With another year of Juno’s in the history books the thought occurred to me last night that, well for one, Canadian Country Music is not very well represented at the awards that are supposed to represent the best of Canada and, for two, Canadian Country is all but absent on the international scene, or at least south of the border.
Fans eager to welcome Garth Brooks back to Ottawa after 19 year absence!
Anticipation ran high in Canada’s Capital since it was announced that the best selling solo artist in US history, Garth Brooks, would be making his return to the city for the first time in 19 years this past January. The wait came to an end on Friday as thousands of fans descended on the Canadian Tire Centre for the first of 4 shows.
Barn Burners – April 2nd
Wow… What a week so much great music graced my eardrums this week. I have got it down to the 4 that really made the most sense to share so here they are.
Halifax Fans Delighted with Johnny Reid
Country music fans in Halifax came together at the Scotiabank Centre to see Fan Favorite Johnny Reid. I left plenty early to get parking but as approached the downtown core area I came face on with traffic backed with fans going to the show.
Tim Hicks to headline country night at North Bay’s Summer in the Park
Another lineup announcement for one of our favourite smaller festivals in Northern Ontario. North Bay’s Summer in the Park announced the lineup for the annual event’s country night July 30.
What’s your favourite Garth Brooks Album?
It’s finally time for the long awaited Garth Brooks weekend in Ottawa. Seeing as they had so much fun in Hamilton last weekend we figured we’d start things off with a little poll.
Metallica’s James Hetfield going country?
When I first read that Metallica founder and frontman James Hetfield was leaving the band and going country I was honestly surprised but then it occurred to me that there have been plenty of rockers that made the leap before him so it’s not that far of a stretch.
Scotty James – Still – Mason Jar Session
A couple weeks back we had the opportunity to have Waterloo native and emerging country artist Scotty James join us for a Mason Jar Session. His first cut from that session is his soon to be released Still. Love to hear what you think.
JJ Shiplett – Mason Jar Session – Higher Ground
A couple weeks back we had a chance to have emerging artist JJ Shiplett sit down and do an interview & Mason Jar Session with us in Kitchener while on tour with Johnny Reid. Here is JJ performing Higher Ground for our Mason Jar Sessions. If you like what you hear be sure to head over and grab JJ’s EP over on iTunes.
Garth Weekend Festivities in Hamilton!
Recipe for an awesome party? Cold beer, great music, free admission. Hell yeah! Why wouldn’t you?
