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Wednesday, 15 February 2017 17:03

Brea Lawrenson

Ottawa Valley's Brea Lawrenson captures emotions and stories in her music that have put her on the charts several times in the last five years.  Her success is further punctuated with appearances at fairs and festivals (Kemptville Live Music Festival, Ottawa Bluesfest, Boots & Hearts, Cavendish Beach Music Festival and Havelock Country Jamboree) where she shares stages with many well established artists. Her full band show is backed by Ottawa Valley’s popular band doubleBack – Brea & The BOIs have a stellar festival show that mixes old with new and will have you dancing in the aisles!

Brea continues to rack up some impressive feats while retaining her status as an independent artist.  With her continued success, she’s leading the charge for indie artists in Canadian Country Music today. Travelling frequently to Nashville to write and record, Brea released her #Brealieve CD May 2015, and was nominated for CMAO Rising Star, Female Artist of The Year, and Songwriter of the Year.   Fast forward to July 2018 - She's back with another power album "DEMONS" featuring those signature crystalline vocals.   The album hits home with personal stories and feelings that range from self-doubt to triumphant self- confidence.   Brea’s small-venue solo acoustic show will mesmerise you with her performance and sheer soulful vocals.

Tuesday, 14 February 2017 15:36

Angelique Francis

Angelique Francis is a versatile and exceptionally gifted young musician from Ottawa with talent that is way beyond her years. This multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist, singer song writer and composer has played some of the biggest venues across Canada and the USA. Angelique first took to the stage at age 7 and made her American national television debut at age 13 on the Oprah Network, for writing and composing an original theme song for the Gayle King show. She has an insatiable appetite for many different kinds of music, and has wowed audiences across the globe with her stage presence, instrumentals, song writing abilities and her deep textured vocals. She is known for her eclectic mix of various musical genres including Blues, Soul, folk, Jazz and Rock. Her diversity, passion and love of music can be heard in all of her original compositions.

Over the past few years Angelique has risen through the ranks of the Blues/ Soul and roots music scene at warp speed. After a cross Canada search she was selected top 6 emerging Blues artist for the Toronto Blues Society showcase, and was later chosen to represent the blues society at the International Blues Challenge In Memphis Tennessee. Angelique was also nominated for a Stingray Rising Star Award by Ottawa CityFolk Music Festival (Marvest) and was one of the winners of the Canada’s Walk of Fame RBC Emerging Artist initiative. 

Friday, 10 February 2017 08:31

Burton Cummings

Few artists have achieved the level of public success and critical acclaim that Burton Cummings has enjoyed in a dazzling career spanning more than forty years. Whether as lead singer and songwriter with the Guess Who,  or on his own, Burton Cummings has amassed more hit records than just about any other Canadian performer in history.His voice has been rated among the finest in rock music. 

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As a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, Canadian Walk of Fame, Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame, Prairie Music Hall of Fame, six-time Juno Award winner, recipient of the Order of Canada, the Order of Manitoba, the Governor-General’s Performance Arts Award, 22 SOCAN Awards and several BMI (Broadcast Music Industry) awards for over 1 million airplays of his songs, Burton Cummings is one of the most celebrated rock artists in Canadian music history. With the Guess Who he earned the first US platinum album by a Canadian artist, and on his own the first quadruple platinum Canadian-produced album. Altogether Burton has earned some 80 platinum and gold record awards. Recently, the best-selling book The 100 Top Canadian Singles ranked American Woman the greatest Canadian single of all time. He also enjoys a world-wide stature shared by only a select few Canadian artists.
The consummate artist, performer and professional, Burton possesses an extraordinary gift for entertaining.  As a concert draw, he is second to none delighting audiences from 10 to 10,000. His most recent album, 2008’s critically-acclaimed Above The Ground, was his first ever to feature all original songs by Burton. Fans and critics alike glowed with superlatives citing the album as his best work in decades.  Canadian rock music royalty, Burton Cummings remains at the top of his game as an unrivaled singer, songwriter and recording

Thursday, 02 February 2017 08:38

Rory Block

Today, after more than twenty highly acclaimed releases and five Blues Music Awards, Block is at the absolute height of her creative powers, bringing a world full of life lessons to bear on what she calls “a total celebration of my beloved instrument and best friend, the guitar.”

Heralded as “a living landmark” (Berkeley Express), “a national treasure” (Guitar Extra), and “one of the greatest living acoustic blues artists” (Blues Revue), Rory Block has committed her life and her career to preserving the Delta blues tradition and bringing it to life for 21st century audiences around the world. A traditionalist and an innovator at the same time, she wields a fiery and haunting guitar and vocal style that redefines the boundaries of acoustic blues and folk. The New York Times declared: “Her playing is perfect, her singing otherworldly as she wrestles with ghosts, shadows and legends.”

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