The Big Groove Blues and Roots Show
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The BG Show - Chris Antonik Special 2013
An excellent interview this week with one of Canadas best- a true rising star in Canadian Blues. The new Chris Antonik album is called Better For You and The Big Groove Guy is spinning tracks from the album, along with some great insights from the bluesman himself. I truly enjoyed putting this one hour special together. Check it out!
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The BG Show- Mothers Day Special.. featuring Sunday...
A Mothers Day Special Edition of The Big Groove this week, as we celebrate the release of The Blues Women International-- Hopsons Sessions Live. Recorded at the Former Hopsons Plantation in Clarksdale Mississippi, over a highly energetic and productive two day period, this compilation is the first to ever feature an ALL female rhythm section backing a stellar lineup of ALL female vocalists. A historic event. The Big Groove Guy interviewed Canadas Sunday Wilde, the only Canadian to take part...
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The BG Show- Dedicated to The Memory of Richie Havens
We lost a giant of The Woodstock Generation this week, with the passing of Richie Havens. His opening set at Woodstock literally saved the festival from literally descending into chaos. Hear some of his insights at the top of this weeks show plus the classic career defining moment that cemented his legacy. We also pay tribute to Steve Strongman for his recent Juno for Blues Recording of The Year and look ahead to the coming Pender Harbour Blues Festival. Jim Byrnes and David Vest are two of...
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BG Show April 19 2013 Complete (The BG CHLY Fund Drive...
Community radio has become THE source for truly original, modern and diverse sounds and opinions.... away from the mainstream, perhaps, but so so vital to getting the sounds and messages out UNFILTERED! The backbone of all this, belongs to the volunteers who give up their time, week after week, to follow their passion and work with other like minded lovers of community radio. The Big Groove Radio Show would not be possible without these volunteers. But the reality is, it needs resources re:...
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BG Show April 5 2013 Complete
More Rule Breakers and Rule Makers in this weeks mix. The Delta Saints are back in the mix, along with The Cash Box Kings, Alabama Shakes, Dustin Pittsley, Ben Brown and Mojo Juju. From Canada: catl., Firebelly and Shane Philip…. all the bands reshaping the roots and roots/blues landscape…. Colin Linden who has had such a major hand in growing the roots scene, both as a producer and artist, has a new live album out and is in the mix. And from the West Coast… Sabrina Weeks Swing Cat Bounce...
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BG Show March 29 2013 Complete
Its all about The Groove and The Move in this weeks mix. A virtual RB, Garage, Surf… Swagger drenched dance floor launched from The Shack. Just try not to move to these grooves led off by Mr. Excitement Jackie Wilson and retooled in the Garage by The Woggles. Brother Dege, The Delta Saints, Ira Walker, The Billy Bats, The Muddy Sons…. Modern High Energy Swamp and Roots…. a new edge… and direction for the show? And the great Tab Benoit fits in nicely. as well. A sound complimented well with...
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The BG Show March 22 2013 Complete
New sounds out of Nashville to kick off The BG Show this week. The Delta Saints mine the same roots streams as Alabama Shakes and Gary Clarke Jr. An EXCELLENT sound for The Big Groove Mix. A very very heavy Canadian presence in this edition from Bill Johnson, Chris Antonik, David Gogo, Harpdog Brown, Sunday Wilde and Al Lerman and Layla Zoe…. plus an … epic track from the new Harry Manx album. Mojo Juju (Australia) is in the mix, as well as a true classic blues back to back featuring Elmore...
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BG Show March 15 2013 Complete - For Alvin Lee
As much as in the moment as possible, in putting together the mix this week. Skyping.. and facebooking… and emailing…. all in one frantic morning as the playlist took shape. A lot of fun, like working several phones at the same time. In the end, it was playing chess with the blues until these fine modern edgy sounds took shape into a fine mix and flow. From Canada we have new Chris Antonik, Scott McCord The Bonafide Truth, Steve Mud Dog Sainas and The Sunshine Coasts own Skye Wallace Working...
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BG Show March 8 2013 Complete
A full meal stew of blues, roots and rock this week, kicking off with a full throttle attack from The Stooges and some epic vinyl rock, dripping in RB, from… Little Steven The Disciples of Soul (AKA Miami Steve Van Zandt). Plus, PLENTY of Canadian Blues grooves from John Pippus, The Mackenzie Blues Band, Suzie Vinnick and The West Coasts own, The Blue Voodoo. We travel to Seattle for Rafael Tranquilino, Oklahoma for Dustin Pittsley and to San Francisco for another preview track from the...
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BG Show Poppa Dawg Halisheff Interview Special (Repeat)
A Special encore presentation of The Big Groove Interview with Rick Poppa Dawg Halisheff.... recorded in October 2012, shortly after his win at The IBC Challenge in Vancouver. Poppa Dawg did The White Rock Blues Society proud in Memphis, and this Special is well worth another listen. Do The Do
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The BG Show Sunday Wilde Special
This week, a new BG Show From The Shack Special featuring Sunday Wilde, out of Northern Ontario. Sunday talks about her recent trip to Clarksdale, Mississippi to take part in The All woman Blues Revue Project. Very cool. Plus we talk about her new album He Gave Me A Blue Nightgown and the challenges of reaching a wider global audience while living and recording in a remote setting. Plus, in the second set, BRAND NEW! Preview tracks from forthcoming albums by Harry Manx and Chris Antonik. All...
