February 2020 www.torontobluessociety.com Published by the TORONTO BLUES SOCIETY since 1985 [email protected] Vol 36, No 2 PHOTO BY RATUL KUMAR DEBNATH RATUL BY PHOTO Digging Roots plays Lula Lounge on April 16 celebrating 25th Rez Blues CANADIAN PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT #40011871 Maple Blues Award Winners Top Blues Loose Blues News Event Listings John's Blues Picks and More TORONTO BLUES SOCIETY 910 Queen St. W. Ste. B04 Toronto, Canada M6J 1G6 Tel. (416) 538-3885 Toll-free 1-866-871-9457 Email: [email protected] Website: www.torontobluessociety.com MapleBlues is published monthly by the Toronto Blues Society ISSN 0827-0597 2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Derek Andrews (President), Janet Alilovic, Jon Arnold, Ron Clarkin (Treasurer), Lucie Dufault (Vice-President), Carol Flett (Secretary), Sarah French, Michele Gare, Lori Murray, Ed Parsons, Jordan Safer, Paul Sanderson, Mike Smith, John Valenteyn (Executive) Musicians Advisory Council: Brian Blain, Gary Kendall, Samantha Martin, Lily Sazz, Mark Stafford, Jenie Thai, Suzie Vinnick,Ken Whiteley Volunteer & Membership Committee: Lucie Dufault, Sarah French, Rose Ker, Mike Smith, Ed Parsons, Carol Flett Grants Officer: Barbara Isherwood Marketing & Social Media Coordinator: Dan McKinnon Publisher/Editor-in-Chief: Derek Andrews Managing Editor: Brian Blain [email protected] Congratulations to this year 's Blues JUNO nominees (clockwise) Contributing Editors: John Valenteyn, Janet Big Dave McLean, Michael Jerome Browne, Whitehorse, Durham Alilovic, Hüma Üster, Carol Flett County Poets and Dawn Tyler Watson. Listings Coordinator: Janet Alilovic Mailing and Distribution: Ed Parsons Advertising: Dougal Bichan [email protected] For ad rates & specs call 416-645-0295 MARK YOUR CALENDAR www.torontobluesociety.com/newsletters/ rate-card April 16, 2020 Rez Blues 25th Anniversary Concert with Murray Porter, Digging Roots and Charitable # 87487 7509 RR0001 more - Lula Lounge The Toronto Blues Society acknowledges the November 20, 2020 - 34th Women's Blues Revue, Roy Thomson Hall - Tickets on sale now! annual support of the following agencies: January 29-February 1, 2021 - Blues Summit 10 an Ontario government agency un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario The Toronto Blues Society is a member of The Toronto Blues Society acknowledges the Theannual TorontoProject support supportBlues of theSociety is following provided acknowledges agencies: by: the annual support of the following agencies: Project support is provided by: Project support is provided by: We acknowledge the fi nancial support of FACTOR, the Government of Canada and of Canada’s private radio broadcasters. Nous reconnaissons l’appui fi nancier de FACTOR, du gouvernement du Canada, et des radiodiffuseurs privés du Canada. The Toronto Blues Society is committed to the principles of the Personal Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) in safeguarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information. CANADIAN PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT #40011871 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Toronto Blues Society, 910 Queen St. W. Ste. B04, Toronto, Canada M6J 1G6 Email: [email protected] 2 MapleBlues February 2020 www.torontobluessociety.com promotion of blues music was Toronto Blues Congratulations to the Miss Emily, Dawn Society’s own Brian Blain, who received the Blues Booster of the Year Award. Winners of the 23rd Tyler Watson, Matt A new addition to the Maple Blues Awards programme is the inaugural Annual Maple Blues Andersen Pick Up Sapphire Video Award. Sapphire has one Awards single category and both live performance and staged production/interpretive videos Entertainer of the Year Pairs of Maple Blues were accepted. The winner of the Sapphire Downchild Blues Band Video Award was Miss Emily for her video for “Hold Back The River” with the runners Electric Act of the Year Awards. up announced as Terra Hazelton for her Colin James Michael Jerome Browne Earns video for “Anybody’s Baby” and Lucas Haneman Express for their video for the Acoustic Act of the Year Lifetime “Blues With A Feeling”. song “Ms. McGrim”. The winning artist Matt Andersen received a cash prize of $1,500 while the New Sapphire Video Award two runners up each received $250. Male Vocalist of the Year Goes to “Hold Back The River”. Matt Andersen A collaboration between The Toronto A dedicated and excited crowd of blues Blues Society and Paul Reddick, the sixth Female Vocalist of the Year music fans filled Koerner Hall in Toronto to annual COBALT Prize for Contemporary Miss Emily celebrate the nominees and winners Blues Composition Award is to of the 23rd annual Maple Blues promote blues music through New Artist of the Year Miss Emily Awards. The gala evening exploration of its form. The celebrated artists from winning composition Recording/Producer of the Year coast-to-coast and was judged on its ability to Dawn Tyler Watson - Mad Love / Self featured rousing (François Thiffault & Dawn Tyler Watson) performances