SPEAK Music Be Kind Festival – Part I
byMy January got off to a flying start this year with a visit to the inaugural SPEAK Music Be Kind Festival held from 17-19…
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Highlights from The Sound of Music Festival, Burlington, ON
byHaving enjoyed catching up with The Once during their Friday evening performance at the Sound Of Music Festival, Team GDW took delight in seeing…
Review: Riot and the Blues Devils, “The Roxboro Sessions”
byI have spent time with so many good albums recently, that it has been quite a challenge to pick just a few to feature…
Interview: Steve Dawson, “Lucky Hand”
byEver since a chance encounter with Leo Kottke many eons ago at a festival in Alabama, I’ve been a huge fan of fingerstyle guitar…
“The One-Man Blues Rock Band” – Interview With Steve Hill
byI would suspect that the first response that a listener might make to Steve Hill’s new album, “The One-Man Blues Rock Band,” would be…
Interview: Emily Burgess, “Are We in Love”
byWith her new album, “Are We in Love?,” Toronto-based blues guitarist Emily Burgess has stormed onto the scene with a vengeance. This absolutely phenomenal…
Interview: Steve Sainas, “Simple as This”
byAfter nearly twenty years with the Vancouver band Mud Dog, blues guitarist and educator Steve Sainas has stepped out into a solo career with…
Take A Chance On Me: The Mississippi Kings
byIt was during one of the last excursions to Ontario in late 2017 that we stumbled across a ‘local music’ section within a used…
2017 Year-End Roundup: Favorite Jazz and Blues Albums
byAs our regular readers know, we most frequently focus on Canadian roots and folk music. But we are eclectic listeners here, and we’ve started…
Interview: Petunia and the Vipers, “Lonesome Heavy and Lonesome”
byI first discovered the awesome uniqueness that is Petunia and the Vipers’ music when exploring last year’s album releases from British Columbia. Their last…
Interview: Jason Buie, “Driftin’ Heart”
bySometimes here at Team GDW, we’re a bit slow to pick up on great music that we should have heard ages ago. “Driftin’ Heart,”…