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BG Show February 8 2013 Complete
Three albums continue residency in The Big Groove Mix: The John Pippus Band - Howl At The Moon The Coyote Kings w Mush - Nasty Habits Dirty Tricks The Marwills - Marwill ST Plus: Tracks from the winners at this years IBCs from Selwyn Birchwood and Little G Weevil Also! An amazing haunting, acoustic preview track from the upcoming album 13 from San Franciscos Ben Brown And... a cool shoutout to my friends in The UK on The Southwest Facebookers and Beyond (I must part of be the beyond!) All...
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BG Show February 1 2013 Complete
After exhaling from a month of The Maple Blues Series.... its great to get some new West Coast Grooves into the mix. New Coyote Kings out of Washington State; some cool east/west fusion on a track from Oregons Jerry Zybach; music out of Vancouver from The Ted Mcdonald Band, The John Pippus Band, and the deepest live Harp work from Harpdog Brown, recorded last November at The FanClub. Also transplanted Sunshine Coasters, The Marwills, now working out of Ontario (But maintaining a Sunshine...
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The BG Maple Blues Awards Series 2013 Part 4
The finale of The Maple Blues Series featuring the winners in Male and Female Vocal, Electric and Acoustic Act, Entertainer of The Year and Recording of The Year. Plus all the nominees and the winner in Best New Artist. And we close with a great live track from Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Matt Minglewood. This IS The Canadian Blues Scene at its best! Do The Do
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The BG Maple Blues Awards 2013 Series Part 3
Its The Best of The Best in Part 3 of The Maple Blues Series. Triple Shots from all the nominees for Recording Of The Year at this years Maple Blues Awards: Steve Strongman (A Natural Fact) The Harpoonist The Axe Murderer (Checkered Past) Shakura SAida (Time) Treasa Levasseur (Broad) Paul Reddick (Wishbone) All back to back to back in one jam packed groovy hour. The Big Groove Guy presses play... and gets out of the way.... Playlist At: www.thebiggroove.org Do The Do
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The BG Maple Blues Awards 2013 Series Part 2
In the second of the four part series, The Big Groove Guy looks at all the Nominees for Male and Female Vocal at the 2013 Maple Blues Awards. What a lineup of Canadian Blues Voices ! Do The Do
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The BG Maple Blues Awards 2013 Series Part 1
This is it! The Big Groove starts The New Year with a bang as we celebrate the very best in Canadian Blues... all month long. Its the annual Big Groove Maple Blues Series highlighting all the nominees at this years Maple Blues Awards, being held at Koerner Hall in Toronto on January 21st, 2013. In Part One of the Four Part Series...its the nominees for Best Electric and Best Acoustic Acts. Anthony Gomes, JW Jones, MonkeyJunk, Steve Strongman and Paul Reddick head the Electric Nominees, while...
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The Big Groove 2012 Year End Special
The Big Groove Year End Special! Perhaps the world really did end on December 21st... How else to explain how DISCO has somehow managed to get inside The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Do they not remember the armed camps, the pitched battles between The Disco Ducks and The Rockers during the 1970s? No prisoners were taken in this epic vinyl battle for the airwaves and dance floors. Rock eventually reemerged but it was horribly weakened.... never really recaptured its past glory. Whats next?...
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The Big Groove Christmas Special 2012 Complete
A fun mix from The Big Groove Guy this week! Very loose.... very fluid.... but festive! Christmas 2012 . In between shout outs to so many people who have helped grow The Big Groove this year, I have Hank Ballard, Koko Taylor, Shemekia Copeland, Freddy King, John Lee Hooker and...Bob Dylan yes! Plus a full Canadian slate featuring Colin James, David Gogo, Big Dave McLean, Shakura SAida and a breathtaking version of Silent Night by Matt Andersen. Plus a cool acoustic instrumental from The...
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BG Show December 14 2012 Complete
In the mix, a track in honour of well loved Vancouver musician Tony Robertson who passed away in December. He will be sadly missed. Thanks to another loved and respected Vancouverite, Steve Kozak, who helped find a lost nugget from Tonys Vaquero album Boogieman from 1997. Also, brand new Jack De Keyzer from Electric Love Plus several tracks flowing down the Americana roots blues stream from Alabama Shakes, JJ Grey, The Cash Box Kings, Tab Benoit, Dustin Pittsley and Canadas Sunday Wilde....