from creatively utilize nominees. Three blues traditions within the broad B.B. King International Artist of the artists took home Year contemporary two awards Buddy Guy musical – Kingston’s landscape. The Miss Emily Songwriter of the Year won awards winner of the Dawn Tyler Watson for Female Cobalt Prize for Vocalist of the Contemporary Blues with a Feeling Award (Lifetime Year and New Blues Achievement Award) Artist of the Year, Composition was Michael Jerome Browne New Brunswick’s Matt Rich Junco for his Andersen took home song "Cope", while Guitarist of the Year trophies for Male Vocalist of the first runner up was Paul DesLauriers the Year and Acoustic Act of the Bad Luck Woman & Her Year while Quebec’s Dawn Tyler Watson Misfortunes for their song "Cruel Harmonica Player of the Year was awarded Recording/Producer of the Thing" and a tied win for the second *tied Year and Songwriter of the Year. runner up was Joe Nolan for "Paranoia Harpdog Brown Day 36 Blues” and Loryn Taggart for "In Steve Marriner For only the second time in Maple Blues My Company". A cash prize of $1000 was Awards history, there were tied winners in presented to the winner and the runners Piano/Keyboard of the Year two categories - Harpdog Brown & Steve up each received $250. Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne Marriner both won Harmonica Player of the Year and Chris Whiteley and Mat “Moose” The 23rd annual Maple Blues Awards Horn Player of the Year Mousseau each won the award for Horn not only featured heart-warming moments *tied Player of the Year. and great speeches from the winners, Chris Whiteley but the audience was treated to exciting Mat “Moose” Mousseau (Ben Racine The Blues with a Feeling Award (Lifetime performances from Big Dave McLean, Band) Achievement Award) was awarded to Matchedash Parish, Miss Emily, Dawn Montreal-based Michael Jerome Browne, Tyler Watson, Michael Jerome Browne, and Drummer of the Year whose long and illustrious career has the evening’s hostess Raha Javanfar (Bad Tom Bona (Sue Foley) seen him tour around the world, recording Luck Woman) with special guests, students seven albums and guesting on countless from The Regent Park School of Music, all Bassist of the Year Alec McElcheran (Paul DesLauriers others, and recently was nominated for backed by the awards house band The Band) Blues Album of the Year at the upcoming Maple Blues Band. JUNO Awards. Also honoured for a long Blues Booster of the Year career dedicated to the preservation and Brian Blain www.torontobluessociety.com MapleBlues February 2020 3 Renewing Members: Julia Barnett, John Miller, Karen Spence, Alan Atkinson, Janis Daly, Geoff Virag, Gord Brown, John Rudnickas, Johnny Pearl, Carole Milon, Paul McKinlay, Michael Smith, Michael Titherington, John J Day, Razie & Arnie Brownstone, Doug Burn, Duncan George Bell, Roger Plageman, Jay Douglas, Carolyn Acker, Vince Almond, Adena Stocker, Herb Hill, Phillip Walton. New Member: Peter J Shepherd Many thanks to Sharole Gabriel, Nada Saranovich, Susan Simpson, Gerry Turrin, Geoff Virag and Roya Yeganeh for their help with the Newsletter mailing.. MapleBlues is available at the following blues-friendly locations: 12th Fret | 2132 Danforth Ave Jazz Bistro | 251 Victoria Street The Black Swan | 154 Danforth Ave Kops Records | 229 Queen St W Cameron House | 408 Queen W Linsmore Tavern | 1298 Danforth Ave Castro’s Lounge | 2116 Queen St E The Local | 396 Roncesvalles Ave Dead Dog Records | 1209 Bloor Long and McQuade (Bloor & Ossington) St W | 925 Bloor St West Dora Keogh | 141 Danforth Ave Music by the Bay | 78 Church St S, Grossman’s Tavern | 379 Spadina Ajax, ON Ave Paintbox Bistro | 555 Dundas St East Hugh’s Room Live | 2261 Dundas Snider Music | 3225 Yonge St St West The Rex Hotel | 194 Queen St West 4 MapleBlues February 2020 www.torontobluessociety.com and live performance. The event brought together members of Downchild, The Swingin Blackjacks , Danny Marks, former Pervaders and Yorkville Sound co-workers to honor their long time friend and musical peer. A Celebration of Life will take place on Friday, Feb.7th 2pm at Beach United CBC Radio One (99.1) Church, Great Hall 140 Wineva Ave (at Saturday Night Blues, Queen E.) Toronto. All welcome. http://www. w/ Holger Petersen (national) beachunitedchurch.com Saturday 9:05pm-11:00pm (on Radio 2 Saturday at 6:05pm), Kenny is survived by his brother Don, sons Wesley and Brendan, daughter Branwen, JAZZ-FM (91.1) grandchildren Rhys, Claire, Gabe, Guinevere, Bluz FM w/ Danny Marks nephews Cody and Zach, niece Layla and Saturday 8:00 pm-midnight extended family Tayla Hughes, Meghan CIUT-FM (89.5) Kenny Brown 1947-2019 Forget and Renee Robbins A to Z Blues w/ Screamin' Red Saturday 8-9am Early in the day, New Years Eve 2019 the - Gary Kendall John Valenteyn's Blues word went out. Canadian blues musician, w/ John Valenteyn Kenny Brown had left this world after a long Friday 1-2pm battle with COPD (Chronic Obstructive At The Crossroads w/Brant Zwicker Pulmonary Disease).
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