Congratulations Andre!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
André Bisson: Rhythm & Blues Experience
Andre Nominated for Hamilton Music Award 2009
Hamilton,
Ontario – Saturday, October 18, 2009 – Andre Bisson has been nominated
for Blues Record of the Year for the 2009 Hamilton Music Awards for his
newly released record “Rhythm & Blues Experience”. The ceremony
will be taking place on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at Mohawk College
MacIntyre Theatre, for more information please go to www.hamiltonmusicawards.com
This
CD that has been making its way around radio stations through Canada
including CBC’s Edmonton Saturday Night Blues as well in the US,
Denmark and on podcasts, blues blogs and magazines from many locations.
Andre
and his band were honoured to be the headlining act for Sault Ste
Marie's Canada Day Event at Roberta Bondar Tent Pavilion as well as
Bruce Mines Canada event earlier that day. The band was featured this
summer at The Royal Botanical Gardens performing for the Red Hot Jazz
and Cool Blues Concert Series, and the Tulip and Lilac Celebrations as
well. Other highlights this summer was the Perth Garlic Festival,
Mississauga Lobsterfest, Burlington Rotary Ribfest where over the 4
days of this festival there were approximately 175,000 people in
attendance, The Hamilton Mustard Festival, Hamilton’s Fix Our Word
Fundraiser and the Caledonia Fair.
Andre
will be putting on “A Rhythm & Blues Christmas” concert on Sunday,
December 13, 2009 at The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club – 7:30 p.m. $10
Adults, $7 Students. www.rhyc.on.ca A Portion will be donated to The
Good Shepherd Centres.