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BG Show December 7 2012 Complete
To help celebrate The Big Groove Radio Show being added to the Kansas City Online Radio (KCOR) lineup, The Big Groove Guy dedicates an entire hour to the music of Jimi Hendrix, who would have just turned 70 years old. Two rare Jimi nuggets bookend the show, separating an excellent eclectic playlist of covers including a cool piece from The Some X 6 Band and a monster rocker from fellow Vancouver artist, Jason Buie. John Mayer and the psychedelic church of Eddie Turner are in the mix, as well...
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BG Show November 30 2012 Complete
Long John Baldry leads off this edition of the show. In December 1970, two young former proteges of Long John, took him into a New York studio in an attempt to revive a career that had completely come off the rails. The two men produced one side each of the album It Aint Easy. The result was an outstanding album that should be in any blues collection. Can you guess who the two future rock superstars were? An almost all Canadian mix this week with new Neil Young Crazy Horse, James Buddy...
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BG Show November 23 2012 Complete
The Women take centre stage on The Big Groove Radio Show this week. We kick off with three of the six excellent vocalists performing at this weeks 26th Annual Womens Blues Revue at Torontos Massey Hall. Saidah Baba Talibah, Angel Forrest and BCs Sabrina Weeks fit perfectly in The Big Groove Mix. Later, new music fromTeresa James The Rhythm Tramps, as well as, Sunday Wilde help close out the show. In between, blues and roots collide with Kelly Joe Phelps, Garrick Davis, JJ Grey, MonkeyJunk...
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BG Show November 16 2012 Complete
Cool grooves from just three of the bands heading to The International Blues Challenge in Memphis next January. More to follow! We kick it with Poppa Dawg, BCs rep. for the event, Israels Ori Naftaly, and Oregons The Muddy Sons.... All heading to Memphis. Also in the mix... another track featuring Kid Ramos, this time with one of his recent projects, The 44s out of California. Benefits are happening all around North America to help him with his fight against cancer. Checkout some excellent...
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BG Show Remembrance Day Special 2012
The first set of The Big Groove is, naturally, themed for Remembrance Day. Al Stewarts epic Roads To Moscow opens the set, and Ronnie Earls achingly personal account of The Holocaust, complete with some of the most emotional guitar work you are ever going to hear, finishes the set off with Child Of A Survivor. In between, we have Donovan, John Mayall and Canadas own son Roberts with an ode to the fallen at Vimy Ridge. Set two includes more Kid Ramos, this time live with The Mannish Boys,...
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BG Show November 2 2012 Complete
The Sunshine Coasts own Deanna Cartea leads off with a very cool haunting roots groove off of her 2012 CD Open Road. What a sound. The playlist is full of brand new tracks to the mix from Nashvilles The Cold Stares, NYs one man blues and harp of Adam Gussow, cool sounds from Reverend Paytons Big Damn Band, and Englands Big Voice on the scene; Ian Siegal and The Mississippi Mudbloods. We also have Thunder Bays most recent entrant into The IBCs; Tracy K and some excellent local blues from...
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The BG Show Poppa Dawg Interview Special
The Big Groove Interview with Poppa Dawg conducted shortly after his win at The Vancouver Blues Challenge. Poppa Dawg now represents B.C. at The International Blues Challenge in Memphis, next January 2013. An excellent first set which also includes several tracks from his latest release What You Got. A great listen. In the second set, brand new tracks from Ira Walker and Ben Brown, both from The San Francisco Bay Area, as well as new horn driven grooves from Torontos Scott McCord The...
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BG Show October 12 2012 - Ode To Nick Curran
Had to rework the opening this week because of the sad passing of Nick Curran at just 35 years of age. My own monologue and tribute to an artist with an ability to forge early rock, blues, garage and punk into an amazing modern yet retro sound designed to be played at max volume. So much potential lost to cancer. The blues community mourns. Catch the playlist for all the links to the artists at: www.thebiggroove.org
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The Big Groove Rodney Dranfield Interview Part 2
Part Two of The Big Groove Interview with Rodney Dranfield, President of The White Rock Blues Society. In this edition he talks about the beginnings of The Society.... the ongoing relationship between the blues and radio... and about the excellent west coast tour of Canadian bluesman, JW Jones. A great segment which includes three tracks from JWs latest CD, Seventh Hour Plus some envelope pushing blues tracks in the second set that take you right to the edge of the modern scene. New Shemekia...
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The BG Rodney Dranfield Interview Part 1
This week features an opening set interview with Rodney Dranfield, President of The White Rock Blues Association. The WRBS sponsored The 2012 Vancouvers Best Blues Challenge to choose who will go to The IBCs in Memphis in January. A great listen. In set two, The Big Groove Guy runs through the nominees for Best Blues Recording at this years Breakout West- Western Canadian Music Awards. Do The Do
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BG Show Summer Retrospective Special 2012
As we head into fall, its a great time to look back on some of the excellent grooves that made it into the mix in the summer of 2012. Not a complete list! On no! Could only fit so much into a one hour show, but it gives a nice overview of what The Big Groove Canadian Heavy Sound is all about. From Canadians like Danny Marks, catl, Paul Reddick, The Harpoonist The Axe Murderer, and The Some X 6 Band to International grooves from Bonnie Raitt, Janiva Magness, The Muddy Sons and Claudio Spadi....
