Talkin’ Blues

Bill Bourne talks about his van being stolen and performs "Voodoo King" from the sound check at Hugh's Room in Toronto.  The performance features:

For more information on Bill, go to:  www.billbourne.com

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From the Talkin' Blues video archives - Darrell Nulisch and his band performing "Worried" which appeared on episode 20 of the Talkin' Blues series.  This performance features Darrell Nulisch (vocals), Johnny Moeller (guitar), Steve Gomes (bass), Robb Stupka (drums) and Joe Kapp (keyboards).  The original video was shot at the Silver Dollar Room in Toronto - this video contains footage from a couple of Silver Dollar shows as well as footage from the Tap Room in Buffalo and the Boston Blues Festival.

The interview with Darrell was conducted right before the Severn Records 10th anniversary show.

For more information on Darrell Nulisch, go to:  www.darrellnulisch.com

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From the Talkin' Blues Video Archives - Snooky Pryor performs "Headed South" at the Blues on the East Side concert at L'il Big Horn Saloon in Cambridge, Ontario.  Performing with Snooky Pryor are Mel Brown (guitar), John Lee (keyboards), Leo Valvassori (bass) and Jimmy Boudreau (drums).  This concert took play on November 4, 2001.

This is performance is available on the Snooky Pryor "Mojo Ramble" - Live in Concert with Mel Brown and the Homewreckers CD on Electro-Fi Records.  For more information on Snooky Pryor, go to:  www.electrofi.com.

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Teeny Tucker talks about her father and performs "Daughter of the Blues" at the Toronto Waterfront Blues Festival.  Featured in this performance are: Teeny Tucker - Vocals Robert Hughes - Guitar David Gastel - Harp/Keyboards Darrell Jumper _Drums Richard Kolb - Bass Mary Ashley - Background Vocals Paula Brown - Background Vocals

For more information on Teeny Tucker, go to:  www.teenytucker.com

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Treasa Levasseur performs "Give Me Just One" at the Julian Fauth Benefit held at Hugh's Room in Toronto on June 28th, 2011.  The benefit was held to raise money for Julian Fauth who broke his shoulder in an accident a couple of months back.  The evening featured music from Donné Roberts, Paul Reddick, Treasa Levasseur, Harrison Kennedy, Blackburn, Bobby Dean Blackburn and an appearance by Julian Fauth, himself.

Featured on this performance with Treasa Levasseur are Jay Danley (guitar), James Thomson (bass), Paul Reddick (harmonica) and Andrew Austin (drums).

For more information on Treasa Levasseur, go to:  www.treasalevasseur.com

For more information on Julian Fauth, go to:  www.julianfauth.com

To make a donation to Julian, go to:  www.electrofi.com.

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Jack de Keyzer performs "Good Things" with the Maple Blues Band at the 2011 Maple Blues Awards in Toronto.  Maple Blues Band includes Gary Kendall (bass), Michael Fonfara (organ/piano), Teddy Leonard (guitar), Tom Bona (drums), Al Lerman (harmonica/tenor sax), Chris Whiteley (trumpet), Pat Carey (tenor sax), Chris Murphy (baritone sax).

Special thanks to Jack de Keyzer, Maples Blues Band, the Toronto Blues Society and Koerner Hall for allowing us to shoot this material.

Cameras:  Bruce Greenaway, Adam Dudzinski and Mako Funasaka

Post audio:  Tom Funasaka

For more information about Jack, go to:  www.jackdekeyzer.com

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Harrison Kennedy is featured on this podcast talking about his experiences at the Blues Foundation's 2011 International Blues Challenge held in Memphis, Tennessee.

Special thanks to Harrison Kennedy, Jay Sieleman (Blues Foundation), Mark McClune (M6), Candice Ludlow (WKNO), Andrew Galloway (Electro-Fi Records) and everyone at the International Blues Challenge.

