Jimmy Bowskill

Jimmy Bowskill (born 16 September 1990) is an award-winning Canadian blues musician, originally from Bailieboro, a small village near Peterborough, Ontario,[1] and later based in Toronto.

Bowskill began performing at a young age, and first played on stage at the age of eleven at Jeff Healey's club in Toronto, Ontario.[2][3] The next year he recorded his first album, Old Soul, and performed on the main stage at the Peterborough Folk Festival.

Bowskill's second album, Soap Bars and Dog Ears, was nominated for a Juno Award when he was fourteen years of age.[4]

In 2005 he was presented with a Maple Blues Award as "Best New Artist of the Year".[2]

In 2010, he toured in Europe with Joe Bonamassa and Jeff Beck.[5] He also performed more locally at the Belleville Blues Festival.[6]

In 2011, he released his first live album, Jimmy Bowskill Band Live, produced by Ruf Records.[7]

In 2012, Bowskill introduced his album Back Number at the Kincardine Lighthouse Blues Festival[8] and also performed at the Windsor International BluesFest.[9] The album was recorded at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario

While on tour in 2009, the Jimmy Bowskill Band included Wayne Deadder on bass and Dan Neill on drums.[10] In 2012, the band members were Ian McKeown on bass and Dan Reiff on drums.[11]

In November 2015, Bowskill joined Canadian rock band The Sheepdogs playing lead, rhythm and pedal steel guitar.

In 2016, Bowskill recorded two tracks for the newly released Blue Rodeo record 1000 Arms.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Reaney, James. "Age not an issue for Bowskill". CANOE - Jam!. 15 October 2009.
  2. 1 2 "The Jimmy Bowskill Band", CBC Music
  3. ↑ Kanavy, Jim. "Featured Blues Review: Jimmy Bowskill Band - Back Number". Blues Blast. 24 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Espinoza, Victoria. "Jimmy Bowskill: Back Number Review". Blues Rock Review, 11 May 2012
  5. ↑ Harrison, John. "3 J’s – 3 Different Blues". English Network DE, 21 July 2010.
  6. ↑ Miller, Jason. "Belleville blues festival included Juno nominee Jimmy Bowskill". The Whig, 22 March 2010
  7. ↑ Davis, Abby K. "The Jimmy Bowskill Band Live". Muzik Reviews, 20 April 2011
  8. ↑ Sutter, Sarah. "Kincardine Lighthouse Blues Fest to feature rising blues star".The album was Kincardine News, 19 July 2012.
  9. ↑ Durnbeck, Lou. "Bluesfest 2012 – A Review". In Retro Magazine 17 July 2012.
  10. ↑ Bass, Dale. "Bowskill has mad skill" Kamloops This Week, 21 May 2009
  11. ↑ "John’s Blues Picks". Toronto Blues Society, June 2012'.
  12. ↑ Curtis, Joe. "Concert review: Jimmy Bowskill Guest Hosted the Healey’s Thurs. Special Guest Night". Jazz Review.29 January 2011
  13. ↑ Feenstra, Pete. " JIMMY BOWSKILL BAND Live RUF 1158 (2010)". Get Ready to Rock
  14. ↑ Tucker, Mark S. "FAME Review: Jimmy Bowskill - The Jimmy Bowskill Band Live". Acoustic Music
  15. ↑ Ross, Lionel. THE JIMMY BOWSKILL BAND Back Number". Blues in the Northwest, 27 February 2012.
  16. ↑ Kempft, Mike. "Jimmy Bowskill / Back Number". Rock Times, 4 January 2012.
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