JESSIE T packs a punch ― she’s the kind of girl you can take home to mama but she’ll also bring a bottle of tequila to Thanksgiving dinner. Teamed with award-winning Canadian producer J. Richard Hutt, Jessie’s FACTOR-funded debut album ‘Reckless Heart’ was released September 2016, receiving national fanfare from country radio DJs coast to…
This 24-year-old singer-songwriter from Kitchener Ontario released his newest single “Back to the Future” in September of 2021. Recorded with Spencer Cheyne and Justin Kudding. Josh has released this song as an Indie self-representing artist. Josh David debuted his first single ‘Safe Place To Break’ March 2020 out on Royalty Records / The Orchard landing…
Singer-songwriter Tomi Swick is a Hamilton native who was recognized for his debut album “Stalled out in the Doorway” in 2007 by winning the Juno for best new artist and a nomination for pop record of the year as well as 2 Canadian radio music awards, the Socan A/C songwriting award and multiple Hamilton music…
Born in Toronto, Canada, and raised in White Plains, New York, Colin Linden returned to Canada in 1970. He was already a guitar prodigy at 11 years old, and when most kids that age are playing sports, Colin was meeting and being mentored by one of his musical heroes, the great bluesman Howlin’ Wolf, which helped…
Acclaimed guitarist, singer, song-writer, band leader, and producer, Jack de Keyzer rarely sits still. For 46 years or roughly a couple million miles, de Keyzer has been hitting the road, air and studio to bring his brand of guitar driven blues around the globe. With 12 records, 1 DVD, 2 Junos and 7 Maple Blues…
Three of Canada’s best blues artists come together for an incredible combination of classic blues, The Blues Trio. Join Bowskill, Marriner and O’Brien for a show you’ll never forget. Jimmy Bowskill Bowskill began performing at a young age, and first played on stage at the age of eleven at Jeff Healey’s club in Toronto, Ontario. “They…
A Saskatoon native transplanted to the Niagara Region of Ontario, Suzie Vinnick is the proud owner of a gorgeous voice, prodigious guitar and bass chops, and an engagingly candid performance style. Her career has seen triumph after triumph. Among her most recent successes: being awarded the 2019 Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Special Recognition Award; being nominated for a 2018…
Sue has been working professionally since the age of 16, and by the age of 21, Foley had relocated to Austin, Texas, and began recording for Antone’s, the esteemed blues label and historic nightclub that helped launch the career of Stevie Ray Vaughan and many others. In the two decades that have followed, Sue Foley…
Rita Chiarelli, Canada’s most highly acclaimed female roots and blues artist, has just released the soundtrack for her award winning documentary, Music From the Big House, her 9th recording. With a JUNO (a Canadian Grammy) award and 4 subsequent JUNO nominations, she is known across Canada as the “Goddess of the Blues”. Chiarelli is a gifted…
It’s late, and the bar is crowded. The music is loud, and people are dancing. The bartender needs a smoke, and you could use a smile, a conversation, a moment of recognition… But you are alone in this crowd, along with the singer Russell deCarle. Like him — and his music — you are holding…