For more information on Harrison Kennedy, go to:  www.harrisonkennedy.ca

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Tom Lavin (of the Powder Blues Band) performs "Hear That Guitar Ring" with the Maple Blues Band at the Maple Blues Awards on January 17th, 2011. The Maple Blues Band includes Tom Bona (drums), Teddy Leonard (guitar), Gary Kendal (bass), Michael Fonfara (organ), Al Lerman (sax), Pat Carey (sax), Chris Murphy (sax) and Chris Whiteley (trumpet).

For more information about Tom Lavin, go to:  www.powderblues.net

For more information about the Maple Blues Band, go to:  http://maplebluesrevue.com

For more information about the Maple Blues Awards, go to:  www.torontobluessociety.com

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Julian Fauth performs "Sorry Don't Cut No Ice" from the Electro-Fi presents Blues Piano-Rama CD.  The band features Chris Whiteley (guitar/harmonica), Bucky Berger (drums) and Victor Bateman (bass).

For more information on Julian, go to:  www.julianfauth.com

For more information on Blues Piano-Rama, go to:  www.electrofi.com.

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Johnny Max talks about his song, "I'm in Trouble" from his latest CD, "it's a long road".  This album features Johnny Max (vocals), Vince Maccarone (drums), Wayne Deadder (bass), John Findlay (guitar) and Jesse O'Brien (keyboards).  This album also features Johnny Johnson (saxophones), Steve Crowe (trumpet), Kevin Turcotte (trumpet) and Gord Myers (trombone).

To find out more about the Johnny Max Band, go to:  http://www.johnnymaxband.com.

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Smokin' Joe Kubek and Bnois King (with Coco Henderson on bass and Larry Nanny on drums) perform the title track from their latest CD, "Have Blues, Will Travel" at the Legendary El Mocambo in Toronto, Ontario.  For more information on Smokin' Joe Kubek and Bnois King, go to:  www.smokinjoekubek.com.

Special Thanks to Bruce Iglauer, Bill Giardini, Barry Edson, Gary Kendall, Bruce Greenaway, Smokin' Joe Kubek, Bnois King and everyone at the El Mocambo.

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This segment features Harmonica Shah recording his song "Every Goodbye ain't Gone" from his Electro-Fi Records album, "If all you have is a hammer, Everything looks like a nail".  Also featured in this performance are Jack de Keyzer (guitar), Julian Fauth (piano), Alec Fraser (bass) and Al Cross (drums).

For more information on Harmonica Shah, go to:  www.electrofi.com.

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Alejandra Ribera talks about what it's like for her to be on stage and perform in front of people and performs a brand new song, "Satellite'  which will be included in her upcoming CD.  This video was shot at the Audio Lab studio in Toronto.

For more information on Alejandra, go to:  http://www.alejandraribera.com

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Joe Louis Walker, Taj Mahal, Andrew Galloway, Steve Strongman and Buddy Guy share their memories of Mel Brown.  This episode features the title song from Mel Brown's new album, "Love, Lost and Found".  For more information on Mel Brown, go to:  http://www.melbrownblues.com or http://www.electrofi.com.

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Shakura S'aida talks about her decision to become a singer and performs "Mr. Right" at the Revival Club in Toronto, Canada.  This performance features Shakura S'aida (vocals), Donna Grantis (guitar), Lance Anderson (keyboards), Shamakah Ali (drums) and Steve Szirai (bass).

For more information on Shakura S'aida, go to:  http://www.shakurasaida.com.

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James Hunter performs "Don't Do Me No Favours" at a sound check during the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival.

This song features James Hunter (Guitar & Vocals), Damian Hand (Tenor Sax), Lee Badau (Baritone Sax), Jason Wilson (Double Bass), David Mason (Drums) and Kyle Koehler (Keyboards).

For more information on James Hunter, go to:  http://www.jameshuntermusic.com.

Special Thanks to James Hunter, Kimberly Guise, Pat Taylor, Anna Tom and Bruce Greenaway.

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Morgan Davis talks about the state of Blues today and performs "Tomorrow" from his "Blues Medicine" CD.

For more information about Morgan, go to:  http://www.morgandavis.com.

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David Rotundo talks about how he gets better as a musician and performs his song, "I'm into It" in this episode.  This video was one of the first music videos I produced for the original six episodes of the "Talkin' Blues" series.  Even though, it was shot back in 2001, I believe it properly captures the type of energy David brings to his live performances.