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The Big Groove Best of Vancouver Blues Special
How about some West Coast Blues at its best! The Princeton Pub and Grill in Vancouver, in association with The White Rock Blues Society, is hosting the 2012 Vancouver Best of Blues Competition to see who will represent Vancouver at The International Blues Challenge in Memphis, in January 2013. This weeks Big Groove Mix brings all the competitors your way in the exact order that they will perform at The Princeton Pub on September 22nd. Do The Do
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BG Show September 7 2012 Complete
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The BG Show August 31 2012 Complete
Kicking off with brand new Corey Lueck The Smoke Wagon Blues Band out of Hamilton Ontario.. As summer is slowly winding down, Im featuring music from two Festivals happening this weekend. The 31st annual Sunshine Music Festival in Powell River B.C. features some excellent world class roots and Im featuring three bands that enter the roots intersection into the blues: Bosephus King and The Matinee from Vancouver, and The Murder Mouse Blues Band, all the way from Australia. Plus we listen to...
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BG Show August 24 2012 Complete
Great lead off with Sabrina Weeks Swing Cat Bounce bringing her jump Swing blues to the show. The rest of the first set dissolves into a grungy chunky mess of raw, modern blues grooves featuring Canadas Some x 6 Band and catl, plus Oregons two man blues destruction of The Muddy Sons... and Washington States Wired. Totally works. Set two includes live JJ Grey and Mofro, new Paul Reddick and a gorgeous lost classic from Derek The Dominos before bringing it back home with Sunday Wilde out of...
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BG Show August 17 2012 Complete
The Big Groove Guy is finally back with new grooves for The Groovement. Bonnie Raitt leads off with an amazing cover of Bob Dylans Million Miles. Look for Canadian Blues from Layla Zoe, Guitar Mikey The Real Thing, The Sunshine Coasts own Nir Blu, Vancouver Islands David Vest covering a true RB HERO of mine- Big Joe Turner, and Ottawas Al Wood The Woodsmen who take us out with some slow slow smoke. A real harp led cooker from his new album Right On Cue. Plus lots more including a track from...
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BG Show From The Shack #4 - Michelle Bramlett (Delaney...
Michelle Bramlett is the daughter of Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett. Delaney and Bonnie were major influences on the careers of George Harrison, Eric Clapton and many more late sixties/early seventies musicians. In this 2011 interview you will get an amazing history lesson via the eyes and ears of a young Michelle who had a front row seat at some of the seminal moments in rock. She watched Delaney teach George Harrison how to play slide. Delaney worked with Clapton on developing his vocals. All...
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BG Show From The Shack Special #4 - Monkeyjunk
With wins at The Junos for Best Blues Album and success at The Blues Music Awards an The Maple Blues... Monkeyjunk is at the forefront of The Canadian Modern Blues Scene. Checkout this weeks From The Shack Special, originally aired in 2011. And dont forget to visit The Big Groove Radio Show Fanpage on Facebook and let everyone know what you think! Do The Do
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BG Show From The Shack Special #3 - Harpdog Brown
The third in The From The Shack Series features Harpdog Brown, coming to The Sunshine Coast on July 21st at The Gibsons Legion with his full Bloodhound Band. This interview from June 2010 centres around his tour with Graham Guest in support of their album Naturally. Plus some great historical notes as Harpdog lays out his biggest musical influences. Another great show! Checkout Harpdogs Facebook page for more information Excellent blues right here on The Sunshine Coast Do The Do
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The Big Groove From The Shack Retrospective Special #2 -...
The second in The Retrospective Series featuring Chris Antonik, first aired on June 17 2011. All July, The Big Groove Guy is airing the best interviews From The Shack Next week look for Harpdog Brown Do The Do
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BG Show: From The Shack Special #1 - David Gogo
The first From The Shack Series Special features an interview with David Gogo from March 21st 2010. Gogo was on tour with his then new album, Different Views and Im bringing back the interview and all the excellent tracks from that show All summer long The Big Groove Guy is bringing your way, some of the best interviews..... From The Shack Enjoy
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The BG Show Thunder Bay Blues Festival Special
To help celebrate The Big Groove Guys addition to CILU Radio (Thunder Bay), this week is chalk full of music from artists and bands coming to The Thunder Bay Blues Festival: July 6th through the 8th. How about a set of The Tedeschi-Trucks Band, Jonny Lang, Sonny Landreth, Joe Louis Walker, Sass Jordan, Monkeyjunk and more. ALL in the mix this week. Checkout www.tbayblues.ca for all the latest info from The Festival Do The Do... at The Lakehead
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BG Show June 22 2012 Complete
This week, spotlighting a very worthwhile event: The Benefit Concert for Cathy Davis and her daughter, who is in serious condition at St. Pauls Hospital in Vancouver. The benefit will be held at The Front Street Grill in Nanaimo on Sunday afternoon, June 24th from 6-9 PM. For all the details check out http://www.featherstonesolutions.com/cathydavis.html I have a track from Cathy Davis The Greynotes as well as Glen Foster, who will also be performing. Also in the show: new Steve Strongman,...
