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Story: Don Graham They're a little bit country, a little bit city, a little bit sweet and a little bit gritty. Refreshing, original, clean, crisp, talented; all words that come to mind when listening to the new PEAR CD, Sweet 'n' Gritty. The duo of wife and husband, Lynae and Denis Dufresne, are definitely a self contained package; singers, songwriters and excellent musicians. Lynae is a world class fiddle player and Denis was 2011 CCMA's Fiddle Player of the Year as well as Mandolin Player of the Year. In fact, the two met when they both auditioned for the highly touted fiddle show Barrage in 1997. They both got the gig and after a short period of time began to notice each other as more than just fellow musicians. As Lynae said with a laugh, " After a little while I looked at Denis and thought " He's a good musician AND he's also kinda cute!!" The show "Barrage: The World On Stage" toured extensively for 5 years and was aired by every PBS station in the United...

The Last Dance for Donna Summers

Submitted by Cashbox Canada Donna Summer’s death has been announced today, May 17, 2012, losing her battle with cancer at the age of 63 years old. Her illness was basically kept a secret by her own wishes. She was actually currently working on a new...

Section: : Rock & Roll Heaven

Steamboat: Rules

Independent Steamboat is a seven-piece band with retro soul inclinations, made up of folks with serious cred as sessions players for luminaries like Sandro Perri and Alex Lukashevsky. So while the creativeness is potential, the musicianship is...

Section: : Music Reviews

Bill King - Gloryland (Tales From the South)

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Acclaimed pianist, composer, photographer, musical director and producer - what more can you say about Bill King? You can say this new CD is his best recorded offering yet.Pulling from his southern roots (King is actually American, but settled here...

Section: : Music Reviews

Mothers and Music

By Don Graham Mothers Day is this Sunday and what a great time to honour our mothers, whether they are gone or are still here. What does Mothers Day have to do with music and Cashbox? Not a lot, directly I guess, but when I got to thinking...

Section: : Entertainment

The Last Dance for Donna Summers

Section:: Rock & Roll Heaven

Posted:: Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 15:01

Mothers and Music

Section:: Entertainment

Posted:: Friday, May 11, 2012 - 11:53

S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival, St. Catharines, Ontario

Submitted by Cashbox Canada S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival first started in 1996 and had a captive audience of about 800 attendees, by 2005 the event was officially recognized and received cooperate sponsorship including MTV Canada in 2007 and the...

Section:: Entertainment

Posted:: Friday, May 11, 2012 - 11:44

Friends of Margaret Dinsdale Sugar Moon Music Rally in Music

Submitted by Don Graham I sometimes think working musicians are the richest people on the planet! The banks may not agree, but what they lack in money they make up for ten fold in caring and...

Section: : Music

Posted:: Friday, May 11, 2012 - 11:30

A Pear of Aces

Section: : Cover Story

Posted:: Friday, May 11, 2012 - 11:06

Michelle Wright Back on Radio with Another Good Day

Story : Don Graham Look out Canada! There’s a new “infectious, can’t get it out your head, positive, uplifting summer song” coming your way! “Another Good Day” is the latest offering from Canada...

Section: : Cover Story

Posted:: Friday, May 4, 2012 - 11:28

Steamboat: Rules

Independent Steamboat is a seven-piece band with retro soul inclinations, made up of folks with serious cred as sessions players for luminaries like Sandro Perri and Alex Lukashevsky. So while the...

Section: : Music Reviews

Posted:: Friday, May 11, 2012 - 12:08

Bill King - Gloryland (Tales From the South)

Section: : Music Reviews

Posted:: Friday, May 11, 2012 - 12:06

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West Side Story at The Toronto Centre for the Arts

May 8 - June 3, 2012Submitted by Cashbox CanadaPhoto Credits: Carol Rosegg Fifty five years ago, a contemporary musical adaptation of Romeo & Juliet premiered on Broadway and changed the face of...

Section: : Theatre Reviews

Posted:: Friday, May 11, 2012 - 11:50

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