“IRON MAIDENS” – CHMR 93.5 FM – PLAYLIST – NOV. 24/12

Programmed and Hosted by Honey Girl

1) Donita Sparkes/Lee Aaron [intro mix] – “Headcheck/Metal Queen” (0:08)
2) Jami Sieber (Hidden Sky) – “In the Silence” (4:13)
3) Nicole Taylor (Ambiguosexual) – “1000 Innuendos” (3:17)
4) Sarah MacDougall (Headed for the Hills) – “Pain Reliever” (3:33)
5) Night Sun (Drive) – “Petawawa River” (3:49)
6) EG Kight (Southern Comfort) – “No Time for the Blues” (3:57)
7) Shirley Jackson & Her Good Rockin’ Daddies (When the Money’s All Gone) – “Don’t Cry” (4:46)
8) Gary Kendall (w/ Judy Brown) (Dusty & Pearl) – “Lucky at Love” (4:51)
9) Maggie Mayall & Cadillacs (Dig This – Anthology – ’86-’01) – “Bad for Me” (3:48)

GREAT BIG ROCK JAM REPORT – NOV. 24/12

Well, as much as I love the music of Rita Chiarelli and wish her success as CBC’s newest radio show host/music programmer, I can’t help but feel sorry for broadcasting graduates who have lost out on yet another opportunity to even begin to find paid work in their chosen profession.  I mean, seriously, how are they supposed to compete with international celebrities?  Then again, aging musicians are feeling the big squeeze-out these days by performers who are barely out of their diapers, so I guess they have to find a new way to parlay a living in the spotlight.  Community/campus radio stations do, however, offer very inexpensive training and the opportunity to gain real experience (if not an actual income) in broadcasting.  If you are serious about doing this as a career, whether you have studied broadcasting or not, feel free to contact the program director at CHMR.  The station is always looking for new talent, male or female.  The information is on our website at chmr.ca.

Competing with Long & McQuade’s Music Therapy Fundraiser tonight at Fat Cat Blues Bar is Sherry Ryan, who is performing her tribute to the music of Lucinda Williams at The Rock House, also on George Street, so it’s a great night to get George-faced, as the T-shirt logo goes.

The Statoil/MusicNL 2012 Christmas Songwriting Contest is now accepting submissions for original holiday and seasonal music.  This is one for the youngsters, as it’s open to songwriters 19 and under.  The contestants will be competing for recording time at Groove Den Studios, with mixing and mastering at The Blue Room, music video production by HeavyWeather, web development by Dc Design House, as well as cash prizes and the opportunity to perform (with parental consent) at the 3rd annual MusicNL Christmas concert on December 17 at The Ship Pub.  The deadline for submissions is Friday, November 30, at 4:30 p.m.  Late entries will not be accepted.  Visit musicnl.ca for full details or use that antiquated invention known as the telephone and call them at 709-754-2574.

The 10th Annual Christmas Goose benefit concert and CD release will be taking place at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on Saturday, December 1st.  Featured performers include Al Wood, Arthur McGregor, Chris White, Finest Kind, John Hanson, Mary Moore & Marylise Chauvette, Pat Moore, Tom Lips and YOU, the audience. Come out for a wonderful evening of original and favourite Christmas and seasonal songs in support of the Ottawa Food Bank.

I just found out earlier this week that I’m working for a keyboardist/director whose brother is Jim Vivian, formerly of Toronto band The Shuffle Demons, as well as Rob Connell and the Boss Brass.  Mr. Vivian, a member of the jazz studies faculty at U. of T, is very much in demand as a bassist, having performed and recorded with numerous jazz musicians such as Don Thompson, Jeff Johnston, Sonny Greenwich, Dave Liebman, Kenny Wheeler, Tim Hagans, and John Abercrombie.

I’m Honey Girl, and I’ll be right back with selected “Iron Maidens”, a program comprised of music composed and/or recorded by women determined to succeed in the industry alongside their male peers.  Playlist selections include male-female duos or ensembles comprised of both genders.  Every once in a while I will dub a particular male “an honourary Iron Maiden”.

