FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 22, 2008.
Delta
Pinestone Resort in Haliburton, Ontario is proud
to be hosting Canadian legends The Downchild Blues Band for one night
only, Sunday May 18, 2008. A presentation of Kashaga Moon Productions
and featuring local Haliburton opening act, Rugged Company.
Tickets
are $55 and certain to sell out prior to the event – they are
available by calling Delta
Pinestone Resort at 1-800-461-0357. Their biography and photo
follows below.
Biography
Founded in 1969 by guitarist Donnie Walsh and his late brother Hock,
Downchild is a Canadian blues institution. In the early 1970s, comedian/actor
and fellow countryman Dan Aykroyd and many of his then-cast mates
from Toronto's Second City comedy ensemble (which was the launching
pad for him and many future members of "Saturday Night Live")
became regulars at Downchild shows. Dan Aykroyd, in particular, became
a huge fan of the band. The Downchild sound was the inspiration for
Aykroyd when he and John Belushi formed the Blues Brothers and parlayed
it into the best selling blues album of all time – Briefcase
Full of Blues, which featured two Donnie Walsh songs "I Got Everything
I Need (Almost)" and "Shotgun Blues", and the Downchild
arrangement of "Flip Flop & Fly".
Since then, Donnie and Co. have won 26 awards from media and blues
authorities including Q107 FM, the Toronto Blues Society, Jazz Report,
the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) who gave them the Great
Canadian Blues Award in 1992 and the Canadian Association of Recording
Arts and Sciences who bestowed on them a Juno for Best Roots and Traditional
album in 1991. In addition to touring and performing constantly, Downchild
have released 14 albums to date and most recently Live at the Palais
Royale through their new home, Linus Entertainment. Having performed
around 7,500 gigs internationally since their inception, Downchild's
live sound has developed to a level not experienced until now.
PRESS QUOTES FOR DOWNCHILD'S "LIVE AT THE PALAIS ROYALE"
"An old dancehall joint kicks again with the tone and spirit
of a live album that captures a professional band doing nothing less
than performing exactly right. By the time Downchild gets to 'When
I Say Jump', a palm-held audience asks only "How high?"
- Brad Wheeler - The Globe and Mail
"There's not a wasted moment in this entire 11-song set. Solos
are blissfully precise, colourful and explosive in turn. This is the
classic take it to your grave testament of one of the greatest blues
bands in the world. Period"
- Gregg Quill, The Toronto Star, March 2007 4/4 Stars
"Proof positive that Downchild remains one of the best roadhouse
bands around. The all-original set reminds us that Donnie Walsh is
one of the genre's best writers. (Live at the Palais Royale) tear(s)
up the joint with an energy level that never lets go."
- Mike Regenstreif, The Montreal Gazette, March 29, 2007 4/4 Stars
Instrumentation
Donnie Walsh - Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica
Chuck Jackson - Vocals
Micheal Fontara - Keyboard
Pat Carey - Sax
Gary Kendall - Bass
Micheal Fitzpatrick - Drums
Discography
Bootleg (1971) Special Records
Straight Up (1973) GRT
Dancing (1974) GRT
Ready to Go (1975) GRT
So Far: A Collection of Our Best (1977) Posterity
We Deliver (1980) Attic
Road Fever (1980) Attic
Blood Run Hot (1981) Attic
But I'm on the Guest List (1982) Attic
It's Been So Long (1987) Stony Plain
Gone Fishing (1989) Stony Plain
Good Times Guaranteed (1994) Downchild Music
Lucky 13 (1997) Downchild Music
A Case of the Blues - The Best of Downchild (1998) Attic ACD1516
A Matter of Time - The Downchild Collection (2000)
Come On In (2004) Downchild Music
Live at the Palais Royale (2007) Linus Entertainment
Links
http://www.linusentertainment.com/dclive
