Suzie Vinnick - Fall Back Home - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Fall Back Home, by Suzie Vinnick and it has a nice groove. Opening with solid radio track, Lift You Up, with just the right country blues blend and a New Orleans like rhythm, Suzie Vinnick on lead vocal and acoustic guitar is backed by Davide Di Renzo on drums, Alec Fraser on bass, Colin Linden with some signature electric guitar riffs, Jesse O,Brien on organ and Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar on backing vocals. With a stronger country overtone and real nice guitar work by Linden, Salt & Pepper has a strong melody and Vinnick shines on lead vocal. I really like ballad, City & Skies with it's simple melody, straightforward vocals and nicely crafted steel guitar work by Steve Dawson. Another real nice ballad, Let Me Make It Up To You Tonight, is a bluesy ballad with jazz overtones, but retaining it's simple, country based theme, with excellent vocals by Vinnick, tasty harmonica soloing by Carlos Del Junco and inciteful guitar work by Kevin Breit. Wrapping the release is tex/mex flavored, Hurt By Luck with a tight drum beat by Di Renzo, and melodic accordion work by Mark Lalama. Working with Vinnick upfront on vocal is Breit who also plays guitar and Gwen Swick. With nice undertones by Danny Greenspoon on pedal steel, this is a real nice closer. 

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Suzie Vinnick - Shake The love Around - New Release Review

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Shake The Love Around, from Suzie Vinnick and it's light rocker with fine vocals and a poppy feel. Opening with Happy As Hell, Vinnick lays down a cool funky guitar line and with Gary Craig on drums, Johnny Johnson on sax and Dean McTaggart they really set up a tight foundation to support her strong vocal lines. Another track with a nice back beat, Lean Into The Light has a real infectious feel with nicely harmonized vocals courtesy David Leask and slick guitar work by Vinnick. A particularly cool track is Danger Zone with Vinnick accompanying herself on bass. Excellent job. My favorite track on the release is Creaking Pines with a haunting melody and some of Vinnick's best vocals and nicely stylized blues guitar riffs. Excellent. Wrapping the release is Drift Away, a strong ballad with a smart melody. With only light electric and acoustic guitar, drums and Hammond by Mark lalama, this is a sweet closer for a solid release. 

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Internationally Renowned Canadian Blues Artists Honoured with Maple Blues Awards

Ottawa’s MonkeyJunk, Toronto’s Suzie Vinnick and Hamilton’s Steve Strongman Win Multiple Awards   (January 21, 2013) Toronto, ON - Internationally renowned Canadian Blues Artist from Coast-to-Coast were honoured by their peers at the 16th Annual Maple Blues Awards gala in Toronto last night as a sold out crowd of blues lovers gathered to celebrate Canadian blues at Koerner Hall.   Ottawa’s MonkeyJunk and its members took home three awards, including, Electric Act of the Year, Harmonic Player of the Year (Steve Marriner) and Drummer of the Year (Matt Sobb).  Hamilton guitar slinger Steve Strongman also received three awards including Songwriter of the Year, Recording of the Year for his recent release "A Natural Fact" and Guitar Player of the Year. Now based in Toronto, Saskatoon native Suzie Vinnick won awards for Acoustic Act of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year.     Nova Scotia’s Matt Minglewood was honoured with the Blues With a Feeling (Lifetime Achievement Award). Minglewood’s extensive career as a blues performer, spanning nearly four decades, makes him widely considered to be a Canadian music icon. John Valenteyn, a founding member and tireless volunteer of the Toronto Blues Society received the Blues Booster of the Year award, a very special Maple Blues Award honouring outstanding contribution to the Canadian blues music industry, presented by internationally recognized blues artist and Maple Blues Award winner Shakura S’aida and former Toronto Blues society vice president, “Blues Doctor” Julie Hill. Mrs. Laureen Harper wife of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, alongside blues guitarist Jack de Keyzer, presented the awards for Harmonica Player of the Year to Steve Marriner and Horn Player of the Year to Jon Wong.   Hosted by Raoul Bhaneja, a Toronto actor and musician most noted for his work performing Shakespeare’s Hamlet solo and his blues band Raoul and the Big Time, the Maple Blues Awards included outstanding performances from Maple Blues Award nominees past and present, including Matt Minglewood, Nanette Workman, Carlos del Junco, Harrison Kennedy, Suzie Vinnick, Steve Strongman and The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer, all backed by gala house band, The Maple Blues Band.   Winners of the 16th Annual Maple Blues Awards     ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Colin James   ELECTRIC ACT OF THE YEAR MonkeyJunk   ACOUSTIC ACT OF THE YEAR Suzie Vinnick   MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Matt Andersen FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Suzie Vinnick   NEW ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR Steve Kozak RECORDING OF THE YEAR “A Natural Fact" Steve Strongman, Producer Rob Szabo BLUES WITH A FEELING (Lifetime Achievement) Matt Minglewood   BB KING INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR Tedeschi Trucks Band   GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR Steve Strongman   HARMONICA PLAYER OF THE YEAR Steve Marriner   PIANO/KEYBOARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR David Vest   HORN PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jon Wong   DRUMMER OF THE YEAR Matt Sobb   BASSIST OF THE YEARGary Kendall   SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Steve Strongman   BLUES BOOSTER OF THE YEAR   John Valenteyn For more information contact:   Sarah French Sarah French Publicity 416-566-4188 | sarah@sarahfrenchpublicity.com   Jordan Safer Toronto Blues Society 416-538-3885 | info@torontobluessociety.com

Live At Bluesville - Suzie Vinnick - New Release Review

I have been listening to Suzie Vinnick's new release, Live From Bluesville. Live From Bluesville is not a traditional blues recording but is quite enjoyable. Vinnick has a solid, interesting voice and accompanies herself on acoustic guitar on all tracks. Her repertoire on this recording includes an old blues track, You'll Be Mine (Willie Dixon)which is richly interpreted; three original tracks (Looking For A Kiss, Calling Out Your Name and How'd You Know I Missed You); two spiritual tracks All Night, All Day which has been done in a pretty straightforward fashion fashion and Shelter Me which is given a very contemporary sound and Steve Winwood's classic Can't Find My Way Home. This recording is light listening for blues lovers but in general is a very strong pop album with quality writing, vocals and instrumentation. The recording should see strong airplay interest with a lot of mainstream appeal.
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