Sunday Blues Jam At The Church Of The Blues
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On the afternoon of the 28th, we had a great time hosting the Sunday blues jam at the Church Of The Blues, in lovely downtown Dewdney. Although some of the regulars were missing, we had some new people come out and jam with us.
We had 2 drummers, 2 guitar players, and 1 saxophonist all come out and share their blues talents with us. It was a great afternoon that ended much too soon.
Photos by M. Margison © 2009
There really are many talented musicians “out there”. Blues jams are often one of the only opportunities where they get to either play a different style of music, or get to play with others at all. That’s why supporting live music is so important.
If we don’t go out and support the places that offer live music, eventually those places will offer nothing but, god forbid, karaoke. And that would be a freakin’ shame!
Saturday Night In The Hot Spot Of Dewdney
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On weekend of June 27th & 28th we played at the Historic Dewdney Pub, AKA The Church Of The Blues. What we lost in sleep that weekend was certainly made up for in good times, and lots of blues music.
Here are some pictures of our show on Saturday night.
Photos by M. Margison ©2009
We had heard that the Saturday nights had been quite slow over the last few months, but the joint seemed to be hoppin’ on the night we played. It helped that a friend of Art’s decided to bring a table of 20 out to celebrate his birthday in true blues fashion.
Summertime is always a hard time to fill a club. BBQs, family vacations, perfect deck weather: these are all very good reasons why people don’t go out to the local watering hole. Any band that has been working for a while knows how tough it is to draw at this time of year.
So here’s to fall…Cheers…
A Busy Kickoff To The Summer
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Although we’ve not had much to say here, we’ve been busy as a group.
On June 12 (the night of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final) we played to what eventually became a full house at the Gourmet Gallery. Although the evening started off with lots of empty seats, by the time the game was over, the staff at the Gourmet Gallery were kept busy as patrons filled the place to close to capacity. This was our last show of the season at the Gallery. We look forward to playing back there again in fall.
This last week we’ve fit in an extra rehearsal in order to make sure that we have a chance to go through the 4 sets we are going to need for this coming weekend’s shows at the Church Of The Bues in Dewdney. We will be playing at the old Historic Dewdney Pub on Saturday from 8:30 PM to 12:30 AM. Then on Sunday we’ll be back hosting the blues jam from 3:00 to 7:00 PM.
The blues jam has become a Sunday afternoon institution at the Church Of The Bues, with some very talented local players coming out regularly. Personally, I have really enjoyed getting a chance to play with Gerald Charlie, Corey Lavigne & Dave Conroy. Hopefully they will come out again, and will be joined by other talented performers as well.
Hopefully you’ll be able to join us out at the Church Of The Bues, AKA the Historic Dewdney Pub, on either Saturday, the 27th, or for the jam on the 28th.
Deception is the Abbotsford-based blues band formed in the mid-90s by guitar player Art Panchishin.