Colin James now available on Spotify
Blue Highways is now available for streaming on Spotify. And you can follow Colin’s profile on Spotify as well at https://open.spotify.com/artist/5OH6mZ9jAWB8UnC1447H1j – check it out!
Blue Highways is now available for streaming on Spotify. And you can follow Colin’s profile on Spotify as well at https://open.spotify.com/artist/5OH6mZ9jAWB8UnC1447H1j – check it out!
CP’s annual Holiday Train program is a rolling fundraising event that travels across Canada and the United States raising money, food and awareness for food banks and hunger issues, hosting free holiday concerts along the way. Since 1999 the program has raised more than $12 million and 3.9 million pounds of food.
The Holiday Train is proudly sporting an all-Canadian musical line up with multiple Canadian Country Music Award and Juno Award winners. The Canadian train will feature musical guests Dallas Smith and Odds. On board the U.S. train, Kelly Prescott will partner with Doc Walker between Montreal and Windsor, Ont., with Colin James covering the Midwest and Great Plains shows. Jonathan Roy will also perform at all Quebec locations.
For schedule and full details, visit http://www.cpr.ca/holiday-train/united-states.
Colin will be touring the United Kingdom this November as support for Beth Hart. For more details, see below or visit Colin’s Tour page.
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Visit the Tour page for a complete list of shows and ticket links.
Tickets On Sale October 14th, 2016
October 11, 2016 – Critically acclaimed, Juno Award winning singer-songwriter Colin James has announced cross-Canada tour dates in support of his new album Blue Highways (released via True North Records).
Blue Highways pays tribute to some of the singer/guitarist’s long time blues idols including Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Freddie King, Jr. Wells & Buddy Guy, Peter Green, Robert Johnson and William Bell to name a few. In the spring of 2015 Colin wrapped up his Hearts on Fire tour. After a couple of months of straight touring, Colin was loving playing with the band and really happy with the sound they had created on stage. What better time to make a record? Especially the record Colin had been itching to make for years – a collection of some of his favourite blues tracks. In less than a week Colin and his touring band went into The Warehouse Studios in Vancouver and in just 2 days, Blue Highways was born.
“My band and I are really excited about playing some of these great blues songs for live audiences across the country,” said James of the tour.
Colin James Tour Dates:
02/06 Belleville, ON / Empire Theatre
02/07 Ottawa, ON / National Arts Centre
02/10 Moncton, NB / Casino New Brunswick
02/11 Halifax, NS / Casino Nova Scotia
02/15 Brockville, ON / Brockville Arts Centre
02/16 Montreal, QC / Theatre Maisonneuve
02/17 Peterborough, ON / Showplace Theatre
02/18 Toronto, ON / Massey Hall
02/20 Kitchener, ON / Centre in the Square
02/21 Hamilton, ON / Hamilton Place
02/22 London, ON / Centennial Hall
02/25 Winnipeg, MB / Burton Cummings Theatre
02/26 Saskatoon, SK / TCU Place
02/27 Regina, SK / Conexus Arts Centre
03/01 Medicine Hat, AB / The Esplanade
03/02 Edmonton, AB / Northern Jubilee
03/03 Calgary, AB / Southern Jubilee
03/04 Kelowna, BC / Kelowna Community Theatre
03/06 Nanaimo, BC / The Port Theatre
03/07 Victoria, BC / The Royal Theatre
03/08 Vancouver, BC / The Orpheum
For publicity inquiries, product request or interview opportunities please contact:
Eric Alper (eric@truenorthrecords.com / (905) 690-9397 ext 234)
‘Blue Highways’ comes out one week from today + more exciting news coming very soon! Limited autographed CDs are available!
Pre-order ‘Blue Highways’ on CD and receive an autographed copy of Colin’s tribute to some of his blues heroes.
(Toronto, ON) August 23, 2016 – The Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA®) has revealed the remaining performers as part of the 2016 CCMA Awards Show line-up. Terri Clark, Cold Creek County, Tim Hicks joined by Colin James, Johnny Reid, and special guest Sam Hunt will all take the stage at Budweiser Gardens in London, ON on Sunday, September 11. The 2016 CCMA Awards Show will air live on CBC at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT) with an encore airing on CMT (Canada) at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
DUE OCTOBER 14 VIA TRUE NORTH RECORDS
PRE-ORDER BLUE HIGHWAYS VIA ITUNES, AMAZON OR TRUE NORTH LABEL STORE
August 4, 2016 (Toronto, ON) – Juno Award Winning Singer-songwriter Colin James will release his 18th album, Blue Highways, on October 14 via True North Records.
Blue Highways was co-produced by Colin and Dave Meszaros (Wake Owl, Old Man Canyon) and recorded at The Warehouse Studios in Vancouver.
Blue Highways pays tribute to some of the singer/ guitarist’s longtime blues idols including Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Freddie King, Jr. Wells & Buddy Guy, Peter Green, Robert Johnson and William Bell to name a few.
In the Spring of 2015 Colin wrapped up his Hearts on Fire tour. After a couple of months of straight touring, Colin was loving playing with the band and really happy with the sound they had created on stage. What better time to make a record? Especially the record Colin had been itching to make for years – a collection of some of his favorite blues tracks. In less than a week Colin and his touring band went into The Warehouse Studios in Vancouver and in just 2 days, Blue Highways was born.
The lead single, “Going Down” inspired by the great Freddie King features; Geoff Hicks (Drums), Steve Pelletier (Bass), Jesse O’Brien (Piano), Craig Northey (Rhythm Guitar), and of course Colin James (Vocal/Guitar).
Colin James has been named as an inductee into the 2016 Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame presented by FACTOR. In addition to this honour, Colin will be headlining the Western Canadian Music Awards Show at Casino Regina on October 13, kicking off BreakOut West’s 14th year of celebrating western Canada’s talent.
BLUE HIGHWAYS TRACK LIST
For publicity inquiries, product request or interview opportunities please contact:
Eric Alper Email: eric@truenorthrecords.com
Phone: (905) 690-9397 ext 234
Get into the spirit with Christmas by Colin James & The Little Big Band! Festive hits include “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, “Let It Snow”, “Baby It’s Cold Outside”, and of course, “Blue Christmas”. The full album is available on iTunes.
We’ve got some terrific new Colin James t-shirt bundles available this summer. Check them out!