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BG Show June 15 2012 Complete
Opening monologue contains a forty year old piece of Mennie Family lore of our 1971 contact with The Queen. Yes! But it did NOT go as expected. No! LOL First time adds from Vancouvers Rick Taylor, and New Orleans keyboard master Mitch Woods, who closed down The Pender Harbour Blues Festival, as well as new tacks from John Lee Sanders, The Harpoonist The Axe Murderer, live Harpdog Brown and The Bloodhounds, and Shane Philip. Ill also look BACK at the 45th anniversary of the 1967 Monterey Pop...
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BG Show June 8 2012 Complete
aaaahhhh Florence. Freshly returned from Florence, Italy and ready to bring fresh blues and roots (and maybe a few tourist tales) your way this week. Check out the lead track from Florence Italys own, Claudio Spadi. A memorable experience listening to him on The Ponte Vecchio Bridge. Plus new grooves from Joe Bonamassa, Seasick Steve, and Canadas Steve Strongman. Email your thoughts to biggrooveguy@me.com Do The Do
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The 2012 Pender Harbour Blues Special
The other half of the EXCELLENT weekend of blues coming to The Sunshine Coast June 1-3 2012. The Upper Sunshine Coast has The Powell River Blues Festival while the Lower Coast has a great weekend of its own. Listen to The Big Groove Guy sample all the great artists coming to Pender this June.
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The 2012 Powell River Blues Festival Special!
All the artists coming to The 2nd Annual Powell River Blues Festival. An excellent mix of local, regional, national and Northwest blues talent coming to The Garden Beach Resort and Marina on the beautiful Powell River waterfront June 1-3 . Checkout the playlist at www.thebiggroove.org Do The Do
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BG Show May 11 2012 Complete
Celebrating the anniversary of the classic Jackie Brenston cut Rocket 88. It entered the RB charts in May 1951 and The Big Groove Guy makes a compelling argument why it is truly the very first Rock and Roll Single. Plus an opening set of several tracks that keep that sound alive. In the second set... nothing but new tracks from CATL, Some X 6 Band, Shakura Saida, Janiva Magness, Soul Stack and more. And mixed in there, a local HARD driven track from The Sunshine Coasts own Sinmobile. This...
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Hornby Island Blues Workshop 2012 Special
Music from all the artist/instructors coming to The 2012 Hornby Island Blues Workshop, May 7th through May 11th on Beautiful Hornby Island on The West Coast of BC. It is a whos who of the best of The Canadian Blues Scene. Checkout the website at www.hornby-blues.bc.ca Do The Do
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Canadian Cancer Society - Daffodil Day Special
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BG Show April 20 2012 Complete
Tributes to Levon Helm of The Band, and Andrew Love, one half of the seminal 60s soul section, The Memphis Horns. Plus, we set up some of the excellent live blues concerts around Vancouver this week.
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BG Show - Return To Walla Walla!
Checking out some of the excellent bands that played the recent Walla Walla Guitar Festival in Washington State. How about a set of The Coyote Kings, The Wired, Sammy Eubanks, Randy Oxford, The Wasteland Kings and Junkyard Jane? Northwest Blues at its best! Plus a set of several first listens of Canadian blues for the show from Al Wood The Woodsmen, Adam Karsh, The Some X 6 Band, The Don Peterson Project and Bill Bourne, to go with Big Groove Faves Catl. and Ray Bonneville. Playlist at:...
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The BG Show 2012 Juno Awards Special
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BG Show March 30 2012 Complete
One of the coolest and haunting Johnny Cash covers that youll ever hear is in the mix from Vancouvers Head Of The Herd. Plus a new rocker from Jimmy Bowskill than mashes nicely with Buddy Guy. More new music from The latest JW Jones CD Seventh Hour plus the usual grooviest blues mix in the world courtesy of The Big Groove Guy Do The Do
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BG Show March 23 2012 Complete
Brand new music from JW Jones, definitely one of Canadas finest bluesmen. Plus another new track from the forthcoming Catl album, local and regional music from Nir Blu and The Harpoonist The Axe Murder.... and a cool triple shot from Harpdog Brown, Kenny Blues Boss Wayne and Brandon Isaak who will perform together as part of a triple CD release party at The Rhumba Room in White Rock BC on March 24th. Well mark the 40th anniversary of The Allman Brothers classic Eat A Peach and well close out...
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BG Show March 9 2012 Complete
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BG Show Walla Walla Guitar Festival - Robin Barrett...