10) Cee Cee James (Blood Red Blues) – “Blood Red Blues” (3:55)
11) Sue Foley (Queen Bee – The Antones Collection) – “Lightning Boogie” (1:46)
12) Koko Taylor (First Came Memphis Minnie) – “Black Rat Swing” (5:09)
13) Dalannah Gail Bowen (Them Menz) – “Who’s Foolin’ Who” (3:58)
14) Carrie Day (Life Is Like This) – “Life Is Like This” (2:15)

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“ROCKIN’ THE BLUES FROM CANADA” – CHMR 93.5 FM – PLAYLIST – NOV. 24/12

Programmed and hosted by D.D. Rocker/Misty Blue 1955

1) Muddy Waters (Hard Again) – “Blues Had a Baby…” (0:31)
2) Jason Loughlin (Peach Crate) – “Recordian” (2:35)
3) Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate [indie mp3] – “Just So Love You” (4:02)
4) Zac Harmon (Music Is Medicine) – “I’m a Healer” (5:16)
5) David Brewer (Bad Habits) – “Must Be Doin’ Something Wrong” (4:11)
6) Rich Hall (Moving On) – “Revelations” (3:43)
7) Carolyn Fe Blues Collective (Original Sin) – “Devil’s Fool” (3:49)
8) Soul Stack (Big Red) – “Miss Me” (3:02)
9) Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones (f. Dennis Gruenling) (What’s It Gonna Take) – “No Big Thrill” (3:23)

D.D.’s BLUE NOTES – NOV. 24/12

Here’s a reminder of the St. John’s branch of Long & McQuade’s annual national fundraiser for children’s music therapy programs, with local proceeds going to the Janeway Children’s Hospital.  That’s happening at Fat Cat Blues Bar on George Street tonight, beginning around 7 p.m. and continuing on through the night.  The performers include The Replacements, Rust, Dan Doiron Band, Prosser’s Rock, One Night Stand, “Friends of Music Therapy”, and possibly more.

Ken Tizzard and Bad Intent + Monday Nights will be performing this coming Thursday at The Levee, also on George Street, as part of the weekly 9 O’Clock Rocks musical party.  Naturally, the gigs will start at 9 p.m. and be finished well before midnight.

Canadian musician Bruce Cockburn, who has been offering his recordings and live performances since the late ’60s, early ’70s, was awarded a lifetime achievement award from SOCAN on November 19.  On December 14th, he will be joining Jackson Browne and other musicians at a benefit concert for Native American activist Leonard Peltier Benefit at the Beacon Theatre in New York.  Peltier has been imprisoned for 37 years.  Cockburn’s latest CD, Small Source of Comfort is available from True North Records, his long-standing record label, based in Burlington, ON.

New Canadian CDs in CHMR’s record library include releases by Revelstoke, Lower Companions, Julie Doiron, Manafest, Andy Shauf, Sabrina Whyatt, Barney Bentall, Eyeswide, The Unquiet Dead, Danger Cat, Les Hay Babies, and Tippy Agogo & Bill Bourne’s Amoeba Collective.  Additional  recent Canadian releases are out there by Jack de Kezyer, Danny Marks, Corey Lueck and the Smoke Wagon Blues Band, Tusket, String Bone, Grant Lyle, Al Wood & The Woodsmen, and the Jimmy Bowskill Band, the latter which includes a smokin’ version of a tune written by Grand Funk’s Mark Farner from their Closer to Home LP.

And speaking of the Corey Lueck and Smoke Wagon Blues Band, they are on the roster of performers scheduled to play at the Leander Boat Club in Hamilton, ON, on Sun., Dec. 2nd.  Resident sax master and singer Sonny Del-Rio will be celebrating "55 Years of Rockin'.... and Rollin' On".  Other performers on the roster are Ray Materick, Darcy Hepner, We Got Blues, Jude Johnson, Carl Horton, and Ronny and the Rockets.  All of the performers are donating their time to come out and party with Sonny, and the proceeds are going to the CKOC Christmas Miracle.  Sonny Del-Rio has been putting on a Christmas benefit annually for many years.  Having met him in person, I know for a fact that he really is a very caring, community-oriented person, and he’s in good company here, for sure.

Also on December 2, in Toronto, “Bash for the Boogieman (a.k.a. Rick Gunn) – Take II” is being held at Revival Bar on College Street, from 4-11 PM.  The fundraiser’s proceeds will assist Rick with the onerous financial burden associated with his being diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, or bone marrow cancer.  Some of the scheduled performers include Terry Draper of Klaatu, David Henman of April Wine, Bob “The Iceman” Segarini, Sebastian Agnello, The Virgins – Unplugged, Wendell Ferguson, and Brave & Crazy, just one of the many great bands Rick has played guitar with over the years.

