Al “Wailin” Walker is a Canadian blues master and the lead guitarist, singer, songwriter and band leader of the Wailin' Walker Band. Walker’s stunning electric guitar solos and commanding vocals have forged a formidable brand of Rockin’Rhythm and Blues that have kept dance floors packed and albums on top of the blues charts for [...]
A Maple Blues Awards nominee, guitarist, songwriter and singer Arsen Shomakhov is an electric blues performer truly dedicated to the style’s roots yet never hesitating to borrow means of expression from other genres. He established himself as a blues-devoted virtuoso musician in his native Russia making it to the International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis [...]
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 [...]
Marcus is a member of the Entertainment Hall of Fame, The Sojourners (singing trio), and has sung throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the South Pacific, Australia and the Middle East. Originally from Ralls, Texas, Marcus grew up immersed in the music and culture of the Gospel tradition. He moved to Vancouver in 1985 and [...]
Scott Smith and The Midnight Riders is a Vancouver based musical project led by guitarist Scott Smith. The show is a celebration of the music of The Allman Brothers, the groundbreaking legendary southern rock group that combined blues, country and jazz to create one of the most distinctive sounds in rock and created a [...]
“With intricate fingerstyle guitar, earthy baritone and lyrics from life, Joe Stanton does what he loves – writing and performing acoustic music.” Joe’s philosophy of “playing wherever they’ll listen” has taken him and his Martin D28, on a 30 year journey from his favorites haunts in his home on the Canadian Sunshine coast, to a [...]
Singer, songwriter and guitarist Jim Foster first became known in Canada as the leader of the band Fosterchild, writing Top Ten Canadian hits such as “Let Me Down Easy”, “I Need Somebody Tonight”, “Troubled Child”, and “Too Late Now To Turn Back”. In 1986 Jim signed an American deal with RCA and released the solo [...]
Even in the quietest moments, Marin is fiery and alluring, a wild woman of the woods or urban sophisticate. Her songs, like her presence, are as passionate and beautiful as they are dark and raw. They weave in and out of Americana, deftly defying simple classification, landing beside the likes of Margo Timmins (Cowboy [...]
Them Ordinary Things are Paul Dwyer, Mark Lebell, Kaia Nielsen and Simon Paradis serving fresh cuts of Folk, Americana and Blues.
James Meger is an active bassist and composer working primarily in the fields of jazz, free improvisation and rock music. He has worked with many local and international players such as Wayne Horvitz, Lori Freedman, Ig Henneman and Kris Davis and plays in many ensembles such as: Ron Samworth’s Dogs Do Dream, Peggy Lee’s [...]
Matchbox Bluze is an eclectic and electric five-piece band, that is without a doubt, steeped deeply, and ‘soulfully’, in the Blues, and features... Jhan Dudley: Vocals & Guitar (formerly lead guitarist in the Long John Baldry band) - “My first gig with Baldry was in the late 80’s. He called to ask me if [...]
The Grand Koolios is composed of Western Canada’s premiere live performance and session musicians with collective biographies that read like a who’s who of the top blues, country and roots music worlds.
