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Cory Tetford CD review: GRACEBy Rachel Jagt This is the perfect record to listen to really loud with a really good pair of headphones. The sounds range from loud and boisterous to quiet and melancholy; but on every track, Tetford’s trembling voice and get-lost-in-the-rhythm guitar playing sweep you away. I suppose this is a blues …
Originally from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, country crooner Ernie Williams moved to Boscombe and farmed in Alberta’s Lakeland by day and strummed the gee-tar by night. He was a regular at the monthly hoedowns and Oprys around the area starting in the 1980s. He assembled Westwind, a band that consisted of Les Vincent on bass, …
Hailing from St John’s, Newfoundland, The Fables were the brainchild of ex-Irish Descendant D’Arcy Broderick on accordian and guitarist Glenn Simmons (ex Wonderful Grand Band) in the mid ’90s. They rounded out the group with multi-instrumentalist Billy Sutton, Clyde Wiseman on bass, and drummer Dave Fitzpatrick. Before long their blend of traditional Celtic favourites with …
Harlots Webb was formed in Vancouver in the early ’80s by frontman Ken Stone, guitarist Dan Fortier, Mike Bailey on bass, and drummer Cary Kelly. They cut their teeth doing mostly covers in the local clubs, including The Commodore, The 86 Street Music Hall, and Club Soda’s. During their run, they were also a popular …
Contended by many to have been Canada’s first great musical export, Henry Burr was born Henry Haley McClaskey in St Stephen, New Brunswick in 1882 – the son of a store owner and the youngest of four children. By the age of five, he was performing in public, and got bigger stages when the family …
John Arthur Rae was born in Winnipeg in 1922, and was on stage as early as three years old, performing a Vaudeville-style song and dance act with his older brother and sister – The Three Raes of Sunshine. With his parents acting as managers, the family toured Canada off and on while he was growing …
Generally considered Canada’s first openly gay performer, Jackie Shane became a staple fixture of the Toronto music scene in the early 1960s, bringing a rhythm & blues based show on a regular basis to The Sapphire Tavern, often backed by Frank Motley and the Hitchhikers. Covering the early Motown hits of the day, he signed …
A native of Toronto, Karen Silver started her professional music career in 1978 as the lead vocalist for John Driscoll’s non-touring project called Star City, where they scored a top 10 hit with a disco cover of The Spencer Davis Group’s “I’m A Man.” Quality Records liked her style so much that they signed her …
Although based in Abbotsford, BC, the band got its name from another BC town that was at one time for sale for $346,000. Fronted by former Canadian Idol contestant Jacob Hoggard, who placed third in the show’s second season, Hedley has established themselves as one of the hottest tickets in Canadian music today, and is …
Proudly waving the ska flag with a fresh twist, Mad Bomber Society gained a reputation as one of Edmonton’s most eclectic acts not long after they first formed in 1997. Led by guitarist/vocalist Rich Bomber, various incarnations took shape over the next few years as they took their infectious grooves and high energy live shows …