A Saskatoon native transplanted to the Niagara Region of Ontario, rooted in blues singer Suzie Vinnick is a three-time JUNO nominee, Canadian Folk Music Award winner, and a 10-time winner of the Maple Blues Award for songwriting, female vocalist, acoustic act, and more. Suzie Vinnick has toured nationally with Downchild, Stuart McLean’s “The Vinyl Café, and the John McDermott Band, and she has performed for Canadian Peacekeepers in Bosnia and the Persian Gulf. Suzie’s latest album, Shake the Love Around, will have your toes tapping and hips shaking.
Suzie Vinnick will accompany Australian blues musician Lloyd Spiegel, who has spent his life on and off the stage playing the music he loves. Lloyd played his first professional gig at age ten and was touring the east coast of Australia at 12. By 16, he was on tour in the United States, cutting his teeth as a true travelling bluesman. His contributions to music have earned him such awards as Best Artist and Best Album at the Australian Blues Awards. He was named one of Australian Guitar Magazine’s Top 50 Australian Guitarists. Lloyd Spiegel has supported the likes of Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, and Etta James and sat in with masters of the blues genre, including Brownie McGhee and Luther Allison.