December 2020 – Seeing Shows with Deb Draper

A Celtic Family Virtual Christmas 2020

December 28, 2020 Live Music No Comments

I was thoroughly entertained right from the moment 2-year-old Maria and 9-year old Alec greeted us at the front door of the Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy’s Douro home on December 11th. As we proceeded inside, the home was lit with warm, friendly, and familiar Celtic sounds as we saw…

DECEMBER ~ INTERVIEW with consummate Grammy, Juno, CCMA, East Coast Music, Gemini Celtic fiddle awarded Douro Township’s gemstone, Natalie MacMaster.

December 27, 2020 Live Music No Comments

It is my distinct pleasure and my honor to send Canada’s Celtic gem, Natalie MacMaster, a few questions, and here is what she had to say. DEB: A consummate Celtic fiddler with an exuberant stage presence, Natalie MacMaster has been playing the music of her beloved homeland, Cape Breton Island, Nova…

The 2021 GRAMMY Nominees are…….

December 22, 2020 Live Music No Comments

The 63rd GRAMMY Awards are right around the corner, airing Sunday, Jan. 31, on CBS, but the nominations are here now! Find out who is nominated in each of the 83 categories in the full nominees list below. Use the links to jump to a desired field. GENERAL FIELD 1.…

DECEMBER – Indie Week 2020 went Virtual for the 1st time in 18 years

December 18, 2020 Live Music No Comments

Indie Week Canada is a breath of fresh air that empowers and encourages artists, industry, and venues to keep the faith as a new report suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has struck a devastating blow to Toronto’s already struggling live music sector. Along with the shut down of at least…

DECEMBER – INTERVIEW with Executive Director, Kristy Fletcher. MUSIC MAKES A DIFFERENCE, Musicounts!

December 15, 2020 Live Music No Comments

Deb: It is my distinct honor today to have spoken with Kristy Fletcher who is the Executive Director and inclusive leader of Canada’s National Music Education Charity, Musicounts. She leads energized and collaborative teams to develop a strategic vision while delivering great results, plenty of driving purpose, and is one…

DECEMBER – MusiCounts presented an Unsilent Night.

December 11, 2020 Live Music No Comments

MusiCounts Unsilent Night was an online concert that featured the most impressive and mystique lineup of talent as it fell virtually for the first time upon the earth on December 10th, 2020 at 8 pm EST. The artists were real and raw showing their hearts upon their sleeves as they…

JANUARY – INTERVIEW WITH Brian Asselin

December 7, 2020 Live Music No Comments

Deb: This year’s 18th Annual Indie Music Week Canada turned their 1st virtual attempt into an extremely successful 5 day online global conference. I had the pleasure to have spent a few moments asking questions in a breakout room with Brian Asselin during the Media Row sessions on November 12th,…

DECEMBER – INTERVIEW with Keats Conlin.

December 7, 2020 Live Music No Comments

Welcome Keats Conlon, to my column Seeing Shows On The Road With Deb Draper, which is a direct extension of The Wire MEGAzine as it’s Blogcast. I am a proud volunteer and photojournalist, now Music Editor, for 7 years for owner Michael Bell and his awesome Wire Megazine. It is…

DECEMBER – CANADIAN MUSIC HALL OF FAME GROUP LOVERBOY RELEASES 40th ANNIVERSARY VINYL EDITION OF MULTI-PLATINUM CERTIFIED SELF-TITLED ALBUM LOVERBOY

December 4, 2020 Live Music No Comments

(Toronto, ON – December 1, 2020) – Canadian Music Hall of Fame group, LOVERBOY, celebrates the 40th anniversary of their 5x Platinum-certified, self-titled album Loverboy this year. To commemorate this sonic work of art, the group releases a special limited-edition vinyl of the legendary rock classic today via Sony Music…