Bloodline Band

Overdue update

2008-02-13T23:30:00.003-05:00

Well yes, we're still playing around a bit, after a bit of a hiatus in the fall of last year. We played a great tribute show for a good friend, and fellow musician, Jeff McLean, just before Christmas. Sadly, Jeff passed away shortly thereafter after a courageous battle with cancer. We were all honoured to have been there, and to enjoy the music on stage with such a great guy. I know Keith in particular has years of fonds memories with Jeff, and he will always be a part of this band, and in our thoughts.

On a happier note, we played the Coach and Horses in Lindsay last month, and will be stopping by again on March 15th. I think Darren and I will be breaking out some Irish Jigs....."the Cambray Brothers" :) So come on down and support Wim and Trish, they are great hosts and really have a fun little pub.

Kyle has put out his first solo CD, and it have to say it sound amazing; some originals, some hardcore blues, a bit of really mellow jazz, and some really outstanding tambourine....ahem...I'm bragging. If anyone would like to get a copy, drop me a line at information@bloodlineband.net and I'll send one along. Kyle is also playing some solo shows, so just email us if you're interested in booking him.

So, we're still around, and looking forward to seeing at a show soon.

Cheers,

Summer Time Blues.....

2007-06-22T10:15:00.000-04:00

Tonight at the Grand! We'll be hitting the stage around 9:30, so we'll see you there....

2007-06-17T22:42:00.000-04:00

Not all of our fans wear cool Scooby-Doo shirts to our gigs, but the cutest ones certainly do...

Thanks to everyone for coming out to the Lakehouse on Saturday night.

A.

I think this is called a wardrobe malfunction?

2007-06-13T21:35:00.000-04:00

Keith, this one's for you. Soundman Steve took a picture of your clip-on tie, after it exploded off your shift during a particularly enthusiastic vocal part. Nice one buddy. Just be thankful your nipple wasn't left exposed at a Superbowl Half-time show :)

Every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed band...

2007-06-13T21:21:00.001-04:00

Wouldn't our mother's be proud? This is from the Fireman's Gala which we played last weekend, in order to help raise funds for the Boy's and Girl's Club of Lindsay. It was a great show, lots of laughs and plenty of cash was raised to help out a good cause. We also shared the stage with an incredibly talented young lady, who happens to be blind. Wow, could Simone sing. This girl is still a teenager, and has a four-octave range.

The next night we played the Relay for Life, which is pretty special to the band as many of our family members have been sadly affected by cancer. However, the weather didn't cooperate, and after staring up at the heavens and doing a Woodstock-like "no rain" dance for several hours, we decided we couldn't bring all the big equipment through the muck and set up during the storm. So, many apologies to those who were expecting a bigger show, and many more apologies to Soundman Steve who was dutifully waiting in town with all of his gear. Still, it was good to help out the cause and try to provide some comfort to the cold and tired participants.

This weekend we'll be playing a stipped-down acoustic set at the Lakehouse Restaurant in Fenelon Falls. The weather looks good, so we'll be out on the patio. Bring us a can of bug-spray, and we'll play your favourite song (if we know it :) If you're interested, we'll likely start playing around 8pm, and things usually wrap up around 11pm.

Also, I'll be blogging more often. My 'real job' has been busy lately, but I shall continue to keep things up to date. Kyle has done some killer studio work, both covers and originals, and I'm hoping to have a couple of cuts on the site over the weekend.

One last word; eternal props to Soundman Steve for all of hard work. He's been helping us out big-time lately, and we appreciate it!

Until then,

I'm a Rambler, I'm a Gambler, I'm a long way from Sebright....

2007-03-18T10:51:00.000-04:00

Wow, what a blast night night at the Dalton Hall. We sure showed those suckers next door in Dalrymple how to have fun on St. Patty's Day:)

Many many thanks to Debbie once again, and for all the people who keep coming out to catch our shows....you guys were great last night, loads of dancing and jigs!

Given that the room was full of O'Neill's and Baileys, Darren and I did a few Irish tunes complete with mandolin. Here's a little shot of one of my favorite Clancy Brothers songs, "The Moonshiner". Great harmonies from Darren, I think he should be touring with Great Big Sea...(not to mention an Elvis tribute act).

Happy St. Patricks Day,

We love you Sebright!

2007-03-15T07:26:00.001-04:00

That's right, and we're headed your way soon enough to melt the Sebright snow :)

A.

