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Obscene Winter 2009 Ottawa BLUES Society Winter 2009 In this issue: OBS News 3 Blues in Ottawa 4 Maple Blues Awards 2009 5 IBC Diary 6 Meet The Jesse Greene Band 8 CD Reviews 10 DVD Reviews 11 Jesse Greene Band IBC finals photos © 2010 DUSTY & VAL WWW.DUSTYBLUES.COM Postcards From The Road 12 Corporate Directory back OBS Annual General Meeting & Christmas Party The OBS AGM & Christmas Party was held Saturday, December 19 at Tucson’s. Music was provided by the Jesse Greene Band (Jesse Greene, Marc Seguin, Dan Grewal, Jason Coté and Luke Donovan), the OBS International Blues Challenge entry and raised funds to help cover the band’s expenses to travel to Memphis TN in January 2010. All OBS members who attended received a free CD 2-pack. In conjunction with the OBS Christmas Party, the OBS hosted the Annual General Meeting. See page 3 for reports presented at the meeting. Two Directors were acclaimed to the open Board positions for the 2010-11 term – Debra Thornington will return to the Board and Roxanne Pilon is joining the Board for her first term. 2 OBS CONTACTS OBScene Deadlines Website: www.OttawaBluesSociety.com Issue Copy Deadline Distribution Date E-mail: Please use feedback form on website Spring April 15 Online early May CORRESPONDENCE AND ADDRESS CHANGES OBS Mission Summer June 15 Early July PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS Ottawa Blues Society To foster appreciation, P.O. Box 8124, Station “T” From the Editor … promotion, preservation Ottawa, ON K1G 3H6 In the 2nd year of OBS participation in the and enjoyment of the OBS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND DIRECTORS IBC, ‘our band’, The Jesse Greene Band, blues in all of its forms President:: Liz Sykes represented the OBS wonderfully and Vice President: Mike Graham made the finals, the only Canadian band in Secretary-Treasurer: Gary Paradis the finals. Matt Anderson was the only OBS Mandate Canadian in the solo/duo finals; we were at Directors : Brent Diab, Ken Fraser, Denis Paquin, To bring together the blues Gary Paradis, Roxanne Pilon, Debra Thornington the Orpheum to cheer him on to his win. community in Ottawa through Legal Advisor: Alan Hirsch OBS members Mike Graham, Vickie and participation in blues events and OBS COMMITTEE CHAIRS Gary Paradis and I travelled to Memphis to activities. Corporate Liaison: Ken Fraser support The Jesse Greene Band and to Membership: Roxanne Pilon participate in the IBC activities. The IBC is To work with the blues community unlike any other blues ‘experience’. The Merchandise: Denis Paquin in expanding awareness and sheer number of solo/duo acts and bands, Community Relations: Debra Thornington all playing over a two-night span in 19 appreciation of the blues. OBScene STAFF clubs with a three-block radius along Beale To publish a newsletter to inform Editor: Liz Sykes Street – THE Beale Street, in Memphis TN the blues community of all aspects Layout & Design: Commeleon Inc. – is almost blues overload. But that’s not of the local blues scene and events all – Wednesday night, the FedEx Writers: Louise Dontigny, Ken Fraser, Sarah French, as well as some highlights of the JW-Jones, Jim Roy, Liz Sykes International Showcase with 17 acts from Photographers: Amy Brat, Dusty & Val Scott/ 12 countries; meetings and brunches Canadian and international blues www.dustyblues.com, Leon T Switzer/TotalPhoto.ca; Thursday to Saturday; the Youth Showcase scenes of interest to OBS Doug Smyth, Liz Sykes, www.jw-jones.com Friday afternoon, featuring over 30 members. competitors including 2 from Canada, in 8 COVER PHOTO: To provide timely blues information Dusty & Val Scott/www.dustyblues.com Beale Street Clubs; Friday afternoon’s Blind Raccoon’s Blues & Roots Showcase (this to OBS members by a website & e- OBScene is published quarterly by the Ottawa Blues mail. Society, and is available via OBS membership. year expanded to 2 venues); and the Solo/ Spring & Fall issues are electronic only; Summer & Duo and Band finals Saturday at the To develop, maintain and increase Orpheum Theatre. And because you’re in Winter issues are printed and mailed. The opinions its membership as a means of expressed in the articles, reviews and critiques Memphis, where there’s so much to see – contained in this newsletter are those of the Sun Studios, National Civil Rights Museum, fostering and supporting blues. individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the Stax, Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum, Gibson Guitar To stage or assist in staging events opinion of the Ottawa Blues Society. If you have a Factory. Graceland – it’s safe to say there that will foster appreciation and different opinion, please share it with us. is no spare time, and probably very little awareness of the blues. ADVERTISING RATES sleep. But you can sleep at home! Business card size $ 25.00 All three performances by The Jesse To present a "Blues Heart" award Quarter