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Blues, Cd Review, Interview, Rock

Jay Sewall – Old School ( (With a Little Help from Some Friends

Earning a Lys Blues Lifetime Achievement Award is nothing to sneeze at. Earning a lifetime achievement award when life is just getting good, somewhat unfitting. Do they give away two lifetime achievement awards? Jay Sewall is just getting started. Jay has a new album out which includes all of his musical friends he has accumulated over the years. A musical voyage back to the future. … Continue reading Jay Sewall – Old School ( (With a Little Help from Some Friends

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Ask Dave the Bartender; Dylan Sings Sinatra and Other of Life’s Mysteries

Dave the Bartender takes time off to feed his dog sometimes. Dave the Bartender does not have a dog …     That is why he has the time to ponder musical questions sent in by listeners of Rick Keene Music Scene. Have a question? Send them to  Rickkeene2@gmail.com   Dave? The Bartender?   *The opening sequence was done in parody. On International Women’s Day … Continue reading Ask Dave the Bartender; Dylan Sings Sinatra and Other of Life’s Mysteries

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Juno Nominee for Aboriginal Album of the Year – Tomson Highway feat. Patricia Cano

Tomson Highway is the proud son of legendary caribou hunter and world championship dogsled racer, Joe Highway, and artist-in-her-own-right (as bead-worker and quilt-maker extraordinaire), Pelagie Highway. A full-blood Cree, he is a registered member of the Barren Lands First Nation, the village for which is called Brochet (pronounced “Bro-shay”) and which village is located in northern Manitoba where it meets Saskatchewan and what is now … Continue reading Juno Nominee for Aboriginal Album of the Year – Tomson Highway feat. Patricia Cano

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Ask Dave the Bartender; What is the Best Single by an Actor or Actress?

Sometimes – everyone is lost … Everyone with the exception of Dave the Bartender. He is cool as a cucumber, hot as a dash of Tabasco and smoother than a fine, aged wine. Dave the Bartender hears everything, sees everything and passes this information along as best he can. Or – does he? Dave? The Bartender?                   … Continue reading Ask Dave the Bartender; What is the Best Single by an Actor or Actress?

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A Mar – illion Fans Can’t Be Wrong! An Interview with Steve Hogarth

Marillion are unique …   The Marillion Weekend 2015 – Canada will take place over 3 nights at the stunning Théâtre L’Olympia in Montréal. The concerts will feature a different show every night and will be based around the concerts that are taking place at the Marillion Weekend 2015 – Netherlands. The Canadian convention, however, will be different in that there are no structured outside … Continue reading A Mar – illion Fans Can’t Be Wrong! An Interview with Steve Hogarth

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Harry Manx; The Truth ….Twenty Strings or Not !

If a musician releases a CD which is 80 percent instrumental – a certain confidence must be present. If said musician plays an instrument which is not ‘accepted’ commercially and releases the same CD; confidence reigns supreme. Confidence and inner peace … Such is the case with Harry Manx. A world traveler who appears to have discovered his inner being and a love for music … Continue reading Harry Manx; The Truth ….Twenty Strings or Not !

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Justin Freer; Combining Live Music with Cinema – Chicken or the Egg?

In this day and age of digital soundtracks, product placement via artists and / or their music in film, having a live orchestra in a movie theater seems strange. Archaic. Justin Freer is an American composer and conductor – intent on bringing the marriage of music and cinema back to the forefront. Freer, also well-known as a record producer, created CineConcerts, an organisation dedicated to the … Continue reading Justin Freer; Combining Live Music with Cinema – Chicken or the Egg?

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Top Ten Things Overheard at the 2015 Grammy Awards

Ah ….the Grammys. The award show to top all award shows … An occasion where all the artists who wish they were musicians get together and collect phone numbers. Cleavage replaces talent and talent attempts to keep abreast. In all fairness, the majority of the nominees started out in music for the right reasons. In all fairness – the majority of those nominees are not American … Continue reading Top Ten Things Overheard at the 2015 Grammy Awards

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Montreal En Lumiere Preview; Feb 19th – March 1st

Montreal En Lumiere is in it’s 16th season.  Click on the link above to see all the activities which take place in and around Montreal. Please listen below to discover some of the performers and what they may be playing at their shows. Montreal En Lumiere …. lights, camera …. action!           Continue reading Montreal En Lumiere Preview; Feb 19th – March 1st

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Fleetwood Mac in Montreal; Time Stands Still …

Fleetwood Mac are one of the biggest selling groups of all time. Over 100 million albums sold. Not so bad. Thursday, February 5th 2015 at the Bell Center in Montreal, they showed why. And then some … Christine McVie is on board for the first time in sixteen years. Sixteen is sweet. Sixteen is an even number and now – Fleetwood Mac are even once … Continue reading Fleetwood Mac in Montreal; Time Stands Still …

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A Book Every Musician Must Read – Chapter One …

Everyone is aware of  the book about positional foreplay. Kama Sutra is the definitive ‘how-to’ book, the ‘Bible’ that is on ‘the tip’ of everyone’s fingers … Lady Chaterley’s Lover? Yup. Most know … These books were all penned as guidelines for the art of lovemaking.  Sex – for the inhibited … Gern F, a singer and songwriter who was the front-man of one of Montreal’s … Continue reading A Book Every Musician Must Read – Chapter One …

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