The KK Blues Project

2007-03-13T08:24:00.000-04:00

So I went out to the studio on the weekend to lay some tambourine down on Kyle's solo project. He's written some unbelievable original tunes, and the production quality is fantastic. I'm not sure when all the post-production will be done, but as I said before, when it's completed I'll be posting them to the site. Keith and Kyle have also done some excellent work with a few cover tunes that we frequently play, but I'll keep you in suspense over those ones for now!

The track I was tambo-ing on was "Anenome". I did a practice version in my home studio just the get the timing down, and a few people have heard it and suggested that I post it, so here it is. Keep in mind, the Real Deal Kyle Version will slay this one :) Just a teaser for the actual goods..

And while I'm blogging, here's another solo effort of mine that I'll post for Kelly. It is her fav, after all. Yeah, it's not exactly Howlin' Wolf, but you can't tell me that Thom Yorke wasn't singing the blues when he did the original....

Back in Action

2007-02-28T12:40:00.000-05:00

Okay, so internet issues are resolved. I've posted this MP3 of Brock Stonefish singing with us at the Red Dog Tavern last weekend, just to test things. The quality of the recording is a little rough (shot on hand camera), but MAN can that guy sing the blues.....

A.

Bluesfest at the Dog

2007-02-25T11:18:00.000-05:00

We had quite a weekend! Great time at the Red Dog, our first show in Peterborough and it couldn't have been more fun. Many, many thanks to Brock Stonefish for opening up for us and joining us onstage for a smokin' version of Texas Flood. Not only is he a helluva Bluesman, but he's a super nice guy. Dude, if you ever need an opening act, look us up!! Make sure you go to Brock's website and listen to some of his tunes, you won't regret it. For those not familiar with Brock, he opened for BB King last year, and he also appears on "Rez Blues".

Last night was East Side's again, plenty of laughs as always. Thanks again to all the regulars for showing up and supporting us. I think the highlight was watching the Mayor Of Cambray cut a rug on the dancefloor.....

Kyle let the rest of us in on his upcoming CD at rehearsal this week, and we were totally blown away. He's written some original tunes which are just killer; when he's done in the studio we'll have some cuts up on the site. The best news (in my opinion!) is that he's covering my favorite Brian Jonestown Massacre song. Man, that kid's got good taste in music :)

I'm having some issues uploading files to our ISP, but as soon as I get that resolved we'll have some new audio/video up on the site.

Anyway, the next show is at the Winchester Arms this coming Friday (March 2nd), so we hope to see you there.

A.

New Shows

2007-02-12T17:49:00.000-05:00

Well, if you check out the upcoming shows page you'll see we have quite a few new gigs lined up. For our friends in Peterborough, don't miss us during Blues Week at the Red Dog!

Cheers,

There's no place like A Place Called Home

2007-01-17T22:16:00.000-05:00

Well, it's Wednesday night, and I just got home from playing the Homelessness Awareness fundraiser at East Side Mario's. As always, a great time playing there for Tim and Wendy and the crew. We really want to thank everyone who helped put the event together; Lorrie, Zita, Tim.....everybody involved.

Like I've said before, I work a lot with A Place Called Home, and I really can't say enough about the work they do. If anybody is looking to support a local non-profit group, either with money or time, I seriously couldn't direct you to a more worthy bunch. For real.

Continuing with the thanks, I would like to shout out to my associates from the Legal Clinic who headed down all the way from Orillia. Man, do you guys know how to cut a rug, it reminded me of last year's planning conference ;)

And speaking of cutting a rug, Soundman Steve was in fine form as usual, doing backup vocals on Hey Jude and generally boogie-ing all night long. HUGE thanks to Steve for donating his time and effort. A gentleman and a scholar....

Bedtime,

The new computer blues...

2007-01-14T13:13:00.000-05:00

Sorry for the lack of blogging lately; I've recently put together a new PC and it's taken a while to get things back up and running. New Year's Eve was a blast, I'll have some pictures and video up pretty soon. Last night we were at East Side's in Lindsay. We treated ourselves to a real, good ol' fashioned greasy Blues show. Thanks to everyone for coming out, it felt more like a Kitchen Party than a "show"....good times. And thanks again to Soundman Steve for helping out with the last couple of gigs, great job as always buddy.

We hope to see everyone at East Side's for the Homelessness Awareness show this Wednesday night. There are still some tickets left, so if you're interested just give Tim or Patty a shout at East Side Marios at 878-0033.

Later,

You know what this band REALLY needs???

