Showing posts with label Sarah Harmer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sarah Harmer. Show all posts

Sunday, 4 August 2013

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

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Sunday, 21 July 2013

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 LanoisMore 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

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Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Sarah Harmer: iTunes Session EP

Recently, Juno-nominated Burlington singer/songwriter, Sarah Harmer, released the iTunes Session EP. This is a collection of 6 must-hear live recordings available exclusively through the iTunes.

The offering includes performances of songs from her most recent album, Oh Little Fire and much more. Each tune is given a bit of a new, different spin.

Below is a live performance of Washington, which is part of the EP.



Links: Sarah Harmer - More Sarah Harmer Stories


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Tuesday, 1 February 2011

Local Talent Nominated for Junos

A number of local musicians were nominated for the 2011 Juno Awards. This year, they'll be awarded on March 27.

The main category for local people seems to be Adult Alternative Album of the Year. Nominees include Daniel Lanois's band, Black Dub, Luke Doucet, and Sarah Harmer. They'll be up for the award along with Canadian legend Neil Young and Justin Nozuka. Lanois and Harmer are also up for the best producer award.

Other categories of note:

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Del Barber
Justin Rutledge
Lynn Miles
Old Man Luedecke
Ruth Moody

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Chic Gamine
Dala
Le Vent du Nord
The Creaking Tree String Quartet
The Marigolds

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Fathead
Harry Manx
Jim Byrnes
The Johnny Max Band
The Sojourners

Click here for the complete list of nominees.

Good luck to everyone.

Monday, 22 November 2010

Hamilton Music Award Winners

The 2010 Hamilton Music Awards were given out on Sunday November 21 at the McIntyre Theatre in Mohawk College.

