Artists: Jeremy de Freitas Release:Crossed Off Year: 2016 Genre: Acoustic Rock From:Chatham Ontario Resides:Toronto area
Notes:Performing at Casino Rama, Greektown Casino in Detroit and the Annual Food and Wine Expos in Toronto, Jeremy de Freitas has risen to become a top performer in the GTA. He was also rated one of Toronto’s Top 15 Wedding Singers and released his debut album “Crossed Off” in 2016.
Tracks: 01. Crimson and Blue 02. As Long as It’s There 03. God Damn Thing 04. Corner of My Mind 05. Since I Left You 06. Jet Black 07. Settle for More 08. When It Happens to You 09. Side Effect 10. Placebo Love
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Links: * Webpage here. * Facebook here. * iTunes album download here. * Download album @ CDBaby here. * Youtube link here. “ “ “ “ “
Artist: Brooke Nicholls Release: Found In You Year: 2016 Genre: Gospel From:Chatham-Kent Resides: Toronto Area.
Notes: * Brooke was able to travel across Canada, playing a total of 97 times in 2017, opening for acts like MercyMe, NewSong, The City Harmonic, Love & The Outcome and Dan Bremnes. The album’s lead single ‘Home’ charted Top 10 at Canadian Christian Radio and went Number 1 at the largest Christian Radio Station in Canada. * 2017 culminated in Brooke being nominated for New Artist of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year at the Canadian Gospel Music Awards.
Tracks: 1 Beauty from Ashes 2 Found in You 3 Blessed Assurance 4 All I Need to Know 5 Grace Today (A Prayer) 6 How Great Thou Art 7 Home 8 I Am Free 9 Victory in Jesus
Band:The Blurry Pickers Release: Diary of a Grassman Year:2016 Home:Southern Ontario Genre:Roots/Bluegrass
Chatham Connection:The Blurry Pickers include Chatham natives Blair Babcock, James Davies, Jeff English and Christy Muddle.
Band Members(Circa 2017) Blair Babcock(bass/vocals) James Davies (washboard) Sara Edge (vocals) Jeff English (guitar/vocals) Todd Gillies (guitar/vocals) D’Arcy Good (fiddle/vocals) Christy Muddle(vocals) Jeff Rothwell(mandolin/vocals) (Members list collected from circa 2017. It may or may not reflect who was on these recordings, or in the band at the time of this recording)
Tracks: 1. I Won’t Again 2. Bentpath Trail 3. Flowers for You 4. You’ll Come Runnin’ 5. Deeds I Done 6. In the Mourning 7. Mama’s Secret 8. The Death of Jebodiah Wilkes 9. Rise to the Glory 10. The Traveller 11. Don’t Bring Me My Flowers 12. Truth, Lies ‘n Whiskey
Links. * Reverbnation here. *Facebook here. * Download this release at Bandcamp here. _ _ _ _ _ _
Material posted online 2012-2016. * DDG * Soap *10 Inches *FireCracker * Where you at ? * Drinkers Anthem * Dirty Girls * Dance Floor * Feel The Beat * Back It Up * Feel The Beat * Booty Call * Chocolate White * Beat Em Up *Hallucinate * Cry Babies * Shlim Baby * Red Rover
Links: * Facebook link here. * Soundcloud link here. * youtube link here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Band: Moondog Howlers Release:(CD) Self Titled. Year:2016 Genre: Blues Home: Chatham-Kent Ontario Canada Buy: Currently available at Aug’s video in Chatham & Blenheim. Look on iTunes, shortly.
Members: Mike Copley – Vocals Alex Polowick(Aug) – Guitar Dwayne Purdy: Bass Mark Tremblay– Keyboards Rick Chrysler – Drums
Notes: Formerly known as the local blues cover band ‘Blues on the Rocks’, the name change comes with the release of this original release. The guys have been honing their craft on the live scene locally for many years. This line-up of some of the most talented and well rooted musicians in the local scene for decades, comes together seemingly effortlessly. Without going into the individually rich members bio’s, it is safe to say that this release is everything you would expect to stand side by side with a major label blues album.
Guests: Kelly “Mr. Chill” Hoppe – Harmonica (Track 7,9,13). Kelly Authier – Backing vocals (Track 1&3).
Tracks: 01. My way home 02. I got an angel 03. Feelin’ good 04. Is there anybody out there 05. My momma told me 06. Memories 07. I don’t want you 08. Close to you 09. Whiskey 10. Stuck on you 11. You gotta Know 12. Fly-by-nighter 13. Keep my motor running
Band: The Long Lots Release:Deep Secret Year: 2016 Genre:Indie Rock/Blues Home:Chatham-Kent Formed:2007
Members: Gary Jongbloed– Guitar Jay Amerlinck– Vocals, guitar Jason O’Rourke – Bass Jeff O’Rourke – Drums Glenn Smith – Keyboards, percussion,
Tracks: 01 Hospital Bed 02 Even Keel 03 Freight Train 04 13 Shots 05 Into the Woods 06 Moon Sits Low 07 Rattlin’ Bones 08 Blue Collar Blues 09 Tail Lights 10 Deep Secret
Previous Releases: * 2009 – Blood Runs Cold (12 songs) * 2012 – In the Valleys of Our Hearts (EP) (5 songs)
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Links: * iTunes download here. * CDBaby download here. * Facebook link here. * Youtube link here.
Band: Objective Unknown Release: II (EP) Year:2016 Home: (Chatham-Kent) Genre:Classic Rock
Notes:
Objective Unknown formed in march 2009 with Cole Mills on Guitar/Lead Vocals/Drums, Dane Appleton on Guitar/drums, and Daryn Trainor on bass. After a few line up changes Hudson Cattoor joined the group in February 2010, on Drums/Percussion.
Artist: conVINCEing What: Solo Acoustic Act Home: Chatham Ontario, Canada. Genre: 80’s, Classic Rock, Pop & Country covers. Year: 2016 Formed: May 2016
Members: Vince Stall– Vocals, Acoustic Guitar.
Notes:You can catch Vince live in Chatham at such venues as The Elephant’s Nest, Frendz, The Galley Grille Pub (Erieau), The Links of Kent, & Eau Buoys (Erieau)
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