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In November 2004,
singer/songwriter, Ross Neilsen committed
himself to a solo Blues career. Since then, the
ten-year veteran of the Fredericton, N.B. music
scene has been more than a little busy making a
name for himself.
This hard working,
self-managed artist booked and performed around
the Maritimes, including multiple festivals such
as PaddleFest in St. Andrews and The Harvest
Jazz and Blues Festival in Fredericton. Amongst
these dates were opening slots for Alvin
Youngblood Hart, Guy Davis and Matt Minglewood.
He has been featured in over half a dozen
publications and made several television and
radio appearances. To top it all off Ross has
received two CBC Galaxy Rising Star awards since
July 2005 as well as an East Coast Music Award
Nomination.
In October, Ross
released his highly anticipated debut CD titled
"Where I'm From". Produced by Joel Leblanc (Hot
Toddy) and James Gauthier (Medium Rare
Productions), "Where I'm From" includes 13
tracks featuring 12 written by Ross. Using some
of N.B.'s finest musical talent (Big Alice, Joel
Leblanc and Thom Swift of Hot Toddy), Ross
covers the full blues spectrum with songs like
"New Stagger Lee Blues", a solo delta style, and
the funky Chicago beat of "Badlands". After
showing he can honour tradition, Ross pushes the
envelope with the stunning acappella tune,
"Source of Light" and slow ballad "Come Undone".
"Where I'm From" was released to critical
acclaim and featured on two 2005 top ten lists:
Wilfred Langmaid (Daily Gleaner) and Grant Kerr
(Telegraph Journal) and most recently "Where I'm
From" received an East Coast Music Award
Nomination for best blues recording. |
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