The Land Of The Livin' "On the occasion of Canada’s exceptional Blues Artist John Campbelljohn's tour in September/October 2012 & Blues News, Germany's official Blues Magazine, proudly presents 25 selected tracks on a double CD. John celebrating his 40th On Stage anniversary with “Land Of The Livin”.
On Wednesday, March 28, John did a special slide guitar performance of our national anthem for an enthusiastic Cape Breton crowd of hockey fans at Center 200 arena, Sydney, Nova Scotia. It was game 4 of the playoffs between the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and St. John Seadogs. John's performance marked a pre-game tribute to the Cape Breton East Coast Music Awards nominees. Pics here - http://www.capebretonpost.com/Slideshow
September 26, 2011
CBC East Coast Music with Bob Mersereau Music Review: John Campbelljohn - Celtic Blues Live In Hamburg
With the news full of doom and gloom for the economy, I've picked up a recurring theme from the commentators. It's said Canada needs to lessen its reliance on our biggest trading partner by far, the U.S. With our economies so connected, we are hooked to a country that ain't exactly doing great these days. We need to strike up more trade with others that are doing well, such as China, Brazil, or Germany.
Hey, some Maritime artists have been working that angle for awhile. Acadians have long been...
NEW RELEASE for our European friends & fans, John Campbelljohn Band - Live In Nova Scotia available on ZYX Music / Pepper Cake Records!
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“The string magic of the front man fascinates!” Rolling Stone
“What applied to Neil Young or Joni Mitchell in former times, now applies to John Campbelljohn…an exceptionally gifted slide guitarist who plays at a level of Sonny Landreth or Ry Cooder.” Blues News, Germany
“A fabulous entertainer, who conducts a blues whistle-along, and tosses in a strain of Smoke On The Water just to see if everybody is listening. They were. They came, they whistled, and they roared, and Campbelljohn conquered.” Halifax Herald, Canada
"Campbelljohn is clever, inventive, powerful, entertaining, and unique...an artist who’s a rare gem." Blues Revue, USA
REVIEWS
Blues Revue USA: Celtic Blues ISSUE #132 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 - Having recently seen John Campbelljohn’s strong band performance at this year’s (2011) edition of the Mont... Read more...
Blues News Germany: Good To Go Once again John Campbelljohn proves that the quality of Canadian musicians establishing themselves abroad, is above average and guarantees high... Read more...
Blues News Norway: Good To Go ZYX Music / Pepper Cake Records - John Campbelljohn from Canada has received awards like “Blues Guitarist Of The Year” and ”Canadian Slide... Read more...