I’m D.D. Rocker (a.k.a. Misty Blue 1955), the proud founder and sole member of NL Blues Society (a.k.a. the St. John’s Anti-Social Blues Conspiracy).  You’re listening to “Rockin’ the Blues from Canada”, offering free group therapy, on CHMR 93.5 FM, streaming live online at The Charmer, that is, chmr.ca, broadcasting on Rogers TV Channel 942 and Bell Aliant Channel 825.  Stay tuned for more tunes.

[N.B. 'forgot to mention - There have been so many new Canadian releases this year, I'm going to program my playlists entirely with music from our home and native land through the month of December.]

10) Julian Fauth (Songs of Vice and Sorrow) – “Red Richard” (3:41)
11) Rod Cook and Toast (Troublemaker) – “Profit Over People” (5:11)
12) Robert Farrell Band (Son House Fury) – “Slidewinder (Instrumental)” (2:40)
13) Mitch Woods (Blues Beyond Borders – Live in Istanbul) – “Rocket 88” (3:43)
14) The Some x 6 Band (Hoodoo Shake) – “Curveball” (3:15)

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"IRON MAIDENS" - CHMR 93.5 FM - PLAYLIST - NOV. 17/12

Programmed and hosted by Honey Girl

1) Figgy Duff (Weather Out the Storm) – “Woman of Labrador” (2:28)
2) Vicky Hynes (Vicky Hynes) – “I’ll Not Die on the Water” (4:42)
3) Cristina Dona (Cristina Dona) – “How Deep Is Your Love” (4:20)
4) The Sugar Dames (Sirens of the Broken Heart) – “I Just Need an Angel” (2:53)
5) Good Lovelies (Made for Rain) – “Best I Know” (4:19)
6) The Donefors (Award-Winning Albums) – “Wolf Sounds” (4:04)
7) Sunday Wilde (He Gave Me a Blue Nightgown) – “There Was a Time” (4:17)
8) Sabrina Whyatt (Home in a Song) – “Home in a Song” (3:30)
9) Valentine Hunter (Collide & Conquer) – “The Great Canadian Love Song” (2:55)
10) Chantal McGregor (Like No Other) – “Freefalling” (5:06)
11) Repartee (f. Andrew James O’Brien) (hello hello hello) – “Missing the Sun Part II” (3:32)
12) Big Ol’ Dirty Bucket (Big Ol’ Dirty Bucket) – “Blue Dream” (3:35) – Boston, MA
13) Hip Shakin’ Mama & The Leg Men (Reclaim Your Land) – “My Claws” (4:57)
14) Chantel McGregor (Like No Other) – “Cat Song” (2:16)

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"ROCKIN' THE BLUES FROM CANADA" - CHMR 93.5 FM - PLAYLIST - NOV. 17/12

Hosted by D.D. Rocker/Misty Blue 1955

LIVE INTERVIEW WITH PROSSER'S ROCK (http://alteen.homeip.net/prossersrock/index.php) AND SUSAN MESSURIER QUINN, DIRECTOR, MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM, JANEWAY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, ST. JOHN'S, NL

AND PLAYED

Matt Minglewood (The Story) – “Ain’t Nothing Pretty” (3:55)
Boobie Browne & The Onions (Birth of the Chickenpick) – “Precious” (2:56)

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From the Chrysalis

 

Book Launch!

 

Sunday, November 25, 2012, 3:30 – 5:30 PM

 

Axis Gallery and Grill, 3048 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON

 

 

Part love story, part prison story: a fictionalized account of the deadliest event in Canadian penal history, the 1971 Kingston Penitentiary Riot.

 

More than 20,000 downloads on Amazon.com. Now available in paperback!

Great Reviews!

 

“Dace… reminded me of James Dean, handsome, tempting and sure to cause suffering. Karen Black … has provided a very descriptive account of prison. She brings the scenes to life and they march off the pages.” - Readers’ Favorite Awards, Bronze Medal

 

“Drugs, bikers, prison breaks and incest provide surprising plot twists in this rough and tumble romance ... Black has a flair for historical novels … and she shows remarkable story-telling depth.” - Kirkus Reviews

 

Come meet author Karen Black and pick up a signed copy of From the Chrysalis.

Aidan Black Allen, star of "Famous Now What?" will read about Liza's and Dace's first meeting at the prison.

