edwards: Failer



Links: Kathleen Edwards, More Kathleen Edwards Stories, Video courtesy of baer157

31. Stan Rogers: Fogarty's Cove



Links: Stan Rogers, More Stan Rogers Stories, Video courtesy of NovaScotian1992

On top of this, a number of musicians from our region made comments on other albums from the list.

Ben Caplan on Stan Rogers: Fogerty's Cove (21)
Luke Doucet (Whitehorse) on  Sarah McLachlan: Fumbling Towards Ecstacy (20)
Kathleen Edwards on Blue Rodeo: Five Days in July (15)
Sarah Harmer on Tragically Hip: Fully Completely (13)

Links: Numbers 40-21 on the list, Numbers 20-1 on the List, The Complete List, More CBC Lists

Blast from the Past: Kathleen Edwards and Stan Rogers on Top Canadian Singers List

---

Previous (New Paul Federici CD) - - - Next (Patrick Lawton & Mark Vanderheyden@Rolly's)

Local Musicians on 1st Half of CBC's Greatest Canadian Albums List

CBC Music recently started compiling a list of the 100 Greatest Canadian Albums Ever.  Already, their website has revealed numbers 40 to 100 and 4 of those are of area musicians.  We hope there'll be more local choices as we get to the number one spot.

Below is a list of  nearby artists that grace the list.

43. Daniel Lanois: Acadie



Links: Daniel Lanois, More Daniel Lanois Stories, Video courtesy of rtisi

56. Sarah Harmer: You Were Here



Links: Sarah Harmer, More Sarah Harmer Stories, Video courtesy of KWBSystems

62. jacksoul: Sleepless



Links: jacksoul, more jacksoul Stories, Video courtesy of Never-Ending Adventure 

95. Teenage Head: Teenage Head



Links: Teenage Head, More Teenage Head Stories, video courtesy of Azoz

Blast From the Past:  CBC's Top Canadian Singers

More CBC Lists

---

Previous (Whitehorse on Polaris Music Prize Short List) - - - Next (Alex MacDougall of Groove Corporation Passes)

Kathleen Edwards and Stan Rogers on CBC's Top Canadian Singers List

Some great local talent made it onto CBC Music's recent list of Top 25 Greatest Canadian Singers Ever.  The late, legendary, Stan Rogers and the amazing Kathleen Edwards were listed back to back (21 and 20, respectively).  They joined such luminaries as k.d. lang (who earned the top spot), Burton Cummings, Sarah McLachlan, David Clayton-Thomas, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot and many others.  Congratulations!



Links: Kathleen Edwards, More Kathleen Edwards Stories, Video courtesy of Maple Music Recordings
 


Links: Stan Rogers, More Stan Rogers Stories, Video courtesy of Linz Miller

Here is the complete list. 

1. k.d. lang
2. Maureen Forrester
3. Burton Cummings (Guess Who)
4. Joni Mitchell
5. Feist
6. Celene Dion
7. The Weeknd
8. Sarah McLachlan
9. Rufus Wainwright
10. Anne Murray
11. Katie Stelmanis (Austra)
12. Ben Heppner
13. Bryan Adams
14. Michael Bublé
15. Shania Twain
16. Bahamas
17. Amber Webber (Lightning Dust/Black Mountain)
18. Robert Charlebois
19. Paul Anka
20. Kathleen Edwards
21. Stan Rogers
22. Avril Lavigne
23. David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat and Tears)
24. Jully Black
25. Gordon Lightfoot

Blast from the Past: Daniel Lanois and Luke Doucet on Top Guitarist List
 

---

Previous (New Paul O'Toole CD) - - - Next (News Roundup w/Danny Buzanko, Sean Le Sage, Podcasts, more)

Local Musicians on Saturday Night Blues Top 10 of 2012 List

CBC's Saturday Night Blues recently published their Top 10 Canadian Blues albums of 2012.  A few talented area performers were featured.

Brantford singer Chuck Jackson's Cup of Joe (which also features Hamilton's Jesse O'Brien on keys) came in at number 7.  At number 9, there's local bluesman Steve Strongman's A Natural Fact (Jesse on keys for a few tracks here as well).  Hamilton's Harrison Kennedy also had a role (some vocals and harmonica work) in Shakura S'Aida's Time..., which reached number 4.

Here's their complete list

1. Julian Fauth: Treating A Stranger Right
2. The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer: Checked Past
3. Peter Karp and Sue Foley: Beyond the Crossroads
4. Shakura S'Aida: Time...
5. David Vest: East Meets Vest
6. Jack Semple: In the Blue Light
7. Chuck Jackson's Big Bad Blues Band: A Cup of Joe
8. The 24th Street Wailers: Unshakeable
9. Steve Strongman: A Natural Fact
10. Danny Marks: A Friend in the Blues

Links: Chuck Jackson, More Downchild Stories, Jesse O'Brien, More Jesse O'Brien Stories, Shakura S'Aida, More Shakura S'Aida Stories, Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories



Links: Steve Strongman, More Steve Strongman stories, Video courtesy of LyttleGoGo

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Previous (12 Videos of Christmas: 1-4) - - - Next (News Roundup + Videos)

Daniel Lanois and Luke Doucet on CBC's Top 25 Canadian Guitarists List

To celebrate guitar month (November) over at CBC Music, they selected the top 25 Canadian guitarists of all time.  Two deserving, talented, local musicians made the cut: Daniel Lanois (13) and Luke Doucet (10). They are certainly in good company as the list boasts Neil Young, Randy Bachman, David Wilcox, Bruce Cockburn, Colin James and many other legends.  Alex Lifeson of Rush took the top spot.

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

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Previous (News Roundup+Videos) - - - Next (New Pete Van Dyk EP)