February 2012
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December 2011
6 posts
Southern Alberta.
Day 1 Tails wagging out of the mountain lands of Canmore. We are bound for Calgary and the Ironwood stage. Another Bluebird day. I can’t say enough about Alberta and the wonderful people who have supported the Highway Three Roots Revue over the past two weeks. I am so thankful.
Day 2 Another full capacity show last night at the Ironwood. The folks in Calgary and at the Ironwood really...
Mountain Time Zone
We roll the van through the spaghetti lines that kiss the outskirts of the great city of Edmonton. The final leg of the Highway Three Roots Revue tour for 2011. Heading South from the glorious North on 4 lanes of snowblown frostwashed blacktop into the Mountain kingdom of Canmore Alberta. Another show at the Comminutea Mountain Tearoom. Canmore was my first Alberta home, my introduction to...
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Highway Three Roots Revue 2011
It is a fresh and sunny day, Alberta is alive with promise today, no matter how small that may be it is a great day to hurl the van towards our sold-out show in Medicine Hat. On the road with John Wort Hannam and Leeroy Stagger as the Highway three roots revue. burning the snow thatched grain belt all the way to the hat. Abandoned pumpjacks broken signs and faded fencelines, goosepond blowouts...
October 2011
10 posts
September 2011
1 post
August 2011
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July 2011
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April 2011
5 posts
The Great Grey East.
The Shows out East we’re great, a fantastic night at the Dakota Tavern and a few of the local pass the hat hipster hangouts. Big thanks to Pat Phillips for putting together a fantastic band for me to play with. Pat Phillips on the Drums, Greg Cockerill on the Guitar, and John Dinsmore (Kathleen Edwards, NQ Arbuckle) on the Bass guitar. Pretty fun stuff. Found some gear I needed, checked my...
The Big Smoke
Great shows so far. We blew the lid off The Press Club with Alun Piggins last night and had a good visit with real old friends. Tonight is my night off in the old grey brick canyons of Toronto town. Tomorrow night we hit the Dakota Tavern. The Early shift. 9-10 then down the road to Opera Bobs for round two. Then Saturday we play Not My Dog…..Toronto!!!!
March 2011
8 posts
Headed East for Shows
Picked up my guitar at Shifflett guitars in High River, had a little work done before my trip to Toronto, new pick up, those dang Planetwaves cables chewed my end jacks to hell. Still want to replace the frets, the original Gibson wire is so soft I’m just eating through the stuff like nothing, maybe stainless frets?
Spent the night setting up a new pedal board, I’m really loving this...
February 2011
3 posts
January 2011
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December 2010
5 posts
COME ON MAVIS!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO BEST AMERICANA ALBUM GRAMMY NOMINEES!
Rosanne Cash - The List Los Lobos - Tin Can Trust Willie Nelson - Country Music Robert Plant - Band of Joy Mavis Staples - You Are Not Alone
November 2010
1 post
CKUA Radio Backstage Series
Friday November 19, 8pm CKUA Radio’s Backstage Series. Back in the Spring I recorded an interview with Brian Dunsmore it hits the air this Friday. Check it out. http://www.ckua.org
October 2010
2 posts
Highway Three Roots Revue - Dec Tour 2010
Highway Three Roots Revue is a Songwriters Tour Featuring Nashville Recording Artist Dave McCann, Juno Nominated Roots Artist John Wort Hannam and Alt Rock Songsmith Leeroy Stagger. Western Canadian Dates Confirmed Wed. Dec 8th - Carlson’s on Macleod - High River, AB Thurs. Dec 9th - Champion Hall - Champion, AB Fri. Dec 10th - Garden Gallery - Kindersley, SK Sat. Dec 11th - Blenders Concert...
September 2010
3 posts
Americana Music Week Nashville 2010
My flight left Calgary at 7am in the morning on Wednesday. Me being the cheaplight guy that I am always forgets this means I have to be up at four in the morning to get to the airport at 5am for the manditory two hour international check in time. Heading to Nashville for the 9th Annual Americana Music Association Conference, Festival and Awards Show. After a 4 hour delay in Texas I landed in...
August 2010
5 posts
