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Monarch’s Pub, Main Floor |
Market Garden, Main Floor |
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9:00-9:40 |
Dalannah Gail Bowen |
9:30-10:10 |
Mike “Shrimp Daddy” Reid |
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10:00-10:40 |
Raoul & The Big Time |
10:30-11:10 |
Marshall Lawrence |
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11:00-11:40 |
Anderson/Sloski |
11:30-12:10 |
Ross Neilsen |
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12:00-12:40 |
Blackburn |
12:30-1:10 |
Wes Mackey |
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2009
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Monarch’s Pub, Main Floor |
Market Garden, Main Floor |
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9:00-9:40 |
Keith Hallett |
8:30-9:10 |
Monkey Junk |
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10:00-10:40 |
Scott McCord and the Bonafide Truth |
9:30-10:10 |
Suzie Vinnick |
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11:00-11:40 |
Steve Strongman |
10:30-11:10 |
Carlos del Junco |
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12:00-12:40 |
Pappy Johns Band III |
11:30-12:10 |
Tracy K |
*All times and venues are subject to change.
Alternate showcase performers:
Aaron Griggs
Peacework
The Bluesers
Bradley/McGillivray Blues Band
John Lee Sanders
Showcase Artist Bios:
Saturday, 9:00-9:40 PM, Monarchs Pub
Dalannah Gail Bowen African-Canadian/Cherokee singer, Dalannah Gail Bowen's vocals have been described as "Billie Holiday meets Howlin' Wolf." A singer, musical activist, playwright & actor, Dalannah's recent release, Mamma's Got The Blues, is her first blues recording. (Vancouver, BC)
Saturday, 9:30-10:10 PM, Market Garden
Mike “Shrimp Daddy” Reid are a rocking Blues, Swing, R&B, and Rock & Roll band who go out of their way to provide great music and get the crowd dancing and singing along. (Oakville, ON)
Saturday, 10:00-10:40 PM, Monarchs Pub
Raoul and the Big Time are one of the most highly regarded and awarded young blues acts in Canada. They have released two records to critical acclaim - Big Time Blues and Cold Outside. (Toronto, ON)
Saturday, 10:30-11:10 PM, Market Garden
Marshall Lawrence is taking traditional blues styles and infusing them with a raw, fiery energy. His adrenaline-driven sound is a fierce combination of funk, rock and soul, a wild ride he calls "acid blues." (Edmonton, AB)
Saturday, 11:00-11:40 PM, Monarchs Pub
Anderson/Sloski—Joint Chiefs of Soul maintain tradition while lighting a new flame to their music. From Gospel to Funk, Jazz to Boogaloo to blues they cover it all and really nail it. (Orillia, ON)
Saturday, 11:30-12:10 PM, Market Garden
Ross Neilsen and the Sufferin’ Bastards is a two time East Coast Music Association nominee and two time CBC Rising Star Award winner. He eats, breathes and sleeps the blues! (Fredericton, NB)
Saturday, 12:00-12:40 AM, Monarchs Pub
Blackburn is a unique, soulful Blues band with a diverse sound comprised of a fusion of soul, R&B and Blues which is versatile and exciting. Blackburn brings it all together with conscious lyrics to create a smooth and soulful groove. (Toronto, ON)
Saturday, 12:30-1:10 AM, Market Garden
Wes Mackey is a Bluesman who has a totally unique, individual sound and identity. Wes has definitely paid-his-dues in full and he's got a special gift that he wants to share. (Vancouver, BC)
Sunday, 8:30-9:10 PM, Market Garden
Monkey Junk is Tony D, Steve Marriner, and Matt Sobb. They draw heavily on the legends of the blues and translate that influence into a contemporary blend of sweet tones and good time grooves. (Ottawa, ON)
Sunday, 9:00-9:40 PM, Monarchs Pub
Keith Hallett has something to say through his music and the audience feels it instantly. Though only nineteen, he has already won the 2007 CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award and shared the stage with a who’s who of Canadian Blues. (Fredericton, NB)
Sunday, 9:30-10:10 PM, Market Garden
Suzie Vinnick has just released her third album, Happy Here, and continues to prove herself as an award-winning songwriter, singer, and musician. (Toronto, ON)
Sunday, 10:00-10:40 PM, Monarchs Pub
Scott McCord and the Bonafide Truth present a dynamic show that delivers soul and blues drenched pop songs with the kind of heart, sweat and precision that drove the live R’n’B shows of the 60s and 70s. Scott won the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search in 2008 and has just released his first album, Blues For Sunshine. (Toronto, ON)
Sunday, 10:30-11:10 PM, Market Garden
Carlos del Junco’s virtuosic harmonica-driven blues/roots/jazz music is as eclectic as it is bluesy. Be prepared to be amazed. The stigma of the harmonica as a "fringe folk instrument" will quickly disappear once you hear Carlos. (Toronto, ON)
Sunday, 11:00-11:40 PM, Monarchs Pub
Steve Strongman’s searing, blues soaked guitar and warm soulful vocal harmonies evokes the emotion, maturity and authenticity of classic blues themes like lost love, truth and hard times. Listening to him is guitar paradise. (Hamilton, ON)
Sunday, 11:30-12:10 AM, Market Garden
Tracy K’s voice is well controlled and gritty as a whisky-soaked hobnail. With harmonica, vocal & songwriting awards, her music ranges from rockin' the blues to authentic real folk-blues. (Thunder Bay, ON)
Sunday, 12:00-12:40 AM, Monarchs Pub
Pappy Johns Band III have been playing together for nearly 30 years and provide, without a doubt, one of the tightest, most soulful and fat backbones any blues band could wish for...period. (Grand River, ON)