 

And Julian Fauth, 2009 Juno winner, will play his most popular song, "Liza."

Everybody is welcome! From the Chrysalis is available for $15.00.

Axis Gallery and Grill

Date: Sunday, November 25, 3:30 pm
Place: 3048 Dundas St. W., Toronto (near High Park Ave.)

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“IRON MAIDENS” – CHMR 93.5 FM – PLAYLIST – NOV. 10/12



Programmed and hosted by Honey Girl


1) Charlotte Anne Malischewski (Charlotte Anne Malischewski) – “Lament for Kinsale” (2:43)
2) Ariana Gillis (To Make It Make Sense) – “Agent Orange” (6:27)
3) Tannis Slimmon (Lucky Blue) – “Edmonton” (4:48)
4) The Sidecats (Makin’ Tracks) – “On the Other Side” (3:39)
5) Atlantic Union (The Whole Dance) – “The Beautiful Bright Star of Belle Isle” (4:37)
6) Gayle Ackroyd Gibson (Give It All You Got) – “I Want to Rock You” (3:34)
7) Wanda Jackson (Unfinished Business) – “Down Past the Bottom” (2:52)
8) Wanda Jackson (Unfinished Business) – “Tore Down” (2:47)


GREAT BIG ROCK JAM REPORT – NOV. 10/12


As mentioned on “Rockin’ the Blues from Canada”, members of local cover band Prosser’s Rock will be paying a visit to our studios here at CHMR. They will be primarily promoting their appearance and those of other bands performing on behalf of the St. John’s branch of Long & McQuade’s annual national fundraiser for children’s music therapy programs. Local proceeds will go to the Janeway Children’s Hospital. As a secondary topic they will be talking about their alternate careers as musicians versus their erstwhile professional day-jobs and preoccupations as parents. In the event that you miss the interview, you can catch them live at Fat Cat on Nov. 24. They are all local musicians who would appreciate your support.

I have to admit I’ve almost completely lost track of what’s happening on my Facebook page, so I would like to offer my apologies to those whose birthday or other special event I missed in the last couple of weeks. The same goes with my emails – just way too many to keep pace with. Eventually, though, I will read and respond to any non-spamming messages. I have to say I get far more submissions from male musicians, and way more from non-Canadians, which I find very curious, so if you are a female Canadian musician serious about getting radio airplay, feel free to send me one or two introductory mp3s at ddrocker@yahoo.com. Please mention CHMR and/or “Iron Maidens” in the subject line, so I’m sure to open the message.

The Salty Dolls and the Moonshine Men will be performing at the Rose and Thistle Pub on Water Street tonight, at around 8:30 p.m. Fabulous lead vocalist Suzanne Power has been doing a great job of promoting other local musicians here in St. John’s, so this is your chance to see and hear her in action!

Tracy K and Blue Thunder did succeed in winning the local vote to represent Thunder Bay, ON, at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis – congratulations and good luck down south! As mentioned previously, Sunday Wilde’s new CD, He Gave Me a Blue Nightgown, is almost ready for its official launch, but she is already getting airplay for a couple of tunes from it.

If you or someone you know is mourning the loss of a child, The Compassionate Friends Canada, Newfoundland Branch, holds an informal gathering of support for bereaved parents on the third Thursday of each month. The next meeting is scheduled for November 22, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at the Health Sciences Centre, in Room 2J619. For more information, email st.johnsnl@tcfcanada.net.

I’m Honey Girl, and I’ll be right back with selected “Iron Maidens”, a program comprised of music composed and/or recorded by women determined to succeed in the industry alongside their male peers. Playlist selections include male-female duos or ensembles comprised of both genders.

9) Stacy Jones Band (No Need to Spell It Out) – “Do What You Wanna” (3:24)
10) Shirley Jackson (When the Money’s All Gone) – “Stop, Look and Listen” (3:23)
11) Tracy K (Old, New, Borrowed & Blues) – “Fire in the Sky” (3:39)
12) Chris Ayries (Momentum) – “Bring Your Love Home” (3:27)

