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COLIN LINDEN PERFORMS LIVE ON MOUNTAIN STAGE ON NPR RADIO IN THE U.S.

Juno Award winning guitarist Colin Linden's performance on the prestigious radio program "Mountain Stage" is set for broadcast on June 26 - 28, 2009 on NPR radio in the U.S.

The live band performance was recorded in front of a live audience and showcases songs from his brand new Cd "From The Water" that was released in the U.S. in May. The album is getting rave reviews right across America, including trendsetting Billboard magazine.

To hear the performance, check out

http://www.mountainstage.org/mtnstageaffiliates.aspx to find your local NPR affiliate station.

The show will also be available on the Mountain Stage website post broadcast after July 6, 2009 at www.npr.org/mountainstage

June 28,2007: BLACKIE & THE RODEO KINGS TRAIN  - November 9-13, 2007
Stephen Fearing, Colin Linden and Tom Wilson
with special guests Sass Jordan, Jimmie Rankin and Barney Bentall

Some call them the Kings of Love. We call them one of the most exciting acts ever to come out of the Great White North. Either way, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings rocked the Cowboy Junkies Train across Canada in 2006... And now they're ready to do it again - this time on their own on one of the great railway journeys in the world.

They've just announced their special guests - an amazing lineup of Canadian talent: Sass Jordan, Jimmie Rankin and Barney Bentall. You'll have to be here.

SASS JORDAN - With her distinctive powerhouse vocals - in the grand tradition of blues-rock divas such as Janis Joplin, Melissa Etheridge and Bonnie Raitt - Sass Jordan has had an enviable career: duets with Joe Cocker on the multiplatinum BODYGUARD soundtrack, platinum albums, tours and appearances with The Rolling Stones,  AC/DC, Aerosmith and Whitesnake, Broadway shows, a full spectrum of life in the world of music. Since 2003, she has been a judge on the ratings blockbuster Canadian Idol.
http://www.sassjordan.com/      
http://www.myspace.com/sassjordan

BARNEY BENTALL is a legendary, well-seasoned performer. Best known as leader of The Legendary Hearts, a hugely successful Canadian act in the 1990's, Bentall's latest disc, GIFT HORSE, his first in nine years, shows a mature writer at the peak of his form. With two dozen hits and a handful of gold records under his belt, Barney now performs in a much more intimate and acoustic setting then in the Legendary Hearts hard-rocking heyday, but  it is a setting that suits his music perfectly.
http://www.barneybentall.ca   
http://www.myspace.com/barneybentall

JIMMY RANKIN - Like any artist worth his salt, Jimmy Rankin knows how to make a lasting impression. Except that, as a man who has won four Songwriter Of The Year Awards for such songs as the chart-topping "Fare Thee Well Love," "You Feel The Same Way Too," "Followed Her Around" and "Midnight Angel," his canvas isn't restricted to an easel and a few tubes of paint.  It's an aural canvas framed by experience - and depending on how the Cape Breton native channels his idea -  a brilliantly composed masterstroke of acoustic, roots or rock music depicting life, emotion and observation with resonating finesse. Jimmy was the songwriting lynchpin of The Rankin Family, helping the legendary Canadian family of performers win six Junos and sell over two million albums. Hand Jimmy Rankin a guitar - preferably an acoustic Gibson - and watch him - no, hear him - weave some magic.
http://www.jimmyrankin.com      
http://www.myspace.com/jimmyrankinmusic
(Toronto departure; Vancouver arrival). Full details at:
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There you have it. See you on board!
Best,
- Charlie Hunter
Supreme Commander, Roots on the Rails

ROOTS ON THE RAILS - North America's Moving Music Festival
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June 6, 2007: Visit iTunes and search for BARK PODCAST 1 and 2. More episodes to come, stay tuned. Featuring the music of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, their influences and material from the solo albums ofStephen Fearing, Tom Wilson and Colin Linden. Hosted by Growlin' Smokin' Tom Wilson. Go ahead,subscribe.You know you wanna!