12’ Bar Ramblin’ #44 'Canadian Blues' with Stefan Matussek 14.01.2020

When speaking of Canada, Blues Music may not be the first thing that comes to
mind. Nevertheless the USA's northern neighbor has a vibrant Blues scene that
goes back many decades. It's shared border with the genres country of origin
mean that touring blues musicians would often cross that border to play in
Canadian towns and cities. Collaboration between Canadian and US artists was
common. Canadian Blues artists would play in US cities not far from the border,
such as Detroit and Chicago, drawing direct influence from the US musicians they
played alongside of. The primary stylistic influences of the scene come from
Chicago and Mississippi Blues.