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“ROCKIN’ THE BLUES FROM CANADA” – CHMR – PLAYLIST – NOV. 10/12



Programmed and hosted by D.D. Rocker/Misty Blue 1955


1) Muddy Waters (Hard Again) – “Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll" (0:31) (INTRO THEME CLIP)
2) Tim “Too Slim” Langford (Broken Halo) – “Shakin’ a Cup” (3:44)
3) Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate (Frail Hurricane) – “All This Time” (4:08)
4) Isaak Brandon (Bluesman’s Plea) – “A Little Wine” (4:21)
5) Chris Antonik (Chris Antonik) – “She’s a Burglar” (3:39)
6) Bar-B-Q Barnes & Friends (f. Junior Watson, Ron Thompson & Little Willie Littlefield) (Bluesblast Sampler) – “Blues for Breakfast” (3:10)
7) Andre Bisson Rhythm & Blues Experience (Till the Real Thing Comes Along) – “Till the Real Thing Comes Along” (3:35)
8) Coldsweat (Nocturnal) – “Me and My Guitar” (2:36)


D.D.’s BLUE NOTES – NOV. 10/12


If you have any local arts & entertainment news to impart regarding the province of NL, particularly of the blues variety, but not necessarily so, feel free to contact me at ddrocker@yahoo.com or mistyblue1955@hotmail.com.


On next week’s edition of “Rockin’ the Blues from Canada”, members of local cover band Prosser’s Rock will be my guests in the studio here at CHMR. They will primarily be promoting their appearance and those of other bands performing on behalf of the St. John’s branch of Long & McQuade’s annual national fundraiser for children’s music therapy programs. Local proceeds will go to the Janeway Children’s Hospital. As a secondary topic they will be talking about their alternate careers as musicians versus their erstwhile professional day-jobs.


If you’re like me and find it impossible to attend late-night gigs during the work week or even Sunday nights, you should consider taking in the 9 O’Clock Rocks November weekly series of events at The Levee on George Street. This past Thursday featured CrashJonesBand + Bedlam Beggars, and on Thursday, November 15, Hellfire Club and Jigger will take the stage. They will be followed by Wheadeater and 2 Guitars Clash on November 22nd, and then Ken Tizzard and Bad Intent + Monday Nights will perform on November 29. Naturally, the gigs will start at 9 o’clock and be finished well before midnight, so that sounds ideal to me, barring impromptu chauffeur duties.


The final tweaks for Atikokan blueswoman Sunday Wilde’s fourth CD, entitled He Gave Me a Blue Nightgown, are well underway, so there’s a thought for a unique Christmas present. In other brand-new Canadian CD news, Ottawa’s Three Times Lucky is officially launching Down to Texas at the famous Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, QC, less than an hour’s drive from the capital.

In international news, the 12th annual Jam for Cans fundraiser will be collecting food and monetary donations in exchange for some great live music at Highway 99 blues club in Seattle, WA, this Thursday, November 15. The event was founded and is hosted by Sheri Humphres and her saxophonist/producer husband Raven Humphres.


M.C. Records in Northport, NY (part of Long Island), is pleased to announce it will donate 30% of all direct sales proceeds to the American Red Cross to help Hurricane Sandy victims. The offer stands from now through Thursday, November 15. The blues and roots-friendly award-winning record company is home to artists such as Odetta, Rick Holmstrom, Cyril Neville, Cindy Bullens, Big Jack Johnson, R.L. Burnside, Anders Osbourne, Pinetop Perkins, and Debbie Davies. M.C. Records President Mark Carpentieri’s own power and heat sources were out for over a week and some of his family members are still without electricity. You can take care of Christmas-shopping business AND help out our neighbours to the south at the same time – a win-win opportunity. They are online at mc-records.com.


I’m D.D. Rocker (a.k.a. Misty Blue 1955), the proud founder and sole member of NL Blues Society (a.k.a. the St. John’s Anti-Social Blues Conspiracy). You’re listening to “Rockin’ the Blues from Canada”, offering free group therapy, on CHMR 93.5 FM, streaming live online at www.mun.ca/chmr, and broadcasting on Rogers TV Channel 942 and Bell Aliant Channel 825. Stay tuned for more tunes.