2007-01-03T23:12:00.000-05:00

Merry Blogmass

2006-12-25T18:35:00.000-05:00

We had quite a bit of fun the other night, gallivanting around town in a convoy of vehicles, doing some guerrilla Christmas Carolling to unsuspecting friends and family. Note to prospective Carollers for next year; some unwitting recipients of the Carols may be watching "Cops" on TV, and react with....ahem...."surprise" at the sight of 15 people with tambourines and light sticks encroaching upon their property. Ron O'Neill was treated for buckshot wounds to the legs and torso...right Ron?? Oh, good times :)

So, I've also made some significant changes to the website. I have put our media clips into two categories, "Pure Blues" and "Rocking Blues". Also, a lot of people have been asking me about the correct method for leaving a message on the Blog. Here are the instructions:

1) Click on "0 comments" at the bottom of any post. (or 1 or 2 comments as the case may be)
2) On the right-hand side, under "Leave your comment", type anything you wish
3) Below that box, under "choose your identity", select "anonymous"
4) Below that, click "publish your comment".

That's it!

From everyone in the band, all the best over the holidays and the New Year. And see you in Woodvillle!

A.

Watt's wrong with me??

2006-12-16T09:18:00.000-05:00

Okay, so inevitably at every show, somebody mentions the fact that I look as subdued as Charlie Watts when I drum. I was getting a little concerned about this perceived lack of interest, until I realized that my drum stool is actually an anaesthesiologist's chair. For real. I ain't kidding. Just some Bloodline trivia for you there.

The evidence....

2006-12-11T21:15:00.000-05:00

Okay, this post is for all of you City employees who attended the Xmas party last Saturday night. I've made a special little page up for you guys with some photos here. Don't worry, I've not put up anything incriminating :)

For some other random shots from the night, see the bottom of this page. And that's right....Elvis was in the building....

A.

Xmas Cheer

2006-12-10T13:17:00.000-05:00

Played a cool show last night for the City of Kawartha Lakes staff for their annual Christmas Party. Thanks again to Debbie and Heather for setting us up. I'll have some pictures of Darren "Elvis" Bailey to post later on (unless he wrestles them out of my hands first.....)

For anyone looking for tickets to our New Year's Show, tickets are available at either Stuart Morrison Insurance or McKague’s Foodland, both in Woodville, for $25. You can also purchase them from any Lion's Club member.

Until then,

Homeless Awareness Week

2006-12-03T16:03:00.000-05:00

As part of Homeless Awareness Week, East Side Mario’s is sponsoring a Dinner & Auction in support of A Place Called Home, which is Lindsay's Homeless Shelter. The event is called "Help Vinnie Help the Homeless" Awareness Dinner, and the date is set for Jan 17th 2007. We have been invited to play this venue, and we couldn't be more thrilled. All of us in the band are eager to assist those in need within our community, and because Darren and I both work with unemployed citizens of the City of Kawartha Lakes, we know first-hand about the hard work and dedication of the staff at A Place Called Home.

Tickets are available at East Side Mario’s, Lindsay Chamber of Commerce or at A Place Called Home .

The cost is $50.00 per person with a $25.00 Charitable Receipt. (table of 8 for $375.00) Reception - 6:00 p.m. Dinner - 6:30 p.m.

As Christmas approaches, let's not forget about the true meaning of the season, and those less fortunate than ourselves.

I have nothing witty for a title today.....

2006-11-28T20:48:00.000-05:00

But, I do have some audio. I dug up an older recording of Texas Flood from back in the summer, recorded at the Grand. Ummm....wow. Stevie Ray would be proud of that kind of blues, in my humble estimation.

I also added a clip of Shake for Me from a few months ago, and That's alright Mama from the same show..I think East Side's in the summer. For all the East Side gig's from the past couple of months, click here.

We did some recording at County Road 8 Studios this weekend, a number of Xmas songs. I'll have those up shortly after some extravagent and expensive post-production work (that's sarcasm). Stay tuned :)

A.

From the UK with love

2006-11-23T20:50:00.000-05:00

Sorry I've been a little behind on the posting, but I've had family over from the UK. Thanks again for all the family who turned out last weekend, from far and wide.

The master of arrangement (Keith) tried out "Something in the Air" last night, which sounded more like Eric Clapton than Phil Collins (some would say mercifully....). Really haunting though, and some wicked slide from Kyle. There's also a taste of one of Kyle's favourites, BB King with a groovin' medley.

By the way, for any employees of The City of Kawartha Lakes, we've been confirmed to play your Christmas party on Dec 9th. Speaking of Xmas, here's a little live "Run Run Rudolph" from the other night :)

Peace,

A.

Let there be Audio....

