It’s no secret that we are big fans of the folks over at Open Road Recordings from the behind the scenes people like Ron, Denny, Lindsay, Mitch as well as the amazing roster of talent. The list of talent that includes the likes of Tim Hicks, Madeline Merlo, River Town Saints, Doc Walker, The Hunter Brothers, Blackjack Billy, The Road Hammers and Dean Brody. It was a great way to kick off a Friday afternoon during CCMA Week in London.
River Town Saints steal final day of Boots and Hearts from headliners!
Four days of incredible music with world class headliners and a rising group out of the Ottawa area stole the final day of Boots and Hearts with an incredibly high energy, Main Stage worthy, show on the Front Porch Stage on Sunday afternoon.
Jason Blaine and Cold Creek County Top 4th annual CMAO Awards held Monday
TORONTO, ON – The spotlight was on Ontario’s thriving country music community Monday night as the Country Music Association of Ontario handed out the 4th Annual CMAO Awards. A standing-room-only crowd joined host Jason McCoy at the Flato Markham Theatre in Markham for an evening of accolades and performances by some of Ontario’s best and brightest stars. Presented by Slaight Music, with support from the Ontario Media Development Corporation, the award show recognized honorees in 14 categories spanning talent and industry.
Hangin’ with Jessica Mitchell
A couple weeks back I had the chance to sit down and chat with the incredible Jessica Mitchell. We talked about her new EP Hold Onto The Light and what it was like finally putting out the EP after all the hard work over the last couple years. Check it out. And be sure to grab Hold Onto The Light it might be the best 4.99 you spend this week.
Barn Burners – April 8
Another week and more tunes floating over the airwaves and another solid list for this weeks Barn Burners. There are a couple new songs that haven’t been serviced to Canadian radio yet but just thought they were too good not too share. So here they are…
Four Chords and The Truth
The Dakota Confessions
Manitoulin Country Fest adds Blackjack Billy to 10th Anniversary Lineup
Our friends at Manitoulin’s Country 100.7 The Island announced the final piece of the lineup for this summer’s special 10th Anniversary of Manitoulin Country Fest which takes place August 4-7 in Little Current, Ontario on Manitoulin Island.
Photographers Top 10 Images
So we asked all our Photographers to take am minute and submit what they felt was there best 15 shots and we would scale it down to their top 10 from there… We are so thankful for these folks. They make our pages come alive. What is YOUR favourite shot of 2015… Share it over on our Facebook Page
Corey’s Top 21 Country Songs of 2015
Over the last couple weeks I have seen a few top 10/20/25 songs of 2015 running around my Facebook / Twitter Pages. I thought to myself, I have listened to a boat load of music this year and should give you my top 21 Country Songs of 2015. So here it is. Oh… and please don’t be shy. Follow us on Twitter & Facebook! And leave a comment below on what your top 3 songs of 2015 would be. #BuckleUp..
Ones to Watch in 2016
I get asked on a regular basis who I think is going to make the next big step and start getting some great opening gigs. It’s really not that easy. With the politics in the music business sometimes the one with all the talent doesn’t win out. But I can tell you the 10 artists listed below are all SUPER talented and have a great shot at making that next big step or maybe have already started that journey in 2015.
