Mike Stevens (bluegrass harmonica)

Mike Stevens
BornSarnia, Ontario, Canada
GenresCountry
InstrumentHarmonica
Websitemikestevensmusic.com

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

References

  1. ^ "About | Mike Stevens Music: Harmonica Virtuoso". Mike Stevens Music. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  2. ^ "ArtsCan Circle :: About ArtsCan Circle". Artscancircle.ca. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  3. ^ "They have nothing to do", The Toronto Star, 30 October 2001
  4. ^ "CD Reviews: Old Time Mojo", Toronto Daily Star, 20 January 2005
  5. ^ Strings, newsletter of the Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society, February 1999
  6. ^ Palmer Rapids Twin Festival Souvenir Program, July 2003
  7. ^ "Live Music", The Toronto Star, 2 December 2004
  8. ^ Strings, newsletter of the Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society, February and March 2008


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