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Rick Keene Music Scene Top Ten 2015 Interviews – Part One ,Two and Three

If musicians did not speak, noone would understand anything behind the art. Please listen below to my Top Ten Interviews of 2015. It wasn’t easy reducing over one hundred interviews and condensing them into ten. Find out who and why the following artists are included in the Top Ten. Thanks for listening ! Talk soon … Stay tuned for the number one interview of 2015 … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene Top Ten 2015 Interviews – Part One ,Two and Three

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Christmas Tunes for … er … well, Christmas !

As The Payolas once said; ‘ Christmas is coming, it’s been a long year.’ If you tune in to your favourite radio station at this time of year, the same sorry songs will hit you harder than an elephant falling out of a plane. There is nothing wrong with that yet sometimes it is refreshing to hear something fresh. Something new. Something borrowed. Please listen … Continue reading Christmas Tunes for … er … well, Christmas !

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Girls ! Girls ! Girls !

There is a famous song about girls. Ok – so there are over 14 Billion songs written about girls. Who’s counting? In recent times, women (the ‘weaker’ sex?) have risen high above men in many musical genres. Pop, Rock, Blues, Country, Jazz, Soul and even – Rap and Hip Hop. Unlike the days of old. Many talented ladies would rot away in an underground bar somewhere … Continue reading Girls ! Girls ! Girls !

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Moon Turns a ‘Monkey Junk’ Kinda Red .​.​.

The Ottawa-based band Monkey Junk have won a lot of awards. Their mantles, filled with Maple Blues Awards in every category. The band stays true to their roots and does not allow success to interfere with the music. This fact is present in their new release ‘Moon Turn Red’.   Please listen below to my chat with Steve Marriner of Monkey Junk. Discover the thought … Continue reading Moon Turns a ‘Monkey Junk’ Kinda Red .​.​.

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Rick Keene Music Scene – What’s Happening in Montreal

Christmas is coming faster than Chevy Chase on a sled … In the meantime, there is a lot of stuff going on as you head down the hills of the Holiday season. Please listen below to some of these events as well as some great tunes. Thanks for listening -talk soon. Buy Tickets Here for A Magical Musical Evening to Combat Prostate Cancer     Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – What’s Happening in Montreal

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Francesca Blanchard – Making Waves in Both Official Languages

Francesca Blanchard is originally from France … This fact easily explains why her first full length CD contains songs in French and English. Blanchard – a resident of Vermont, is also on her first tour of the States. Everything is a learning curve except for the songwriting part. That is easy … Francesca? Visit Francesca Here!   Buy Tickets to See Francesca Here ! Continue reading Francesca Blanchard – Making Waves in Both Official Languages

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Victor Wainright – Puttin’ The Boogie Woogie Piano Back into the Mainstream

Ian Stewart, the ‘sixth’ member of the Rolling Stones, was one of the great Boogie Woogie piano players of all time. Unfortunately, like most great piano players in Rock n Roll, Blues and R and B, most ‘music fans’ do not know his name. Johnnie Johnston? Who? Victor Wainright is attempting to change the landscape of the Blues and R and B scene to ensure … Continue reading Victor Wainright – Puttin’ The Boogie Woogie Piano Back into the Mainstream

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Jordan Officer – Nothing but ‘Blue Skies’ Ahead

Jordan Officer has a little tenderness … A self discovery the thirty-eight year old guitarist made during the writing and recording of his latest album Blue Skies. His second solo album following a very successful career with Susie Arioli. Please listen below to Jordan speak of his new album and his long and varied list of musical influences. Jordan? Please Visit Jordan Here!     … Continue reading Jordan Officer – Nothing but ‘Blue Skies’ Ahead

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A Review of Glen Campbell’s Documentary; I’ll Be Me

To say that Glen Campbell is an American institution is a vast understatement. So vast, most people would not realize the pit for the forest. It is easy to ‘clump’ musicians into a generic concert. Rock ‘n Roll fans would  pick out Waylon Jennings from a police line-up when asked to choose Kris Kristofferson. Country music fans can easily mistake Steven Tyler for Michael Phillip … Continue reading A Review of Glen Campbell’s Documentary; I’ll Be Me

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Raising Money to Help Syrian Refugees! Duh … !

Edwin Brownell or his alter – ego; Edwin Orion Brownell … are good men. Whether he is playing piano and entertaining the ‘troops’ at old age homes across Canada, composing and performing classical piano and educating the music world with Mozart and Bach or ‘just’ playing good ol’ Rock n’ Roll with famous Rock stars – one thing is certain. Edwin makes people smile. If … Continue reading Raising Money to Help Syrian Refugees! Duh … !

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