Lögberg-Heimskringla - 11.04.2003, Blaðsíða 3

Lögberg-Heimskringla - 11.04.2003, Blaðsíða 3
Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur, 11 Apríl 2003 • page 3 FRÉTTIR • NEWS Juno Nominations The Juno Awards were held in Ottawa, Sunday, April 6th Bill Bourne Nominated for a Juno - Again! Bill Boume is a triple JUNO winner. He has toured in places as far afield as Australia and Iceland. His influences range from Cajun to Celtic to blues and gospel. Penguin Eggs praised Bill as “one of Canada’s most creative and distinctive songwriters.” Bill, Great-grandson of Stephan G. Stephansson, was nopiinated for his release Voodoo King, by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences for a Juno Award in the category Best Roots and. Traditional Album, Solo, of 2002. The Juno winners were announced in a ceremony on April 6, 2003 in Ottawa, Canada. Bill is a Singer/song- writer/ multi-instrumentalist who has fifteen albums, both solo and with such notable groups as Tri-Continental, Bourne and MacLeod, and The Tannahill Weavers. About Voodoo King, Greg Quill of The Toronto Star says, “an eerily beautiful recording that conjures up the beat aes- thetic of the 1950s and ‘60s without sounding dated. It is a recording of significant and compelling performances rather than a mere collection of unusual songs.” Kelly Leydier of the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal says “Voodoo King... oífers a mix of edgy blues, uplifting Cajun and traditional folk that grooves and inspires. There’s wisdom in this album, carried both in Bourne’s raw voice and his lyrics.” Voodoo King is now avail- able in the U.S. It is distrib- uted by Burnside Distribution (www.burnside.com) cata- logue #SSR 2002. Nominated for Rap Record of the Year, R.A.W. was produced by Niel Scobie of Nanaimo, BC. Hip hop artist Checkmate wrote and per- forms the lyrics, while Niel wrote arranged and plays the music. R.A. W. is distributed by Double Up Records, a Vancouver based hip hop record label. Niel, whose professional handle is Mr. Rumble, has been a long time fan of the music. He first took an interest in hiþ- hop and rapping as early as grade nine. He staited out as a DJ in clubs. In 1989 he began a radio show called simply The Show. It was the first hip hop radio show in Vancouver, and it is the longest running. It plays on CITR, 101.9 FM, the UBC radio station. At sixteen, he took the ferry to Vancouver each week to do the show. Niel keeps himself busy full time writing and arranging music, and doing DJ gigs in Niel Scobie, sporting a "Hvað er svo glatt" t-shirt, is pictured here in his studio. clubs. He no longér does the radio show. He is looking for more artists to work with. Niel is the son of Norma Guttormsson and David Scobie. His maternal grandpar- ents were Pétur & Salín (nee Reykdal) Guttormsson, while his great-grandparents were Vigfús Guttormsson and Vilborg Pétursdóttir of Lundar, MB and Kristján Reykdal and Sigurborg Sigfúsdóttir of Baldur, MB. Niel Scobie Nominated for a Juno PHOTO COURTESY OF NIEL SCOSIE. Doc Walker at Junos - Presenting and Nominated One of Canada’s hottest country recording acts, Doc Walker was presentéd with a JUNO Award live on the nationally televised event, Sunday, April 6th in Ottawa, Ontario. Presenting with The Honourable Sheila Copps, they handed out the award for New Group of the Year. Doc Walker was also nom- inated in the Country Recording of the Year category with Shania Twain, Terri Clark, Emerson Drive and Michelle Wright. The band is currently in the studio recording the fol- low-up to Cur\>e, the album that has spawned three top ten singles including last sum- mer’s smash hit, Rocket Girl. The band’s fourth single Call Me A Fool holds down #14 on the current BDS charts. Chris Thorteinson (centre front) leads Doc Walker with vocals, guitar and songwriting Glöggt er gests augað Bridge and Whist Great Success Dee Dee Westdal WlNNIPEG, MB The Jón Sigurðsson Chapter IODE held a very suc- cessful Home Baking sale, Luncheon, and Bridge and Whist Party at Betelstaður on March 29, 2003. The reception room was attractively set up with flowers at each table. The home baking table, laden with breads, dainties and Icelandic specialty foods, was a popular spot for arriving guests. The luncheon, buffet style, preced- ed the bridge and whist. Members of the Chapter are most appreciative of the gener- ous and loyal support front the public enabling the Chapter to fulfill its commitments for its Scholarship program as well as continuing support for the Book of Life/Veterans website featuring information from Veterans books published by' the Chapter. Seewww.bookoflifeonline. com/Veterans .htm. The following is a list of prize winners for the bridge and whist. Bridge: Solveig Anderson (1 st) Harry King (2nd) Russell McCreedy (3rd) Ivan Kaufman (3rd) Tied Frances Selver (4th) Irene Ursell (5th) Viola Pelletier (6th) Whist Lil Sallee (lst) Marion Corbit (2nd) Inga Burgess (3rd) Kris Johnson (4th) Visit us on the web at http://www.logberg.com

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