The Big Groove Guy interviews Robin Barrett, organizer of first ever Walla Walla Guitar Festival. An excellent sampler of many of the great roadhouse blues grooves coming out of Oregon and Washington State. All the info on the festival can be found at www.wallawallaguitarfestival.com Checkout the playlist at: www.thebiggroove.org
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BG Show February 24 2012 Complete
Leading off with a preview of this weekends The New Orleans Ball and Dance being held right here in Pender Harbour on The Sunshine Coast and featuring the dynamic trio of Gary Comeau, Tim Hearsey and Chris Nordquist as the unvail their new project together: Cannery Row. The lead off track is from their forthcoming album. Also, a lead off track from Torontos CATL, Canadas next blues band to watch (Yes!) and we close out with another excellent track from the new Deanna Cartea album Open Road...
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The Big Groove New Granddaughter Special!
In honour of young Baby Claire who made The Big Groove Guy a Grandfather for the first time. What a long Groovy trip its been!
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BG Show February 10 2012 Complete
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BG Show February 3 2012 MonkeyJunk Special (Repeat)
As promised, a repeat of The MonkeyJunk interview from December 2011, aired in advance of their win at The 2012 Maple Blues Awards. Do The Do
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BG Show January 27 2012 - Etta James Special with Robin...
A Special edition of the show as we remember Etta James, including an interview with one of Canadas leading ladies of the blues, Robin Bank$. Also some deep tracks in memory of Honeyboy Edwards, Hubert Sumlin and Johnny Otis. Major losses in the blues world over the past several months. Podcast available anytime at: http://dailysplice.com/383344-station/play/only-5203 Playlist at: www.thebiggroove.org Do The Do
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BG Show January 20 2012 Maple Blues Awards Winners
The winners in all The Maple Blues Awards Categories are featured this week,and The Big Groove Guy uses them to form Canadas best virtual blues Supergroup! Listen to the best on The Canadian Scene Do The Do
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The Big Groove 2011 Retrospective Special Part 2
The finale of an excellent two hour look at the best sounds to make it into the Big Groove Mix in 2011. So many great sounds that I probably could have filled another hour! An excellent year for Canadian Blues and Roots. No surprise. We have a great scene. Check out the playlist at www.thebiggroove.org Do The Do
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The Big Groove 2011 Retrospective Special Part 1
A look back at the best grooves to make it into the 2011 Big Groove mix! In part 1 we look at the sounds of winter and spring 2011. Get the playlist of the entire two part special at the www.thebiggroove.org playlist page Last year was another excellent year for roots and blues in Canada. Heres a fine sampler. Do The Do
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The Big Groove Christmas Special 2011 Complete
A rootsy bluesy Christmas mix of local, national and classic grooves courtesy of The Big Groove Guy. Merry Christmas!
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BG Show MonkeyJunk Interview Special
An excellent interview with Steve Marriner and Matt Sobb of MonkeyJunk plus music from their debut album Tiger in Your Tank and MonkeyJunks latest release To Behold A Great Listen Playlist at: www.thebiggroove.org Do The Do
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BG Show December 9 2011 Complete - Featuring The 5th...
The 5th White Rock Blues Society Yuletide Blues Benefit takes up the first set with music by Steve Kozak, Harpdog Brown,Jason Buie, Wes Mackey, The Harpoonist, and Dalannah Gail Bowen.... ALL in the mix. Plus more new grooves from Son Roberts and The Sunshine Coasts own Deanna Cartea . Check out the entire playlist at www.thebiggroove.org Do The Do
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BG Show December 2 2011
A definite local feel in the opening set, with brand new grooves from The Sunshine Coasts own Deanna Cartea, Nanaimos Mark Crissinger, and Vancouvers Blue Voodoo. Plus classic back to back nuggets from The Yardbirds Live circa 1964. South Surreys Steve Mud Dog Sainas went historic by recording several tracks live off the floor at the Legendary Sun Studios in Memphis. I have the first of several tracks from that in the mix... And we wrap things up with new grooves Son Roberts from his...
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Maple Blues Awards Special Part 4
The Finale of The Maple Blues Awards Series looks at the nominees for Recording Of The Year. Checkout the playlists to this edition plus all the other specials at www.thebiggroove.org Im going deep with triple trouble from all five nominated albums from Bill Johnson, Suzie Vinnick, Harry Manx, Rita Chiarelli and MonkeyJunk Do The Do
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Maple Blues Awards Special Part 3
Nominees for Best Entertainer, and Best New Act for the 2012 Maple Blues are featured this week.