For more information on David Rotundo, please go to:  www.davidrotundo.com.

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Leon Redbone talks about what he most attributes to the level of success he has attained and performs "Polly Wolly Doodle" at Hugh's Room in Toronto.

For more information on Leon Redbone, go to: www.leonredbone.com

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Alejandra Ribera performs "My Apartment" at Hugh's Room in Toronto.  Along with Alejandra Ribera (guitar, vocals), this performance also features Joel Visentin (piano), Ben McConchie (trumpet), Charles James (bass) and Robin Pirson (drums).

For more information about Alejandra Ribera, go to:  www.alejandraribera.com

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This video is presented to celebrate the life of MEL BROWN on the first anniversary of his passing (March 20,2009), an artist, Andrew Galloway and I were both fortunate enough to work with, and who through his music, friendship and generosity transformed both our lives for the better.

Andrew Galloway
Electro-Fi Records

Mako Funasaka
Talkin' Blues Media

For more information on Mel Brown, go to:  www.melbrownblues.com

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The Jeff Healey Blues Band performs "It's only money" during the "Mess of Blues" recording sessions.  Dave Murphy talks about how that song chosen to be included on that album and what it was like to work with Jeff.  The video features Jeff Healey (guitar, bk vocals), Dave Murphy (piano, vocals), Alec Fraser (bass, bk vocals), Dan Noordermeer (guitar, bk vocals), Al Webster (drums, bk vocals) and Holger Petersen (bk vocals).

To register your nomination for Jeff Healey to receive a star on Canada's Walk of Fame, please go to: http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/nomination

For more information on Jeff Healey, go to:  http://www.jeffhealey.com

For more information on Dave Murphy, go to:  http://www.davemurphyband.com

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As a tribute to my friend, Lil' Dave Thompson, here is a video I shot during the 2005 "Got to get over you" recording session.  This video features his song, "Something Come Over Me" from that album.  This recording also features Russell Jackson (bass), John Lee (drums), Jim Boiudreau (drums) and Lil' Dave on vocals and guitar.  The album was recorded and mixed by Alec Fraser at Liquid and produced by Andrew Galloway of Electro-Fi Records.

Rest In Peace, Lil' Dave.

www.lildavethompson.com

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This episode features a couple of performances from the 2010 Maple Blues Awards held at Koerner Hall in Toronto, Canada.  The first performance is by The Twisters and features a song called "Old Skeena" written by Brandon Isaak.  The second song is "Every Temptation" performed by Paul Reddick and the Maple Blues Band.  This song was written by Paul Reddick and Colin Linden.

Special Thanks to The Toronto Blues Society, Koerner Hall, The Twisters, Paul Reddick, Northern Blues Records, Adam Dudzinski, Bruce Greenaway, Gary Kendall and everyone in the Maple Blues Band for making this episode possible.

For more information on the Maple Blues Awards - go to www.torontobluessociety.com.  Please also check out The Twisters (www.twisters.ca) and Paul Reddick (www.paulreddick.ca).

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Julian Fauth with Paul Reddick perform "Cobalt" from Julian's First Electro-Fi CD, "Songs of Vice and Sorrow".  This video was shot at Liquid in Toronto.  Paul Reddick appears courtesy of Northern Blues Music.

For more information on Julian, go to:  http://www.julianfauth.com.

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Monkey Junk talks about the International Blues Challenge and perform "Small Time Evil" at the Silver Dollar Room in Toronto, Canada.

For more information on Monkey Junk, go to:  www.monkeyjunkband.com

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Jack de Keyzer performs "II want to love you" at the Phoenix Theatre in Toronto with Paul James, Danny Marks, Jordan John, Prakash John and Al Cross.

For more information on Jack, go to:  http://www.jackdekeyzer.com.

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Episode 22 features Curtis Salgaod performing “20 Years of B.B. King” at the 2009 Blues Music Awards in Memphis.  This performance also includes Josh Fulero on guitar, Tracy Arrington on bass, Dave Fleschner on keyboards and Russ Kleiner on drums. For more information on Curtis Salgado, please go to http://www.curtissalgado.com.