2006-11-14T17:07:00.000-05:00

As promised, I've updated the Live Audio section with some sound from the Winchester show. If I may be so bold, I would suggest giving Before You Accuse Me a listen to. Keith and Kyle were doing some really greasy trade-offs between slide and guitar. There is also a little more Johnny Cash and some Boots or Hearts, as well as the requested Love in Vain for my Art Gallery buddy Laura. The full page of Audio from the gig is here.

I also posted video of some Allman Brothers, which features some pretty amazing slide work from Kyle. Feel free to post some comments and let us know what clips you like best? You can even do it anonymously so as to protect the tender feelings of us artist types ;)

Cheers,

A.

Das Winch

2006-11-05T22:03:00.000-05:00

Wow, what a great weekend. We had a blast at the Winchester Arms on Friday night. I've posted some media from the show, but I have a lot more to do in the days ahead. There is a new clip of Darren doing some Gord; so good, I had to post the entire thing. But don't miss Keith venturing Into the Mystic with Kyle on slide...killer stuff. I have some great footage of Kyle playing slide on Statesboro Blues which I'll throw on the site later this week. This clip is for my parents, who are likely questioning the years of guitar lessons they invested in me, only to see me playing drums. (What do they call a guy who hangs out with musicians? A drummer. Yeah yeah Keith, I've heard them all.....:) Anyway, it's Darren and I warming up the crowd for the second set with some Hip. I have some more audio coming soon, most notably some "Love in Vain" for my good buddy Laura. Thanks again for coming out by the way!! And thanks to Pierre for the surprise visit through the blizzard, you made Darren's night.

I gotta say, if we sounded tight at the Winch, it was in no small part thanks to Soundman Steve. Buddy, you're as talented as you are handsome :) Seriously dude, great work.

On Saturday we played at the Lindsay Armouries for the City of Kawartha Lakes staff. Thanks so much to Debbie Sackett for bringing us along and setting us up, we had a great time.

Okay, I'm off to a conference for the better part of the week (yes, I still need to work a real job) so I won't be blogging too much for a few days. I'll post some other files soon. Until then......

Happy Hallowe'en.....

2006-10-30T18:21:00.000-05:00

Have a greasy Hallowe'en, from Andrew "Bubbles" Hodson, and the rest of Bloodline.

Rum + Boogie = Blues

2006-10-28T18:18:00.000-04:00

A few months ago, Kyle and Keith paid a visit to Memphis, in particular Beale Street (the "Bourbon Street of Memphis"). They were checking out the James Govan Band and got talking to keyboardist Don Chandler who invited Kyle to join the band for a few tunes. Keep in mind the number of greats who have played this venue; Robert Cray, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Greg Alman, Aerosmith, just to name a few. Kyle had a great time, and judging by the reaction of the other guys, so did the James Govan band! Links to some pics and video are here

A.

Artist o' the week

2006-10-25T10:22:00.000-04:00

Okay, so it's not a Juno Award, but it's still pretty damn cool! The Blues Underground Network out of British Colombia just named us as their Canadian Blues Artist of the Week. Thanks to John for the shout-out, we really appreciate it.

A.

Happy New Year!

2006-10-23T17:52:00.000-04:00

We've been confirmed to play at the Woodville Town Hall for New Year's Eve. I will have more details soon and will post the cost and contact information for tickets as more information comes in.

Our next local show is at the Winchester Arms on November 3rd, then a private show the following day.

Stay tuned!

A.

2006-10-15T14:07:00.000-04:00

I posted a few clips from East Side's last night. Here's Keith asking for Darren's help to locate his Little Red Rooster, while Darren pays homage to Gord. Nice slide work from Kyle on both tunes.

Thanks again to friends and family for showing up to support us. Too bad Soundman Steve wasn't there a little earlier, we could have used him last night!! Ah well, such is the life of a Rock and Roll band....

A.

Weekend events

2006-10-13T10:14:00.000-04:00

For anyone who has been interested in booking us lately; we'll be at the Admiral Inn in Lindsay on Saturday October 14th, at the Trade Show. Aside from doing a little busking, we'll have information on rates and availabilty, so feel free to drop in and meet the band and ask some questions. We'll be setting up around 2:30 and will likely be set up for at least an hour. Then, it's East Side Mario's at 9pm. Hope to see you there,

A.

Good evening Haliboo!

2006-10-12T12:01:00.000-04:00

For anyone fortunate enough to be living in the God's Country known as Minden/Haliburton.....Greg Roe from 100.9 Canoe FM will be playing our CD on Friday night on his show. We're hoping to go up there soon to do some live stuff with Greg, I'll let you know more as things get firmed up.