page $ 35.00 Greene Band were excellent – kudos for to an individual who has made an Third page $ 50.00 originality, a ‘mature-beyond-their-years’ outstanding contribution to the Half page $ 75.00 understanding of dynamics, their individual Full page $ 100.00 blues. talent and the ability to combine their 10% discount for four issues paid in advance. talent into a tight band. We are very, very proud of them! Liz Sykes, [email protected] 2009 CORPORATE/INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP REPORT We currently have 18 Corporate/Institutional members. A highlight in 2009 was the generous level of support from our Corporate members for their donations to our 2nd annual Road To Memphis competition. The following corporate members provided merchandise or gift certificates for our fund raising raffles: Tucson’s, The Works, FabGear 64, Chilly Chiles, CD Warehouse, Lorenzo’s Pizzeria and Northern Blues Music. Corporate members Bob Cabana, Fred Litwin and Ian Boyd judged at R2M, and Todd Bernard from DAWG FM was our R2M MC (and also judged). Early in 2010, we will start planning new initiatives to build the relationships with our Corporate members and with 101.9 DAWG FM. Ken Fraser, Director, Corporate Liaison, December 18, 2009 OBS 2009 – The Year in Review 3 January November Mike Graham was appointed Vice Alive award for the Publicist category, Two Director positions are up for (re) President and Gary Paradis volunteered and to submit MonkeyJunk’s debut CD, election. to take meeting notes. The OBS “Tiger in Your Tank” for the Best Self- $2900 was advanced to the Jesse domain name was renewed for 7 years. Produced CD competition. ‘On the Greene Band to assist in covering their February Road to Memphis’ local blues expenses to date; further funds will be competition entries closed with 8 bands raised at the Christmas Party/AGM on At the IBC in Memphis TN, OBS - Sweet & the Back Beat, Jesse Greene rd Saturday, December 19. representative MonkeyJunk placed 3 Band, Hard Pushin’ Papa, Mumbo The OBS mailbox has moved from out of 100 bands. Jumbo Voodoo Combo, Rocket Rached downtown to the Alta Vista terminal; March & the Fat City 8, Wicked Grin, Phlegm please note change of address. DAWG FM was unanimously chosen by and the Drew Nelson Band. Hard MapleBlues Awards nominations were the Board as 2008 Blues Heart Award Pushin’ Papa unfortunately had to announced – MonkeyJunk nominated recipient, presentation to take place withdraw before the competition. for Entertainer of the Year, Electric Act later (when the trophy is available). September of the Year & Recording of the Year, for April Two semi-final rounds for the ‘On the their record “Tiger In Your Tank”, Pre-planning for Bluesfest 2009 and Road to Memphis’ local blues challenge categories as well as Male Vocalist of Road to Memphis 2009 got underway. were held, September 16 & 23; the the Year & Harmonica Player of the final took place on September 25. The May Year for Steve Marriner and Guitar Jesse Greene Band will be going to Player of the Year for Tony D. OBS Water bottles with the OBS logo and Memphis to represent the Ottawa Blues corporate member Northern Blues website were ordered, to be sold at Society at the International Blues Music’s The Twisters received five Bluesfest. Queen’s U accommodation Challenge, January 20-23, 2010. nominations and Paul Reddick (also on was arranged for OBS members Thanks to the bands that entered and Northern Blues) received three. attending Limestone City Blues Fest. our judges, James Doran (Blues on the The Blues Foundation’s Keeping the Rideau), Diane Wells (Rockin the Blues June Blues Alive Awards included Canadians in Canada), Todd Bernard (DAWG FM), A volunteer binder for Bluesfest was Richard Flohil for Publicist and Eric Ian Boyd (Compact Music), ‘Uncle’ Bob prepared by Debra Thornington with LeBlanc for Historical Preservation. Cabana (FabGear 64), Amanda Putz contributions from various Board (CBC), JW-Jones (Blues musician), Fred December members; a volunteer orientation Litwin (Northern Blues Music), session was held with low attendance. The Blues Music Awards (formerly W.C. Alexandre Petit (Viree Blues Boreale) An OBS partnership with the Ottawa Handy Awards) nominations included and Lynn Saxberg (Ottawa Citizen). Blues Cruise in August was planned. Ottawa’s MonkeyJunk for Best New The Blues Heart Award was presented Artist Debut, and OBS corporate August at the finals. The Board felt that, given members Stony Plain Records (a dozen Canada’s first 24/7 commercial blues their hard work, persistence and the nods for four different artists/projects: radio station, DAWG-FM 101.9 was success that resulted, the Award should Joe Louis Walker, Duke Robillard, licensed by the CRTC. Mike Graham span the two year period 2008-09, and Ronnie Earl and Maria Muldaur ) and was appointed OBS liaison with DAWG the Blues Heart Award for 2008-09 was Northern Blues Records (two FM.
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