Whitehorse on 2013 Polaris Music Prize Short List

On July 16, 2013, the Polaris Music Prize Shortlist was unveiled. Talented local duo, Whitehorse (Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland) were recognized for their work on their incredible latest CD, The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss. Congratulations and good luck!.



Blast From the Past: Whitehorse up for Canadian Folk Music Award

Links: Whitehorse, More Whitehorse Stories, Video courtesy of NDOMA.

The illustrious, eclectic list also includes: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Zaki Ibrahim, Metric, METZ, Purity Ring, Colin Stetson, Tegan And Sara, A Tribe Called Red, and Young Galaxy.

A $30,000 prize for the artists comes with the award.

The winner will be revealed at a Gala  held on September 23, 2013 at the Carlu in Toronto.  Another area singer/songwriter (and former nominee) Kathleen Edwards will co-host the event with rapper, Shad.

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New Whitehorse Covers EP: The Road to Massey Hall

Local Singer/Songwriter duo Whitehorse (Luke Doucet and Mellisa McClelland) wanted to do something special to celebrate their current tour.  Since their travels would take them to Massey Hall for the first time, celebrating the legendary venue seemed appropriate.

As a result, Whitehorse's fans are being treated to The Road to Massey Hall EP.   Luke and Mellisa put their own unique stamp on classic songs from performers that have played the fabled Toronto landmark.

Songs include Neil Young's Winterlong, Gordon Lightfoot's If You Could Read My Mind, Dark Angel by Blue Rodeo, Bob Dylan's It Ain't Me Babe, Strawberry Blonde by Ron Sexsmith and Un Canadien Errant, a french-language song written in the mid 1800s.

The amazing EP is availble as a download on iTunes or Six Shooter Records.

Below are videos courtesy of Six Shooter Records





Blast From The Past: Our Review of Whitehorse's The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss

Links: Whitehorse, More Whitehorse Stories, More CD Releases

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New Whitehorse CD: The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss

The sophomore album from the talented local duo Whitehorse (Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet) has been getting rave reviews and even
won a Hamilton Music Award last year.

All those accolades are well deserved as the disc picks up where their incredible self-titled debut left off and then proceeds to expand their musical repertoire.

Yes, you can still hear some really catchy alt-folk-pop tunes (Peterbilt Coalmine, Devil's Got a Gun) but they have also added more texture this time around.  There's the slow artistry of Mexico Texaco; the funkiness of No Glamour in the Hammer and Jane, the emotional bluesy power of Achilles Desire, and much more.


The album is available through Six Shooter Records (as a CD, LP and download) or can be purchased  at iTunes.

Below are tracks from the CD, courtesy of Six Shooter Records.






Blast From the Past: Our Review of their Debut CD

Links: Whitehorse, More Whitehorse Stories, More CD Releases

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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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Local Musicians Up for Canadian Folk Music Awards

Local performers keep on racking up the nominations - this time at the 2012 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

Contemporary Album of the Year

• 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

Children’s Album of the Year

• 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

Traditional Singer of the Year

• Peter Wynne (The Wynnes)
• Kim Beggs (The Blue Warblers)
• Fred Jorgensen (The Navigators)
• Sneezy Waters
• Lenka Lichtenberg

Contemporary Singer of the Year

• Keri Latimer
• Geraldine Hollett (The Once)
• Catherine MacLellan
• Craig Cardiff
• Rose Cousins

Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year

• Rik Barron
• Trent Freeman
• Darren McMullen
• Andrew Collins
• Shaun Ferguson

Instrumental Group of the Year

• Sultans of String
• Oliver Schroer & Nuala Kennedy
• The Fretless
• Metis Fiddler Quartet
• Gypsophilia

English Songwriter of the Year

• Dala
• The Deep Dark Woods
• Jon Brooks
• Catherine MacLellan
• Annie Lou
• PEAR

French Songwriter of the Year

• Anique Granger
• Mes Aïeux
• Caracol
• André Dédé Vander
• Lisa LeBlanc

Vocal Group of the Year

• Scarlett Jane
• Dala
• Whitehorse
• The Once
• Sweet Alibi

Ensemble of the Year

• Whitehorse
• Oliver Schroer & Nuala Kennedy
• Le Vent du Nord
• La Bottine Souriante
• The Fretless

Solo Artist of the Year

• Matt Andersen
• Del Barber
• Michael Jerome Browne
• Anne Louise Genest (Annie Lou)
• Rose Cousin

