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Colin James Nominated for THREE Western ...

Colin has been nominated for the following Western Canadian Music Awards: Blues Recording of the Year Colin James – Rooftops and Satellites – B.C. David Gogo – Different Views – B.C. Jim Byrnes – My Walking Stick – B.C. Rich Hope & His Evil Doers – Rich Hope Is Gonna Whip It On Ya – B.C. The Jimmy Zee Band – Devil Take Me Down – B.C. Independent Album of the...

Norway!...

I just got back from Norway and the Notodden Blues Festival. It was really great and I saw the great Solomon Burke and Lazy Lester as well as Tommy Castro and a host of other bands from all over the world. This town(Notodden) and Norway are very passionate about their blues and soul music and I had a great time sitting in with Downchild Blues Band. Great guys. Got to know Lazy Lester a...

ALL ACCESS – COLIN JAMES IN CONCER...

Be sure to watch “All Access – Colin James In Concert” which airs this Saturday night at 7 PM on CBC TV in...

TORONTO AND THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER...

Hello one and all, Just got back to Vancouver after a crazy few days. Played a charity up at Casino Rama which was really fun. Had the whole band with horns and all for that show and the Navy ships the next day in Halifax. We then went flew to Toronto where I played an acoustic set with my friend Chris Caddell supporting Steve Miller at the Molson Amphitheatre. Wasn’t sure how an...

A Tribute to the Music of the Mississipp...

Hi everyone, hope your doing well. I played a few songs in a two night event featuring songs of the Mississippi Sheiks this last weekend. What a riot. Vancouver producer and musician Steve Dawson put this together and did a fantastic job keeping a ton of musicians on stage at the right time and in the right key. John Hammond, Dave Alvin, Geoff Muldaur, Van Dyke Parks, Bob Brozman, Jim...

Colin James nominated for a 2010 Indie A...

Colin James has been nominated for a 2010 Indie Award for Favourite Blues Artist/Group Here are the nominees: Colin James (MapleMusic) Colin Linden (True North Records) Harrison Kennedy (Electro-Fi) Jim Byrnes (Black Hen) Monkey Junk (Beefy Productions) For more information click here:...

The End of a Great Tour!...

Well, I’m back in Vancouver in the middle of the Olympic madness and it’s great to be home. It is unbelievably warm these days anyway. Wow! So much going on here it’s hard to believe. The Canadian/Somalia artist K’naan along with Universal Music and World Vision and many many others got together to re record his song Waving Flag with all proceeds going to Haiti....

Thunder Bay – Toronto – Vict...

Thanks Thunder Bay for the show last night. Great Venue. Today I made my way from Thunder Bay to Toronto where I filmed a spot on ‘The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos’ for TONIGHT’S SHOW… Don’t miss it. I’m now making my way back to the West Coast. Victoria comin at...

In Halifax!...

Enjoying the east coast and the people we’ve met all the way.Enjoyed playing in Charlottetown although we arrived in the bus 1 minute before show time as we had a bit of bus trouble. We’re having a great time in Halifax and play our second show tomorrow. Even managed to grab a bite at the Press Gang Restaurant tonight .   Very Good. We’re off to Thunder Bay next and...

Hello from Moncton!...

Hello from Moncton! We arrived here last night for the last shows of the eastern swing. We had a great time in Montreal where we did two shows in one night! Yikes. Ottawa folks were fantastic and although I was worried I was going to lose my voice, it seemed to come back about 5 minutes before the show. Gave me quite a scare. Four of us the band are now completely hooked to Playstation...

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