The Blues Foundation’s annual Blues Music Awards recognize excellence in Blues music.   A full DVD of the 30th Blues Music Awards will be available from The Blues Foundation in the fall of 2009.  (This video podcast is not part of the Blues Music Award DVD project.)  The 2010 Blues Music Awards will be held in Memphis on May 6, 2010.  For more information on the Blues Music Awards and to become a member of the Blues Foundation, visit http://www.blues.org.

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Harry Manx performs "True to youself" at Hugh's Room in Toronto.  This song is off of Harry's brand new CD, "Bread & Buddha".  For more information on Harry Manx, go to:  www.harrymanx.com.

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Bryan Lee and the Blues Power Band perform "Blues Singer" from the CD "Katrina was her name" at the Silver Dollar Room in Toronto, Canada.  The Blues Power Band features Brent Johnson (guitar), Bill Blok (bass) and John Perkins (drums).

For more information on Bryan Lee and the Blues Power Band, go to:  http://www.braillebluesdaddy.com.

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Episode 19 features Johnny Rawls performing "Hey Baby" at the 2009 Blues Music Awards in Memphis.  This performance also includes Bruce Katz on keyboards and John McGee on guitar.   For more information on Johnny Rawls, please go to http://www.johnnyrawlsblues.com.

The Blues Foundation's annual Blues Music Awards recognize excellence in Blues music.   A full DVD of the 30th Blues Music Awards will be available from The Blues Foundation in the fall of 2009.  (This video podcast is not part of the Blues Music Award DVD project.)  The 2010 Blues Music Awards will be held in Memphis on May 6, 2010.  For more information on the Blues Music Awards and to become a member of the Blues Foundation, visit http://www.blues.org.

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This segment features Harmonica Shah recording his song "Cryin' won't help me now" from his latest Electro-Fi Records album, "If all you have is a hammer, Everything looks like a nail".  Also featured in this performance are Jack de Keyzer (guitar), Julian Fauth (piano), Alec Fraser (bass) and Al Cross (drums).

For more information on Harmonica Shah, go to:  www.electrofi.com.

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Paul Reddick performs Colin Linden's song, "John Lennon in New Orleans" with Colin, Dennis Keldie, John Dymond and Gary Craig at Hugh's Room in Toronto.  This song is available on Paul's latest album "Sugarbird" and on Colin's latest album "From The Water".

For more information, go to:  www.paulreddick.ca and/or www.colinlinden.com.

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Episode 16 features Carlos del Junco with Kevin Breit, Henry Heillig and Jorn Andersen performing "Heaven's where you'll dwell" at Hugh's Room in Toronto. "Heaven's where you'll dwell" is a song written by Canadian musician, Kevin Cook.

For more information about Carlos del Junco, go to:  www.carlosdeljuncocom

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Julian Fauth performs his song, "Roll On In" during the recording of his Juno Winning Album (In the Best Blues Album Category) "Ramblin' Son".  This video was shot at Studio 92 in Toronto.  Julian is joined by his band mates, Jay Danley (gtr) and Sam Petite (bass).

For more information on Julian Fauth, go to:  http://www.julianfauth.com

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2008 Grammy Award Winner for "Best Zydeco/Cajun Music Album", Terrance Simien provides a brief history of Zydeco Music and performs "Dance Everyday" with his band, The Zydeco Experience.  This footage was shot on the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise.

For more information on Terrance, go to:  http://www.terrancesimien.com.

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Bill Bourne performs "Open Your Hands" at Hugh's Room in Toronto.

For more information, go to http://www.billbourne.com

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Mel Brown performing "Red Cross Store" from his CD, "Blues - A Beautiful Thing".  This piece was shot at Liquid in Toronto for the Mel Brown DVD project.  In honour of this wonderful person, I hope you enjoy this video of one of my musical heros, Mr. Mel Brown.

www.melbrownblues.com

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Al Lerman talks about the origins of the band, Fathead and the band performs "Shame on Ya" recorded at Hugh's Room in Toronto.

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