THE SOUND CAFÉ

Behind The Curtain attention focuses on a diverse musician who has been deeply immersed in the Canadian Blues Collective for decades: multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and self-described sideman, Wayne DeAdder. 

Singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Selena Evangeline, offers readers insight by sharing her perspective and processes.

The 'Erin McCallum Blues Legend & Legacy Distinction' Recipients 2025​​​

It isn’t commonplace to encounter a professional musician who has embraced two significantly contrasting roles on stage more effectively than Tyler Burgess

Behind The Curtain with Erin McCallum: Where Canada’s Blues Stories Come Alive

Lance Anderson’s professional record is so diverse that any one of the descriptors beside his name could very fairly warrant individual investigation. 

For this edition of “Behind The Curtain”, the artist of interest is singer, songwriter, guitarist and dynamic frontman, David Wilcox.

This month’s instalment quells the curiosities about Geoff Arsenault; a musician who has been immersed in the Canadian Blues music scene

Behind The Curtain With musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader JW Jones

Behind The Curtain: Tim Williams

One thing that sets Amos Garrett apart from other guitarists is the unique ‘point of difference’ in his guitar playing.

Although currently calling Austin, Texas, USA home base, Sue Foley is Canadian (hailing from Ottawa, Ontario)

Behind The Curtain: Big Dave McLean

Behind The Curtain: Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne

Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Steve Kozak has been an independent artist, immersed in the Canadian Blues music scene, for over three dec

In each edition of “Behind The Curtain”, the goal is to bring readers something enterprising.  Regular readers of this monthly column know that the method remains the same in each instalment; the exclusive content arrives here via a direct conversation with the artist of interest. Uncovering new insight is best obtained when there is a foundational knowledge of the featured artist’s professional record; looking within an artist’s bio is the source of the curiosities that lend

Jack de Keyzer

By Erin McCallum. Photo Credit: Drew Monrad.           Each edition of Behind The Curtain is presented with the same purpose: to bring readers something more than the regular press release or bio provides about the artists at the core of the Canadian Blues Collective. Through studying and understanding an artist’s career in-depth, the foundation is laid to investigate any curiosities that remain. Loo

Photo: Paul Reddick.           In each instalment of Behind The Curtain, the goal is to bring readers something beyond what the regular press release or bio provides; regular readers know that this forum strives to bring enterprising content that offers new insight about the artists at the core of the Canadian Blues Collective. For the newly initiated reader, it is worth mentioning - it’s always recommended to seek information about the featured artists outside of this forum.

Behind The Curtain SPECIAL EDITION: Teddy Leonard – Revisited