6 MapleBlues January 2016 www.tor<strong>on</strong>tobluessociety.com Tyler Yarema <str<strong>on</strong>g>plays</str<strong>on</strong>g> Fat City Blues, 890 College St, every Thursday and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Reservoir Lounge, 52 Wellingt<strong>on</strong> St E, every Tuesday and Saturday,
LOOSE BLUES NEWS c<strong>on</strong>t’d from p 5 Get out and support live blues whenever you can and hopefully more new venues will appear Musicians Take Note: Banjo-meister Jayme St<strong>on</strong>e, who has been called "The most organized musician <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> planet" will be sharing his wealth of knowledge at a workshop called "How to Book Yourself Without an Agent.” It will take place at Small World Music <str<strong>on</strong>g>Centre</str<strong>on</strong>g>, 180 Shaw Street in Tor<strong>on</strong>to Tuesday, January 12, 7:30 – 9:30pm. This two-hour workshop is designed <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> independent musicians looking to take <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> next step in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir career. Jayme is a <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>mer client and student of TBS prez, Derek Andrews. The fee is $100 be<str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>e January 1 and $120 after January 1. To register, please send payment to PayPal.Me/jaymest<strong>on</strong>e or an Interac transfer to jayme@jaymest<strong>on</strong>e.com. New Blues Radio Show: Swear to Tell <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Truth: <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Blues and Rhythm Show is now playing <strong>on</strong> CFMU-FM, 99.3, Hamilt<strong>on</strong>. The show is also available <strong>on</strong>line at cfmu. msumcmaster.ca. Each show is available to stream or download <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> four weeks after its air-date. The program airs Tuesdays from 1:00pm-2:30pm. Host C.M. Compt<strong>on</strong> writes, "The program covers blues and rhythm & blues but also includes a fair commitment to gospel and soul, especially where <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se musics c<strong>on</strong>nect to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> blues traditi<strong>on</strong>. The focus of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> program is historical. We cover mostly African American blues in what Paul Oliver called <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Segregati<strong>on</strong> Era but we also cover blues selectively up to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> present day. A lot of our shows have feature segments or are full-length specials." They have a blog at www.sweartotell<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>truth.org which provides advance notice about each week's program <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> night be<str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> show. Gill Deac<strong>on</strong>, host of Here and Now <strong>on</strong> CBC Radio One weekdays from 3-6pm will host <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Maple Blues Awards gala <strong>on</strong> January 18th at Koerner Hall. If you've still got <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Christmas Spirit: Kellylee Evans is a mega-talent <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Canadian jazz scene although she sure can sing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> blues as will attest any<strong>on</strong>e who has seen <strong>on</strong>e of her appearances at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Women's Blues Revue. Last m<strong>on</strong>th she suffered a c<strong>on</strong>cussi<strong>on</strong> and is <strong>on</strong> indefinite bed rest in keeping with a doctor’s order. A crowdfunding campaign was launched <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> morning of Christmas Eve to help her through this rough patch. By early Boxing Day evening, Cape Bret<strong>on</strong>'s John Campbelljohn, with three MBA nominati<strong>on</strong>s, will provide some of his high-energy blues, Maritime style, at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Maple Blues Awards gala M<strong>on</strong>day, January 18 at Koerner Hall <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> campaign had raised almost $24,000 toward a goal of $30,000. Funds go directly to Evans, a 40-year-old single mo<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r of three, to cover her expenses <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> groceries, shelter and medical needs. In 2010, her tribute to vocal legend Nina Sim<strong>on</strong>e, w<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Juno Award <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> vocal jazz album of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> year. In 2013 she released a hip-hop-inspired album, I Remember When. In June 2013, Evans was struck by lightning during a freak accident. She was standing in fr<strong>on</strong>t of her kitchen window during an electrical storm, with her bare feet <strong>on</strong> a c<strong>on</strong>crete floor and a wet sp<strong>on</strong>ge in her hands. The sp<strong>on</strong>ge made c<strong>on</strong>tact with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> kitchen sink, and apparently <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> lightning travelled through <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> plumbing and hit her. Two days after that accident, Evans experienced heart palpitati<strong>on</strong>s, headaches and weakness <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> left side of her body. She used a wheelchair after <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> accident, and if she tired, her voice could slur. “My circuits got scrambled,” she said. Doctors said <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>n that she could tour as l<strong>on</strong>g as she took it easy but after this latest incident she has been <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>ced to cancel all tour dates and has been instructed to be <strong>on</strong> bed rest indefinitely. If you've met Kellylee through her music or if you were lucky enough to get to know her pers<strong>on</strong>ally, you will want to help. The crowdfunding campaign can be found at: https://www.gofundme.com/y4g7tyf8 www.tor<strong>on</strong>tobluessociety.com MapleBlues January 2016 7
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