Articles by David Barnard
Downchild
Live at the Palais Royale
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016
Thirty-seven years on, Downchild are like a fine whiskey that gets better with age. Leader and founding member Donnie Walsh (guitar/harmoni...
Various
Broadcasting the Blues
PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2009
Celebrating 25 years of Those Lowdown Blues on Phoenix's KJZZ, the harp playing, record producing, club owning and concert promoting host,...
Garrett Mason
Love & Sound
PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2009
Garrett Mason's debut, I'm A Man, won the 2005 Juno for Blues Album of the Year. It a nice way for the son of the late Dutch Mason to annou...
Gary Kendall Band
Feel Real Strong
PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2009
Bassist Gary Kendall is a fixture of Toronto's roots music community. The six-time Maple Blues Award winner for Bass Player of the Year has...
Carlos del Junco
Steady Movin'
PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2008
Carlos del Junco is one of the worlds leading harmonica players. Since 1993, hes been quietly issuing a steady moving stream of fantastic...
Roxanne Potvin
No Love for the Poisonous
PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2008
This recording is a major progression for the young Toronto-based artist. Recognized for her powerful, soulful singing and bluesy guitar ch...
Matthew Stubbs
Soul Bender
PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2008
In the past ten years, theres been an explosion of young guitar hotshots all inspired by the era when bluesmen like Magic Sam, Freddie Kin...
Treasa Levasseur
Low Fidelity
PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2008
This Toronto-based songstress surprised many with her strong 2006 debut, Not A Straight Line. That recording revealed Levasseurs musical h...