We had a great rehearsal last night, worked out a few new tunes......Eagles fans won't be disappointed at East Side's Saturday night (hint hint)

Cheers,

A.

Back in Black

2006-10-06T19:39:00.000-04:00

Sorry I haven't posted for a while. We don't have any shows this weekend as the band members are enjoying time with their families over Thanksgiving. However, we do have some new shows in the making, and we'll be doing some radio pretty soon too. Keep an eye on upcoming shows for more details.

We're also working on quite a few new tunes, so for those of you who have seen us around lately, come out to East Side Mario's on October 14th!

The website is still a work in progress. Right now, it's optimized for 1024x768 resolution, and I know some Firefox browser users are having problems with the video. When I get the time to tweak my geekiness and figure this stuff out, I'll fix it ;) Thanks for all the interest though, we're getting tons of hits....in fact, we've been linked on the Toronto Blues Society's webpage, and we're indexed on Google!! Number One for Canadian web page searches for "Bloodline Band". Oh.....I'm such a geek......

On a musical note; I was driving home from work tonight listening to Bob Dylan doing "You Belong To Me". Egad, that's some sweet stuff. Don't you think?

A.

A Grand old time....

2006-10-01T14:34:00.000-04:00

Wow, lots of fun at the Grand last night. I really want to thank all of our friends who made the trip out to see us....S&P from Peterborough, Kimm and crew from Lindsay.....can't thank you guys enough.

I have tons of video and audio from the gig to post, and more than a few pictures. For now, check out that no-good desperado (not to mention the pride of Cambray) Darren "Man in Black" Bailey having some fun with the Cocaine Blues.

The clip is posted here.

Thanks to Kyle playing "After Midnight" with a violin bow I've fulfilled one of my childhood dreams. How many times did I air-guitar to Jimmy Page bow-stringing a Les Paul in my bedroom as a teenager? Okay, it wasn't actually me playing last night, but forgive me if I live vicariously through Kyle occasionally......

I think we got a bit of audio of that part, I'll post it if it turned out well. Ron was playing some mean harp last night too, I'll have that up under "live shows" soon, as well as Keith belting out G-L-O-R-I-A.

Thanks again to the Grand, and to everyone else who turned out to support us.

A.

"The kid's on fire...."

2006-09-29T20:29:00.000-04:00

Yes Ron, the kid is on fire. As much fun as it is to play with Kyle, when he's this hot, sometimes I wish I was sitting in the audience taking it all in. Check it out here. I particularly like the part where he's teasing the feedback along. That's just greasy, Ricky......greeeeeasy.......

We also dug up some archival footage of Kyle, circa 1929. Oh, the power of the internet.

Later,

A.

Saturday Show

2006-09-29T16:02:00.000-04:00

For those who have been wondering what time we play at the Grand on Saturday, we should be on around 10pm. We went through some new tunes during rehearsal last night, and Kyle has been working on some harp sounds. Should be cool.....

I also have some far-better quality video from our last show which I'll be uploading this weekend.

I realize not all of the links are working yet; within a week we should have some photos up and pretty much everything should be operational.

See you at the Grand,

A.

Mmmmm, bandwidth.....

2006-09-27T17:48:00.000-04:00

Right, so I managed to upload a small video of us playing on Labour Day at Into the Shade Bistro. It's pretty dark, but considering it was shot from a hand-camera (by our Video Technician, Cathy....wink wink) it looks pretty good. Check it out here

Into the Shade was a great place to play, despite having approximately the same square footage as a telephone booth for the entire band to cram into. We were honoured to be asked to play the last show. Sincere best wishes to Denise and John from all of us.

And thanks for all the positive comments on the website everyone! We'll try to keep it as current as possible.

A.

It's alive....ALIVE!

2006-09-26T09:12:00.000-04:00

Okay, well www.bloodlineband.net is finally up and running. I added quite a bit under Audio last night and will hopefully be posting some video clips from summer shows in the next couple of days (in particular, one clip of Kyle doing some smokin' SRV-esque stuff at The Bistro in Fenelon.)

Cheers.

Hmmm, conspiracy?

2006-09-25T13:28:00.000-04:00

Good thing I'm not paranoid (much). Our ISP called today and said that 'somebody in California' registered www.bloodlineband.com the SAME day I did, and it is no longer available?! Anyway, we compromised on www.bloodlineband.net It should be up and running by mid-week.

Website Launch

2006-09-24T13:52:00.000-04:00

Well, after many hours of effort this website should be hosted very shortly. We just registered our domain name of www.bloodlineband.com, so everything should be operational within a few days. Bear with us!