Mike Stevens (bluegrass harmonica) explained
Mike Stevens is a Canadian harmonica player from Bright's Grove, Ontario. He is best known as a bluegrass musician. During his career he has had hundreds of performances at the Grand Ole Opry.[1] He is also known for his work connecting creative artists with indigenous youth in isolated communities as part of the ArtsCan Circle.[2] [3]
Stevens' harmonica style was described by one reviewer as "multivoiced and blindingly fast".[4]
Stevens entertained at the Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards festival in Huntsville, Ontario in 1998.[5]
Stevens often performs with American fiddle and banjo player Raymond McLain. The duo entertained at the Palmer Rapids Twin Festival in July, 2003.[6] They headlined a concert to raise money for the ArtsCan Circle in Toronto in 2004.[7] They performed together at the Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society concert in February, 2008.[8]
Discography
- Harmonica (1990) - Canadian Bluegrass Recording of the Year
- Life's Railway to Heaven (1994)
- Colin's Cross (1995)
- Normally Anomaly (1997)
- The World is Only Air... and a Very Dangerous Hat (2001)
- Blowin' Up a Storm (2002)
- Old Time Mojo (2005) with Raymond McClain
- Black Mustard (2005)
- Piggyback (2009) with Matt Andersen
- Push Record (2011) with Matt Andersen
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: About | Mike Stevens Music: Harmonica Virtuoso . Mike Stevens Music . 2011-07-27.
- Web site: ArtsCan Circle :: About ArtsCan Circle . Artscancircle.ca . 2011-07-27.
- "They have nothing to do", The Toronto Star, 30 October 2001
- "CD Reviews: Old Time Mojo", Toronto Daily Star, 20 January 2005
- Strings, newsletter of the Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society, February 1999
- Palmer Rapids Twin Festival Souvenir Program, July 2003
- "Live Music", The Toronto Star, 2 December 2004
- Strings, newsletter of the Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society, February and March 2008