9) Right to Asylum [indie mp3] – “Civil War” (4:02)
10) The Mason Rack Band (Limits of Grip) – “Beast” (4:21)
11) Dirty Names (Sweat Box) – “Puppy Love” (2:26)
12) Big Jeezus Truck (Mechanicsville) – “Losin’ It” (3:02)
13) The Flying Snowman (Umgawa!) – “Beauty and the Beast” (2:50)
14) Wasted Generation [indie mp3] – “Swingirl” (3:55)


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“IRON MAIDENS” – CHMR 93.5 FM – PLAYLIST – NOV. 3/12


1) Terra Hazelton (Anybody’s Baby) – “Anybody’s Baby” (5:14)
2) Little Miss Higgins (Junction City) – “Liar, Liar” (5:14)
3) Kathleen Edwards (Voyageur) – “Chameleon/Comedian” (4:42)
4) Shelly Rann (w/ Chip Martin) [indie mp3] – “Love Is All” (4:06) (comp’d by TJ Way)
5) Tara Holloway (Sins to Confess) – “The Bottom” (4:07)
6) Amanda Rheaume (Light of Another Day) – “Open Door” (3:45)

Great Big Rock Jam Report

If you or someone you know is mourning the loss of a child, The Compassionate Friends Canada, Newfoundland Branch, holds an informal gathering of support for bereaved parents on the third Thursday of each month.  The next meeting is scheduled for November 22, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at the Health Sciences Centre, in Room 2J619.  For more information, email st.johnsnl@tcfcanada.net.

Canadian musician Bill Bourne is definitely no slacker.  His latest CD, Songs from a Gypsy Caravan, has barely seen the light of day, and he’s now got a brand-new project with Tippy Agogo being released this week on the Busted Flat Records label, calling itself Amoeba Collective.  Bill and Tippy, both famously bohemian, previously collaborated as Nerkelwerks.  With Amoeba Collective, they are joined by guitarist Madagascar Slim, pianist Tom Mennier, drummer Michelle Josef (of Hey Stella), and bassist Donato Scipioni.  The project is described in the Sarah French Publicity press release as “An organic rendition of Blues, Rock, World Beat, with a Dash of Hip-Hop and Country”.

Brownsville Station, who recorded the original version of “Smokin’ in the Boys Room” (before Aerosmith covered it), has a brand-new release, as well, appropriately entitled Still Smokin’.

Canada’s The Donefors are heading out on tour this month with their literally titled “Award-Winning Album”.  Beginning on November 7, they’ll be at Brutopia in Montreal, followed immediately afterwards by four dates in NB, i.e. Le Vieux Poele in Edmundston, Shiretown Publicans in Hampton, The Capital in Fredericton, and Plan B in Moncton.  On November 12, they’ll be at Gus’s Pub in Halifax, after which they head back east to the Rainbow Bistro in Ottawa, Gallaghers in Hamilton, Paddy’s in Sarnia, and then at the Music Awards Ceremony in Hamilton, ON, on November 17.

Erin Costelo and guitarist Clive MacNutt had to reschedule their trip from Halifax to St. John’s last week due to nasty weather, but hopefully they will get here soon.

Vicky Hynes will be presenting the 12th annual Feast of Cohen at the Arts and Culture Centre on December 28 and 29, so you’d best get your tickets soon.  The event will feature NL artists, such as Colleen Power (also our News Director here at CHMR), Des Walsh, Jill Porter, Bryan Hennessey, Sean and Geoff Panting, Sandy Morris, Jenny Gear, Liz Solo, Mark Bragg, Lori Cooper, Katie Baggs, Neil Conway, Boomer Stamp, and, of course, Vicky Hynes herself, performing the songs of Leonard Cohen.  Speaking of Katie Baggs, she scooped up the 2012 MusicNL award for female artist of the year, Mark Bragg won for alternative artist/group of the year, and Sandy Morris won for best side musician.

I’m Honey Girl, and I’ll be right back with more “Iron Maidens”, a program comprised of music composed and/or recorded by women determined to succeed in the industry alongside their male peers.  Playlist selections include male-female duos or ensembles comprised of both genders.

7) Jeff Menteer (w/ Stacy Jones) (The Nature of My Dreams)
 – “The Great Mystery That Surrounds Us” (4:55)
8) Big Ol’ Dirty Bucket (Big Ol’ Dirty Bucket) – “Black Cloud Joe” (3:31)
9) Dalannah Gail Bowen (Them Menz) – “Them Menz” (5:17)
10) Pamela Morgan (7 Years) – “Stay” (3:48)
11) Nicole Taylor (Ambiguosexual) – “The End” (1:15)
12) Sue Foley (Queen Bees – The Antones Collection) – “Lightning Boogie” (1:45)