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Maple Blues Awards Special Part 2
This week we look at the Male and Female Vocal nominees for the 2012 Maple Blues Awards. What a lineup of stellar singers. The best in Canadian Blues. Checkout the playlist at : www.thebiggroove.org and then vote at www.mapleblues.ca by December 10th Its the blues baby! And The Big Groove is your classroom Do The Do
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Maple Blues Awards Special Part 1
The first in a series celebrating the nominees for this years Maple Blues Awards. This week, all the nominees for electric and acoustic artist of the year are in the mix. Checkout the playlist at www.thebiggroove.org The Big Groove is your classroom in Canadian Blues. Listen to all the specials this month.... then vote at mapleblues.ca Do The Do
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Western Canadian Music Awards Special Part 2
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BG Show October 21 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
The 2011 Breakout West Edition as The Big Groove Guy presents the Blues nominees for The Western Canadian Music Awards.... Being held in Whitehorse October 21st-23rd. Plus, roots and rock album nominees that fit nicely into the Big Groove Mix. Excellent flow as the genres are blurred into a fine stew of roots and blues that help define the Big Groove Sound. Do The Do
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BG Show October 7 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
Excellent extended jam from legend, Johnny Winter from Woodstock circa 1969. Hes on a Western Canadian Tour with Van Isles David Gogo who is also in the mix. Plus, more new Canadian grooves from Matt Andersen, The Blue Voodoo and John Campbelljohn. Do The Do
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BG Show September 30 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
Its The Big Groove Guys 50th Birthday Self-Indulgent Special! The Big Groove Guy turns 50 this week and to celebrate, Im adding some gems to make it a memorable mix. To add a twist, all the songs are from years ending in the #1. It all works. An all-time blues masterpiece from The Allman Brothers (1971) is in the mix with brand new Live JJ Grey (2011), and Elmore James (1951). Still lots of room for the West Coast Scene with new tracks from The Blue Voodoo and David Gogo. Lots of fun this...
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BG Show September 23 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
A retrospective this week, as I look back on many of the Canadian blues and roots sounds that made it into the Big Groove Mix this past Summer. Monkeyjunk, Daddy Long Legs, David Gogo, Harry Manx, Rita Chiarelli..... and so much more are all in the mix this week. An excellent show to sample the latest in The Canadian Scene. Do The Do
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BG Show September 16 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
Promoting the Biggest Little Blues Tour in Canada. Doc Maclean and Big Dave Mclean are on the Western Swing of their cross Canada Bad Boy Tour. Also, more music from the new Blue Voodoo album Outside Looking In.... and a couple of absolute classic gems from Freddie King and Magic Sam. And well close out with music from another tour coming through BC right now.... Harpdog Brown with Graham Guest Do The Do
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BG Show September 9 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
Celebrating the life of David Honeyboy Edwards who died on August 29, 2011 at the age of 96. Les Copeland, who resides in Vernon, B.C. and became a close friend and tourmate with Honeyboy, gave an excellent interview with insights on the dignity and historical importance of Honeyboy and his work. Edwards was the last living link to the very beginnings of The Mississippi Delta Blues. A contemporary of Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton and Big Joe Williams among all the giants. A sad loss.
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BG Show September 2 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
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The Big Groove 2011 Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival...
This weeks Special features music from artists performing at the 2011 Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival. Taj Mahal, Jonny Lang, JJ Grey and Mofro,Harrison Kennedy, Monkeyjunk.... are all in the mix, plus lots more grooves from the independent blues and roots scene. The Big Groove Guy was there and Im bringing them all your way this week Do The Do
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Big Groove Show July 29 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
The Filberg Festival Special 2011. Set in the beautiful Comox Valley on The BC Day Long Weekend, The Filberg Festival is Western Canadas largest ourdoor juried arts show. Along with the world class arts and crafts, are some of the best roots music artists in the country. Barney Bentall, Dustin Bentall, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings, Eric Bibb, Lunch at Allens and more are all in the mix including The Sunshine Coasts own Rakish Angles. Its the roots highway this week on The Big Groove. Find out...
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Big Groove Show July 22 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
Part two of The Shane Dwight interview from 2010. Shane is coming to the Mount Baker Blues Festival in Washington State. Also a first peek at the great roots lineup coming to the Filberg Festival in Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. Do The Do
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Shane Dwight Interview Part 1
Part 1 of The Shane Dwight Interview from 2010 as a preview to the 2011 Mount Baker Festival in Washington State. Plus brand new grooves from Monkeyjunk, David Gogo, Daddy Long Legs, Lindi Ortega, Harry Manx and The Sunshine Coasts own Copper Stills.
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BG Show June 17 2011 Chris Antonik Special
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BG Show June 10 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
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BG Show 2011 Pender Harbour Blues Festival Special
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BG Show May 20 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
Welcome CJMP! The Big Groove Show is now part of Jump Radios weekly schedule. Thanks for picking up the show. The first set looks at some of the artists from the recent Hornby Island Blues Workshop. Plus look for tracks from Monkeyjunk, Rita Chiarelli, Harry Manx, and Powell Rivers Ron Campbell. Add in legends Buddy Guy and Elmore James and you have another excellent mix for the show Check out the playlist at www.thebiggroove.org
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BG Show April 29 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
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BG Show April 22 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
An Easter weekend special as I rebroadcast The 2011 Maple Blues Awards Wrap up Show from January 28th of this year. All the winners from all the categories plus the nominees and winner for Best Recording of The Year, are in the mix. Its Canadian Blues at its best!
