Oct. 25 saw the release of the first Wide Mouth Mason album in almost nine years. A captivating, compelling and infinitely enjoyable exploration of more down and dirtier, straightforward traditional blues music, with a decidedly […]
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Tag: Gordie Johnson
New Look, New Band, New Attitude and New Music Coming Soon from Big Sugar
Normally the person writing this article (me) loathes indulging in the overtly self-aware, editorialising style of music writing utilized by lots of folks in this business. No-one cares if I met someone in a fancy […]
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Trews’ Colin MacDonald Reflects on The Hip, Greatest Hits Collection and New Music
Even Colin MacDonald wasn’t completely sold on the idea of issuing a so-called ‘greatest hits’ album for his band The Trews. So instead of just slapping something together where they simply compiled all the band’s […]
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Big Sugar Returns To Electric Roots With “Calling All Youth”, New Album Out August 28
(Belleville, ON) – There are few musical acts that have been able to unashamedly explore their musical roots with the sort of depth and diversity that Big Sugar has done for more than 20 years. […]
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Patrick Ballantyne – Singer/Songwriter Talks About His Music, Hit A Month Challenge and Big Sugar!
(Oakville, ON) – The name Patrick Ballantyne is a name not familiar to most people but his list of song credits are. Ballantyne has co-written songs recorded by Big Sugar, The Trews, Tim Chaisson, Alli Walker and Meredith Shaw. […]
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