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“ROCKIN’ THE BLUES FROM CANADA” – CHMR – PLAYLIST – NOV. 3/12


1) Muddy Waters (Hard Again) – “Blues Had a Baby…” (0:31)
2) Bill King (Gloryland) – “The Hangman” (5:36)
3) Secret Illusion (with Iliana Tsakiraki) (Turn Back Time EP) – “Silent Voices (Piano Version)” (6:15)
4) Rick Holmstrom (Cruel Sunrise) – “By My Side” (3:19)
5) Timo Gross [indie mp3] – “One of a Kind” (6:21)
6) Tak Matsumoto (Strings of My Soul) – “Blue” (3:42)
7) The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer (Checkered Past) – “Chevrolet” (4:09)

D.D.’s BLUE NOTES – NOV. 3/12

If you have any local arts & entertainment news to impart regarding the province of NL, particularly of the blues variety, but not necessarily so, feel free to contact me at ddrocker@yahoo.com or mistyblue1955@hotmail.com.

If you or someone you know is mourning the loss of a child, The Compassionate Friends Canada, Newfoundland Branch, holds an informal gathering of support for bereaved parents on the third Thursday of each month.  The next meeting is scheduled for November 22, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at the Health Sciences Centre, in Room 2J619.  For more information, email st.johnsnl@tcfcanada.net.

Following on the heels of his successful recording, Aspects of Oscar, bassist composer and educator Dave Young and an all-star band will perform a musical tribute to the late, great Canadian jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson on Friday, November 9, at Hugh’s Room in Toronto,.  The doors will open at 6 p.m., and the performance will begin at 8:30.  The tickets are $29.50 in advance and $32.50 at the door.  Dave Young, who recorded with Lenny Breau and numerous Canadian and international jazz musicians, was also a long-time musical associate of Oscar Peterson.  He will be accompanied by Robi Botos on piano, Warren Stirzsinger on guitar, Terry Clarke on drums, and Denzal Sinclaire on vocals.  For more information, contact Richard Flohil at 416-351-1323 or email him at rflohil@sympatico.ca.

The Catbird Jazz Society is pleased to announce that the Mark Segger Sextet will be performing at George’s Roadhouse in Sackville, at 8 p.m. on November 16.  Although the “avant-chamber-jazz” sextet was formed in 2008 in Toronto, drummer/composer Mark Segger trained at Francis Xavier University in New Brunswick.

One of our sibling community radio stations, CKCU, residing on the campus of Carleton University in Ottawa, has almost completed its annual funding drive.  The station has had a great amount of community support, not just from its listeners, but from the mayor, the CBC, and a former show host and current drummer with Arcade Fire, i.e. Jeremy Gara, who advises that the band is hard at work on a follow-up to 2010’s The Suburbs.

Speaking of fundraisers, our own CHMR holds several, with some of them ongoing throughout the year, such as the candy sales you often see on the go in the Unicentre.  We have a current fundraising campaign selling necklaces made from semi-precious stones such as tiger eyes, amethyst, lapis, turquoise, pink quartz and agate.  They are only $20 each, and for an extra $1.50, they can be enclosed in coloured gift boxes.  Drop in to CHMR, one floor below the Unicentre food court, during business hours and speak to Kathy Rowe, our station manager.  Even better, sign up to host your own show while you are it!  Training is provided for a nominal fee.  I got conned into it seven years ago, at the age of 50, so if I can do it, why not you?  In other local fundraising news, here’s a heads-up regarding a benefit for the Janeway Children’s Hospital Music Therapy Program, scheduled to take place later this month.  The details are still being hammered out, so I’ll provide an update on that in a week or two.

I’m D.D. Rocker (a.k.a. Misty Blue 1955), the proud founder and sole member of NL Blues Society (a.k.a. the St. John’s Anti-Social Blues Conspiracy).  You’re listening to “Rockin’ the Blues from Canada”, offering free group therapy, on CHMR 93.5 FM, streaming live online at www.mun.ca/chmr, and broadcasting on Rogers TV Channel 942 and Bell Aliant Channel 825.  Stay tuned for more tunes.

8) The Rolling Stones [indie mp3] – “Doom and Gloom” (4:06)
9 Frank Cosentino (Open Up and Say Wah!) – “You’re Gonna Down” (3:34)
10) David Rotundo (No Looking Back) – “I Don’t Need Nobody” (3:52)
11) Heaven’s Radio (Rendez-Vous – Active) – “Theme” (2:31)



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