Music news and ideas in Hamilton, Canada
Music news and ideas in Hamilton, Canada
VISION A thriving music industry, creative music community and eclectic music scene. As a major player in the Canadian music industry, Hamilton attracts and cultivates talent. Music contributes to a diverse economy and enriches the lives of those who live,…
In the early sixties Russ Carter was riding the crest of the wave of soul, rhythm and blues music that was flooding Hamilton. His band, The Bishops, could be called Hamilton’s first rhythm and blues band. Carter states that The…
Review and photos by Ivan Sorensen. First published June 2014 Ok Hamilton! It’s time to sit up and take notice. We have some wonderful musical talent in this city. Shanya Lynn Dawson and her band Homegrown, touring in support of…
by Glen Brown Guitarist Ron Palangio is from North Bay, Ontario. But Hamilton’s got him now! Like many others, our feature musician was drawn to the Hamilton area as a music student. Ron arrived in Hamilton in 1978 to study music…
Waterdown based band recorded at Catherine North Studio Rootbone is a Hamilton (Waterdown) based band featuring Juno Award winning guitarist Darran Poole, formerly of the band Fathead. The band has just released the debut album ‘The Long Road Home.’ RootBone…
Why am I excited about The Redhill Valleys? It’s because this album is a tribute and testimony to what local producer Carl Jennings can do with a handful of talent. I just bought their debut album. Seriously, there is no…
Danielle Beaudin of The Redhill Valleys was featured in Greater Hamilton Musician magazine a while back. Thanks David Simpson for writing a prescient article about this talented young woman, and thank-you Cormac Figgis for your keen photographic capture! You can…