Monday Special Blend
Monday July 4th, 2022 with Jumpin' Joel Flash & Kim Valentine
It’s Colin James & Angelique Francis & Bluesfest Tunes on the Monday Special Blend!
AN INTERVIEW with Ottawa blues-master Angelique Francis! We talked her new album, makin’ music in isolation, and playing Bluesfest & other fests all over the country!
ANOTHER INTERVIEW with 8x Juno Winner Colin James! He’s also playing Bluesfest this week, and we yik yakked his latest album, hitting the stage, and his friendships with Stevie Ray Vaughn and Buddy Guy!
PLUS TUNES FROM OTTAWA BLUESFEST PLAYERS: Alanna Sterling, Etoile Noire, Renee Landry, Josephine Leone & Max Webster!
| Turn Me Loose Jumpin' Joel Flash - s/t 
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| Check Max Webster - Universal Juveniles
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| Imposter Syndrome Alanna Sterling - Mind/Matter
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| Monsters under My Bed Alanna Sterling - Mind/Matter
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| Alanna Sterling is a gender-fluid, genre-fluid vocal shapeshifter and multi-instrumental sorcerer. As an advocate for mental illness, their ultimate passion is to create musical movements out of moments of struggle, in hopes to work through life’s adversities and inspire others to overcome their own battles.
Currently, Alanna has made her mark as a partnered streamer on Twitch, under the alias “MermaidUnicorrn”, aka Merms. Merms has gathered a huge loving community of nearly 50k people from their weekly broadcasts, and has been able to skyrocket their career into a global platform. https://www.alannasterling.ca/ PLAYING BLUESFEST! Thursday, July 7, 2022 8:00 pm-9:00 pm Barney Danson Theatre https://ottawabluesfest.ca/schedule/#/artist/alanna-sterling |
| Long River Angelique Francis - Long River
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| Snow Rage Angelique Francis - Long River
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AN INTERVIEW with Ottawa blues-master Angelique Francis! We talked her new album, makin’ music in isolation, and playing Bluesfest & other fests all over the country! First taking the stage at age 7 and then, making her national TV debut on the Oprah Network at age 13 for writing and composing a theme song for “The Gayle King Show,” Angelique Francis has always been around music. By age 14, Francis had already become a proficient acoustic guitar, upright bass, electric guitar, and electric bass player, and was performing at a multitude of festivals. In 2018, she released her first album of original music, Kissed By The Blues. Her new album, Long River has hit the Blues Charts around the world and in the Top 5 on the Roots Music Report’s Canadian Chart for the 8th consecutive week. https://angeliquefrancis.net/ PLAYING BLUESFEST! Thursday, July 7 6:00 pm-7:00 pm SiriusXM Stage https://ottawabluesfest.ca/artists/#/artist/angelique-francis-band ================================================================ |
| Stardew Valley: Spring (Wild Horseradish Jam) Ottawa Guitar Trio - s/t
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| Composed of Nathan Bredeson, Alex Bougie and François Lacelle, The Ottawa Guitar Trio has made it their mission to highlight the accessibility and reliability of classical music to modern audiences. The ensemble explores the classical guitar’s unique dynamic and textural palette to bring to life a repertoire of dynamic movie soundtracks, nostalgic video game scores, timeless classical repertoire, as well as original music for guitar trio.
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| So Fine JΘSΞPHINΞ LEΦNE - Gold in the Fire
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| Watch Out JΘSΞPHINΞ LEΦNE - Gold in the Fire
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| Named after front woman Valerie-Josephine and the Latin word for lion, Ottawa-based band JΘSΞPHINΞ LEΦNE pulls their influences from bands like Nirvana, Beth Hart, and The Black Keys. With some blues, soul and funk thrown in the mix, they describe their sound as Scrunge Rock. Gritty vocals, swampy funk grooves and fuzzy riffs permeate their songs.
After a successful Ontario tour in fall 2019 that was topped off with the “Gold In The Fire” album release party, the band was gaining incredible momentum. JΘSΞPHINΞ LEΦNE was scheduled to play at the Ottawa Bluesfest in the summer of 2020 and anticipated a busy year playing festivals and venues across Canada. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of all major shows and forced the band to delay their plans to tour the country. However, with COVID-19 restrictions finally appearing to ease up, the members of JΘSΞPHINΞ LEΦNE are very excited and optimistic about getting back on stage this summer. https://www.instagram.com/josephineleone.band/ PLAYING BLUESFEST! Sunday, July 10 6:30-7:30pm River Stage https://ottawabluesfest.ca/schedule/#/artist/josephine-leone |
| Bad Boy Colin James - Open Road
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| Open Road Colin James - Open Road
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AN INTERVIEW with 8x Juno Winner Colin James! He’s also playing Bluesfest this week, and we yik yakked his latest album, hitting the stage, and his friendships with Stevie Ray Vaughn and Buddy Guy! From the prairies of Saskatchewan to sharing the stage with arguably the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time, Colin James still remembers those words of advice given to him by the late, great, Stevie Ray Vaughan. Colin James has taken those words to heart. His career has spanned over 30 years, with a track record that includes 19 studio albums, 7 Juno Awards, 27 Maple Blues Awards and multi-platinum record sales. His most recent album Miles To Go garnered worldwide attention, debuting on the Billboard Blues Charts and holding a position on the RMR Blues Chart for 24 weeks, 14 weeks in the top 10. He continues to sell out shows across Canada with over 80,000 tickets sold on tours over the past 3 years. Colin was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2014. PLAYING BLUESFEST! Saturday, July 9 9:30 pm-10:45 pm River Stage https://ottawabluesfest.ca/artists/#/artist/colin-james |
| Lights Out Etoile Noire - Etoile Noire
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| Shadow of the City Etoile Noire - Etoile Noire
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| This intimate and emotional bilingual folk duo, based out of Ottawa, is inspired by earth-roots compositions which could be compared to acts such as: Jim Croce, Gordon Lightfoot, Daniel Lanoie, along with a taste of northern Acadian spice.
Their music embodies coarse-rich vocals, infused with quirky harmonies, layered with finger picking and slide. The art is in itself truly their own. Formed in 2016 by the talents of singer/songwriters, vocalists-guitarists Fabien Melanson and Justin Trudeau, this Canadian duo has since carried tours in the east-coast and Ontario, promoting their debut album featuring "Gone", "Lights Out", and "Angelique". They are currently in production for their second record. https://www.etoilenoire.ca/ PLAYING BLUESFEST! Sunday, July 10 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Barney Danson Theatre https://ottawabluesfest.ca/schedule/#/artist/etoile-noire |
| Coffee Renee Landry - s/t
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| Baby Blue Renee Landry - Like a Boss
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| Featured as one of Ottawa's best musicians on Ottawa Life Magazine's "Best of Ottawa" list for the past three years (2019-2021), Renée Landry is a powerhouse of Northern Ontario soul.
Hailing from Sault Ste. Marie, with her commanding stage presence and fierce vocal delivery, the Ottawa songstress weaves confessional stories of love gone wrong with ‘90s pop-soul sensibilities. https://www.reneelandryofficial.com/ PLAYING BLUESFEST! Sunday, July 10 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Barney Danson Theatre https://ottawabluesfest.ca/schedule/#/artist/renee-landry |
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