Original modern blues with a rockin’ party groove!
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WATERSTREET BLUES BAND HIGHLIGHTS
- Number 4 on the list of the Top 25 Blues Albums of 2022 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada The X"
- Charted 62 of top 200 Blues Rock albums in North America 2022
- New album “Talkin’ About’ released and gaining momentum with positive reviews across Canada, US & Europe
- Finalists for International Blues & Roots Songwriting for "Riverside Child." from new album "Talkin' About (2020)
- Launched successful weekly livestream "TALKIN ABOUT LIVE" with guests; Bobby Rush, Jack DeKeyzer, Shawn Kellerman, Mark Johnson (Delta Moon) and more. - featured on CTV here. Facebook and Youtube Playlist with Highlights too.
- "Great Lakes Tour" from Pelee Island to Goderich to Niagara Falls
- “Niagara Music Week" live blues feature with special guest Maureen Brown.
- Silvia Dee & the Boyfriend (Rob & Silvia of waterstreet) selected as Via Rail "artists on board" and represented Grand River Blues at Memphis International l Blues Challenge (duo category)
ABOUT WATERSTREET!
The waterstreet blues band delivers original modern blues with a rockin’ party groove - and a side order of Louisiana Spice! They recently released a new album “Talkin’ About” which is garnering favourable reviews and radio play throughout Canada, US and Europe.
Waterstreet Blues Band were finalists in the 2020 International Blues & Roots Songwriting Competition, performed at every major blues festival in Ontario and shared the stage with local and national blues luminaries.
You can catch them this year on their Great Lakes Tour for the summer including Niagara Wine Country, locally in Southwestern Ontario, in ski country for the winter.
They bring audiences music that gets the party started – always rooted in the blues.
And to quote Hot Wax Album Review this year:
“They’re ready to party right out of the gate!"
WATERSTREET LIVE
Waterstreet delivers upbeat original music with an accessible style. They carefully select covers and give them a unique flavour for an engaging, entertaining live performance with captivating male and female vocalists, guitar, keys, harmonica, bass and drums.
Festival performances include Kitchener Blues, Southside Shuffle, West Coast Blues, Lighthouse Blues, Orangeville Blues & Jazz, Canal Bank Shuffle, Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival and more.
New ALBUM: TALKIN' ABOUT
Waterstreet just released a new album “Talkin’ About” which is garnering favourable reviews and radio play throughout North America and Europe.
BAND MEMBERS
The full band is: Rob Deyman - guitars, Silvia Dee - keys/accordion, lead vocals Paul Sapounzi - bass, lead vocals, Jonny Sauder - drums, and Chris “Junior” Malleck - harp
QUOTES & REVIEWS
“A four on the floor party band that knows their way around amped up blues and roots. The party spirit jumps off the disc and swirls around your ear in high octane style. One of those certified party on a platter discs." -Midwest Record Entertainment, Lake Zurich, Illinois USA, January 2022
“This is the sound of five talented musicians strapping up and going for broke. Talkin’ About achieves an effortless vintage grace and has a gritty suaveness that’s hard to resist.” -Hot Wax Album Reviews by the Rock Doctor, BC Canada, January 2022
”The band has two beautiful voices, three strong songwriters and bring blues in different styles from a rockin’ party groove to a gritty roots vibe, a haunting ballad to jumpin’ swing or a spicy Latin rhythm.” -Concert Monkey, Walter Vanheuckelom, Belgium, February 2022
“Their adaptation of "Miles To Go" by Samantha Fish opts for a slide on Resonator and a rockabilly beat, to which the singing of Silvia Dee imprints its sexy touch, equidistant between Wanda Jackson and Sue Foley... A highly invigorating album!” Paris-Move Blues Magazine, Patrick Dallongeville, France, January 2022
“With vocals conjuring a youthful Maria Muldaur, keyboardist/accordionist Silvia Dee provides standout moments…[including on] the group-penned “Don’t Stop” and the particularly atmospheric “Riverside Child” - Roots Music Report, Duane Verh, Moab, Utah USA , January, 2022
“Choice cuts on Talkin About include the driving title track, the raw blues rocker about the ideal woman "Vodka Drinkin Woman"; the retro blues shuffle "Laugh To Keep From Cryin'", two tracks featuring Silvia Dee's smoky sultry vocals "Riverside Child" and "Walked Away. The gorgeous gem of a song with a hopeful Holiday message "Baby Be Strong" closes out the disc.” Best of Western New York Entertainment USA www.bestofwny.com February 1, 2022
"A highlight is “Laugh to Keep From Cryin’,” a song—with impressive lead guitar features—that sounds from another era, as is the slow-burning “Mean Vicious Woman.” Covers of Tom Waits (“Temptation”) and Samantha Fish (“Miles to Go”) round out a set of ten songs that are sure to keep the party moving. Silvia Dee’s lead vocals are a highlight, and a fine complement to the rough ‘n tumble take that Paul Sapounzi offers on his lead turns. Good time music to be had here. Fervor Coulee -roots music opinion, Donald Teplyske, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada, Feb 10-22
VIDEO
NEW ALBUM: Talkin’ About
AUDIO SAMPLES
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STAGE PLOTS
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