Below is a complete list of winners. Congratulations
  • Female Artist of the Year: Sarah Harmer
  • Male Artist of the Year: Harrison Kennedy
  • Local Group of the Year by the People’s Choice: Dry Country
  • New Artist/Group of the Year: Harlan Pepper
  • Folk/Roots Recording of the Year: Harlan Pepper - Young And Old
  • Folk/Traditional Recording of the Year: Scantily Plaid - This One's For You
  • ArcelorMittal Dofasco Industry Lifetime Achievement Award – Bob Payne
  • Rock Recording of the Year: The Reason - Fools
  • Blues Recording of the Year: Harrison Kennedy - One Dog Barking
  • Alt/Country Recording of the Year: Ginger St. James and the Grinders - Spank, Sparkle & Growl
  • Jazz Recording of the Year: Diana Panton - Pink
  • ArcelorMittal Dofasco Music Lifetime Achievement Award (Posthumous) – Gene Lees
  • Country Recording of the Year: Tia McGraff - Diversity
  • Female Adult Alternative Recording of the Year: Sarah Harmer - Oh Little Fire
  • Male Adult Alternative Recording of the Year: Luke Doucet – Steel City Trawler
  • Religious Recording of the Year:Peter Tigchelaar - Gracious Window
  • ArcelorMittal Dofasco Artist Lifetime Achievement Award – Skip Prokop
  • Instrumental Recording of the Year: Carter Lancaster - Case Closed
  • Songwriter of the Year: Luke Doucet
  • Female Vocalist of the Year: Diana Panton
  • Male Vocalist of the Year: Harrison Kennedy
  • Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year: Adrean Farrugia
  • Special Instrumentalist of the Year: Carter Lancaster
  • Guitarist of the Year: Aaron Goldstein
  • Drummer of the Year: Ray Farrugia
  • Bassist of the Year: Colin Lapsley
  • Canadian Recording of the Year by People’s Choice: The Reason: Fools
  • Record of the Year: Luke Doucet - Steel City Trawler
  • Alternative/Indie Recording of the Year: Cowlick - Wires
  • Loud/Metal Recording of the Year: The Video Dead - Damn Disco
  • Punk Recording of the Year: Pull Start Rockets - Pull Start Rockets
  • Rap/Hip Hop Recording of the Year: Nilla - From The Ground Up
  • Electronic Recording of the Year: Caribou - Swim
  • Star Search Competition: Dawn and Marra
Industry Awards
  • Music Teacher of the Year (independent school) by People’s Choice: Kate Quigley
  • Music Teacher of the Year (elementary school) by People’s Choice: Tanya Sanders, W.H Ballard Public School
  • Music Teacher of the Year (secondary school) by People’s Choice: James Moore, Sir John A. Macdonald
  • Music Teacher of the Year (post-secondary school) by People’s Choice: Mike Malone, Mohawk College
  • Artist Manager of the Year: Parkside Mike Renaud
  • Instrument Retailer of the Year: Long & McQuade
  • Studio Engineer of the Year: Trevor Titian
  • Producer of the Year: Dan Achen
  • Recording Studio of the Year: Grant Avenue Studio
  • Website/Online Publication of the Year: www.hellbound.ca
  • Artist Website of the Year: www.sarahharmer.com
  • Video of the Year: LeE HARVeY OsMOND, Cuckoo's Nest – Ryan Furlong
  • Best Album Artwork: Luke Doucet, Steel City Trawler – David Collier
  • Record Label of the Year: Sonic Unyon Recording Company
  • Music Retailer of the Year: Cheapies
  • Music Director (Radio) of the Year: Sonja Maurin – Indi 101
  • Publicist of the Year: Sean Palmerston
  • Radio Show of the Year: Lou's Control – Indi 101
  • Media Person of the Year: Lou Molinaro – Indi 101
  • Radio Station of the Year: CFMU 93.3
  • Print Publication of the Year: H Magazine
  • Poster Artist of the Year: Kristie Ryder
  • Major Concert Venue of the Year: Hamilton Place
  • Live Club of the Year: This Ain’t Hollywood
  • Live Sound Engineer of the Year: Steven Foster
  • Musical Event of the Year by People’s Choice: Harlan Pepper CD release party
  • Theatre of the Year: Studio at Hamilton Place
  • Talent Buyer of the Year: Lou Molinaro — This Ain’t Hollywood
  • Booking Agent of the Year: Paquin Entertainment
  • Road Manager of the Year: Ace Piva
  • Sound and Lighting Company of the Year: Lou’s Music
  • Event Photographer of the Year: Stephanie Bell
  • Musical Event of the Year: Supercrawl
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Monday, 6 September 2010

New Sarah Harmer CD: Oh Little Fire

Juno nominated, Burlington singer/songwriter Sarah Harmer recently released her latest wonderful CD, Oh Little Fire.

While the music is more on the poppy side (including some really catchy hooks!), there's still an element of folkiness to the disc. She even includes some country elements, especially on the track Silverado.

Her amazing voice is in top form and the songwriting is superb.

Sarah is also backed up by great musicians and even enlisted the help of Neko Case and Metric's Jimmy Shaw to handle some vocal duties.

Please note that the iTunes version of the album includes 2 acoustic versions, a bonus track and artist commentary.

Below are a few live videos (courtesy of MoNoHair) of Sarah performing songs from the album.







Links: Sarah Harmer - More Sarah Harmer Stories

Monday, 19 April 2010

Perfomer of the Week: Sarah Harmer

Burlington's Sarah Harmer is a singer/songwriter of great renown. She's been nominated for a number of Junos, made Time Magazine's best of year list, and achieved platinum sales. On top of that, Harmer's recorded vocals for Blue Rodeo, Great Big Sea, Rheostatics, Bruce Cockburn, and many others. Quite a big list of accomplishments!

In the 80's and 90's she was a member of the Saddletramps and Weeping Tile. Her solo career began in 1998 and she's never looked back.

Harmer's incredible sound is alternative, poppy, folk-rock. Many of her songs also have wonderful touches of country, roots, and more.

Her newest CD, Oh Little Fire, will be unleashed on June 22, 2010 and it will surely be another great addition to her numerous achievements.

Links - Main Site - MySpace - Facebook Fan Page - More Sarah Harmer Stories

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