We had a chance to chat with Sony Music Canada recording artist and 12x CCMA Winner Gord Bamford about his upcoming album Tin Roof. Gord is also about to embark on a cross Canada tour with label mate Joe Nichols starting April 7th so we talked a little about that to. Here is our conversation.
Gord Bamford – Heard You In A Song
Gord Bamford is set to embark on a Cross Canada tour with label mate Joe Nichols on the Certified Country Tour. We had a chance to catch up with Gord last week to talk about the tour along with the new album TIN ROOF. Here is his current single Heard You In A Song.
What’s wrong with Canadian Country Music? #MondayMusings
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.
Lovin’ or Leavin’ We’ve got a Valentines Day Playlist for you!
Wishing all of you a happy Valentine’s Day today. Whether you are lovin’ or leavin’ (or cryin’) today we’ve got a playlist setup just for you. We even made the playlists collaborative so if your favourite love, or heart-break song isn’t on the list feel free to add it, all you need to do is Follow the playlist on Spotify.
Is Country Music having an Identity Crisis? #MondayMusings
It seems more and more these days that country music is having a real identity crisis, at least that’s how it looks to someone who has really only been big into country for the last 20, or so, years.
Autumn Hill & Friends in Ontario
It was late November and Autumn Hill, Jason Benoit and River Town Saints played four shows on a quick little jaunt across Ontario with the first stop in Ottawa then off to Hamilton, Kitchener and London to close things out. Four fantastic nights of music. We were made it to three of the shows and well we all agreed that all were fantastic.
Two major tours announced with eastern Ontario stops in 2016
It was a big day for country music concert announcements especially if you live in eastern Ontario. Reigning three-time ACM Male Vocalist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year nominee Jason Aldean announced his “We Were Here Tour” and 22-time CCMA Award winner Gord Bamford along with 4-time Grammy nominee Joe Nichols announced today their co-headline “Certified Country Tour”.
Best of Canadian Country Music Celebrated in Halifax
The Maritimes went country over the last few days as the best of the best of Canadian country music invaded Halifax. The party started early in the week with numerous showcase events put on by various labels and agencies to help showcase their stars and rising stars and it all was capped off with the Canadian Country Music Association Awards, the final of which was held last night at the Scotiabank Centre and aired on CBC Television.
Manitoulin Country Fest hosting some of country’s biggest names!
Manitoulin Country Fest logo
We’ve been having a lot of discussion about Boots and Hearts over the past few weeks but there’s another country music festival happening in Ontario this weekend and Sound Check’s Mary-Rae Knapp will be on-site all weekend along with Anita James Bell who will be helping us out on the photography side of things. The festival is Manitoulin Country Fest and starting this Thursday it will play host to some of the biggest names in Canadian Country Music.
Leah Daniels, a Famous Live Band and Fireworks…Canada Day in Barrhaven
Barrhaven Canada Day
The day started on a soggy note but us Canadians aren’t afraid of a little rain which didn’t deter thousands from attending a Canada Day celebration somewhere in the country. Our choice, as a family, this year was Mattamy Homes Canada Day in Barrhaven in our former hometown of Barrhaven, Ontario (a suburb of Ottawa).
