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Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Videos: Workshop@Festival of Friends (August 11, 2013) (Steve Sinnicks, Darrelle London, David Knopler, D'Arcy Wickham, Ken Whiteley)

Links: D'arcy Wickham, More Darcy Wickham Stories

Links: Steve Sinnicks, More Steve Sinnicks Stories

Link: Darrelle London

Link: David Knopfler

Links: Ken Whiteley, More Ken Whiteley Stories, More Jackie Washington Covers/Stories

Blast from the Past: Videos - Memories of Jackie Washington Workshop@FOF

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Friday, 27 September 2013

Dawn and Marra Nominated for 2013 Canadian Folk Music Award

Dawn and Marra, the fabulous local folk duo, have been nominated for a 2013 Canadian Folk Music Award (Vocal Group). The talented ladies will be up against such luminaries as the The Good Lovelies and The Wilderness of Manitoba. Good Luck!

Nominees include former Jackie Washington musical co-hort Ken Whiteley, Stephen Fearing (Blackie and the Rodeo Kings), David Francey, Kevin Breit, and Corin Raymond.

The winners will be announced on November 10, 2013 in Calgary.

Links: Dawn and Marra , More Dawn and Marra Stories,

Here is a complete list of nominees.

Vocal Group of the Year

Dawn and Marra
Good Lovelies
Trent Severn
Sweet Lowdown
Wilderness of Manitoba

New/Emerging Artist

Ashley Condon
Lemon Bucket Orkestra
Mo Kenney
Ten Strings And A Goat Skin
Trent Severn

Pushing The Boundaries

Kevin Breit
Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything
New Country Rehab
Orchid Ensemble
Wilderness of Manitoba

English Songwriter

David Francey
Old Man Luedecke
Lynn Miles
Justin Rutledge
John Wort Hannam

French Songwriter

Chantal Archambault
Louis-Jean Cormier
Catherine Durand
Alexis Normand
Dany Placard

Aboriginal Songwriter

Don Amero
Diem Lafortune
Nancy Mike
Kristi Lane Sinclair
Vince Fontaine

World Solo Artist

Aviva Chernick
Alex Cuba
Lenka Lichtenberg
Jorge Miguel
Sora

World Group

Njacko Backo & Kalimba Kalimba
David Buchbinder & Odessa
Lemon Bucket Orkestra
Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything
Jaffa Road

Traditional Album

Long Gone Out West Blues (Pharis Romero & Jason Romero)
Lume, Lume (Lemon Bucket Orkestra)
Mosaïk (Vishtèn)
Seinn (Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac)
Tune Tramp (Erynn Marshall)

Traditional Singer

Natalie Edelson (The Blue Warblers)
Ian Bell
Ken Whiteley
Pharis Romero
Mary Jane Lamond

Contemporary Album

Downpour (Lynn Miles)
Rise (Annabelle Chvostek)
So Say We All (David Francey)
These Wilder Things (Ruth Moody)
Valleyheart (Justin Rutledge)

Contemporary Singer

Stephen Fearing
Old Man Luedecke
Justin Rutledge
Ian Sherwood
John Wort Hannam

Instrumental Group

Boxcar Boys
Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything
Gordon Grdina’s Haram
Lemon Bucket Orkestra
Log Drivers

Instrumental Solo Artist

Stephanie Cadman
Maxim Cormier
Chrissy Crowley
Rachel Davis
Jorge Miguel

Ensemble

Genticorum
Good Lovelies
Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac
Corin Raymond & The Sundowners
Vishtèn for Mosaïk

Solo Artist

Maria Dunn
Stephen Fearing
David Francey
Lynn Miles
John Wort

Children’s Album

Helen Austin: Always Be A Unicorn
Funky Mamas: Pickin’ in the Garden
Jennifer Gasoi: Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well
Madame Diva: Viva la Diva
Gary Rasberry: What’s the Big Idea?!

Producer

David Francey (David Francey: So Say We All)
David Travers-Smith (Ruth Moody: These Wilder Things by Ruth Moody & Jaron Freeman-Fox and The Opposite of Everything)
Jory Nash (Jory Nash: Little Pilgrim)
Rick Scott (Great Gazzoon - A Tall Tale With Tunes & Turbulence)
Steve Dawson (Kelly Joe Phelps: Brother Sinner & The Whale & Jim Bynes I Hear The Wind In The Wires)

There will also be Unsung Hero and Innovator Awards

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Friday, 21 December 2012

12 Videos of Christmas 2012: 5-8

Links: Jeff Healey, More Jeff Healey Stories, Video courtesy of Gremmiehodad

Links: Alfie Smith, More Alfie Smith Stories, Video courtesy of The Hamilton Guitar Association

Links: Jack de Keyzer, More Jack De Keyzer Stories, Video courtesy of Jack's YouTube Page

Links: Ken Whiteley, More Ken Whiteley Stories, Purchase Ken's Christmas CD and Help Support the Daily Bread Food Bank

12 Videos of Christmas: 1-4
12 Videos of Christmas: 9-12

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Thursday, 20 December 2012

News Roundup (Jackie Washington, Hammer Daddies, Blind Mule, Jeremy Fisher))

Note: There won't be a News Roundup next week. We'll return in the New Year.

Local

Canada

Purchase Ken Whiteley's Christmas CD and Help the Daily Bread Food Bank

World

Podcasts: Nothing But the Blues 222, Roadhouse 406

Blasts from the Past

2009: Michael Pickett@Artword Artbar
2010: Psychedellicatessin@Augusta House
2011: Smoke Wagon Blues Band@Plough and Harrow

Featured Videos

Links: Hammer Daddies, More Hammer Daddies Stories, Video courtesy of John Simon

Links: Blind Mule, More Blind Mule Stories, Video courtesy of Mama Loves Music

Links: Jeremy Fischer, More Jeremy Fischer Stories, Video courtesy of Jeremy's YouTube Page

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Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Kitchener Blues Festival (August 12, 2012)

Links: Amoy Levy

Links: Ken Whiteley, More Ken Whiteley Stories

Links: James Anthony, More James Anthony Stories

Links: Ray Bonneville, More Ray Bonneville Stories

Links: Da Blooze Bros, Solomon Burke Stories

More from this Festival

Blast from the Past: Ken Whiteley@Golden Pheasant

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