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April 15 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
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BG Show April 8 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
Its the 2011 Juno Awards Special featuring all the nominees and winners for Blues Recording of The Year. Plus all the winners for Roots solo and roots group recording and Aboriginal Recording of The Year. An eclectic mix which illustrates the diversity of the roots and blues scene in Canada A mixing challenge of the highest order... Sequencers To Stun... Moodmenders to Deep Do The Do
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Harpdog Brown Interview Special
Celebrating Harpdogs tour through BC, this is an interview with Harpdog from 2010. Excellent interview... excellent music
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BG Show March 25 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
Joe Willie Pinetop Perkins and Big Jack Johnson are both in the mix this week. Two of the greats lost to us over the past couple of weeks. Playlist at www.thebiggroove.org Comments and requests at biggrooveguy@me.com
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The Michele Bramlett Interview
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BG Show March 11 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
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BG Show March 4 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
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BG Show February 25 2011 Set 1 Set 2
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BG Show February 18 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
Explosive vocals from Quebecs Clio and The Blues Highway to kick off the show. Brand new music from Son Roberts, John Alex Mason and .... Greg Allman Plus, West Coast grooves from Blind God, Ken Hamm,Cat Wells, and John Pippus Two legends in the mix as well: Son House, and Buddy Guy from his excellent CD Living Proof A tasty mix of blues and roots.... Do The Do
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February 11 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
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BG Show February 4 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
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BG Show January 28 2011 Set 1 and Set 2
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The Big Groove Maple Blues Special Part 2
Part 2 of The Big Groove Maple Blues Awards Special featuring Entertainer, Electric and Acoustic nominees.
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The Big Groove Maple Blues Special Part 1
Part 1 of The Big Groove Maple Blues Awards Special. The Maple Blues are Canadas National Awards program. Its the State of The Union of The Canadian Scene. In this edition I bring your way the nominees for Best Male and Best female artists as well as Best New Group or Artist. If you ever wanted to know where the Canadian Scene is at.... this is the place to be. Check out the playlist at www.thebiggroove.org and send your comments to biggrooveguy@me.com
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Big Groove Show January 7 2011 Set 1 and 2
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BG Show 2010 New Years Eve Special Set 1
Welcome to The Big Groove 2010 music sampler. In this edition, we sample some of the best national blues and roots from the past year, mixed in with the best of The Sunshine Coast. A great mix. Happy New Year from The Big Groove Guy!
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BG Show 2010 New Years Eve Special Set 2
The Big Groove 2010 music sampler Part 2
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BG Show Christmas Special 2010 Set 2 Dec 24
BG Show Christmas Special Set 2
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bg show Christmas Special 2010 Set 1 December 24
Just in time for Christmas Eve! Merry Christmas from The Big Groove Guy
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Western Canadian Music Awards 2010 Part 1
Part 1 of the blues, roots and aboriginal nominees to the Breakout West Awards in Kelowna Oct 21-24
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Big Groove Show for September 19 2010
Part 1 one of the Shane Dwight Interview. Shane is a rising star in the American blues/roots scene. Plus an interview with David Gogo, who is doing several shows in Vancouver, opening for blues legend Johnny Winter.
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Big Groove Show for September 5 2010
Music from artists performing at the 2010 Sunshine Music Festival in Powell River. Excellent music from the roots side of the Big Groove blues/roots crossroads
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April 18 2010 Juno Awards Edition
Its the Juno awards Edition of The Big Groove featuring many nominees in the blues, roots, and aboriginal categories. Great laid back show of Canadas excellent blues/roots scene. Do The Do
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Big Groove Show April 4 2010
Great opening segment commemorating the 40th anniversary of the break up of The Beatles. Following that, an interview and music from one of Canadas finest acoustic bluesmen, Matt Andersen. Matt recently won first place in the solo/duo category at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Check it out!
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Big Groove Show March 28/10
Phasers On Stun Blind God Rise Eddie Turner Under The Sun Blackie And The Rodeo Kings Steamroller Matt Andersen Aint No Sunshine Matt Andersen Shes Gone The Perpetrators Achin In Yer Bones Romi Mayes Im On A Deadline John Campbelljohn Keep On Chooglin Creedence Clearwater Revival Mary Dont You Weep John Lee Sanders
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David Gogo Special March 21 2010
Great edition of The Big Groove featuring David Gogo via telephone before a concert in Edmonton. David talks about touring, the Canadian music scene, the music industry, and the process of making his latest album Different Views. n excellent show of first class Canadian blues from one of Vancouver Islands own sons
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Sunshine Coast Music Special
Track: 1969 Artist: The Stooges Album: 1969 Label: Elektra Dont Bring Me Down David GoGo Different Views Cordova Bay Home Rita Chiarelli Sweet Paradise Mad Iris Music Oh Yeah! Clio The Blues Highway My First Blues Independent Fields in Circles The Ground Luminosity (Sunshine Coast Artist) Submitted Track In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed The Allman Brothers Band At The Filmore East (Live) Def Jam Mutineer Rob Lutes Truth Fiction Independent Bear With Me Keith Hallett Bear With Me Indpendent Pocket...
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