World Group of the Year

• Sultans of String - MOVE
• Roberto Lopez Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra - Azul
• Zhambai Trio - Tambanavo
• Sagapool - Sagapool
• Surkalén - Essence de lumière

New/Emerging Artist of the Year

• Scarlett Jane
• Pharis & Jason Romero
• Lisa LeBlanc
• Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers
• Three Little Birds

Producer of the Year

• 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')

Pushing the Boundaries

• Sultans of String
• Briga
• Gadji-Gadjo
• The Fretless
• Sagapool

Young Performer of the Year

• Emily Madronich
• The Archers
• Rebecca Lappa
• Cassie & Maggie MacDonald
• Lucas Chaisson

Blast from the Past: The 2011 CFMA Winners

Click here for the results

More of our CFMA Stories

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News Roundup (White Horse, Lloyd Andrews, Kim Koren)

Local

• National Post story on Whitehorse
• Greater Hamilton Muscian Annual: get your copy

World

• World's richest drummers
• Podcasts: Roadhouse 392, Nothing But the Blues 206

Funny/Weird Stuff

• Funny Bass bumper sticker

Blasts from the Past

• 2009: Rick and the Krickets@Royal Canadian Legion & Crazy Clover
• 2010: Dan Medakovic & Friends@West Town
• 2011: Andre and the J-Tones@Porquis Blues Fest

Featured Videos

Links: Lloyd Andrews, Tone Valcic, More Tone Valcic Stories, Video courtesy of Sgoggin33



Links: Kim Koren, More Kim Koren Stories, Frank Koren, More Frank Koren Stories, More Neil Young covers/stories, Video courtesy of PeterOrmondGreen

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News Roundup (Gaslight Alley, Whitehorse, Cartoons)

Local

• Dave Rave & friends play at old Beatles stage
• CBC Story and video on Steve Strongman

Canada

• Delayed Air Canada passengers get free impromptu concert

World

• Doug Dillard of the Dillard Passes

Funny Stuff

• Cartoon: Rock bands for people your age
• Cartoon: When a bassist chokes

Blasts from the Past

• 2009: Performer of the Week: Stingrays
• 2010: Mark McNeil, Mo Kauffey, and Duane Rutter@Chapters
• 2011: Shawn Brush You Tube Videos

Featured Videos

Links: Gaslight Alley, More Gaslight Alley Stories, Video Courtesy of Gaslight Alley



Links: Whitehorse, More Whitehorse Stories, Video courtesy of MikePrzysiezny

News Roundup (Trickbag, Jerry Johnson, Tyler Wilson)

Local

• Trickbag's song "Susanna" (from the CD Tricknology) will be on the TV show Hart of Dixie April 9th, 2012
• Stephen Foster (also of the Crawlin' Kingsnakes) leaves Simply Saucer
• Spec story about the Rodeo Kings
• Free Whitehorse concert MP3
• 100 Mile Microphone: blog about spending a whole month listening to only local music

World

• Teens increasingly paying for music downloads
• Podcast: Nothing But the Blues 181
• Rolling Stones to release 50th anniversary photo book

Funny/Weird Stuff

• Who related toon

Blasts from the Past

• 2009: Tewlips Debut CD
• 2010: Mini Documentary about Hamilton Music Scene
• 2011: Rick and the Biscuits@Moonshine Cafe

Featured Videos


Links: Jerry Johnson, More Jerry Johnson Stories



Link: Tyler Wilson Band

New Whitehorse (Melissa McClelland/Luke Doucet) CD

Local singer/songwriters Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet have not only decided to merge their lives (they're married) but they've now chosen to intertwine their music.

The result is Whitehorse, the couple's new project, who's beautiful self-titled debut was recently released through Six Shooter Records.

These two definitely work well together musically. Both have strong voices but when they join together, the harmonies are wonderful.

Highlights include the infectious Killing Time is Murder and Broken, the powerful Passenger 24, and a wonderful version of Springsteen's I'm On Fire.

The album can be bought online at their site or downloaded through Six Shooter Records or iTunes.



Above video courtesy of LadybirdSanctuary



Video courtesy of InTheWoods



Video courtesy of CBCRadio3

Blast from the Past: The couple (and other musicians) play at a Corktown fundraiser, Part 2 of the same show

Links: Whitehorse, More Melissa McClelland Stories, More Luke Doucet Stories