Garrett Mason & Keith Hallett April 13, 2012

Music By The Bay Live Small Club BIG SHOW Concert Series presents a brilliant double bill featuring two the East Coast’s most talented bluesmen, Juno-winner Garrett Mason and next gen guitar slinger Keith Hallett.

Upstairs at The Waterfront; 590 Liverpool Road
Doors 7PM
Show 9PM
Tickets $30 available at venue & online
www.musicbythebaylive.com

Garrett Mason is a true bluesman at heart. He was raised in Truro, Nova Scotia by his mother Pam, and father, veteran Canadian Bluesman Dutch Mason. His quest to become a blues musician started at a very early age; being surrounded by blues music.

Garrett’s debut CD spotlights his talent for strong original songs, a voice that is reminiscent of a veteran performer and his extraordinary aptitude for playing electric guitar. Garrett’s original talent was awarded in 2005 when he received a Juno for Best Blues Album. Garrett’s band released their sophomore album Love and Sound in July 2008 which was nominated for a Juno Award. The album won Blues Artist/Group Recording of the Year at the 2009 Music Nova Scotia and Industry Awards.
He has also been nominated for Maple Blues Awards every year since 2004, most recently winning Guitar Player of the Year this year.

Keith’s natural prowess in the genre shines through with his howlin’, growlin’ and soulful vocals, and the impressive guitar licks and slides that have made him a household name in the East Coast blues community.

Keith Hallett won the 2007 Harvest CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award, and was nominated for Maple Blues Award for new artist of the year at only 17 years old. His 2008 debut album Bear With Me was heralded as “head and shoulders above at least half the blues discs that have come out this year by older veterans,” and he has begun work on his sophomore album, produced by and featuring Mason.